The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-22
FELEGRAPHIC NEWS
star Routes.

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cases Walsh vas turned over to the
defense, and Wilson proceeded to
cross-examine him. He was closely
questioned as to the particulars at
tending the interviews in New York
afterwards published. He admitted
that be might have brought about
these interviews. General BoyntOn
suggested to him, as he was going
to New York, that he might, with
advantage. nave an interview with
a representative Of the Herald. The
witness might also have spoken to
Root, of the New York Times, on
the subject The witness related
the story OF his life since the war,
his qistillery business ami dealing
in mercantile paper. He discounted
drafts for McDOnough, contractor on
route 40,10l, TO the amount Of $780,
600, and to secure this assumed
the contract under McDOno1gh.
The result was that he had not
gotten back the money, nor had
McDonough. This was the reason
for dlSSenSionS between the mem
bers of the firm to which
McDonough belonged. Witness was
asked if lie had not failed to such an
extent in his contract duties for the
quarter ending March 3Ist, 1879,
that General Brady made a dedue-
ton to the amount of $11,964. He
replied the records would show that
MeDOnough had been so fined. Will
son insisted upon a direct answer
The witness finally reluctantly re-
piled In the affirmative, but insisted
that he himself had not failed as a
matter of fact. Wilson was here
called upon by the court to state
his object in this examination.
Wilson replied that he wished
to show broadly that Brady
could never have made such an
admission as has been testified
to by the witness. Wilson asked if
Brady bad not deducted $674 in one
quarter, and imposed fines to the
amount of $2,430, and suspended his
pay for the entire quarter. The
witness said he believed those were
facts. He had not gone to work
after Brady's removal to secure a |
remission of fines and deductions
imposed. He had conversations
with Woodward about the matters
he was investigating. Bliss had |
been furnished with statements pre-
pared by Gibson from a converse
ton with witness, and upon Glib |
sons request he had affirmed its |
correctness to Bliss. Witness
loaned money to Brady, and civil
suits had been instituted fer its re-
covery. The croSS-examinatiOn was
resumed. Walsh continued the |
story Of his loans to Brady, and |
was asked why he deposited the |
check upon Winslow, Lanier &
Co. with Lewis Johnson, who had |
drawn the money and carried it to
Brady. He replied that Brady told |
him he preferred not to take the |
checks from him for obvious reasons
when pressed by Wilson upon this |
point, the witness said while there |
was nothing actually wrong in the
transaction, evil minded persons |
might put wrong construction
upon 1t. The next loan was in the |
early part Of January 1880 for $12.-
coo. Part of this was paid Brady in |
cash, at the department, and part |
to A G. Buell. in cash and checks.
He did not take a note for that.
Something was said about letting it |
run and Brady said he would return |
it in a few days. Long subsequent |
to that Brady gave his note for this
loan. No one was present when |
the loan was made or when the note /
was given. The note covered Brady'S |
loan and the amount given to
Buell.. Witness was not sure whittier |
it was $4,000 or $4,000. He was
never repaid. The next loan was
for $500, made April, 1889, at the
banking house Of Hatch & Foote,
New York. Brady equested him
to deposit that amount to his credit
in that bank. He told Brady that
he did not regard that as a discreet
acton, inasmuch as he BRADY was
second assistant pOstmaster-general
and witness a contractor whose
route Was being greatly expedited.
Brady told him it made no differ
ence, but the amount was finally
paid in cash, Brady giving another
note. Brady was in the private of
fee of Hatch & Foote, and no one
saw this transaction, so far as the
witness knew. The check was
drawn while witness and Brady
werei in Washington. That $13,50O
had not been paid in the summer
Of 1880. In July $4,000 or $4,000
had been again loaned Brady,
paid in cash at DelmoHico's, New
York. No note was taken for that.
Brady asked him for this loan the
same day. He thought this ended
the loans. He sued Brady for the
entire debt, minus his credit, $12,-
500. Wilson presented papers
which the witness identified as the
account upon which Brady has been
sued. Wilson called his attention
TO the fact that this account con-
tanned an entry of a lean of 200,
which his testimony placed at $12,-
900. The witness promptly charac-
terized this as a clerical error, and
said it was not correct statement
of facts. 1t is the affidavit upon
which the suit is brought. The
said he made a mistake
from not giving attention to the
figures. He regarded the affidavit
as a mere matter Of form, as pre-
fUnofOFu