National Republican., 1882-08-04
THE STAR-RouTE TRIAL,
The Missing uuoLs ard Their Disappear
nncn-An IninrcstInr NnH.

Mr.. Henry Lyman, chief clerk OF the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, was the first witness
cxf mined in the stRr-routo trial yesterday. The
private official letter books of the Oilco wanted by
the defense bad been missed, aud could not be
f und. The books were In the Ollico for three OF
four months after Mr.. Brady left: they were kept
IN the Second Assistant Postmaster General.
desk. The books could be easily carried off under
mans a;m. To Mr.. Merrirk: About tie time tho
books were missed NlessrS. Turner and Frcncl,
were removed. Ins pector Woodward testified lie
had never seen the books. and had no knowledge
OF their Whereabouts. Mr.. Toitcn submitted in
evidence so much Of the daily journal Of the Post
Chl,e BeI itmcnt as contained orders relating to
me routes under consideration, showing that the
entrcs Of each day were signed by and received
their Uficial force
FROM TiiE SIGNATURE oFTHE POSTMASTER. GENERAL
Tho reading was suspended 10 admit the evidence
OF representative Page, of California. He ident
fled his signature in u letter to Mr.. Brady petit
t.oning thai the route from Redding TO Atliras DO
restored from three to six trips week. Ho had
called upon Mr.. Brady with refcren o 10 tho route,
urging thu Proposed increase. Cross. .exrmincd
by Mr.. Biiss-He did not recrl tct now his convet-
salion with General Brady. The only knowledge
he had of tho mail being carried over that route
was ns represented To him hy his colleague. lie
might have hal letters on the subject aud possib. y
did, and, If 50, lie placed en- on file in the De:
par meit. Tho Journal was then Resumed, and
again intc rupied I, admit the evidence Of George
Adnms0n. Capitol phgr, and iorme' " messenger
W DrhOy tC lett Mr. BrNuy ONCE. Oct'lD +
., 1850, and was not employed there Oh December
2S 1880 the day Walsh {, s'lf, he hid his inter-
view with Mr. Brady Several more petitions nskit Z
iur additional service Oh the route from Ee'ldinI
Ia AltHras Cal. we're read. Mr.. Hugh r. Tngyurt,
assistant district attorney, identified letter as 20
ing
IN MI. ToTTES's IANDwrITISG.
The le;t,r was from MIR. Toiten, when attorney
for MIR. Wuls !. To MIR. DiGly, setting forth Walsh's
demand. The government oljectcd 20 admitting
the letter Judge Wylin characterized tie letter
as nitprofcssioaal, rs the writer was once ON
ploytd by tl!e thcr side. Mr.. Toiton Indignantly
dehicd the chGr.e. Aud it was explained to the
Court that The LITTER was oh aimed from Mr.. Brady.
and Mr. TCtten lad nothing to do With 1t. judge
Wyiie suit hc WAS rerfrcsiy satisfied aud that ho
WAS mistaken. lie declined tU admit the letter,
ind an exception was taken. John W. NJ, Gr.w
tes lied hat he was sixth Auditor f. OH 1873 10
june 2 1881. Mr.. 1ngrrsoll asked him II whilc ho
held liat 20 lion til, re WIS any ngr.ement be-
tween the witness nnd Mi er, Dorsey, Vale Peek.
and Rcrdcl to cheat tho governin, Ut out uf sums
Of money by means OF false claims Mr.. Bis, OBJ
jtcted 10 the question. Judge Wylio declined to
admit the stihony. The court thcn adj ,urne,l.
1t Is undo:sto that tho dee. Sc will rlst their
case to-day.
Mr. Merrick has 81 Suifed his intention of prose-
cutting tho II wslai o. men whose ar iclcs have al
ready been rought to The attention of Jud 20
Wyie inne LACEY up II the ter. .n.nation Of til Q
star-routo trials now i'll progress.