New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-04
TIE STAR ROUTE TRIALS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Sin the Criminal
Court this morning Henry Lyman, chief clerk OF the
contract office OF the Post Office Department. testified
that the private official letter books kept during General
Bradys administration had disappeared from the office
several months after General Brady's departure, and
diigeDt search have been made FOR tAem without sue
cess. TIE missing books were ordinary letter press
and could easily have been carried away under
mans arm Nj. Turner had been removed about that
time the books were III the Office after he ana MI
Inspector Woodward was placed on the stand and
That he never saw the DOCKS OF even Aeard OF
them until they mentioned IN court
Horace r. Page. OF California. Identified his signature
10 a letter requesting increase Of trips the route
from BEDDING to Alturas, cal He had called upon Cen
Brady the request OF Ills cOieag e MI Berry 10
secure this HIS only knowledge Of the route
cOuined 10 the representations made u MIN Oy MS
colleague The entire mornings session up 20 recess
tuen consumed in The examination OF official orders Az
he recess Mr. Wilson BEGAN reading number OF the
petitions nch nad been ruled out at an early stage OF
Hugh T. Taggart Of Georgetown. Assistant United
states DisricAttorney, Was called To the stand ana
The prosecution objected To The letter because the matter
had tOucl ed upon IN Maisns diree examina-
ton aad lOn discussion ensued. Judge Nyhe refused
to admit letter saying that II would not amount to
mucA at any rate.
sail that 1e7s Autor OF the Treasury for the
Post Once Department lie held that pos ton nearly
ak years He asked whether he had entered into
any arrangement with the defendants To help them
their claims against the Government Objection
WAS made In the discussion winch followed Mr.. Mer-
rick turned the defence aud asked ny they dd not put
Rerdel the sAnI 20 re6lI MT Mac Veasns testimony
I'VE noe an exception the language OF the Govern
ment counsel
Mr.. Merriek-Well, note your exception, but why do
you not put Kerdell ON the stand
LIZ. Mcoweeny-Me note anotaer exception.
The Court said he had not yet passed upon the first ex
ceptoa Again, exception could only be taken TO
ruling OF the Court. The Of sucn language was
wrong, however for the law sald tnat no inference
should placed upon the absence Of defendant An
angry discussion followed between counsel, which
brought end by the Court insisting upon the
maintenance OF order and directing counsel to arop the
subccL Argument then proceeded on the admissiblty
of Mr. MeCrcw's testimony, and ii finally rejected
C. r. Berr, Representative IN Congress from tine illd
D1strct of California was called and Identified ls
Enforcement upon petition, and letter written Dy
Almsef bOLn referring Reddng~ Alturas route.
He said lie called very often on the Department with
the object having service upon this route restored 10
SIX trips per week, and earnest IN his enOrts
Mr. Merrick, counsel the Government IN the star
Route TRIALS mas sIgned his Intention vi prosecuting
tile wspalser men ar1cies have already been
brought " the attention Of Judge Wyhe, immediately
upon tne Termination OF the star Route trials now III
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