The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-11-24
WALSH,S LETTER.
I'm which He ISLANDERS Some of Our
Best Citizens. Calling them "Con.
spirators,' "vIOlatOrs of thc Law"
and other LibcIous Names.

spirators," "yIOIatOrs of thc Law"
and Other Libcious Names.
Below we republish from last sundays Now
York Heid'd the lctter of John A. Walsh, as
sailing tho members OF the present Grand
Jury. We do this at the personal request OF
many o. our leading citizens who desire TO 500
lutt what this prince OF perIurers, this Louis
lana liar has 10 say about the following honor
able gentlemen; Elias s. Hutchinson fore
man, Charles W. Lohr, Henry Somkon, Fred
crick 7. Ecklofr, Charles A. Lemar, Frederick
4. Schneider William d. Muller Jacob II.
KKengla, Howard Q. Keyworth, william A. Ham
W. Tyler, II. Clay Stewart, Antonio Soussa,
Richard Hopkins, Roberto. Edmonston, John
IL. Gilok, william u. Brooks, Henry A. wizard,
William J. stephenson, James d. johnson, and
William S. Roose.
Here is the scandalous letter;
TO he Editor Of he Herald!
on the 4th instant sent by express to Hon.
Benjamin Harris Brewster Attorney General
Of the United states, the following commune
cation, and as n week ms elapsed without my
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800 '''0 w. J. A. WALSH.
New York, Nov. 10, 1882.
NEW YORK, Nov. 0, 1882.
HcR. Be1iGgia Harris ByeWSter, Attorney Gen.
e1Gi Of tie JHit6d States, Washington, u. o.:
SIR: In the month OF June, 1882, a subpmnl
was served ON me In this city to appear before
the Grand Jury OF the District OF Columbia ID
testify In the matter of the United States vs..
Brady ct al. In accordance with the summons
l appeared before the Grand Jury, whose term
expired June 80 1882. Mr.. George Bliss,
counsel for the Government, was present dur.
ing my examination. on my testimony an
indictment was found by the Jury against OK
Assistant Postmnster-General Brady and Mall
Contractor James d. Prico for conspiracy to
defraud tho Government of the United States.
During the following month (July, 1892 one
OF the special counsel for the Government In
the Star-Route cases, with whom then had
no ocaunintnncc, personally called on me In
MS onlcial capacity, and during the converse,
MS having been the tenor of my testimony be-
foro the Grand Jury, whose term had then Just
expired, and asked Of me confirmation. then
related to him substantially my testimony,
whereupon he expressed the greatest indigna-
ton land establishment at the action OF the
Grand Jury In not including Senator william
p. Kellogg In the Brady.Prlce indictment. 1
inquired OF him II this was the first ofllcial In
formation that he had received of the charac.
ter OF my testimony, and to my surprise no
said II was.
Before the Grand Jury.
few days after this interview the Grand
Jury "a new body was called together In OK
traordinary session; indeed, the gentleman
after listening to ynny recital said he would
have that body called together immediately.
In the meantime had been subppnaed by the
Government 10 appear as a witness before the
traverse Jury In the suit of the United States
vs. Brady, Dorsey ct al, aud while waiting to
be called was summoned to appear before the
Grand Jury Of the District OF Columbia, bring.
Ing with me my books and papers. was be-
fore this body the greater part Of two days,
| giving my testimony and exhibiting original
papers, &C., with the result as Is known to all
the world-a result as insulting to all law and
Justice as 1t was mortifylng TO me-reilecting
as It did on my veracity. The purposes OF this
negative action !. e., not finding an Indictment,
wero In my opinion two First, to tho end
that distinguished Senator should escape In
dictment, and, secondly, TO vitlate my tsstl-
| mony which was to give before the traverse
Jury in the case of Brady ct al, then on trial.
| That Influences of a most potential character
| brought hear q Grand q.
complsh such result unhapp!ly does not al.
| init of doubt Manifestly testimony which
was considered ample on which to ind an In
| dctment against Brady and Price had not
| been deemed strong enough to reach Sena-
| tor. This was the finding of the first Grand
| Jury, whose term had expired June 80, 1882.
| The finding of indictments against compare.
| tive pIgmies, the olriEoRo and allowing onl
| cial giants to escape, had become embarrass.
| Ing, for some Jurors revolted against the sys
| TEN on the first Jury, and hence to avoid com
| plications this latter Grand Jury determined
10 indict no person.
ExtraneOus Testimony.
In order to furnish them, II possible, with
| something like reason for not finding au In
dictment In accordance with my testimony, tho
| conspirators on this Grand Jury had presented
| to them by their associates outside for the un
doubted purpose of influencing the minds o
their fellow-mcmbers, copy of the testimony
| In the case OF Spoirord vs. Kellogg, contested
| election case, wherein had testified. My tes.
timony before this Grand Jury was direct and
| positive, and supported as It was by docu-
| mentary evidence simply overwhelming. What
could possibly be the reason then for the TO.
| marBable action OF this Grand Jury? Wero
they dazed by reason of the high oflcial posi-
ton of one OF the persons against
| or could 1t BIO that they concurred with
the special prosecuting oficer for the Govern
ment, who, In the Grand Jury room, gave OK
| preston TO the opinion shat 1t was serious
| matter TO indlct Senator of the United
States ?" We're the Jurors influenced by tho
sporord Kellogg testimony Who dlreetod
| them to inquire Into the case of Spoiford vs..
Kellogg Whether they were or were not In.
tluenced by this testimony, the criminal OBJ.
Ject had IN view by those who brought 1t there
was to influence them. Precisely tho same OBJ.
| ject which the prosecution say William II.
Dickson had In view when he, as foreman of
the traverse Jury, read 10 Its members his
| statement Of the alleged attempt on the part OF
Government TO bride him, and for which at
tempt TO influence the minds of the Jury he Is
now being prosecuted. | assert that whoever
brought INTO the room of the Grand Jury the
spoford.Kcllogg testimony Is far guiltler than
William II. Dickson. That this book was
there does not admit OF a doubt, as counsel for
the Government, Mr.. Bliss, will bear me out.
In behalf OF justice and OF law and OF order
call upon you, as tho highest law oilcer OF tho
| Government, to discover who Ii was that
brought into the Grand Jury room the testl-
mony In the case OF Spofford vs.. Kellogg; who
II was on that Grand Jury that entered Into
the conspiracy to protect these mon from In
dietment, and by rendering me discreditable
thereby tending TO break down the case OF the
Government against Brady, Dorsey ct al
owes me and owes to itself.
At ~ Critical Point.
You Will please recall the condition Of the
Governments case at this iuncture-I mean
that against Brady ct al. To say that IL was
Ia eItF6BiS would be untrue, for II hardly had
life enough TO die; indeed, II was generally
understood that motion TO dismiss It would
be listened TO by the Court A material wit
ness for tho Government-indeed, an officer
| thereof then under subpmna-was moved, as
| he has said, 10 60 away about this time for the
reason that no was satisfied the case would be
| dismissed and for tho further reason that he
did not believe the prosecution was In earnest,
This gentleman's Official, commercial and 50
clal relations with members OF the Admins
tration gave him exceptional opportunities fol
informing himself. / take this from the
public prints as going TO show the drift o
sentiment about the time that this Grand Jury
resolved to protect these criminals. Every
thing was against the prosecutions; hence how
necessary, how important II became TO breal
me down ON behalf Of the defendants In cour
and those who ought TO have been defendants
that were not yet ut its bar. As John A. Walsl
was not personally known to a member o.
| hnf In 10 I al /, In,