New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-27
THE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.

WASHINGTON July 26.-BefOre the opening
of the regular proceedings In the star Route cases. MI
Cook desired the Court fix the bail In the case Oh
price indicted with Brady for conspiracy against the
United States in connection with Star Route cOntracu'
Mr. Cook explained that Mr. Price is and has Deeh
for some time past nnder surgical and II TINS ap
pcation was granted, would In a Few days SECURE
bopdsmen Merrck strongly objected 10 the OouI'
fxing bail for this fugitive from Jusuce' WIN
xras now a few miles across the line in Canada. He
should first be requested 10 appear In person.
GJudge wyle said that the law required the appear
ance of the defendant in court, otherwise he might go
before commissioner and give bail to appear al 'ne
proper time Mr. Cook said that he should then pursue
the latter course
Byron c. Coon was called to the stand, and Identified
number of official papers Among them was the SUP
contract between j. Dorsey and Jennings upon route
4O,1OL
Contract Clerk Blois testified to the handwriting OF
number Of contracts and other papers. The majority
OF them appear TO have been prepared by Miner and
Rerde although they purport TO have been written Dy
the other defendants Among the papers was letter
from Rerde the su0-cOntractor, Eugene Iaylor WITH
ton in connection with 38ll3 upon which an or
der for increased service made on MarcA ), Aool
which order Postmaster General James lmnedlateV
directed 10 revoked. In this letter Rerdeu informs
Taylor OF the increase and tells him that he owes IL
SOLELY to the writer HerdeD and that he need not pay
anyone else for IT,
Mr. Bliss gave notice to the Court OF his intention to
pu I'm evidence those portions OF the reports Of the Post
master General referring orders for increase and
expedition made 1872 After long argu nent the
Court ruled out the evidence He thought that would
only embarrass the issues in this prolong the ta
and would not be worth trouble Of Its IN rOducton
tno the present II could not be appEed TO the
other defendants any event, ana Altogether he oe-
lieved IL Oest to eXclu lie the evidence .
Mr. Merrck offered In evidence the Price drafts on me
Corpus ChristSI Antonio route produced )y the WIZ
ness Walsh upon the stand They had been prev-
ousy ruled ont Mr. Merrlck decaEe that Their com
potency as evidence fully established through
that position OF Walsh's testimony wherein BIhdY
refers Walsh the Petersen Price drafts hed by nm
as proof that contractors paid him MS percent
age He also pointed fact that the drafts In sew
eral instances drawn for an amount that exactly
correspOnded with the expedited compensation allowed
although they mad drawn time before the eX-
petition ordered The Court ned. however that as
the drafts upon route set out IN the lndc
rnent they could not be received a, evidenced
The prosecution then called b. u. keyseT receiver
OF the German-American National BanK lie sad ms
books would show transactions with Miner, Vale ana
Diners OF the defendants but he had failed 20 bring
with him the books spoken of his examination was post
pOned until tomorrow
Mr. Merrck stated that he expected have one or TWO
additional Witnesses but believed that they could close
their case tomorrow.