The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-01
STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
DEVELOPMENTS OF YESTERDAY.
Coa"queattai Witnesses on the ths Stand Whs
GEs fsry IueohM qnsntIal Ttstimony-A
Question OF yeraeliy B,tnssn Walsh
II. and DrAdy-frenrh's Evidence.

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the extension Of the mail service in Oregon
In many instances le had presented pcti
tiiions 10 brady and had endorsed and
urged them OH. lIe would do the same
thing again under similar circumstances
llu never recommended M increase OF
expedition except upon the request Of his
constituents. The signers OF tho petitions
were highly respectable citizens.
Upon cross.examination the witness said
the expense of the increase never entered
into his mind. When he recommended
he only took care OF his own region. lie
hal nothing 10 do with contractors.
Representative Valentine, of Nebraska,
testified he bad, called almost daily for
sometime upon Brady in connection with
the increase Of mail facilities In his section.
He understood his people wanted f,st and
frequent mails. He did not always obtain
the increase sought for, being met with
the objection that the receipts were too
small. HN
Secretary Teller was the next witness.
While in the Senate hc had very
frequently called upon General Brady,
in connection with the mail service in
his State. He had Il general theory~ns 10
the duty OF the Government where west.
ern mail routes were concerned. lie had
often expressed the belief, both in the
Senate aud to General Brady, that in his
| judgment every town and mining camp in
the West should have mail facilities equal
10 the towns in New York. There Was no
more reason for expecting such service to
be sell.sustaining than for the expectation
that the army and navy should be sell.
sustaining. His business with the
department had almost invariably
been done through General Brady.
He had been usually successful in
securing such improvements rs he desired.
His people had pressed him TO secure these
increases md he believed he was only do.
ing his duty in trying to obtain them.
Mining camps in his State frequently grew
into large towns in few months. lie had
represented 10 the Second Assistant Post.
master General that. the Government and
frequent mail service would tend to settle
the Indian question. Aftor calling without
success for Representatives Page aud Bel.
ford the defense called DR.. D. II. Patterson
OF Louisiana. ~
lie was mail contractor and knew the
witness Walsh He had heard Il portion
OF his testimony and read the remainder.
The witness was asked il lie had ever
given postal drafts to Walsh, but the ques.
ton was objected to by the prosecution.
In the argument which followed Inger.
soil said it might come TO light that Peter.
son had paid Walsh as his attorney, bul
that General Brady knew nothing OF the
transaction. II they could prove thai
Peterson had neves paid the money to
Brady as testified to by Wusb, it would
certainly destroy the foundation OF thai
statement and tend to discrcdit the entire
conversation.
A long argument followed upon this
point, which was interrupted by the usual
recess. ~
After recess Mr.. Bliss took up the argu.
ment and said il the evidence was nd.
mitted the government would have to pro
duce documentary evidence which would
show disposition OF the draft totally in.
consistent with the story he assumed
Peterson would. a long investigation
which would follow would drag in another
gentleman, whose name had already been
mentioned in this case, but whom he de
sired to leave out Of it altogether. 1t would
compel. the government 10 supplement
Walsh's testimony by evidence which
would show that his, and not Peterson'i
was the correct statement. lie therefo.t
believed it best to exclude the testimony
| The Court said it seemed to him tho
evidence was not admissible. The evi
dcnce to be given by Peterson did mol
seem to contradict anything said by
Walsh. His statement might he true 50
fur rs he was concerned, and yet Wulsli's
story Of what Brady said might also be
true. Brady might have been lying when
he told Walsh Of Peterson. a man who
would seize notes commits highwa,
robbery, and would not hesitate abou
) lying. II all tho men would tell the truth
perhaps this testimony would be received
Mr.. McSweeney-"But what would tn,
lawyers do in such state OF society,""
The Court said If this testimony was re
ccived, it would open up the subject tlia
might be gone into indefinitely. 1t was
question OF truth between Brady ant
Walsh, and Brady was acompetent witness
Mr.. Wilson then noted M exception
Wilson then asked il he had ever paid Bra
dyany money for expedition. This ques
ton was objected 10 and sustained, be
cause the Peterson route was not included
III liie inEiG'.ilent. A'ler anolner uhsnc
cessiu! el'olt,o put .ne question III aholn:;
10TH Tue ~iliess WIS airec1eu 10 stare
aslnS. I "a, c,,at c,ou, a.,
.onn ~ rTenei, Si.et o,erk IN 'tle oilc'
o. .He sSGonu Ass.s.,'. r"s.s!er neherl
=. ""' cohna @ M UNUSUAL t"r , e''1",.,s.ne
bidding for contracts, and this was u prac
tice well known in the department. l
was usual ,or pafn,1es n 10 oiu over Yer 'als,r owl
ton ss "''' 80 - ~ '
The witness then detailed tbc nroc,icc
Of the contract office, saying the old con
tract WIS used as guide in preparing thu
aavertiseineht iol new service. ..i,ss GeW ,e
routes were !!s.iAay s'nr'sa ). WIN ,S sioS
schedule anu 'hcre''seu us II seemed heces