The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-28
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account had been considerably over
drawn when drafts were taken
Keyser read an account of the set
tiement, which shows these obliga-
tions were taken UP aid a new note
given endorsed by S. w. Dorsey
which had been paid by II. M. Vale
either upon or before maturity.
After recess, Wilson said while he
could reserve exceptions to the adj
mission of evidence to be given,
this witness was rightly held for the
purpose of saving the prosecution
from the necessity of bringing half a
dozen witnesses. He was prepared
to admit that on April 3, 1882, Gen
eral Brady had deposited $1,000
Court said he had heard nothing of
the deposit upon April 9TH, and vii.
son withdrew this admission so far
as that was concerned. Witness
had rightly said the entry of S1O,-
600 which was marked &C" did not
necessarily mean cash; that mark
was used to designate either de-
pOsit of cash or checks. Wilson re-
fused to admit that the entry repre-
sented cash payment, and as the
prosecution felt it necessary to prove
that fac he withdrew his admission.
Keyser was recalled, and was
asked to explain the erasure of s.
w. Dorsey'S name from the agree
ment, and the notes of Miner, Peck
s. Co. He said that upon his re-
fusal to give Dorsey a certain
check for 1891, to which he
claimed to be entitled, Dorsey had
withdrawn from the agreement and
cancelled his endorsement. Bliss
offered in evidence the official state
ment prepared by the postmaster
general, of bids and awards of con-
tracts made in 1878. This state
ment, he said, included the bids
made by the defendants and the
contracts secured by them. ObjeC-
ton was made. but the court aG-
hitting the evidence as tending to
show the defendants were mutually
interested in these contracts.
Colonel Ingersoll said he was pre-
pared again to admit cheerfully
what he had all along admitted that
the defendants had been mutually
interested. The court said the
prosecution was not bound to ae-
cept the admissions. Upon objection
the court said he had believed Vale
had not been interested at that time
with the others. The form of the
evidence was objected to however,
and it was not admitted in the
shape in which it was offered. Mr..
Bliss also offered in evidence the
reports Of the pOstmaster-general
since 1915. They were offered
yesterday but Bliss explained that
he wished to show by them that
under Brady's management the cost
Of the star route service west of the
Mississippi had been increased from
S2,000,O0O to 100000, and since
his retirement it had again de-
creased to $2,01S,o0e, Wilson replied
that the star service had been aU-
sorbed by the railroad service, and
while the cost of the former service
had been reduced, the cost of the
latter had been increased by 81 AGO.
900. The court declined to reverse
the decision Of yesterday, and the
evidence was ruled out on the
ground Of irreleVance.
Bliss said it would then be neces-
sary for them to bring into court all
the many hundreds bids submitted
at the letting Of 1878. This would
be a work Of some magnitude. In
gersoll said he should object to their
reception, and proceeded to argue
in support of his objection, but the
court decided to admit the bids.
Ingersoll then said he should
not insist upon the certifcation
of the book statement of bids
and contracts) and would accept
that instead of the bids. Bliss said
prosecution had concluded its pre-
sentation of evidence, with few
exceptions. One exception was
the bank clerk who would continue
the l; of testimony already begun
by Reighty; another exception was
the witness who had already left
st. Louis for this city. Then there
was Spencer, who was believed to
be in Nevada. Government had
been straining every nerve to secure
his apprehension. IngerSoll posi-
lively declined to begin the defense
until government had closed their
case. How could he know what
testimony would be given by those
witnesses.
Bliss offered to make a state
ment of what the prosecution
expected to prove by Spencer,
but Ingersoll refused to listen to
this and said the court had better
adjourn until Monday. The court
said it lay within his discretion to
allow government to bring in their
witnesses at a later stage, when 1t
became apparent they would testify
to matters of Importance: as he had
been informed would be the case
where Spencer was concerned. lie
was unwilling to lose any time In
the disposition of the case. After
some debate the defense renewed
their admission as to the deposit of
$4,000 by Brady upon April 18th,
1881. with Hatch s. FOote, with the
object af dispensing with the at
tendance of New York witnesses.
Bliss said if their st. Louis wit
ness should arrive by Monday they
should ask to have his testimony
given; if he did not reach here by
that day, they would waive his ex-
animation. The court believed this
witness should reach this city by