The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-13
GENERAL NEWS
ANorHER noRsEY RourE
Progress OF the Star Route Cases a
WaShingfon

/ Progress of the Star Route Cases at
Washington
WASHINGTON, July Elm the star
route trial another Dorsey route was
| taken up and the testimony was substan-
TALLY the same as presented in cases al
ready considered.
Alter recess, the fourteenth route
named in the indictment, No. 1906, from
Bismarck to Torque River, Dakota, was
taken up. This is a Miner route, and
vas let at 81, $50. The contractors pay
was afterwards increased 10 $50, 600. and
the DAY of the sub contractor increased
in proportion. AfIidavils by Miner and
Boone represent the impraeIicable ma
ture of the route, assert that the adVer-
tised disiance-100 miles-is l. 50 than
the real distance, and say the country
was so completely infested with hostile
Indians that no carrier would dare VEN
ture over the route without a military
escort.
Under the circumstances Miner re-
quesled the discontinuance OF the seB
vice, and the application was endorsed
by delrg4te Kidder. The service was,
however, increased and expedited, Min
er's affidavit stating that the schedule
under which he WAS then operating re-
quired twelve men and thirteen horses,
quire $50 men and $50 horses.
A number of petitions and letters relAt-
ing I'd the route were presented and read,
grther with the endOl semi nts.
Contract clerk brewer was recalled
by the defense, aud described the meth
cd followed in the contract office In max
ing calculations for expedited service.
Attic conclusion of this witness testi-
mony Judge Wylie turned abruptly To
the jury and dismissed them until to- |
morrow. The counsel and spectators as
sumed general air of expectancy at the |
unusual proceeding, but after n private |
consultation with Merrick, lasting about |
five minutes, court adjourned.
With reference to the published state
ments there has been u disagreement
among the prosecuting counsel growing |
out of the suppression oi important evil
dence by Bliss, Merrick authorizes the
statement that Just before the adjourn
ment of the court on Friday last, that
rumors came to him that additional evi.
dence of The most positive character
against the star route defendants has
been brought to hight. The counsel hay
ing separated il was impossible TO have
a conference until this morning, when
Merriek ascertained that Bliss and Kerr
have been as ignorant as himsclf'nf the
existence of this most important EVIL
lence.
1t WAS agreed that Bliss should take
immediate measures Ia have the grand
jury reconyened and another set of III
dicIments ATTAINED. Meanwhile there
is the most perfect understanding and
agreement between the government
counsel as la the cases now being prose
puted. Merrick states that although
The routes. rs They have heen pre-
sented, while showing ample eyI
dence of the grossest fraud, do
not apparently make out consplra-
oy; yet when they are all present
ed and supplemented with ether
evidence, there will be no difficulty in
making out cast We will dove.tail
them Together ami shuw snrh Il mass of
fraud. said Mcriick, emphatically, that
We shall certainly obtain canvicIlnn.
lie (Merrickl didn't intend To allow his
in his associates Ia be shaken
by any idle rumors, which he believes
were put into circulation by the de-
tense with The purpose of creating dis
senlions and disirust among the prose
cntion.
1t is reported that Jas. B. Price. in
dicted with Brady, in what the govern
ment regards as avery strong and easily /
proven case, is fugitive in Canada. 1t |
is understood that the government is
making every effort TO secure has Appre
hensiOn.