Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-28

tons. He kept book-keeper-Ben sheckels.
prosecution need not call him. They had no rea-
son for confirming Walsh Walsh stood unim-
| peached.
| Mr.. Toiten said that the prosecution should have
called Sheckels, out the jury would not be deluded
| by any such pretences as that.
| WALSH STOOD UNIMPEAcHEp,
| and all the Billinsgate they could pour upon him
could not soil his character The defense said that
his examination in the Kelogg-Sporord case con-
tradicted his testimony here. He (Mr. Merrick)
trled the Sponord case; he was counsel for Spot
Contradiction Of Walsh in that estimoSy The ei
vestlgatlon in that case referred to transactions
in New Orleans, and not to these transactions"
| sci for defense soto Uoce.
81 will send it to you,n said Mr.. Merrck, "and If
yGm v can ara ma a any1ning there impeaching Walsh
did not impeach him, and If had wanted to
would have been above calling him names-at
least until those names had a just foundation in
| the proof offered"
His learned brothers on the other side ought to
be the last people in the world to
| TALK ABOUT BOOKS.
Where were Vaile's books-treasurer disburing
| half million dollars year-no books-grave-
yard principle. Where were Miners books? That
| Walsh had confidential business relations with
Brady was shown by a letter from Brady asking
Walsh for a loan Of $4,000 OF Chattanooga stock
| MeTTlck having Deen interrupted by the de-
| tense, said that he was engaged in proving that
| these defendants were engaged in conspiracy to
defraud the United States, and when he was done
he did not believe any sensible man would enter
tain doubt on that subject. AS to the interview
in Sheridans Office, IL the defense denied 1t,
why did they not cali "Uncle Billy" who made
call Sheridan? Why did they not ask the boy
Adamson If he took the note from Brady to Walsh.
| Ihey proposed to prove that the page was not
there, who was supposed to have taken the letter,
but admitted that Brady got the letter ana wrote
for they had not te proSe that
that Endorsement was not in Brady's handwriting.
French could have proved it. If It were not In
fS braay's l handWrltng. Why had not Walsh fought
| Ior his notes? The reason was that
| WALSH WAS IN BRADY's POWER
| and knew the character of the man In whose
power he was Walsh was a contractor, and that
route had up from s1s 900 to s135 0Oo He stood
with this route asking Brady to pay him back his
| money. Brady had 1t In his power to ruin him.
Had Walsh asserted his rights, Brady could have
ruined him with a scratch Of pen. His financial
| life was Brady's breath. Knowing the malice and
o. the 1 wonder is that
| told him to sell his route and Walsh determined
to try and sell it. When he came to bring suit he
dld not tell his counsel about the abduction OF the
| notes, for he would have had to have recounted
the whole interview and exposed the scandal
| Brady would have come into court and sworn
the case out OF court, he Is now prepared to do
| with the aid Of Walshs lawyer.
AS long as the scandal was not disclosed there
| was hope that Brady would pay the debt to
prevent its disclosures. Did not the record con-
| firm Walsh's statement that Brady considered
| the peutlOns but mere matters OF form.
| THE MOST ABSURD STATEMENT
made by the defense was that the government Of
the United States had hired Walsh to swear as he
| did by remitttng his fines. In the name OF his
country, he (Mr. Merrtck) hurled back the foul
slander in the teeth of the man that made it. 1t
| was foul libel upon the country that any man
should be ashamed to make AS to the asDersion
| attempted to be cast upon Mr.. Woodward, Mr.. Mer-
| rick said that there was not q more honorable
man In the service Of the United States than
| Woodward. He moved in an atmosphere that
would be destruction and death to the other side.
| That this great government should seek to infu-
ence witness In order TO secure a conviction was
| an accusation he (Mr Merrick) had never expect
| ed 10 near made. All that the government wanted
| was justice.
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN BRADY AND BUELL..
Mr. Merrick proceeded to examine Buelrs story,
and argued the absurdity OF Walsh giving Buell.
$1,000 to protect him, when Brady was tho one on
| trial and in danger. It was shown that Buell. was
employed by Brady, and that he came here to
swear for Brady as he sat on his seat as editor to
libel for Brady the court, the counsel and the jury
After reviewing the relations between Buell. and
Brady, Mr.. Merrick asked, which did the Jury
referred to the card OF Buell. denying that he had
ever received any money or valuable consideration
sr ms Is aeto9 n PUBLIC or private while
tion of Buell's statement here. Belief was thing
not regulated by rules of law. 1t is a something
his mind adopts in reference to everything he sees
or hearS, and when they see man on the dock,
by variety OF things attending the giving of his
him: In view OF the circumstances attending the
testimony, which would they believe-Walsh's
| testimony, sustained as it was, or Buells testi-
| mony, contradicted by himself, lame and hating
and unsustained? Buell., a man hired by Brady,
or 9raSs Mas, H. an INDEPENDENT gentleman injured by
6Tady, Dut not Influenced by the government
RERDELL's STATEMENT,
as recited by Mr. MacVeagh, sustained Walsh's
| testimony in every material point 1t was not
contradicted that Rerdell made the statement to
MacVeagh. What motive.had he for making the
| statement If it were not true? Counsel on the
other side said he made the statement for the pur-
pose OF getting his father-in-law small place
worth 81 600 year; that he did it for the purpose
OF getting his Jennings claim through, though
that claim never was before the Attorney General.
They said RerdeIl was so base dog that he would
go TO the Attorney General and lie upon his old
associates, assoc m upon the man who gave him his daily
law They gave him worse reputation than the
prosecution gave him-a baser heart, a more cor
him in the discussion OF this case Mr. Merrick
claimed that Rerdells statement and Boone's tes-
gaca >. Identical fna to the that
Did it not appear by the record that the contrac-
tors made bids that nobody else would make? That
| cords show that Brady Increased and expedited
%1em ~ until they became largely remunerat1ve?
/
Vale corrooorated Rerdell about the division OF
| the routes. Had they not found throughout this
case how petitions and affldavits were necessary
ana now they were got up? Rerdell said when It
was inconvenient to employ attorneys to get up
petitions and get signatures they got up the sigma
| lures themselves Had that not been shown in
testimony Had they not kindly performed
reciprocal forgery for one another? Rerdell
said that Brady was to have certain percentage,
understanding between Brady and these contrac-
tors. Walsh was confirmed In what he said Brady
had told him by what Rerdell told the Attorney
General Now. all these statements stood out in
bold relief, fndtStinct and unintelgtble no longer
in the light that the records threw upon this case
MI; Merrlck showed that the figures given by Rer-
dell TO MI. MacVeagh. as q sample route, CORES
ponded exactly with those actually existing on
the route from Mineral Park to Pioche. II there
could I have have been doubt as to the case after Mr.
record testimony by that OF Walsh, Macveagh and
James, there was no longer room for doubt
recess was here taken.
EX-SENATOR DORSEY said last night that no more
OF the correspondence he had with ex-President
0lrf1eld would be made public for the present
After the termination of the starroute trial he will
make public the letter in which he declined the
Sscretaryshtp OF the Interior department. This
letter addressed tn the late President ot Man