Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-09

AUGUST >, 1882.
and started out on their different paths, their
transactions were barred by the statute OF limita-
tons The court would tell them, however that IL
every year, for four years In consequence of their
agreement they did something in accordance with
their agreement or understanding to cheat gov
ernment, they were guilty under the law The
overt acts brings the conspiracy within the three
years II they kept on with the acts that drew the
| money out OF the Treasury, every such act was a
renewal o. the conspiracy. There was not a par
one lgie Oh Cesnony 70 snow that any one OF these
no power vested in the Postmaster General to
make contract and then Immediately increase 1t
Walsh showed that he received pro rata on ac-
count OF these expeditions He wanted the jury
TO remember by Vaile's statement that
ALL OF THESE ROUTES WERE NOT UNPRoDUCTIvE,
and that on the greater part OF them service was
not put on until the January following the
letting. Mr. Ker then referred to the route
from kearney to Kent, which was 165
miles, and the original contract H called for n one
contractor was John NJ. Peck. Mr.. Ker gave
briefly the dates and contents OF the different
Ing the route were addressed to box ia, which
was Miners box. The route was first expedited
t hs was one o ee
OF declaring the contractor falling contractor for
not putting on the service. Brady had expedited
which, certainly, in the light OF Walsh's and Rer-
dells testimony, was not an honest transaction.
made before Notary Taylor. the oath called for
three trips on schedule OF l3 hours Where did
they get the information that the time was to be
reduced to 13 hours? John X. Miner wrote that
oath and signed Miners name to it,
1T WAS PERJURY,
as W1lful and corrupt as any ever committed.
That was a fact II they believed the evidence of
Taylor. On February there appeared an offer OF
Peck's to carry the mall John R. Miner wrote
letter for
power OF attorney. Was there a power OF attor-
ney that would authorize Miner to commit per
jury or to swear to affidavits in Peck's name He
thought II they could pick Miner up by the heels
and shake him they would shake out dozens OF
powers OF attorney with Peck's name signed to
them. 1t was just as easy to make them as to
sign Peck'S name to letters.
Mr.. Ker reviewed the testimony, showing
HOW THE PETITIONS WERE GOTTEN UP,
and the testimony that the words "schedule 13
hours inserted after the petitions were signed
and endorsed. Mr.. French the Sub-contractOr,
who got up the petitions said that the words were
not there re- when he wrote the FORM and that he
IL hours. SO it appears that Brady made an order
allowing thousands Of dollars for service which
than the order OF expedition required Who was
1t told Miner to put it 13 hours? He hoped the de
tense would answer that question. Mr.. ker showed
that or the amount paid for the service on the
route about two-thirds went to the contractors as
profit, notwithstanding that Brady could have
easily learned, through his inspection officers,
what the service actually cost. He reviewed also
at some length the
MANIPULATIoNs OF FIGURES
relating to the men and animals employed on the
route, which manipulation made the expedition
so profitable to the contractors. On this route
s4,0OO was paid TO carry $500 worth OF mail. That
was one sample, and very small sample, OF the
routes in this case.
The next route was the one from St Charles to
Greenhcrn. 1t WIS advertised as being IS miles in
length. 1t turned out that Greenhorn was nothing
but water tank. The error was then corrected
by extending the route to Pueblo; which, how
ever did not change the distance. For this exten-
sion Brady allowed the contractor money, though
the sub-cOntractor. when on the stand, said he
always had carried it TO Pueblo. He did not want
to stand all day looking at a water tank. Then
tractor. 1t had been thought that AmeS
myth, bur now he {Mr. Ker) knew that Ames was
the fascinating John r. Miner. This sub-contract
Was made and W1thdraWn-fOr what purpose had
not uanspfred.
MI. Ker reviewed all the orders on the route;
the advertisement making the time 16 hours and
the subsequent expedition to hours, though the
sub contractor had been CARRYING the mail all the
time in hours; the allowance OF one months
extra pay for taking Agate off the route though all
the witnesses testified that the contractor never
had carried the mail to Agate; and the deceptive
manipulation OF the figures representing the num-
Der OF men and animals the route. The origi-
was Increased to s. 1850 The sub-contractor got
$40 OF this, leaving clean profit of S. 1856
drawn from the government by Miners perJured
At half past IL o'clock the usual recess was
taken.
AFTER RECESS,
Mr.. Ker continued. taking up the route from To-
quervlle to Adairvile, Utah, route which was
1872 miles in length, and let to John NJ Peck for
81 ,16S. to perform one trip week on schedule OF
90 hours. In December following two additional
trips were ordered and 1886 allowed.
STAR ROUTE NOTES
Mr.. Ker will be followed by Messrs. Carpenter
and Chendler for the defense Mr. Bliss by Messrs
Totten, Henkle and Hine for the defense, and Mr..
Merrfck or the Attorney General by Messrs. Nc
Sweeny, Wilson and IngerSoll, in the order named
MI mgersoll to-day nled with the clerk OF the
court the af1davt OF s. w. Dorsey, in reply to that
OF MIR. Bliss, respecting what it was expected to
prove by ex-Se nator Spencer, together with an af-
fi1avit by Mr.. Brady, that the statement in Bliss
affidavit are "wholy and utterly false so far as
they relate" to him, and that he believes that
Spencer would not swear to any such statement
Also an affidavit by VIM. H. Belts, OF this city,
who swears that Spencer told him he knew nothing
whatever OF the star route business except on
hearSay.
FIGHTING SIsTERs-A young girl named Agnes
Chic was charged by her sister, Mary Bently, be-
fore the Police Court this morning with assaultBg
her, and also with attempted arson. Mary tald
the court that she Is employed as nurse at Sen
Purdy'5 Court with her mother and sfst ers in a
house left to than by their father She stated
that ON last Saturday morning her sister Was
moving from the house, when dispute arose aud
Agnes assaulted her (whtle her other sister held
W1tneSS), tearing her hair and biting and pound
Ing her with her fist. Agnes took the staI1 and
testified that her sister Mary has been trying to
get her out OF the house. and has made 1t SO I'M
comfortable for her that she determined to move
last Saturday, and while in the act OF doing SO her
another held her while her sister assaulted her.
8ainst the defendant. and he would therefore dis
miss the charge. Mr.. Moore asked that the charge
OF attempted arson be also dismissed, which was
done