National Republican., 1882-07-19
THE sTAR-RouTE TRIALS,
John A. walsh on the stnnd.-Thc Cow
crnmcnt'a Cnsc NuhainntInIIy closed.

crnmcnts Case Substantially CLOSED.
Yesterday in the criminal court, In the star
route trial, L. NJ. Wilcox was recalled, and ldenh-
fed copy of letter sent by himself to S. W.
Dorsey. Cross examined by Mr. Irgesoll, the
witness said the copies of the letters did not coll
tain all that the letters contained. but only the
portions he thought important to retain. He
wrote the letters because ne had been doing some
work for Mr.. Dorsey; lie had sublet two contracts,
and got up petitions for Mr.. Dorsey on three
routes. He did not get up falschoods about the
Eugene City route, which he did not consider
square and honest. The witness identified copies
oflVtters and n newspaper article referring to ex-
Senator Dorsey. Mr.. Chandler contended that
the evidence related to matters outside of this Dis
trict. Judge Wylie said that 1t had been ruled
mat the conspiracy could be proved by circum-
stances Mr.. Bliss said, in answer TO Mr.. McSMee-
ney lhGt they proposed to show that the witness
wrote the newspaper articles under Mr.. Dorsey $
directions, aud that 1t e. Ell filed in the depart
curt said that he truth Of the article had not
been impoached, and he did not consider 1t com
petent evidence, 9s II was perfectly Legitimate to
get up petitions. The government counsel con.
tended that the article did not state the truth, and
the defense that the government could not i'm
peach its own witnesses. Alter long discussion,
Judge Wyiie
DECLINED TO ADMIT TESTIMONY
rs TO the witnesss actions prior to May 90, 1879,
except it purported to prove II pre- existing con-
spiracy Thomas G. Putnam, n lawyer of Denver,
Col testified to having conducted n suit in 1880
for Wilcox against ex-senator Dorsey, for about
$500. lie had i'll his possession letters from Dor
sey to Wilcox, Which he surrendered to c. w.
Wright, an attorney, after he had had copies
made of them Ii ltnppeared that the copies Of the
letters were not made by him. but in his presence.
Charles $. Brown who copied the letters was
placed OH the stand Mr.. Bliss put in one OF the
letters. Objections We're made that the date was
prior to thc alleged conspiracy. After long dis
cussion, Judge Wylie ruled that 1t must be proved
that the letters were written by $. W, Dorsey be-
fore they would be admitted Mr.. Putnam was
recalled, and Produced kilograms received by him
| from Woodward II Woodward, WicOx's attorneys
i'll Oregon, instructing him rs to proceedings re-
| garding the suit against Dorsey. An objection
was made to the admission of the tcegrums, which
was argued at length
| JUDGE wYIIE DECIDED TO ADMIT TIE TELEGRA Ms.
| John a. Walsh was next called, and, pending
his arrival, Cyrus Marks, Of Pueblo was examined
| as TO the time of the departure and arrivals OF
| mails at Pueblo Mr. Walsh vas then examined,
and said that during the years 1875 1879, and 1880
lie resided in this city. Iii 1878 he was engaged us
| a banker and broker, at GIG street. Witness
knew Thomas ]. Brady. Witness became inter
esed in route No. 49, l0l, from Santa Fe, New Mex
| leo, to Prescott, Arizona. He had known Brady
| since about 1876. on the 2Sh of December, 1880,
| the witness had an interview with Mr. Brady at
General George Sherldan's house. Prior to that
| time he had loaned Mr.. Brady various sums of
money, most of which at that time remained un
paid. Mr. Bliss wanted to know what took place
| at the interview, but the defense objected. Mr.
Bliss stated his OBJECT was to show that Mr. Brady
said all the contractors paid him 20 per cent, and
that he seized from table the notes held by the
witness against MIR. Brady and claimed that they
| had been Cancelled by the expedition of Walsh S
route The defense objected that before confess
| sion could bo received the conspiracy must be
| made out. Mr.. Merrick stated that the govern
ment had substantially closed, and then the court
adjourned.