The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-03
STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
huei Tells an Interesting story on the
HlE'ufA Wltness stand. NJ

cluded his testimony In the Star route tria
to-day, and Magginnis, n Delegate iron
Montana, was called. His testimony wa
nnimportant. A. G. Buell. was the mex
witness. lie said he knew Walsh. II,
was asked II Walsh ever paid him sl,OOt
on account Of General Brady, and repliet
that General Brady never owed him 81 900
He had never had an account with Gen
Brady. Walsh had paid witness 81 900 fol
services rendered in connection with III,
investigation then going on calculated ,t
injnre Walsb's contract. lie did not per
sonally know General Brady at that time
and he was not connected with the mat
ter. Only one payment OF one thousand
dollars had been made 10 him by Walsh
Witness did not tell Nelson OF the Boston
Post that Brady was so well pleased with
his services that he was about TO take him
into deal In the Chattanooga stock. liz
WAS asked IL be had any conversation With
Nelson In the winter OF lSS0-Sl, and had
told him he was TO be interested with
Brady in the Nashville mud Chattanoosa
stock. lie said he could no,
remember. The Court said nc
man OF intelligence could forget such a
transaction, and witness must give posi-
tive answer. Buellthen said he never told
Nelson any such thing. He never told
Nelson that Brady agreed to find margin
for him so that he might go into the deal
lie might have told some persons that he
made money on stock speculations, but he
had never mentioned the Nashville and
Chattanooga in that connection, because
he never held any OF that stock. Witness
finally said positively that he never had q
stock transaction with General Brady
Walsh had paid him to further the passage
OF the postottice deficiency bill. Monroe
salisbury, another contractor, had also
paid him for the same thing. He had re-
signed his position OF Committee Clerk be.
fore receiving these retainers. Wit
ness had received letter IRON
Don Pia,t in June, 1881, warning
him, he was TO be indicted for receiving
brides from Brady, and giving Gen. S. V,
Boynton rs his authority. Witness tbeg
saw Gen. Boynton, and in conversation
which had ensued he had told Gen. Boyn
ton that the law only ioabade the execu
tive officers Of Congress from hold
ing up the interests OF any claim beiort
Congress 1t did not matter anyway, sale
the witness, because he was not m txecu.
tive officer when he received the money.
After the usual recess the cross.exami
nation OF Buell. was continued. He saic
he had purchased his controlling intcres,
in the Capital, from Don Piatt, in March
1850, for $40, ,OOO, General Brady furnishing
the money. He was asked ii he had no
told Walsh, in July, 1851, that he had paic
Brady in kind for this money. He said he
had some such conversation with Walsh
but thought he had told Walsh he had moi
paid him, for that was the fact. Brady die
not hold his notes for the loan, but haG
since surrendered them To him, He be
licved he resigned his Office as printins
clerk in 1851, but was not relieved unit
March, and he drew his pay up to Marcel
-. He finally admitted he assumed charge
OF the Capital upon receiving the none,
from Brady. and after his resignation ht
did not think it singular proceeding iol
him TO apply to comparative stranger 10,
money. He had Droached the subject tc
Brady: Perhaps he might have represent
ed to Brady that the paper might be made
useful to him. He had not resigned from
his position as printing clerk, because O
his scrup!es about the law. He had gone t
Col. Burch, told him of his transaction with
Walsh and called his attention 10 the law
Col: Burch told him that while there wa!
nothing illegal in the transaction, lie shoult
prefer that his clerks should not be inter
ested in legislation. He had then resigned
Merrlck-Do you mean to tell the jury
that you surrendered this So,lOO place TO
the s., 900 place offered by Walshs
Witness said he wished some none,
with which to purchase the capital. He die
not know Brady when he resigned, aut
did not then expect to borrow money from
him.
Il Mr. Merrick asked the witness il he hat
no better explanation to offer ior his sins,,
lar action in giving his position.
After acknowledging that he had mean
OF securing money for his prospective in
yestment beyond the $1,000 given b,
Walsh, the witness, rather defiantly, sait
he had already given his reasons, and b.
regarded them sufficient. Witness hat
stated that he had been paid by Walsh Il
secure his help in having the deiicienc,
| bill passed, and Merrick made search
ing examination upon this poin,
Witness said Salisbury had en-
gagged him TO write the argumen
for him, when the proviso was about TO b
inserted in discrimination against tn
salisbury contracts. He had drawn upo,
. Salisbury afterward Tor these services bu
the draft had been returned protested FL
had not told the newspaper men general,
he would blow up the whole thing ant
give away the concern generally, Brady in
. cluded, il Salisbury didn't nav this bill
In fact he said he knew nothing TO tell. Fl
had made over his stock in the Capital tt
Brady, receiving in return his own rates
and had then continued in the position a
editor. I. was shown he was employed b
one OF the defendants and had written tn
most yi,uperalive and libellious article
about everybody in any way connectet
with the administration Of justice. Th
Court said he wanted this thing
so far aslegitimate, brought before the jury
These. articles were new to him, althoug
he had been honored with some notice
Colonel Totten said he did not understan
that any one OF the defendants we're to b
punished for the writings OF the witness
The Court said they were not; he onl
wanted the matter brought before the jury
He had determined all the other side
(prosecution) fullest cross examinations o.
! this subject. 562
Merrick then read several other article
OF the same character and the witness wa
turned over to the defense.
. Wilson asked the witness il the Ne,
!, York papers had not been induleing il
criticisms against the defendants, bu. OF
lection was made. Wilson said he es
pected to shos there was newspaper cor
troversy growing out OF this matter, il
which the defendants had been abused
4 He would also show that the New. Yorl
papers also criticized his Honor. Thes
newspapers have been abusing the defend
ants in the most scandalous way the las
two years. z rs. Il. .E'>
The Court-And ior that reason this pa
per libeled the Court and every persol
connected with administrative Justice
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