Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-25
Star Route Trials.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-In the star route
trials to-day the crOss-examination OF John
A. Welsh was concluded. he corrected sew
eral errors in his previous testimony. He tes-
titled that the loan of $5,400 made to Brady
was not made at one time, but in several in
stallments. He paid A. @. Buell. 81 900 by d.
rection of Brady, less his Indebtedness of $500.
Brady had half interest in the Peterson draft.
Witness believed Jerome ] :. Hines had caused
the annulment of his 1.-THE witness) contract,
and he did not think he had in reality failed.
The remissions he had secured amounted to
between s. 600 and $4,000.
Merrick then began the redirect examina-
ton.
+. Witness SAID he found upon reflection that
he had made two affidavits to secure remis-
sion of his fines instead of one. They were
upon the same subject however.
McSweeney here asked permission TO ex-
anime the witness. Adispute followed touch
ing his right to do this. Merrick had to &C.
quiesce IS matter of courtesy, but Ingersoll
demanded the privilege as right, saying he
would as soon receive injury as favor from the
other side.
McSweeny was finally allowed to proceed
and asked the witness why he did not go and
call q policeman when Brady seized his $25, 900
worth of notes, and from the robber rend his
prey. The question was ruled out, however,
because it had been asked in substance before
and Merrick was directed to take the witness
by the court, who said he would have no
speech. making upon that occasion.
Witness was asked to produce the "giuger
letter" from Brady, but objection was made
and sustained because it mad not been put in
evidence.
After recess Merrick asked witness what
disposition had been made of the indictments
found against him?
He answered that he was tried and acquit-
toI a. ,f.,I,
by Merrick to introduce the "ginger letter."
court holding that it was inadmissible as evil
dence at this stage of the trial.
A letter from Attorney Hine to Walsh was
putin. 1t merely transmits the accounts and
upon which the attachment suit was brought
in New York. The object of its introduction
was to explain the discrepancy between the
accounts in the civil suits. Witness identified
several drafts given him by Brady on the
Iudianola Corpus ChristD route. They are
each drafts for $3.50, drawn by Price, and
were given witness by Brady in part payment
of his indebtedness.
Merrick inquired if Brady had offered within
eighteen months to compromise his indebted
ness, but objections were made by several
counsel at once.
Merrick said he expected to show that Brady
had made such offer In January last, and he
thought it would 20 to show the admission
on Brady's part of his Indebtedness.
The court ruled the question out saying a
man had right to buy his peace. In object
ing Wilson said he knew of all the particulars
of that matter, hut the court insisted he must
not throw his words into the case.
Witness, resuming, said he had made pub
lie the transactions at the interview because
he usually went to an attorney and because
Brady was then involved in a scandal. He
thought IL he kept quiet Brady might see fit
to repay him, after considering the fact that
witness held the Kellogg drafts and other i'm
portant papers.
After another futile attempt TO introduce
Brady's letter Walsh was asked il he had ever
been approached by 8. w. Dorsey with the
object of settling Brady's Indebtedness. This
question was ruled out.
Postal drafts to the amount of SIS, 600, pay
able to Price, were presented to the witness,
who said $4,000 in commercial paper had
been added, and of this total S30,0 900 Brady
had been credited with one-half. Kellogg had
given him drafts with the understanding that
Brady was to receive one-half OF the proceeds.
This answer was Immediately ruled out by the
court, and the stenographer was directed to
suppress it. Witness was then dismissed,
after notification from the prosecution to con-
slider himself as still under subpoena.
Court soon afterward adjourned.