Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-19
BRADY IS CROOKED ROUTES
4ictments Found Against Brady
and Kellogg

+,c ARLINGTON, April 1S.-The prosecu.
n In the star route cases to-day closed
eAeif evidence in rebuttaI, anu the ques.
tlon OF the arrangement of the arguments
to the jury was considered. After each
side had expressed their views, Judge
Wylie announced that he would deliver
his decision on the subject tomorrow.
The grand jury came in during the dis
cussion and returned the foIIoWino in
dictments: Against VIM. Pitt kellogg.
12r receiving money whilst United States
senator for services rendered in relation
TO the contract with United States wit
nesses John A. Walsh, James B. Price
Joseph Cochran and j. NJ. Brady; and
against Thomas j. Brady for receiving
money whilst Second Assistant Postmas9
ter General for services rendered in rela-
tlon TO the contract with the same United
states witnesses as above. The indict-
mentS are F0luminOus and are apparently
as large as the indictments i'm the star
route case. There arc five counts i'm each
Indictment, charging five separate paw
ments OF $15, 1000 for one service rendered.
expedition OF the mail schedule on sub
contractor, Prices routes from San An
tonlo to Corpus Christi, Texas, and from
Monroe to Shreveport, Louisiana, Mr..
ker, Of the government counsel, says TRs.sE
the frst of the five drafts was paid AnriI
~, 1880, and If the Indictment had NOT
been returned to-day could not have been
made the basis of the prosecution, as the
statute of limitations would have begun
to run against the otfense tomorrow.
Ex-senator Kellogg said tonight that
ne mad little to add to what he has already
sald III regard to the testimony upon
Which tO-day's indictments were foind
except that the indictments were a sur,
prise TO him, for the reason that when the
preSentment was made on the 2gth of
March last, it specified that the alleged of
tense was committed on the 18th of
April, 1880, although whatever evidence
tnere was in the case showed that the
onense, II any, was really committed upon
the 10th of April, 1879, and as YESTERDAY
was the 18th of April when, even bv the
terms of the presentment, the alleged
onense became barred, he was natu-
rally surprised at the Indictment. He
could not now understand WHY
To-Day an indictment should have been
brought i'll. He said he believed this pro-
ceeding was instituted mainly with a
view of affecting the pending trial. and
While he felt aggrieyed that a proceeding
OF this KIND should have been instituted
upon such evidence given by man who, he
said, was personally hostile to him, and
had been pursuing him for more than
year, and that the proceedings Should
have been urged and conducted by bitter
political opponent. Still, as the evidence
upon which this indictment was consid-
cred by two previous grand jurIes COM
posed of some of the most prominent
citizens of the District who, unanimous
ly Ignored it and was passed over
by third grand jury, composed of men
of equally high standing, he had no fear
of the ultimate result. Mr.. Kellogg said
that he was sure that when the public
comes to know all the facts in the case
every fair-minded man in the country
would condemn this proceeding and be
that such evidence could be used
to indict any person without any hearing
or explanation. He said that the prosc-
cution had notified him two weeks ago
that he might leave the city if he was so
inclined, and that without being subject
ed to any further inconvenience. He
could appear when an indictment was re-
turned. He had preferred, however, to
in the city while the matter was