New-York tribune., 1883-03-16
THE STAR ROUTE. TRIAL.
CONTINUATION OF THE TESTIMONY OF GEN

BRADY FOR THE DEFENCE,
WASHINGTON, March 15.--The examination of
General Brady Of the defendants in the Star Route
trial, resumed this morning He said he had
of knowing that the mail being carried on the Red.
dng-Aluras route in shorter time than the expedited
scEedue before the order for expedition was made.
However the contractor could not have been made
carry the short schedule without extra compensa
tion New Offices he said established by the First
Assistant usually after consultation
with the Second Assistant regarding cost the SER
vice. In instances however, the order was made
by the First Assistant without consulting the Second
Assistant who was therefore, bound to pat on the
vice.
Witness described the origin OF the mail bin system.
and said he did not write postmaster ordering him
TO discontinue their use, did be believe that any
such letter was sent from the Department. lie
never knew the Chief of the Inspection Division, Mr..
Lake to omit to report to him any deinquencyon the
part Of the contractors.
Mr. Wilson renewed his question Of yesterday regard
ing cousion or combination with the defendants to de-
fraud the Government which the witness denied In the
most positive terms This concluded the direct eTami
nation, and Mr. Bliss began the cross-examuatiOn.
Mr. Bliss asked the witness what salary he had re-
ceived Inspector OF Internal Revenue the object be-
ing that Brady had into the postal service
in only moderate circumstances but the Court refused
TO permit the question
The witness then told how the cases Of Increase and
statement OF the revenue, no said, was not always
shown by the jackets If the request appeared reason
able he signed his to the order When they were
building up the service in the South, and restoring
broken down after tho war, small attention was
paid to revenue. In 1877 the appropriations were
divided up between tho railway, star aud steamboat
service This regarded as victory for the star aud
steamboat service over the railroads
Mr.. Bliss inquired why expedition or Increase
had not been allowed in every case and the
witness answered that possibly the SEN
ators or Representatives were not sufficiently
in earnest Then, again, they had not the means 70
grant all of the requests. On some days he was more
literally inclined than others, when he was not In an
increasing" mood
Mr. Bss-That was the imperative mood; was il
mott"
The witness-r was imperative in many things. Sen.
atOr Teller and Others had asked Tor increase anu ex
pedition on the White River-Rawlins Route
Mr. Bliss said that Senator Teller had not asked foi
expedition fortyhve hours, and the witness replied
that when tie expedited the object was to get
faster time.
1T looks little in that case, as If 1 had done as
pleased about IT," said the witness. Just as had
right TO do under the law without reference TO Senators
or petitions. Attention not always paid to the
recommendations OF posmasters, because they often
had personal motive"
In the course examination respecting various routes
General Brady stated he had always considered
aid not always seek TO verify the statements made in the
netitions and their indOrsemens he presumed that
when they TO him from responsible persons tney
spoke the truth; that he could not assume Otherwise
than expressions OF members OF Congress as
the OF the people were their unbiased judgments
that he had expedited almost all OF the routes at es
than prOraa and that he assumed the contractors
did not take 10 for granted thai
a man was a scOundrel because he was contractor
The wines5 was asked II he had not allowed campensa
ton up TO limits xed by the a1dayits In each OF The
nineteen He answered that all OF them were e1
pedited at less than pro rata. -
The COurt-IOu don't include the Blsmarck-Iongh
River rOutef -,
The Nitness-1cs, eApeeiteu VI eSo thal
Mr. bliss He means by pro rata based on Miners
Sir Ingersol-He means the affidavit laid before hiH
The Court-That affidavit contemplated a fight with
the Indians suppose.
that one man required for every two miles OF the
route. He answered that az it new route run
ming through ad lands OF Dakota, and Infested Wt
hostile Indians he did think II too much. Still
while they accented the aldayi5, they dd not maxi
the expedition on that basis
He asked how far the schedule wodli require
a horse to travel IN day. Objection was made ane
sustained
far II was to town" began Mr. IngersOlL
d" That Is OF order" interrupted the Court " At
Irshman always Is" laughter.
Mr. Bliss asked how that the rejected ali invii
and h offer 10 carry the mail for less than pro rata had
been received same day The witness said thai
they might have been received at different hours; hi
was then asked II he knew OF any way To reguiat1
expedition better than that OF using the contractors
aidayts. lie answered that, as general rule, there
Mr. Bliss-Even where the contractor has had nc
Inc witness said that he regarded the contractors
whether they had experience or not. There was ne
better rule.