The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-22
And States that the Only Financial Trans
action He Had with Him Was the
Attempted Borrowing of Stock.
Secretary Folger Will Soon Resume
Charge of His Department..
Commissioner Dudley's Narrative of His
Experience Board the Burning
Sleeper-Notes and Gossip.
THE srAR-RoUrE TRIAL.
Close of Brady's Examination-General 81
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Close of Brady's Examination-GeneralS Sher-
the Stand.
WAsHINeroN, March 21.--In the star route
trial to-day, Judge Wylie decided that the
question might be asked whether or not
Brady had given the Price drafts to Walsh.
An exception was noted and Brady then took
the stand When the question was reiter
ated he said: II never saw this paper, Mr..
Bliss, urtil last Friday. 1 never gave it to
Walsh"
Another draft was presented and witness
returned the same answer. Bliss inquired
what was the par value of Chattanooga stock
that witness sought to borrow from Walsh.
= Slction was made. Bliss explained that
he wished to show the nature of the relations
between Walsh and Brady; that the latter
sought to borrow $4,000 worth of stock
without security.
Witness said the par value of the stock was
$30000 but the selling value was from 500
900 to $4,000 Walsh bought the stock in
the Office of Foote & Hatch, giving check
upon Winslow, Lanier & Co. Bliss produced
a check, but witness said he had not seen
the check drawn by Walsh. When asked
why he had tried to borrow the stock,
witness said his purpose was to control the
stock and also to use it as security in other
| operations.
Bliss asked if he had not in that way
sought TO borrow the equivalent of S24, ,000iD
cash. Witness answered in the affirmative.
Objection was made and overruled to the
question as to how much Chattanooga stock
witness possessed. He said he probably had
more than 10000 full shares. He never at
tempted any other money or stock transac-
ton with Walsh The latter's suit against
witness was still pending in the Dis strict OF
Columbia Supreme Court Walsh never
made any demand for money upon him, ex-
cept through his attorneys He sent letter
of that kind to Colonel Totten, Brady's coun-
sell in MAY or June, 1881, after witness had
| left the department.
| A long technical inquiry was made into
the reasons for the various orders connected
with the routes named in the indictment.
| Mr.. Bliss next referred to the Witness de-
nial of the conversation about the books i'm
puted to him by Rerdell, and the witness
again denied ever holding any such CONVEX
sation.
Question-Then you wish the jury to be-
lieve that in that letter to Bosler, Rerdell re-
ferred to a conversation that never took
| place?
| The court refused to allow the question,
although the witness attempted to answer
1T is the same letter that Bosler swore he
never received" said Mr.. Ingersoll.
ut is from the books that we could not get,
and bears the page number" returned Mr..
Bliss
| Mr.. Bliss suggested to the witness that it
was probably as public. .benefactor that he had
invested iE newspapers.
Mr. Brady replied that he had learned the
| printing trade, and always had a hankering
| for newspapers, and imagined he could i'm
prove the National Republican.
To the question, did it pay?" the witness
said, laughingly, We'll, no; got out about
| the money put in. (Slyly to Bliss)-I believe
| you had some interest%'
Mr. Bliss-Only 81, 900 worth.
The witness said that he did not hold any
interest in the Evening Critic while in the
department. He sold the Sunday Capital
last October, and owned no newspapers now
except the Critic, which he still controlled.
| Mr. Bliss tried to refer to the first trial.
and asked why the witness had not attempted
before to answer Walsh, but the court re-
| fused to allow any reference to the former
proceedings.
The witness said he had no knowledge of
how the drafts had come into Walsh's pos
session, beyond the rumors he had heard
during the trial.
After ordering adjournment from Thurs
day, recess was taken. +
When the court reassembled, Mr.. Bliss
announced that he had no more questions to
put to Brady.
Mr.. Wilson then began the redirect exam
ination. The witness said he had little
knowledge of the details OF the Second As
sistant's office. There were n number of sub
divisions, and the heads of these subdivisions
were responsible for the correct performance
of the duties of these Offices. Some of these
gentlemen had been in office many years, and
their Endorsements were regarded by the wit
ness as sufficient guarantee OF the justice of
their recommendations. There was such
multiplicity of papers that it was impossible
for the witness to examine them.
Mr.. Wilson made several Intellectual ef-
forts to go into the subject of the congress
sional investigation, and noted exceptions,
when the court refused, after long argu-
ment, to allow his questions to be answered
The redirect examination brought out moth
ing of importance.
GENERAL VIM. t. SHERMAN
was then called, and examined by Mr.. Inger-
soil. He identified a petition connected
with the Rawlins- White river route, as bear
ing his Endorsement, and described the con-
dition of the country through which the
route ran and his reasons for indorsng the
petition. To his mind the service was neces-
sary, and its increase TO daily service saved
the army the expense of line of carriers.
General Sherman described the Thornburg
and Custer massacres, and said he urged
with all his might an increase of mail service
generally in that section, because he regarded
it as an opening wedge in the settlement
of the Indian question. The circumstances
of the establishment of the Denver stage
line were related by the Witness and he
declared that such lines were the best means