The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

watched, anu wouldn't talk with wltHeSS,
the conversation then closed; Reerdel
came on to Washington; witness sent fol
Brady in the first or second week of March
ISL, having discovered an order of increas,
on the Rawlins and White river route
Brady was not in; the chief clerl
came in, and witness talked
with him about the route
next morning Brady came IN with sheet:
containing statements of the remissions ht
had asked for, and asked witness il he wa.
to understand that economy was to be the
policy OF his (JamesO administration; wit.
answered yes" witness was not permitted
to give the conversation with French; he
said he told French 10 revoke
the order for an increase in the
White river and Rawlins route;
discovered in September it had not been
revoked, and then revoked 1t himself; he
remembered such an act as the Jennings
claim, about which several persons talked
to him; Reerdell never made application to
witness about the claim, Witness wanted
to make statement about the history of
the claim. The court wouldn't admit it.
ITS very interesting history, no doubt, -
said Ingersoll.
Its a most interesting one," said wit.
ness, and after pause, continued: 1.-The
claim was referred to the attorney.gen
who pronounced 1t a bold fraud | never
heard OF Reerdell being connected with it. F."
MI. James was excused ard James G.
Rankin. OF Rawlins, who was on the stand
when the court adjourned last Friday, was
recalled. The objection Friday evening
to witness telling what Reerdeil
said about Brady and Johnson
then came up and was argued. The defense
contended that Brady's official acts could
not be adduced in proof of the existence OF
a conspiracy. The court spoke of the diff
Guilty OF selecting the time in the course of
testimony when it could say
a prima facie conspiracy had
been made out. There was nothing to en-.
able the court to do this. The Greerleai
| rule was that when evidence presented was
OF enough weight to Justify the assumption
that there was possible conspiracy, it
would become the duty of the court to sub
NIT it to the jury for their judgment. In the
present case much of the evidence tended to
establish conspiracy as to Brady. 1t had
been said that this court had no appellate
jurisdiction over his official acts. His liza.
bility to impeachment was no bar to his In
dlctment, and the court could not assent to
the proposition that his official acts were
beyond inquiry. If it appeared
he was party to the conspiracy and shared
the profits, then his official acts were su b..
missible to the jury. The extravaganza ex-
penditures in connection was in evidence
also the character of the sudden orders for
increase and expedition, and it was for
the jury TO pass upon the neces-
slty therefor, and as to himself
the court confessed the evidence had made
a very deep impression upon him, as show
ing That the orders were lacking in bona
tide character. He, therefore, de.
pIinp1 IN pypapt Rro1v frnp, ,Lo o,>o..
ton of the evidence, for it must concern
defendants equally. Ingersoll and Wilson
immediately noted exceptions to that por-
ton OF the decision wherein the court des-
crlbed the effect of the evidence upon him
self. Witness then proceeded with
his testimony, He said Reerdell told
him that ex-senator Dorsey was in.
terested in the business, and they had
enough influence with Brady to secure an
increase and expedition witness, therefore,
took the ub'cOntract. On cross. examina.
ton witness said he was not under the i'm
preston that any fraudulent increase was
contemplated. i. Walker France, of Raw.
Inns, was sworn, and the court adjourned.
THE COURT OF CLAIMS
to-day decided the cases OF the Illinois
central and Iron Mountain companies VS..
the United States for carrying the mails by
awarding $780, 0S0 to the former and $40 ,S07
to the latter.
FRANK X. FOSTER,
secretary of the federation of trade and
labor unions, of Massachusetts, continued
his testimony to-day before the senate COM
mittee on education and labor. To cure
existing evils, he recommended the follow
ing. remedies, as the most practicable and
desirable at present, viz: First, the
establishment OF national bureau
OF labor statistics; second, the establish.
ment OF boards OF arbitration, whenever
practicable; third the enforcement of a ma
tional hour law; fourth, the abolition OF
child labor, as far as possible, by legislation;
fifth, the repeal OF all conspiracy laws, y
which interfere with the rights of the work.
ing men to combine for their own protec.
ton and incorporation of their unions like
other corporations; sixth, the abolition o.
the convict labor contract system.
COMBINATIONS.
Eugene II. Plumocher, United States con
sui at Maracabo Green G. Chandler, Uni
ted States district attorney, northern dis
trict of Mississippi. Receivers of public
moneys: John Q. A. Pevton, Topeka, Kan
sas; J. Wesley Tucker, Valentine, Nebraska
Register of lands Simon w. Sumter
Bloomington, Nebraska; James Morris
Valentine, Nebraska.
NOMINATIONS.
Emory Speer, United States attorney
northern district of Georgia; Joshua B.
hill, United States marshal, eastern dis.
trict OF North Carolina; William Ii. Clay.
ton, United States attorney, western dis
trict Of Arkansas; Robert G. Dyrenforth, OF
Illinois, assistant commissioner of patents;
James II. Teller, Of Ohio, secretary of the
territory Of Dakota Harper s. Cunning
ham, receiver Of public monies, Salina,
Kansas.
NEW DODGE.
New 5.cent nickles, so perfectly washed
with gold as to deceive any ignorant per.
sons, and pass readily among them for new
So gold pieces, were discovered to-day.
THE DEAD Ex-PosTMAsTER'G ENERAL.
AS a mark Of respect to the memory OF
the late ex-postmaster.g general, Marshal
Jewell, the post-office department will be
draped in mourning for thirty days, and
closed Wednesday next, the day of the fn.
neral.