Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-17
The Charges Against Hill and
French's Efforts to
Shield Him.
The Surplus Of Last Years
Crop of Corn and Wheat
and It's Location.
Hazen Lops OF Several Superan
nuated FlagstsRs-Misoel-
laneous Items.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Special Dispatch TO THB Bss.

ANOTHER CHAPTER FROM BRADY.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-This
morning General Brady again took the
witness stand, and was further cross.
examined by Bliss. Bliss took up the
proceedings of the congress commit.
tees and asked witness If his state.
ments then made were true. He as.
serted they were.
Bliss-Don't you know you made
ten times the number of orders made
by your predecessor, Routt and Ty.
ner.
Brady-I presume did; I thought
myself ten times better an assistant
general postmaster than they were
together. Naughter.) Tyner and
Jewell did little In expedition. II
was not part of the Jewellian plan to
plan to increase star routes or steam
boat service.
Bliss-You spoke of congress ap.
proving your act. Where you you
find that2 .
Brady-I regard granting the de-
fioiency appropriation a. approval.
Biias-Wss that the only basis2
Brady Sharply That was enough.
Bliss-Did they give you all you
asked2
Brady-No, but they gave me
enough.
Bliss-Then you asked for more
than you wanted2
Brady Yes, for more than enough
to make up the deficiency.
Bliss Did you not say to William
Lilley, sub-contractor, In August,
1880, that If the sub contract on Mia.
eral Park was given to one of Jen-
nings' you would cut the ser sice dowr
to q trip week?
Ingersoll objected.
+ After argument Witness replied
that he did not retnember such CON
versation. He had felt like sayins
such things about Jennings because
he rendered such miserable service or
other routes.
Bliss produced one Of the prices
drafts and sskedif witness had ever
had the paper in his possession.
Wi son OBI .oted.
Merlick expressed his i tsntion O
showing that these drafts for 81, 2o(
each and 81, 500 In money had beer
placed upon Brsdy's desk by con-
tractor for corrupt pu pose. He ar
gued 1t was competent evidence 70
either direct or cross examination
The government would show that thi
witness had dragged his white robe
of Office in the gutter at the bidding
and for the pay of others In referenc
to other routes They wanted to hav
1t out of his own mouth, so they mig
rebut him.
The court interrupted, and asked i
Merriok held that, if the facts wer
proven as proposed, he could oblig
the defendant to criminste himself.
Merrick contended he could, an,
read from authorities In support of hi
proposition. Having Voluntarily gon
on the stand the defendant must rul
his risk Ct eliminating himself. Tn
law did not contemplate force whel
such witnesses were allowed to testify
If they showed that en- or about tn
same time (that the indictments GOV
ered) witness was stepped In villainy
was 1t not competent evidence2
Daring the delivery of Merrick
argument, which occupied half an hou
and was characterized by bltternel
and scathihg comments upon Brady
the latter sat with the greatest con
posure In the witness box, looking hil
calmly in the face.
Without hearing the argument O
the part of the defense, court az
journed until Monday.