The Evening critic., 1883-05-16
WILSON GOES FOR WALSH
And Shows How Uc Lied While ON
the Stand TestifyIng.


Wilson Immediately resumed his argument to
the Jury.
He 1rst proceeded to show that the Depart.
mont had schemes In tho establishing OF tho
mail routes, and that 1t was legitimate TO do
so. He then read the regulations In regard TO
the preparing OF papers on the respective
routes, and that It was the duty OF each cor
responding clerk TO make up brief OF the
papers and indorso them on the Jackets.
A Little Muss About Turner.
Mr.. Turner, In his division, had done his
duty faithfully and honestly. He had boon In
this indictment and was acquitted at the
former trial.
eyes, at our request" said Mr.. Ker.
"Yee, Mr.. Ker Gays at their request" an
swered Mr.. Wilson, and turning quickly upon
Mr.. Ker. "And the gentlemen well knew, IL
they knew. anything, that he mover should
have been indicted"
81 say that II is not true" said Mr.. Bliss,
and"
~ insist, your Honor" interrupted Mr..
Bliss quickly, shat Mr.. Wilson has no right
to Introduce matter outside the case, and that
OF the former trial is not In this. 1t Is not true
that the counsel for the Government knew
that Mr.. Turner was not guilty."
81 say that 1t 10 true" promptly fred back
Mr.. Wilson, 'and gentlemen of the jury"
90, 81 insist; Insist, your Honor" said Mr..
,"stopl stopl Mr.. wilson," said His Honor
4
Mr.. Wilson, turning from the Jury, sand was
proceeding to answer him.,
swell, counsel will sometimes In tho heat
Of argument" said His Honor, "go beyond the
limits"
81 should not have Como as far as did had
1t not been for the remark made by Mr.. Ker,'
answered Mr.. Wilson.
"well, the last trial is not In this case" said
the Judge.
acquittal of Mr.. Turner Is" replied Mr.. Wilson.
eyes and you can comment on that II you
WISH" said the Judge.
Mr.. Wilson resuming said that the CORE
spending clerk made up the cases and briefed
the substance on the Jackets. This was read
by the Second Assistant Postmaster-G General
through the papers In detail. As ox.Postmas.
ter.General james said they must rely upon
somebody else, as 1t was
A Physical ImpOssibiitty To Do 1t
Themselves,
and therefore these confidential clerks were
assigned that duty. 1t was regulation OF the
Department authorizing the preparing OF
cases In this manner, and 1t had been regu-
larly observed. II 1t was the duty OF anybody
to separate the papers, inspect them closely,
hold them up to the light and look for erasures
and interllneatiorfs, that duty belonged to the
emit that General Brady was not likely to know
anything In regard to the afldavits. But the
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Had a Check That He Applied
TO all the afIidavits and the routes. General
Brady after studying over the matter con-
cluded that $50 per mile was enough to pay
for good service at one trip per week at four
miles per hour. In some instances he paid
this and in others 1t ran down to 500 per mile.
So, no matter about the afIldavits set out, tho
rule of General Brady was applied to the
route. II was said that some OF the affldavits
were sworn to IN blank and then filled up.
He Challenged the Government
| TO show the testimony of a single witness
where the knowledge was brought homo to
| General Brady that he knew q single affidavit
DpeD changed.
| These afldavits were included In the cases
| made up in the jackets by the corresponding
| aud this only was read by the Second As.
| sistant Postmaster General. Why should he
| open the Jacket and take out tho afndaylt to
| see II tho clerk had made
| a True Statement, rs He Was I'm
Duty Bound TO Do.
| There was no reason why he should pursue
such course. But for arguments sake, sup
| posing General Brady had taken out the an
| davit and looked at II and seen that the fig
| ures as to men and animals written in DIFF
| ferent colored ink and words interlined,
would he have suspected anything wrong
| Would he not have believed that 1t was COR
| rect, and that It was properly made out before
| the officer before whom he swore to 1t at
tached his jgrat; He had the right to believe
| duty as notaries and not question the integ-
| rity Of the afIldavtts.
| Mr.. Wilson insisted, however, that tho AM
| davits had not been sworn to in blank and
then filled out. There was one Instance OF the
kind, the Perkins affldavit and the evidence
| showed that vas never used
''Mr. Brady told Congress that 1t was" inter-
| rupted Mr.. Bliss.
Bliss impairment Interruptions.
''If Your Honor please" said Mr.. Davidge,
~ object to these constant Interruptions by
| Mr.. Bliss. He had seven days to say what no
desired and became very Irritable when he
was interrupted"
said the Judge, except to correct a mis-
statement Of the evidence"
"The gentleman said that the testimony
showed that the afIidavit was not used" said
Congress that 1t was. While there is some
evidence indicating that 1t was, will say that
there is other evidence which seems to show
that twas not"
swell, that is not correcting mlstate-
mont" said the Judge.
"Mr. Bliss knows" said Mr. Wilson, "that
the calculation (Which is the sure, positive
evidence In this case) shows that Perkins
affidavit was not used, but another was"
Mr.. Wilson said that the Indictment charged
that one OF the means by which the conspiracy
was to be carried out was that General Brady
refused TO make deductions from the pay of
these contractors. Had the Government pro.
duced any evidence to show that General
Brady refused TO impose 1nes In cases that
to him o from the inspection
In the Indictment must be wholly and unqual-
hedly false. on the other hand, there was
| abundant testimony to show that he had I'M
posed fines on these defendants, aud heavily,
too, and that they stood unremltted to this
day.
Mr.. Wilson claimed that the orders were
| right In the line Of the duty Of the Second AS
| sistant Postmaster General. He had either to
| make or refuse them. The other side said
| that he should not have made them. They
| must prove that they were made for corrupt
| purpose. Mr.. Ker, IN his argument, said that
they had not been able to show that anybody
| paid any money direct 10 General Brady. The
Government had recognized the Importance OF
| this fact.
| Mr.. Wilson here read an opinion of the
| Court to the effect that General Brady, In act
| Ing upon tho papers, performed an ofilclal
| duty and no corrupt motive was shown In that
respect. He claimed that the Governmeu;
would have TO go further than the orders "a
show that General Brady received money Tor
issuing them. He then proceeded to
The Testimony of John A. Walsh,
| and said, did the testimony show that Genera
| Brady received money for making these or
ders,o was It done In his official capacity? The
Government had laid stress on the note u
General Brady TO meet at Sheridan's house
| The note was of no consequence and General
Brady did not know whether he met Walsh
there in response to II or not, rs they mel
matter was what took place.
Mr.. Wilson read Walsh's testimony as to
| the interview between them. He said tina
| Walsh did not pretend that any arrangement
| was made between him aud General Brady
| but simply because he claimed that Brady haC
| made expedition for him tho Government
| wanted II believed that it had been done In al
| other instances. Now,
| The Petitions Came From All over
the Country,
| md was iunnOssihla that GanAral Rad