New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-19
THE COURTS.
THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
ryApY FOR ARGUMENT IN THE TRIAL-KEILoeo
AND BRADY INDICTED.

AND BRADY INDICTED.
WASHINGTON, April Is. - In the Star Route
trial this morning Mr.. Bliss called John A. Walsh and
.sked II he had ever had money transactions with
Brady Mr. Bliss called attention to BradY's denial
upon this point and offered to contradict him he then
related the alleged facts set out in the published adavt
Of Price that in the Of $780, after the passage
of the star Route Deficiency Appropriation BILL Pr1ce
had been approached by A. H. Brown aud requested 70
supscrhe 900 the fund raised by the Star Route
contractors defray the expenses attendant upon o
passage OF that nil that Price had large quannV o
unemployed stock. and had subscribed the money upon
promise that be should be gwen certain seF'ee 10 "
TURF and that the money and GRATIS SO ruOrcr"o' ny
Price had been placed upoo Br1dys HcsA' ne M'uiu
nrove no said that Brady had passed TO "aish 'ho
drafts given TO him by PRICE, He also odered 70 prove
that Brady had requested the witness 10 DEPOSIT
tan surn of money his credit, ana tha "HSh ae'ou
1urly mad placed $4,000 with Hatch FOote OF New
York to Brady's credit
o,o.,,o, was made by the defence and after bearing
srgnu,ents the Court overrued the offer. Mr. MerncR
,hereu,on stafed that the Governments rebutta was
elosed ard counsel for the ferce announced mat teS
were through. discussion arose respecting the cp"o
Ter and order OF the arga lens and the Court dee'ue"
Withhold a decision until tomorrow.
While the discussion in progress, the Orand july
came in and returned indictments as follows;
Against william Pitt Kellogg. for 'ceiFlng mohey
while Senator for services rendered IN relation to on
tract with the United States; witnesses John A. "asn'
James p. Pr1ce, Joseph Cochran ana j. NJ b'auy'
Against Thomas j. Brady. receiving money while SEQ
ond Assistant for serv ees rendered
IN relation 10 contract With the Unted States I"e
same witnesses are named in the two indictments The
,ndIceuts except in the names Of the persons indicted
and few minor points much alike. Beginning with
legal definition OF the duties Of the Second Assistant
Posmaster-General the indictments state that Brady
entered into contract with Price for tue performance
of service The star Routes, from San Antonio TO Cor
nus Christi Tex aud FROM Monroe to Shreveport. La;
aad tina, ON July IT. 1870 at the solicitation OF Kellogg.
Brady made an order reducing the time for carrying the
mail ON these routes and allowing Price extra compen-
ton therefor receiving IN return five sep rate amounts
OF 81 500 each Kellogg Is charged WITH having received
FIVE inst inents VI 81 500 each id lawful money as
a consideration for using his influence
while in thu United States Senator with
Rr dy 10 secure the expedition Of the routes
Mr.. Ker gives toe following statement OF waat the Gov
Price had att mp ed without success, to get an allow
ance for expedition on these two routes he then bo1
If he would procure expedition o. the routes kellogg
the aPpointed time Price armed kellogg told him
1hat il all right; tnat execution would ne ganiu
Auditor 81 he Tes.nry Tor $4,000 against pay for
service the san Antonio and reyepor routes FOR
mail contractor which WAS paid a. maturity Ice dIaIs
70 d paid on AP 49, Jay t ana oGSoer w.
them TO Walsh End requested nm 10 collect
them paw hun Kellogg Sl,ooO Tor facn urdit. ana
amount Walsh coec Ell the drafts as they IN itured.
and up,n the collection If each draft paid Kellogg
81 500 and credited Brady with II 300: -.
In answer the objection that the offence ended with
~ passage OF the drafts. and tat prosecution vas
therefore barred by the Statute OF Limi atoms Mr. ker
says ths payment of the drafts mi ht have been stopped
by The contractor at any time befOre matu ity tnrouS
an application the Auditor that tney bad no real
money vaue until casbed The first o: the five drafts
paid April 10. $780, End II the Indictment had not
been retained to-day could not have been made the basis
OF prosecution, Statute OF Limitations would have
begun to against the offence tomorrow
WHAT KELLOGG SAYS
Regarding the Indictment fonnd TO day, Mr. Kellogg
said evening informed by the prosecu-
ton weeks ago be could leave the city, and that
when any Indictment returned he could appear
whenever he fit, and that he would be subjected
any trouble inconvenience Hepreferred, however,
city until the matter finally disposed
or The presentment was made March 81. and speci
Hed the alleged offence as having been committed on
April IT. $780, although whatever evidence there was in
ted upon April 1879 Yesterday April IL. when,
even by the terms Of the presen1neni, the alleged
offence became barred and no Inuctment paving been
returned, he naturally surprised nor IN he now
understand why to-day Indictment should have been
brought In.
lie declines to say anything the present time
eedpg instituted mainly with the view Of aft ctng
the pending trial. and while he feels aggreyed
that a proceeding OF this KIND should have
personally hostile 10 him. and wLo has been pursuing
him for more than yer, and for reasons that VIII
hereafter fully appear and that the proceedings should
have been urged and conducted by bler political OF
ponent he says he is when tlmpablic comes 10
know an the facts III the hato<ery fair minded
the country will condemn TINS proceeding ana De
astOunded that such evidence could be used 10 dict
without any hearing or explanation ON MS
part