The daily gazette., 1883-03-28
WILMINGTON. DEL, wEDNEsDAY. MARCH %. 1888
ARoEnER INDICTMENT.
Ex-senator Kellogg Indicted rs . staI
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WASHINGTON, March 27.--After recess
In the Star Route trials yesterday the gTanC
jury came into court with number Of pre-
sentiments. Among them were the follow
ing: The United States versus Thomas j
Brady, "for unlawfully receiving money and
postal drafts to the amount of 81, 900, while
Second Assistant Postmaster General, from
James p. Price as a reward for making. q
contract for mail service with Price on
July ID, 1880, upon the Star route
from Socorro to Silver City, New
Mexico" against William Pitt Kellogg
and Thomas j. Brady ''for conspiracy on
April II, 1880, with James B. Price to de-
fraud the United States by means of false
oaths and fraudulent allowance for expedi-
ton, and false and fraudulent claims TO bt
made for increased pay for expedition on
the post routes from Munroe. to Shreveport
In Louisiana, and San Antonio to Corpus
Christi, In Texas, the said routes then being
In tbe name of James B. Price, as contrac.
tori" against William Pitt Kellogg, setting
forth that on April II, 1880, "whilsta Sena-
tor from Louisiana, he did unlawfully re-
ceive from James b. Price, contractor on the
post routes from MunrOe to Shreveport,
Louisiana, and San Antonio to Corpus
Christi, Texas, a certain sum of money,
note, together of the value of $20,-
900, for the service of procuring, per-
suading and inducing Thomas j. Brady,
Second Assistant Postmaster General, TO
award and allow to Price an increase of pay
and compensation for carrying the mall
with increased speed on and over each one
of the said routes and the corruptly in
huencing the action of the said Brady
therein; another presentment against Brady
for having, on or about April II, 1880,
whilst Second Assistant Postmaster General,
unlawfully received certain money, post
office drafts and note, together being of
the value of $20,0O0, as compensation for
the service of awarding TO James B. Price, a
mail contractor, a contract on each of the
routes from Munroe to Shreveport, La, and
San Antonio to Corpus Christi, Texas, to
carry the mail with increased speed and for
increased pay. The witnesses named are
John A. Walsh, James B. Price, Joseph
Cochran and j. W. Brady.
The friends of ex-senator Kellogg profess
TO be unconcerned about the indictment
found against him and say that 1t is the
same matter In which the last grand jury
refused to return an indictment, with the
assistance of Prices testimony. John R.
Walsh, they say, is known to be bitterly
hostile to Kellogg and would not scruple to
be revenged for some wrong, fancied or
real, at any cost. Again, Price is under In
dictment and, even though he might be
able to come out of trial successfully,
these trials are expensive, and it is reported
that the government counsel have promised
that his case shall never be prosecuted in
return for his testimony that Mr.. Ker, one
of the government attorneys, went before
the grand jury and insisted upon an indict-
ment being found, and, although the fore
man and several others of the jurors resisted
such finding, Mr.. Ker refused to leave the
room until the indictment was found.