The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-21

AIDS contract, cut down when the latter
failed, and restored under Walsh. AS show
ing his reasons for making the order, the
witness read from papers the recommended
tions of prominent persons looking to in
crease of service.
Mr., Bliss-You suspended service in May,
1881, did you?
Answer-I was not in the department at
that date
Question-Did you not suspend service in
March, 1881?
Answer-My impression is 1 declared
Walsh 10 be failing contractor, but did not
suspend the service. We frequently had
conversations with Walsh, sometimes at
General Sheridan's house tWalsh's lounging
place.. but never by appointment. Sheridan
was there, usually, not always. The witness
frequently went in and made himself a.
home, although Sheridan was absent
WHAT WAS MEANT BY GINGER"
Never had any money transactions with
Walsh, who was always expressing his will
ingness to loan money, but had asked Walsh
TO loan him some stock. Witness acknowl-
edged that the letter produced by Mr.. Bliss
(the Chattanooga letter. was in his hand
writing.
Mr.. Ingersoll objected to reception of the
letter, because of its irrelevancy, and argued
the point.
The court decided to admit the paper be-
cause it tended to show the business relations
between Brady and Walsh
The letter was then read. II is q request
for the loan of some Chattanooga stocks, and
has been often published. The witness said
planned that the term ginger" used in the
letter, did not mean money, but Just exactly
what he asked for-Chattanooga stock. The
witness told Walsh to buy Chattanooga be-
cause it was going up but, unfortunately,
it was not. That was in the
office of Hatch & Foote, in New
York. So Walsh bought the stock, but
when the witness wished to borrow he said
that he had sold it. The newspapers" re-
ferred to was the Republican. He used the
plural form, because he expected to make it
as good as two newspapers. He was at that
time negotiating for the ownership of the
Capital He came into the Critic later on.
The other business referred to was the Cana
dian lumber business of Waugh Brown s. Co.
Mr.. Bliss wanted to know how Walsh and
the witness were to be benefited by the pro-
posed loan. He said he expected to run up
the price of Chattanooga stock. Walsh would
have gotten a handsome profit on his stock
and the witness had more than a cart-load
himself. The witness swore positively that
no money had been deposited to his credit at
Hatch & Foote'S by Walsh.
One of Prices drafts was again produced,
and the witness was asked if he had sent
money or given a draft to Walsh.
Mr.. IngersoIl objected, and characterized
it as an attempt to get in by inside ways
what they cosld not get in by the front door.
The court said it was only question as to
whether it tended to sustain Walshs testi-
mony.
Mr.. Ingersoll maintained that it was a
material point. He said the paper did not
need Walsh's Endorsement to show that
it had passed through his hands,
and that it was proposed to
fill up that gap with little
piece of perjury. Although the same paper
was concerned, the court said it regarded the
question as entirely different from the one
disposed of in the morning. 1t was not now
a question of whether it tended to sustain or
contradict Walsh.
Mr. Ingersoll argued the point with great
earnestness and was followed by Mr. Mer-
rick for the prosecution. he asserted that
it was not necessary to intermediate holders
to indorse postal draft. If Brady had done
that, he would have shown himself infinitely
more stupid than he had Shown himself to
be upon cross examination. The two men
walsh and Brady stood Numerically oppo-
site one another in their statements, and this
tended to throw some light upon the situa-
ton
Several other counsel participated in the
argument. Decision was reserved until to-
morrow. Adjourned.