Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-21

The star route lawyers have been holding out
Danger signals to Brady ever since he went on the
stand. They evidently feared that his desire. to
pose before the jury as blum outspoken man.
who confessed to possible errors OF judgment In
administering the star route service entirely In
tne interest OF contractors, but whose heart beat
proudly for his native land. would get him into
trouble. Yesterday the disaster occurred. q they
feared II would occur sooner or later. After per-
mitting the faithless Official to swear to his own
honesty. and indeed to give himself the best sort
0 q Character as a public servant III. Bliss
nna11y forced him to confess his intimate rela-
lions with that wicked man Walsh. This good
man Brady frequently met Walsh. conversed with
him. and even condescended 70 afford him an
opportunity to lend to the pure minded Assistant
postmaster General money or railway stocks In
the form OF "glnger." Brady's lawyers must have
ground their teeth and groaned In spirit when
their elient-wftness fen headlong into the pftfan
dug for him, and thus turned to naught their
nights OF wearing thought and days OF anxious
vigilance But, uhfortun ately for his case, Brady
could not deny his associations with Walsh. Their
relations were set forth I'm letter In the witness
own handwriting. and though counsel for defence
struggled TO suppress this damning document, It
was adm'tte1 by the court. as 1t "tended to show
the bus4hess relations between Brady and Walsh
This was the one thing above all others that the
defence did not want to appear. 1t measurabIy
established, by Brady's own letter, the truth Of
Walsh's testimony, which they have all along
Deen striving to overthrow. In accomplishing
this point, counsel for the people scored q very
important success.
The suspension OF two territorial Judges by the
President is solemning warning to men who are
sent west to occupy offices, which could be better
niled by home talent, that they are not expected
when they arrive there to lay aside an the re-
straints OF civilization which characterize life in
"tbe states" There are a number OF other officers
" I'M oulH III To, 81.
hint thus given.
The ease with which Ex-Governor Spraxue can.
tured the Rhode Island democratic convention
yeseerday. In spite Of the opposition Of the state
committee, shows that his right hand has not for
gotten It's political cunning during the years that
It h8 been out Of practice.
As THE STAR foretold would be the case, the
action OF the Citizens Committee here Is bearing
good fruits elsewhere. A number OF prominent
people In Buffalo, who alege that her police are
incompetent Or negligent, have formed Citizens
League for the preservation OF law and order In
thai city. The organization has been In process
OF snrnation for three weeks, In secret meeting
The league means to be standing menace to evil
0oers and censor over the police and other
oncials who are held to have been IN the habit of
w1nkfng at tranSgresSi0ns. Its constitution will
contemplate general effort to repress burglary,
gambling, misunderstanding, drunkenness, and
other crimes and misdemeanorA
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"They come high" Is what some of the papers
are saying about the lawyers representing the
people In the prosecution OF the star route ring
30 they do; outrageously high But let those who |
are disposed to complain remember that it was
The raScaity OF the star route thieves that made
their employment necessary. The question for |
government TO consider Is not what It VIII cost |
but can piundering the treasury be stopped at
any cost?