Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-22

Brady had given Price drafts to Walsh.
An exception was noted, and Gen. Brady
then took the stand, when the question was
reiterated.
never saw this paper, Mr.. Bliss, until
last Friday. never gave it to Walsh.
Another draft was presented and witness
returned the same answe
Bliss inquired what was par value of
Chattanooga stock, that witness sought to
borrow from Walsh.
An objection was entered.
Bliss explained that he wished to show
the nature of the relations between Walsh
and Brady. That the latter sought to
borrow $4,000 worth of stock without Sc
curity.
Witness said the par value of the stock
was $4,000, but the selling value was from
$4,000 to $4,000. Walsh bought the
stock in the Office of Wood & Hatch, Civ
ing a check upon Winslow, Lanier &
Co.
Bliss produced the check, but witness
said he had not seen the check drawn by
Walsh.
When asked why he had tried to borrow
the stock, witness said his purpose was to
control the stock and also have it as secur-
ity on other operations.
Bliss asked if he had not in that way
sought to borrow the equivalent of $4,000
in cash.
Witness answered ir the affirmative.
An objection was made and overruled to
the question as to how much Chattanooga
stock witness possessed.
He said he probably had more than 5000
full shares. He never attempted any other
money or stock transactions with Walsh.
The ~latter's suit against witness was still
pending in the District of Columbia su-
preme court. Walsh never made any de-
mand for money upon him, except through
his attorneys. He sent a letter of that kind
to Col. Totten, Brady's counsel, in May or
June, 1881, after witness had left the de-
partment.
A long technical inquiry was made into
the reasons of various orders connected
with the routes Damed in the Indictment.
Bliss next referred to the witness denial
of the conversation about books imputed
to him by Reerdel, and witness again de-
MED ever having any such conversations.
Q~uestion-Then you wish the jury to be-
lieve that in that letter to Bosler, Reerdel
referred to a conversation that never took
place.
The court refused to allow the ques-
ton, although the witness attempted to
answer.
1t is the same letter that Bosler said he
never received, said Ingersoll.
1t is from the books that we could not
get and bears a page number, returned
Bill SIS.
Bliss suggested to the witness that it was
probably as a benefactor that he had in
vested in newspapers.
Brady replied that he had learned the
printing trade and always had a hankering
for ~newspapers, and imagined he could
improve the National Republican.
To the question, "Did it pay" witness
said l~aughingly, "Well, no, 1 got out abou
all the money 1 put in" Slyly to Bliss,
81 believe you had some interest"
Bliss-Only $1,000 worth.
Witness said that he did not hold my
interes5 in the Erening Critic while in the
department.. He sold the Sunday Capital
last October and owned no newspapers
now except the Critic, which he still con-
trolled.
Bliss attempted to refer to the first trial
and asked why witness had not attempted
before to answer Walsh, but the court re-
fused TO ALLOW ony reference to the former
proceedings.
Witness said that he had no knowledge
of how the Price drafts had come into
Walsh's possession, beyond rumors he had
heard during the trial. After adjourn
ment from Thursday until Monday, on &C.
count of "Good Friday a recess was
taken.
When the court reassembIed Bliss an
nounced that he had no more questions to
put to Brady.
Wilson then began the redirect e~xanoina-
ton.
Witness said he had little knowledge of
details of the second assistant Office.
There were a number of subdivisions and
heads to these subdivisions resposible for
the correct performance of the duties of
the offices. Some of the gentlemen had
been in Office many years and their en-
dorsements were regarded by witness as a
sufficient guarantee of the Justice of their
recommendations. There was such a null
tiplicityof papers that it was impossible
for witness to examine all Of them.
Wilson made several Intellectual efforts
to so into the subject of congressional in
vestigations and noted exceptions when
the court refused, after a long argument,
to allow his questions to be answered. The
recross-examination brought out nothing
of importance.
General w. 7. Sherman was then called
and examined by Ingersoll.
He identified the petition come cted
with the Rawlin's White tiver route as
bearing his endorsement and described
the condition of the country through which
the route ran, and his
reasons for endorsing the petition.
To his mind the service was necessary and
its increase to a daily service saved the
army the expense of a line of couriers.
Gen. Sherman described the Thornbury
and Custer massacre5 and said he urged
with all his might the increase of mail
service generally in that section, because
he regarded it as an opening wedge in the
settlement of the Indian question. The
circumstances of the establishment of the
Denver stage line were related by the wit
ness and he declared such
lines were the very best
means known of for the suppression of In
dian raids. He instanced the result of
the cutting off of Sitting Bulls communi-
cation with the remainder of his tribe and
says that from being a terrible warrior, he
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