Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE STAR ROU1 E.
Still AgiiatinE the Price Draft Question
Another Day Of Brady.

WAsHIxeIoS, Mar 20.
When the criminal court met this morn
ing, Judge wylie proceeded to deliver his de-
cisiop upon the propriery of the question as
to whether or not the witness BRADY had
given the Price drafts to Walsh.
After briefly canvassing the matter. the
court said the question was As TO whether II
tends to throw light upon the credibillty and
memory of the witness. The query could be
made and the court was of the opinion that
il could, and it was therefore admitted. The
exception was noted, and Gen. Brady took
the stand. When the question was reiter-
ated. he said: II never saw the paper Mr..
Bliss, until last Friday. l never gave 1t to
Walsh
Another draft was presented. and the wit
ness returned the same answer.
Bliss inquired what was the par value Of
the Chattanooga stock thar the witness sought
TO borrow from Walsh. The witness said
$50, 900, but that the selling value was from
81 900 to S24.Oo0. Walsh bought the stock
in the Office of Foote & Hatch. giving a check
upon Winslow, Larnier & Co.
Bliss produced check, but the witness
said he h ID not seen the check drawn by
Walsh.
When asked why he had tried to borrow
stock, the witness said his purpose was to
control the stock. and also to use it as secur-
ity in other operations.
Bliss asked him if he had not in that way
sought to borrow an equivalent of S24 900
IN cash.
The witness answered in the affirmative.
He possessed probably more than 5000 full
shares of Chattanooga stock. He never at
tempted any other money or stock transac-
tons with Walsh.
The latter's suit against the witness is still
pending in the ID. c. Supreme Court. Walsh
never made any demand for money upon him
except through his attorney.
The examination then REQUIRED to routes,
and a long technical inquiry was made into
the reasons for various orders connected
with them.
Bliss next referred to the witnesses denial
of the conversation about the books imputed
to him by Rerdel, and the witness again de-
MED that he had ever had any such converse
ton.
Question-Then you wish this jury to be-
lieve that in that letter to Bosler, Rerdell re-
ferred to conversation that never took
place?
The court refused to allow the question.
Bl,ss-You invested in newspapers as
public benefactor, suppose?
Answer-Well, l learned the printers
trade, and always had something of banker
ing for newspapers.
Odd il pay?
A-Well, no. got about all the money 1
put in. believe you had some interest.
Blss-Only $1,000 worth.
The witness said that he didn't hold any
interest in the Critic while in the department.
He owned no newspapers now except one
which he still controlled.
The witness said he had no knowledge of
Il. ...s. Il
session, beyond rumors he had heard during
the trial.
The hour for recess having arrived, the
court said that it desired to consult the jury
and counsel ESPECIALLY Ingersol about the
pr0priety of adjournment over Good Friday.
fter a short discussion the court made the
order, adjourning the trial from Thursday
till Monday, and recess was taken.
When court reassembled, Bliss announced
that he had no more questions to put to
Brady.
Wilson then began the direct examination.
The witness said he had little knowledge of
the details of the second assistants Office.
There was a number of subdivisions, and
the heads Of these subdivisions were respon-
| sible for the correct performance of the du-
ties of the officers. Some of these genile-
men had been in the office many years, and
their endorsements were regarded by the
witness as sufficient guarantee. of the justice
of their recommendations.
There was such a multiplicity of papers
that it was impossible for the witness to ex-
anime into all of them
Wilson made several Intellectual efforts to
go into the subject of the Congressional in
vestigation and noted exceptions, when the
court refused after a long argument, to al
low his questions to be answered.
The re-cross-examination brought out moth
ing OF Importance.
Gen. VIM. T. Sherman was then called to
! the stand and examined BY Ingersoll He
| identified a petition connected with the Raw
| Inns White river route as bearing his endorse
ment, 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 daily service saved the army
the expense of line of couriers.
Sherman described the Thornburgh and
Custer massacres, and said that he urged
with all his might the increase of the mail
service generally in that section, because he
| regarded it as an opening wedge in the set
| tenient OF the Indian question.
The circumstances OF the establishment Of
the Denver stage line were related by the
witness, and he declared that such lines were
the very best means known for the suppress
| sion of Indian raids.
where two or three carriers had been killed
on that route. The skeletons of their ami
mails were visible.
Horace. +. Page of California was called,
but did not respond, and the defence. not be-
ing prepared to proceed any further today,
the court adjourned until tomorrow.