Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-15
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. BRADY ON THB STAND, He Denies Every Charge
 Against Him. DUKES ACQUITTED OF MURDER. Judge and Citizens Shocked
 by the Verdict. PARNELL'S VISIT TO AMERICA Fixed for the First Week
 fn April.
DUKES ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
PARNELL's VISIT TO AMERICA
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
 The Star Route TrfaI-GeneraI Brady Oa
 the Stand-His Defense General De-
 niaI-Every Charge Brought Against
 Him Denied
 WASHINGTON, March 14.--In the Star route trial this morning, MT. Wilson called William H. Turner to the stand. He is the only de. fendant who was acquitted as result of the first trial He said that he entered the Post office department as frst-class clerk in July, 1865. He was subsequently, route book clerk and afterward corresponding clerk, being assigned, in 1877 to the Pacific States division. Had nothing to do with the preparation of the advertisement of Novem- Der, 1877. The witness knew Miner and Rerdell in the spring of 1873. Had known Vaile for ten years. Never had special in- timate acquaintance with Stephen Dorsey. Speaking of the degree of intimacy existing between the defendants, witness said that af- ter the division of the routes in 1879, Rer- dell and Vaile would meet in the department l without speaking Rerdell had nothing to do with Miners routes after that date, and Miner had no control over the routes man aged by Rerdell A paper connected with the Rawlins White River route was presented I to the witness. He said that the alteration, an erasure of eighty hours and an insertion of forty. five hours, had been made by him self to save the trouble of making up new case. The petitions were never altered while | in the department
 Mir. Wilson inquired of the witness if he had ever received money, mining stocks or other consideration from any of the defend ants to influence his action in connection with the routes. The prosecution objected, ] because the witness was not now party to the indictment. A long argument followed participated in by counsel on both sides re- garding the introduction of this evidence by | Turner. MT. Ingerson expressed his abiding confidence in his ability to show the falsity of Rerdell's evidence. The court reserved it's decision until after recess.
 After the recess General Brady took the stand and testified substantially as follows :: He knew John A. Walsh. He heard Walsh s testimony. He never had such 8 conversa- tion as Walsh dictated at any time or place l with Mr. Walsh or anything like It. He never gave Walsh any promissory note of any kind or took one from him, His whole statement was really 8 lie from beginning to end, made | l statement in regard to the order on the Raw lins White river route. MT. James was in correct about it. The witness impression | was that the conversation with Mir. James was not on the Rawlins route, but on a Texas route. MT. James never gave witness 8 written order to revoke the expedition on the route and that was | why 1t was never done. He knew M. O.. l Rerden, but his acquaintance with him was slight. He never knew anything about Sen l aior Dorsey's books Rerdell6 story of @ conversation witness had with him (RerdelD 1 was a lie; no such conversation ever occur red. He knew nothing about any books of 1 Dorseys and had no knowledge that his name appeared in them. He met Dor sey.in July, 1880, at sChamberlain's. The conver- sation was about the best way to carry Indl- ana. Rerdell never showed him book or told him about book divided into columns It was lie like the other part of his story. It was during the lettings in the winter of 1877 and spring of 1878 that he met Turner in his office. He never saw Peck and did 1 knew s. w. Dorsey. The witness did not 1 know how the affidavits were gotten up or by whom. He only knew that they came into the office in conformity with the law. If they were changed after wards he knew nothing about it. He did not know how petitions were gotten up. If they were altered or signed with fictitious names he did not know it and could not un- less some one came and told him and no one had done that. If petition came to him endorsed by Senator or member of Con gress he gave more attention to It than to the short reports made in ordinary cases, for the reason that he thought they knew the wants of the people better than anyone else. In regard to making affidavits for expedition of service he adopted the rule that he found in the department when he went there. He had a very lively recollection about some of the routes. He was besieged by Congress sional delegations and held a daily matinee when Congress was in session for increase of service and expedition. Witness never re ceived dollar from any of the defendants or anyone else for any official act which was performed by him on any of these routes. He was in no combination or confederation with any body to defraud the government. His only object in doing what he did was to build up the service and give those entitled to receive it the benefit of it. He thought the Star route system should have been perfected to it's fullest extent and thought SO now. In making the orders for expedition the other circumstances were more fully considered than the productiveness of a route. The witness then related discussion with Postmaster General Key in regard to the Star route ser vice. Judge Key told him he was right and ed ed out with v Judge @ Key icy Raa vase even more lib eral than the witness He did not know of an official act he had done while in office that was not confirmed by the Postmaster Gener- al. Judge Key wanted daily mail to every county seat It was one of his hobbies and he succeeded in getting it before he retired from office. It was part of the witness duty to impose fines and deductions He then explained to the jury how this was ascer tained. Without concluding the examination the court adjourned until tomorrow.
 A Congressmnn's Salary-Can It Be With held for Indebtedness to the Govern- ment-Other Matters of Interest.
 WASHINGTON March IA. Congressman Ochiltree and his friends claim that withhold ! ing his salary because of his indebtedness tc the government on account of judgment held against him would be an unlawful inter ference of the executive with the Legislative prerogatives They say also that there are number of representatives, Senators an6 other prominent officials who are the bonds of defaulters in a similar position to that of the representative from Texas, fol according to rulings of the Treasury depart , ment the surety on the bond of 6 defaulter i! just as responsible as the principal. The ' question is still before the Secretary of the Treasury and in all probability 1t will be re : ferred to the Attorney General for an opin ion.
 It is stated positively at the executive man sion that Secretary Folgsr intends to pro mote either Assistant Treasurer Wymans o1 E. O. Graves, chief of the redemption agen
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