Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-28
Contractor Prices Story.

HOW HE GOT HIS MAIL ROUTES EXPEprTRD-sRNAToR
KELLoGG's INFLUENCE WITH BRADY-A CASE IN
WHICH PETITIONS WERE IGNoREp-MoNEY AL
LEGED TO HAVE BEEN PAID TO KELLoGG-THK So
CALLED BROWN ASSESSMENT.
The sff1davit Of Mail Contractor James B. Price,
Which contains the statements upon which, to
gether with the testimony OF John A. Walsh and
others, the presentments against Brady and Kel-
logg are founded, sets FORTH it is understood the
following facts: The afiant In 1872 being desirous
OF having the Corpus Christi and San Antonio
route Increased and expedited, obtained many in
uential signatures OF citizens along the route to
petitions which were presented to the Post Ofce de-
partment without success. The affant then applied
to Senator Kellogg and offered him $50 900 to get
his pay increased on this route and the route from
Shreveport to Monroe, La. kellogg said he would
see Second Assistant Postmaster General Brady
and learn OF him what could be done A short
while afterward Kellogg reported that the matter
WAS all right, and afiant handed him $4,000 in
postal drafts and promissory note for IS ono with
collateral security. Kellogg told affiant that NE
note and drafts had been given to john A. Walsh.
banker, for collection. The afant says that while
pending he was requested by A II. Brown a mall
contractor, to contribute his share towards the
to the passage of the star route
deficiency bill. Brown represented himself
to be treasurer Oh the fund and said that aiint's
share was $1,000 Atlantis reply was that owing
to Indian depredations he was In no condition to
respond. He was satisfied that the contractors. a
list or whom, with the amount charged to each,
Brown showed him, had paid The af1iant then
and Silver City route: but Brady refused. After
ward affiant suggested TO Brady If he would
give him the temporary contract mentioned afIl-
ant would pay the "Brown assessment" Afflant
did pay, and the result was that few days after
ward Brady gave him the contract asked for at
the rate OF $41 ,562 per annum.
1t was then that afhant put into an enve,ope
$500 In currency and two postal drafts of 81 $50
each: drawn against the pay on his mail route No
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quarters ending Sept. 30, $780, and Dec 81, 1880:
and alter addressing the envelope to A. H. Brown
and marking 1t 'valuable," placed the same On the
deck OF Second Assistant Postmaster General
Brady, asking the latter to see that Brown got the
same, TO which Brady granted an assent after his
Aftlant did this knowing that Brown meant
Brady in this case
Ain ant further alleges that having been given a
United States mails, he directed the secretary OF
MS (aH1ant'9 mail transportation company, Mr.
D PANEL Murphy, OF st. Louis, No, to buy $500 Of
new YORK eXchange to endorse IL in blank, and
says Murphy told him he did. When Walsh fiied
but Kellogg assured him that he had simply to
keep quiet and that he (Kelloge) would see that
no harm oefell him. In May, 1851, Kellogg sent
New York with message calculated and intended
to reassure aff1ant and allay any fears ne might
have touching the star route Investigation then in
1ts lnc1p1ent stages Kellogg repeatedly told affi-
ant That no harm would come to him. and all that
he had to do was to remain quiet and that this
''WhOie matter OF the star route Investigation
would end in smoke" The affidavit refers to a
certain occasion when Kellogg telegraphed to him
at Philadelphia, Safiant being then In that cIty)
SAYING that ne lkellogg) was going on to WASH
1ngton from New York and would stop over and
see him. This he did, being accompanied by
Judge Jeremiah Wilson. On this occasion Kellogg
again sought to encourage and assure affiant and
bade him have no fear as to the outcome of the
investigation. As to the disposition made of the
proceeds of the Corpus Christi and San Antonio
n
Ing IN all $40 600, aiant says that kellogg some
Pmes tod him that he kelloggl had given all to
bFeoy, deriving no benefit therefrom personally;
or so therefrom.