Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12

each. The sff1ant replied to his re
quest that owing to Indian depreda
tlons, loss of arrivals thereby, etc. b
was in no condition to respond. Al
though he (the afiantl satisfied him
self that the contractors had paid
Owing to the curtailment of his mai
service by reason of railway extension
and other causes. the affiant was left
about this time, with g number q
horses, mail wagons and other nIsn
necessary to conduct mail transporta
ton, things which were almost yalue
| less unless he had work for them. The
am ant thereupOn applied to Brady fol
temporary contract, without any
competition from other bidders. from
oocorro to Silver City, N. NJ. This re.
quest met with negative response
from Brady, but afterward the affiant
determined to call upon Brady again
ana an suggest to him that if he (Bradyl
toned son eonaetaFiz 1as aFizznts s6os6rfa6 tas rs
City--the afiant would pay the Brown
assessment" The afiant did this,
with the result that a few days after
ward Brady gave him the temporary
contract asked for at the rate OF $41, :
$50 per annum. 1t was then that the
affiant put into an envelope g 500 in
currency and two postal drafts for 81,
$50 each, drawn against the pay ON his
mail route, No. 81 129, Indianola to
Corpus Christi, Tex, for the quarters
ending Sept. 80 and Dec. 81, 1880, and
after addressing the enveloges to A. Fl
Rrnur oo6 NJ
"vALUARAE,"
placed the same on the desk of Second
Assistant Postmaster General Brady,
asking the latter to see that Brown got
the same, to which Brady 'Fgrunted an
assent after his usual manner" The
affiant did this, knowing Brown meant
Brady in this casc.
Walsh in his examination during the
first star route trial testified that Chase
Andrews, 8 mail contractor. asked him
to contribute the sum Of $4,000 to tho
same fund, which is mentioned in
Prices affidavit, and Brady insisted on
charging him with this $4,000 in settling
his (BraGy's) Indebtedness for moneys
borrowed. Walsh also testified that the
two drafts for 81, $50 each, which Price
testified he placed in an envelope in
Brady's desk, were the same drafts
which were given him (Walsh) by
Brady on account of the latter's in
debtedness to him.
The afiant further alleges that, hav-
ing been given river contract on the
Usage for carrying United States mails,
be directed the secretary of his (the
sffiant's) mail transportation company,
Daniel Murphy, of St. Louis, to buy
$500 of New Y ork exchange, to endorse
it in blank and mail the same to
Brady, all of which the affiant says
further says that when the investiga-
ton OF the star route matters was agi-
tated, Senator Kellogg became very
nervous, manifesting therein, however,
more concern for himself than for any
one else. The filing of the suit of John
A. Walsh, banker, against Brady about
this time greatly alarmed the affiant,
out Kellogg hastened to assure him
that everything would be all right, that
he had simply to keep quiet, and he
(Kellogg) would
DEE Thai NJ HARM BEEEL HIM,
In May, 1881, some very alarming
indications presented themselves re-
sulting in Senator Kellogg sending on
May 16, 1881, special messer ger to
atfiant, who was then stopping at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York. The
burden of the message was calculated
and intended to reassure the affiant
and alay any fears that he might have,
touching the star route investigation,
then In its incipient stages. kellogg
repeatedly told the afiant that no
harm would come to him, and that all
he had to do was to keep quiet, and
that this whole matter of star route in
vestigation would end in smoke. The
afiant refers to q certain occasion
when Senator Kellogg telegraphed to
him at Philadelphia, the affiant
being then in that city, saying
that he (Kellogg) was going on to
Washington from New York, and
would step over and see him. This he
did, being accompanied by Judge Jere-
miah Wilson. On this occasion Kel-
logg again sought to encourage and reas-
sure the affiant, and babe him have no
fears as to the outcome of the investi-
cation. AS to the disposition made of
the proceeds of the Corpus Christi and
San Antonio drafts together with note
of 81 600, aggregating in all $4,000,
the affiant says that Kellogg sometimes
told him that he (Kellogg) had given
all to Brady, deriving no benefit there,
from personally. At other times he
said he had derived but $4,000 or SC
therefrom.