Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
4 BAD SENATOR.

4 BAD SENATOR.
VIM. Pitt kellogg Indicted by the
Grand Jury-Also Another Indiet-
ment Against Brady found-The
Anidagits in Full.
AGAINST KELLOGG AND
BRADY.
WARRINGTON, March 27.-The grand
jury today brought in indictments
sgainst ex-senator Kellogg and Gen.
Brady, jointly and separately, for COM
plicity in Louisiana and Texas state
route frauds.
TEXT OF THE INDICTMENTS.
The United States VS.. Thos. J. Brady,
for unlawfully receiving money and
pest drafts, S.. 900 as second assistant
postmaster general, from James B.
Price, as reward for making con-
tract for mail service with Price on
July 13, 1880, upon the star route, from
Socorro to Silver City. n. NJ.
Against William Pitt kellogg and
Thomas j. Brady, for conspiracy, on
April II, 1880. with James B. Price, to
defraud the United States by means of
false oaths and fraudulent allowance
for expedition and false fraudulent
claims, to be made for increased pay,
for expedition on post routes from
Muuroe to Shreveport, In Louisians,
and San Antonio to Corpus Christi, in
Texas; the said routes then being in
the name of James B. Price, con-
tractor.
Against William Pitt Kellogg. setting
forth that on April IL. 1880, whilst
senator from Louisiana, he did unlaw-
fully receive from James B. Price. con-
tractor on post routes from Munroe to
Shreveport, La, and San Antonio to
Corpus Christi, Tex, a certain sum of
money, postoffice drafts and a prom
issory nete, together of the value of
10000, for services in procuring, per-
suading and inducing Thomas ]. Brady,
second assistant postmaster general, to
award and allow to Price an increase of
pay and compensation for carrying the
mail with increased speed on and over
each of said routes, and cerruptly in
fuencing the action of the said Brady
therein.
Another presentment against Brady
for having, on or about April II, 1880,
whilst second assistant postmaster gen
eral, unlawfully received certain mon
ey. postoffice drafts and note, to-
gether being of the value of $40, 900,
as compensation for service of award
ing to James B. Price, a mail contractor,
contract on each of the routes from
Munroe to Shreveport, Ia, and San
Antonio to Corpus Christi, Tex, to carry
mail with increased speed and for in
creased pay.
The witnesses named are John A.
Walsh, James B. Price, Joseph Cochran
and j. w. Brady.
PRICES AFFIDAVIT.
Following is an abstract obtained
from what is believed to be trust
worthy source, of the affidavit of Price,
wuich is now in possession of counsel
for the government:
In 1873, being the lowest bidder, the
affiant was awarded contract for car
rying the United States mails on the
route, among others, from Corpus
Christi to San Antonio, Texas. 1t 1879,
being DESTROYS of having the number of
trips increased and the time expediat-
ed on said route, to the end that his
annual pay might be increased and the
route thereby rendered profitable, the
affiant caused to be circulated petitions
for signatures of citizens living along
the line of the road, requesting increase
OF trips and reduction of running time.
These petitions having been signed by
influential citizens and officials, were
handed to friend in Washington for
presentation to the post-office depart
ment for its action. This effort met
with no success. The affiant then ap-
piled in person to Senator William Pitt
Kellogg, whom he had known many
years, saying to him: eff you succeed
in increasing my pay on this route and
that of one from Shreveport to Monroe,
La, will give you $4,000" Kellogg
said he would see Second Assistant
Postmaster General Brady, and learn of
him what could be done. Meantime.
the affiant drew five postal drafts of
So, 900 each, for the hereinafter named
quarters, on the route from Corpus
Christi to San Antonio. The drafts
were drawn on the 10Th of July, 1879,
and before the order was issued grant
ing the affiant increase of pay on his
route. A short while afterwards, Sena-
tor Kellogg reporting to HIM that the
matter was all right, he (the affiant)
handed to Kellogg $4,000 of postal
drafts drawn against his (affiant) for
following named quarters. Ending
March 81, June so, Sept. so and Dec.
80, 1880, and March 81, 1881. In addi-
ton to the above, the affiant gave the
said Kellogg his promissory note for
IS. 900, payable in four months, with
collateral attached thereto TO secure
payment of the same. The collateral
consisted of Shakespeare mining stock
and note drawn by Naval Contractor
White, and endorsed by Mail Contrac-
tor Monroe Salisbury. All of this pa
per was paid at maturity. Senator Kei-
iogg told the affiart that the note and
drafts had been given to John A.
Walsh, banker in Washington, for col
lection,
MR.. WALSH TESTIFIED
in his examination, that he received
from Senator Kellogg the paper men
toned in Prices affidavit, but that one
half Of the $4,000 referred to was Cd
account of Kellogg and one-half was
to be credited to Brady in mis- account
with Walsh, in the capacity of banker.
Monroe Salisbury, referred to above.
is the mail contractor whose star route
services are the subject of arbitration.
The affiant further affirmed that he
was approached during the pending of
the congressional investigation OF 1879
and 1880, or after it, by one A. H.
Brown, mail contractor, and formerly
postoffice clerk, who requested the
afliant to contribute his sfi ants share
to fund raised by contractors to paJ
expenses alleged to be incidental to the
passage of the star route deficiency ap-
priation bill of 1870 and 1880. Mr..
Brown represented himself to be treas
uror of tue fund. and told the afiant
that his (affiant's) share was 5000, at
the same time showing him list of
contractors and the amount paid by
each. The affiant replied to his re-
quest that owing to Indian depreda-
tons, loss of arrivals thereby, ETC., he
was in no condition to respond, al
though he (the affisntl satisfied him
self that the contractors had paid.