The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-22
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question might be asked whether Brady
had given the price drafts to Walsh. An
exception wss noted and General Brady
then took the stand. When the question
was reiterated he said; g / never saw
this paper, Mr.. Bliss, until last Friday, l
never gave it to Walsh" Another draft
was presented to witness and he returned.
the same answer. Bliss inquired what
was the par value of the Chattanooga
stock that witness sought to borrow from
Walsh. Objection was made, Bliss ex-
planned that he wished to show the nature
Of the relation between Walsh and Brady,
and that the latter sought to borrow
$50, GOO worth Of stock without security.
Witness said the par value of the stock
was $4,000, bat the selling value was
from $40, 900 to 1874 600. Walsh bought
the stock 10 the Office OF FOote u
Hatch, giving check upon Winslow,
Lanier s. Co. Bliss produced
the check, bu' witness said he had not
seen the check draw by Walsh. When
asked why he tried TO borrow the stock,
witness said his purpose was to control
the stock and also use it as security IN
other operations. Bliss asked if he had
not in any way sought to borrow the
equivalent Of $24, 600 in cash2 Witness
answered in the affirmat We. The objec-
ton was Overruled to the question as to
how much Chattanooga witness posses
sed. He said he probably had more
than 10000 full shares; never attempted
any other money or stock transactions
with Walsh. The latter's suit against
witness was still pending in the District
of Columbia supreme court. Walsh
never made any demand for money upon
him except through his attorneys. He
sent letter OF that kind to Colonel Tot
ten, Brady's counsel, in May or June,
1881, alter witness had left the depart
ment.
A long technical inquiry was made
into various orders connected with the
route named in the indictn ent. Bliss
next referred to witness denial of con-
versAtion about the books, imputed to
him by Rerdell. Witness again denied
ever holding any such conversation.
Then you wish the jury to believe that
10 that letter to Bosler, Rerdell referred
to q conversation that never took
placer"
The court refused to allow the ques-
ton, though witness attempted to an
swer.
It is the same letter that Bosler swore
he never received, said Ingersoll. II
is from the books that we could not get.
and bears the page number.
Bliss suggested to witness that it was
probably as public benefsctor, that be
had invested in newspapers.
BRADY replied that he learned the
printing trade and always had banker
ing for newspapers and imagined he
could improve the National Republican
To thequestion, ibid it pay2" witness
ssid laughingly, "Well, no, got out
about the money 1 put in" (Slyly to
Bliss) Il believe you had some interest. u
Bliss, -"Only 81, 900 worth"
Witness said he did not hold any inter-
est in the EUening Critic while in the
department. He sold the Sunday Cap
ftGL last October, and owned 10 news
paper now except the Critic which he
still controlled.
Bliss attempted to refer to the first trial
and asked why witness had not at
| tempted before to answer Walsh, but
the court refused to allow any reference
to former proceedings. Witness said he
| had no KIN Wedge of how the Price
drafts had come into Walsh's possession,
beyond the rumors he had heard during
| the trial.
After ordering an adjournment from
Thursday until Monday on account o.
Good Friday, recess was taken.
| When the court bled, Bliss an.
nounced that he had no more question!
10 put to Brady.
Wilson then began the redirect exam
nation. Witness said be had little
knowledge Of the details of the second
assistants Office. There were number
of sub-divisions and heads Of these sub.
divisions were responsible for the correc
performance Of the duties of the offices
These gentlemen had been in Office fol
years, and their endorsements were re-
garded by witness as sufficient guarantee
Of the justice Of their recommendations
There Was such multiplicity of papers
that it was impossible for witness to ex
anime all of them. Wilson made sew
ersl Intellectual sttempts to 20 into thu
subject OF the congressional investigation
and noted exceptions when the court re
fused, after 3 long argument, 10 allow thu
questions answered. The re-cross-exam
ination brought out nothing of import
ance.
General William T. Sherman wa
then called and examined by InRersoll
He identified the petition connected Will
the RaWIinp and White River route as
bearing his endorsement and desclibet
the condition of the country through
which the route ran and his reasons 70,
endorsing the petition, To his mind tn
service was necessary and the increase L
daily service saved the army the expens
of line Of couriers. General Sherm 81
described the Thornburg and Custe
massacres and said he urged with ali hi
might an increase of nail service pener
ally in that section because he reSardet
it IS the opening wedge in the settlement
OF the Indian question. The circumstance
Of the establishment of the Denver stag
line were related by witness and he de
clared such lines were the very bes
means known for the suppression Of In
dian raids. He instanced the result q
Sitting Bulls communication with th
remainder OF his tribe and said frou
being fierce warrior be had been re
dpced to harmless old man. Any ma
who drove 8 stage over the route fror
Tres Alamos 70 Clifton in 1873 for les
than $50 q day, was, in vii
ness judgement, o fool for al
though the Apsches we're Z
Hell-knoWn out there as grizzlies
cinnamon besrs or other vsrmints, the
were the worst savages we had.
Witness had been shown places wher
a two or three carriers had been killed o
Y that routs.
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