The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-21
The star Routes.

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evancy Of offered evidence; that if re-
Ceived it would only tend to prove crime
on Brady'S part without associates; that
it WAS not proper for one Of the defend
hAntS TO be tried for individual crime
under this indictment. The offer was
excluded.
General Brady resumed the witness
stAEd. Witness was asked to explain his
reasons for cutting down the service
upon the Mineral Park and Phoebe route.
and restoring 1t within q short time, he
said, the service hao been reduced be-
cause it was not properly executed; after.
wards 1t was represented to him that
great injustice had been done TO con-
tractors.
Bliss inquired; Who represented that the
reduction was an injustice TO contradictory
hesltatlnKly, the Witnesa answered,
sne contractors Themselves, / believe
that phase OF the question was also pre-
sented with great stress by Senator
rum, OF Kansas, who said he was q
friend OF the contractors, and knew in
justice had been done them. Witness
was convinced 1t was the fault of the sub
contractor who delayed the trips al the
Colorado River, and that il the service
Was restored the contractor would make
better service. Bliss called his Atten-
lion to the fact that the reason given on
the endorsement upon the docket for
restoring the service, did not mention the
contractors, but referred only to the i'm.
portance OF the route as the connecting
Ink In the railway system. Was that
reason true thenH was then asked the wit
ness, who responded in the affirmative.
That was one reason, but not the greater
reason.
Bliss, abruptly" What had Senator
Plumb of Kansas to do with this Arizona
route 2"
Witness" he I'D probably answer
that question mo correctly than
The inquiry turned upon the Congress
sional investigation, and witness reiter-
ated many answers given during the BRO
greSs. Bliss asked II witness knew what
member OF Congress interested himself
in the Mineral Park and PioChe route
Al do"
O." Who2"
a." l must decline to ssy.n
Bliss again put the question, and
witness said he had no objection
to naming persons who melted the
movement, but he had objection TO nam
ing Parsons who had interested them
selves in subsequent orders. The Nevada
Senators and representative, and the
Utah Delegate had interested themselves
in the route, among others Senator Jones
Bliss remarked that he papers did not
show the endorsement Of any person
named.
After a long line of questions
the replies to which elected nothing
of interest, Bliss inquired WHY.
Prescott and Santa Fe route had
been expedited nnder Walsh's con.
tract. Witnesses recollection was
that the service had been expedited
originally under Macdonald, and
cut down when the latter failed,
and was restored under Walsh. as
showing his reason for making the
order. Witness read from papers
the recommendations of prominent
persons looking to an increase of
service.
Bllss-You suspended service in
May, 1881, didn't you?
Answer was not in the depart
ment that date.
Question-Did you not suspend
service in March, 1881?
Answer-My impression is that
/ declared Walsh to be the mailing
contractor, but did not suspend the
service. l frequently had converse
lions with Walsh, sometimes at
Gen. Sheridan's house tWalsh's
lounging place. but never by ap-
pOintment. Sheridan was there
usually but not always. Witness
frequently went in and made him.
self at home, although Sheridan
was absent. Never had any money
transaction with Walsh. Was always
expressing his willingness to loan
money, but had asked Walsh to loan
him some stock. Witness aeknoWl-
edged that letter produced by
Bliss the Chatta letter. was in his
handwriting. Ingersoll objected to
the reception of the letter, because
of its irreleYancy, and argued the
point. The court decided to admit
the paper, because 1t tended to
show the business relations be-
tween Brady and Walsh. The let
ter was read. 1t was q request for
the loan of some Chattanooga
stocks, and has been often pub.
lished. Witness said Walsh did not
lend him the stock. He explained
that the term ''ginger" used in the
letter did not mean money, but Just
exactly what he asked for, Chatta.
nooga st ok. Witness told Walsh
to buy Chattanooga, because it was
going up, but unfortunately it did
not. That was in the Office of
Hatch g. FOote, New York. So
Walsh bought the stock, and when
witness wished to borrow he said he
had sod it. The newspaper re-
ferred to was the Republican. He
used plural form because he ex-
pected to make it as good as two
newspapers. Walsh all the time was
negotiating for the ownership of the
Capital. The other business re-
ferred to was the Canadian lumber
business Of Waugh, Brown s. Co.
Bliss wanted to know how Walsh
and witness were benefited by the
proposed loan. He said he expected
to run up the price of Chattanooga
stock. Walsh would have gotten a
handsome profit on his stock, and
witness had more than a cart-load
himself. Witness therefore posi-
lively had money deposited to his
credit at Hatch & Foote'S by Walsh.