The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-01

Tor the appearance of certain witnesses and
TWO experts be appointed, one designated
oy The committee and the other by prose-
sation, TO investigate the alleged iraudu-
lent granite contracts. II could be shown
.aa the government paid hundreds of
thousands of dollars more than the stone
was worth at the highest market
rates, and that work had been paid for
objected to the appointment of experts
tion
-, After consultation the chairman stated
there would be no difficulty in selecting
experts; -
chairman New replied, the COMMITTEES
would preform its duty canscientiously
and without favors. He also stated that
charges, against Hill had recently been
received, by the department from Porter &
Eaton oil New York, besides parties In
fhiladelphia, Chicago and Detroit The
papers are all here ana parties are con.
stantly writing and asking at what time
'hsy shall appear before the committee.
adjourned till Tuesday, 10 allow the ex-
peits time to examine the papers.
| A u. Thomson, chief compu,or of the
architects office, has been detailed to rep.
resent supervising Architect Hill us the ex.
pert 10 examine papers relating to contracts
Win the SIX Island Granite company.
Star Route Trial.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-Meirck continu
ed his address in the star route trial to
day. He called the attention of the jur,
TO the loss sustained by the government by
the Brady system of increase and expedi
ton. Here was" he said, "the Minera
Park & Pioche route, beginning with con
tract price OF S., $50, and increasing to $50
U.s. per annum. How they grew! At morn
oud, at noon. under the iavor,ng dews O
expedition and the fraudulent kiss of IL
sun, Brady is full blown rose. The rout
rom White river to Rawlns was an in
starce OF the small amount of attention
BRADY paid the petitions that he now hel,
up as a shield against the lance of Justice
There was not petition, letter, or ever
for the fast schedule ordere,
by Brady, unless it was the contractor
afndavit. lfthe jury found the contrac
tors had made these atiidavits by perjur,
Tor the benefit of one another, then conspi
racy was made out and crime was proved
Instead OF tasting the waters afar dow
,"".' NhVy uoWcu UttWteu green Danks
he had taken them TO the very fountain
and showed poison in that fountain. Ii
was not there, then the government sur
rendered its case. lit was there, then 1
the name of the people of the United State.
he demanded that retribution be yisite
upon the men who poisoned the fountain
These defendents were bold, unscrupulou
men, who had attempted to brow-beat tn
court, jury and counsel from the beginnin
OF the first trial down to this time.
Merrick charged John w. Dorsey wit
perjury on the stand. He devised an,
concocted the whole narrative of falsehoot
he was nan willing to commit perjur,
stimulated by heart blackened wit
lime. lle eiell lowered above such maj
His brothel was a master leader and teacl
er in iniqaity. He would make his perjur
so plain the jury would see II on their wal
ut night when they blew out the candle
In support of his assertion, Merrick place
The testimony of John Dorsey and Reredel
In contrast and supplemented
by other well applied bits Of evidenc,
, See" said he, ''how they strained q
gnats and swallowed camels of perjury
In angry despair they sought to substitute
sophistry for logic. When deiendaI
like John Dorsey lied on the stand II WI
from conscious guilt be lied, and with I'll
hope to escape conviction, by perjur,