New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-13
THE STAR ROVTE TRIAL.
WAYNE MACvgAGH AND COLONEL JAMES on TIL
sTAND-THE QUESTION OF A PRTNA FAclE CAS-

WAYNE MACvgAGH AND COLONEL JANIS On me
sTAND-THE QUESTION OF A PRINA FACIE CASE
OF CONSPIRACY.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-In the Criminal
Court this morning hearing the star Route tria' MT.
Merrck asked permission TO suspend the examination Oh
the witness Rankin, for the papose OF hearing the S
,nony OF exAttorney-General Macyeagh aud ex-Post-
masferGeueral James The Court granted the request
and Mr. MacVeaRh was placed upon the stand lie test
fed that he mad conversation with Rer dell in the early
part of June 1891. Mr. Wilson objected 10 afeelAi VI
the conversation account Of the date and because
could not be received AGAINST the other deleudah Ous
te Court decided TO admit the evidence. IL held that II
tbe acfs 81 RetdS were 80 implicated with Others a. not
70 disn suish from tuetn aud narrative Vi nls
acs would entail mention Of the names OF Others tne
r,ness yTas liberty 10 use them. But N any part OF
the evidence could be separated 20 as 70 DC Iec ol
Rerden's acts without bringing hun into ASSOCIATION
VITA he Other defendants the rule would CONNIE the
testimony IN tGat way -. 49, - .,
what Is known az the "Rerie confession" which has
been ALREADY published. Usng Berdeils language as
Of ne consprscy: Of the methods Of underbd.ing,
and Of securing Increase Of the sc ding OUT Of
ana OF the nal division OF the routes lie described nc
process Of aidavthxing and OF getting 10 PetuOn-.
The methods OF bookkeeping were 9o~
Brady was known therein under hctltlou, 49,,
came recital OF tie circumstance arising rom me
Congressional investigation. and 81 how Brndy hah Ie-
ducd the pay upon certain routes upO1 tnat occaslou
and afterward restored 10 20 the original figures
Messrs. Wilson aDd Davdge at this point rrne Hea t1e
objections To that portion of the evdc relating "a the
other deendluts TIE Judge SAID nc did not s-e no"
without duplicating else Tor There
must be t"o person TO eolspmaS, a. a. 80
what snare the profits Grady was 10 receive Aier
the usual alteration between counsel tie e1Annstlol
we're II opposed by tue defeace tia, il vita nueA
Officially tn-t the witness managed 10 delN'I %
u r IN Durseys handwriting g. o. would corrobJrar as
st4emeuis, snd De proposed going over 10 He"io'A
Ex-Postmaster-General James was then called III.
testimony Was substantial TepeiiloH Ji that gwen =.
ltttt Ilrs Tho ufffNl ~
much Aampered IN giving bis testimony oy rsstic'ions
imposed by TIE Court Ihr witness "a is'I.eu v'4 '
he books contained entities concerning Brady apd IuFn
win tae entrie. TIE witness old o; h. conversation
,tb lrsdy IN r. .t01 20 Ia. policy - the Department
a1d OF t crcu 4nce- connected with t1e revocation
of To- orer Tor Np,diiIon on The white river Tsuie
Tie slt e.- Rankin recall ed IN connection win
the IA ute River route, aud asked 10 lcIAto
what Eerlei hai sd 90 hIu ABOUT Dorsey and 1T Ady
Obc elton was made and Long ar-umeut followed LIE
defence c0utended tAa Bfldys oucAl acts co nos O'
adduced IN proof % tie existence oi the c"iisfiacy
Inc spoke Of the dl1cllty o PC cctlnS t'he n
the course Of The reception 81 tsiimoh} NLeu ~ oI
say pra facie case Oi conspiracy nnd beeh MAJ,
Olt. Inere nothing 40 enable tir Court 70 90 ls
II the present case much Of The evidence tird 70 -
taDlsh tue c0u,plrAcf. A. 10 IrldB ~ hal bocu $40
tai this Cour. gad not apptlal luFlsdicuoh O'c.
his official acts. H. l4bihiy 70 lnIeas ain %,
was 10 bar 90 hrs indictment and the Co1rt oou-d |
assent the proposition tnst ns Ohcai Hrt- Wcie nr
You'd inquiry. II Il aprcirci thai n was parry 10
Wer- sGbini-.iD.e TO tn jury. -,
The eItr4y@gaIt expenditures 10 eonhec. ION WiA ~,
star IN eyde.cc also IN cas-cteI OF ,he
sudden order for increase ID expedition ana II wa of
Jury Iass tne Decfs-lty tltT- Anu ~ ~
hiu.se the evidence ua1 made very deep imprrs ION
upon MIN a. sbo order. we're laoAug N ooua
ndr character he therefore d-cucd 20 except BrAdy
from the operation the evidence FOR must concern
all % the defendants equally.
Me-srs IugersOl aud wilson Immediately noted eK-
cepflOn. 10 tAat ptr.0u OF the doc.On wherein tHs
Court dc-crpcs tn enc Of the evidence Ep1n himself
The witness tucu proceeded vita his testimony. lie
SAID that Ierde4 toll that ex-senator Dorsey Wa
In the business and tlat theg hal enough u
nuencc Win Brady 70 secure increase and expedition
lhe witness rrsfore took the sub-c ntrAct.
On txanaatJu she witness sad nc was not IN
der the mprcssion that aay fraudulent iacrcas- VAS
contemplated go
y. walker France OF EaWuns, w !, was sEcTn' anu
the court adjourned