Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-15
And Denounces Walsh and
Rerdell as Liars Of Large
Dimensions.
The Hungry Horde of Pension
Sharks that Prey Upon
Cripples.
How They Operate, Their Fees
and the Amount Of Bust.
ness Done.
a Huge Land Suit In the Su-
prems Court-General Cap
ttal News.
STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Special Dispatch to THB BEE.

STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Special Dispatch to THK BEE.
BRADY ON THE STAND.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-Thomsa
j. Brady, ex assistant postmaster gen.
eral, was on the stand to-day. His
testimony was confined to a general
deniol of the story of witness Walsh,
which Brady says was false from be.
ginning to end; In short lie made Of
whole cloth.
Judge Wylie decided the offere 1
evidence by Turner was not oompe-
tent. Defense excepted.
On motion of Davidge the state.
ments made by Rerdell to Mac Veagh
and James were struck from the record,
the prosecution Offering no objection.
Brady testified he was appointed
second assistant postmaster general In
July, 1876, and retired In April, 1881;
first met Walsh In New Orleans in
1876 or 1875; never had any conver.
sation with Walsh such as sworn to by
him at any time or place In the world,
or anything resembling It. Witness
never held any premissory notes or
carried them as described by Walsh.
"Walsh's statement Ia q lie made out
of whole CLOTH" said witness, with
scarcely q word of truth In 1t from
beginning to end; had had a oonver.
satiou with James about the Rawlins.
White River route but the date was a
month later than that given by James;
he very seldom came into witness
Office; Rerdell's whole statement
about the books was lie made of
whole cloth; Rsredell never told him
about books to be shown the commit.
tee, nor did witness know of the ex'
istence of any such books, witness
said he met Dorsey at his request
at Willard's hotel; witness had been
chairman of the Indiana state com.
mittee and was supposed to know
something of the state, therefore he
had been called upon to advise Dor.
sey. They repaired to Chamberlain's. g..
Bosler came In and few glasses of
wine were drunk and witness left.
The conversation was entirely pollti.
cal. Star routes and mail matters
wers not mentioned; Witnas had no
knoWlsdgs u shs tabulstod stssemepts
spoken Of by Rsrdslt with the ~. e
B SO per cent" column; witness had
known Vail for years; he was oae
OF the oldest and best contractors In
the service OF the department; met
Miner at the letting of contracts In
49,; never saw John Dorsey before
the first trial began: had kno IN
Stephen Dorsey for some years; knew
nothing of the manner of preparing
afidavits filed In the off ise; never
heard of any change being made In
them or being filed out In blank
until the first trial; the petitions
were considered mainly because they
we're endorsed BY members of con.
gress; he attached more Importance
to them than the reports of special
agents and inspectors. Witness de.
soribed the method pursued by him
In calculating the allowance for ex.
pedition. Colorado was boom
Ing and wanted all the service
1t could get and deserved
morel than it got. Repres sntativea
were there every day. IL generally
had . matinee every day In my Office, u
said witness; members of congress
and others coming around to urge In.
crease and expedition. Teller and
Bslford were especially persistent.
We thought We were doing good
thing for the country. We thought
% then and we think 80 now" Wit,
aess urgently denied he ever received
any compensation for increasing the
service. He had tried what is known
a. the "Jewellisne policy" of spend
ing al the money appropriated for In.
land transportation on railroad towns,
which policy gave money to vest mon.
opoiies. he believed the star
route service was entitled to
Q share and 1t became
an especial interest to him. Post
master General Key, when he as
sumed the Office, Investigated ,he
charges of extravaganza mads against
witness ana tOld W1tnesS no ""o ~o.o
right. Thereafter, when IN doubt
about a route, he went to Key, and
the latter was more liberal than him
self. It was one of Judge Keys
hobbies to run the mail to every
county seat and they did it. They
doubled up the service In the South
ern and Middle states. Witness de-
soribsd the method pursued In the
department in making fines and de-
ductions. During an absence OF the
postmaster general he made sweep
Ing remission of ines on all contracts
in the yellow fever district and
with the exception of that pc
riod he never failed TO Impose
fines; never received any money ol
combined with any of the defendants
to defraud the government. onu
they began to be persecutea togethe'
witness did not like Senator Dorsey
much. They wsre never friendly
Since that tiae he had come to know
and liLo MIN Witness said Dslegat,
Kfdder strongly urged expedlsting th'
Vermillion route, and he believe,
General Miles was the first person t,
urge the establishment of the Tongu
river route. Witness said the con
tractors had blindly bid to put the ssr