New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-21
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.

THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE PRICE DRAFTS RULED
oUr-coNrNUATIoN OF BRADY's cRoss-EAAN-
NATION.
WASHINGTON March 20.-Mr. Ingersoll con-
tinued and concluded his argument in the star hou,e
trial this morning opposition to the ADMISSION Oh e
dence concerning the Price drafts. lie conenoeu Vna'
ppess the offered evidence tended to affect some other
defendant than Brady it was incompetent tnre" ho
light upon the motives Of Dorsey OF Miner OF Nae au
IN this case II threw light upon Bradys motives for
the sake OF the argument had assumed that the charge
wastrue. but It not.
The Court stated that the offer not at all con-
nected wi the matter OF the indictment. There was
no authority shown having been delegated py brauy
GO the other parties SO it could only be offered against
Brady II received it would only tend TO prove crime
On Bradys part without associates and that was not
OF the defendants could be tried for an
individual crime under this indictment Therefore the
offer excluded
General Brady then resumed the witness-siand ana
explained what he meant in speaking OF an aiio"@uco
of $50 for the Western service Had mace many Vci
orary cont acts upon routes pending Neutrality-suspicious.
some OF them were as long the Tongue River route
That route readvertsed because TO DO so wouu
be orly to the risk Of another inadequate Dddng
Other routes lnstanced the conditions Oh "hch
eserobed those of the Tongue River route, but when
had been rea6yertised Generally the witness iaed 10
remember particular routes, and answered Ta'her I'M
atienty that the official records would show "naI 40
ton had been taken in connection with them.
The witness upon being asked what member OF Con-
ress had interested himself in the Mineral ParKfocAe
route stated that the Nevada Senators and Representa-
lives and the Utah Delegate done also Senator
Plumb The service on route had been reduced be-
cause properly executed and was restoreu
agan because represented to him that great IN
Justice haG been the contractors The conractors
themselves made these REPRESENTATIONS ine Aa' was
with the sub-contraet0rs,
Mr. BIiss-What had senator Plumb-a Kansas SEN
ator--to do with this Arizona reuter-
The witness-He could probably answer that question
more correctly than could
Speaking Of an affidavit upon the Toqueervine Adar-
willie route the witness said that he had not examined
into II far enough to that II required every man men
TONED TO travel for forty hours in every twenty our
He was asked why he had not Increased the copensa
ton Of the contractors the NermtlnonSlou1 rams
route-as in the Of OF the Tongue River route lie
answered that he that tine distance IN the
ar.t case was wrongfully advertised. Mr.. Bliss pro-
duced Stance circular showing tue error but the Wit
ness declared that had before. IL was
the duty the corresponding clerk 20 have discovered
and called attention TO the circular.
Mr. Bliss showed that the order Itself made the error
but the witness said that French had made the
order ana that his Endorsement DO this Brady, had
probably been written after the description OF dis
tance.
witness believed that Walsh became con-
tractor in 1879; his route the Preacottsanta Fe
route He came to see witness before he became
a sub-contract0r In relation to his troubles with the
contractor Mcdonald Walsh saw witness number OF
times after that 7S and 10 eventually becoming The
contractor upon DOnsd's failure by order of witness
Wines identified the order declaring Mcdonald falling
81 Kifk and William H. Gleason. He said that when
they failed begin service the contract was ~ TO
pedited under washs contract
been expedited originally under Mcdonald, cut down
when the latter failed. and restored under Walsh
Mr.. Bliss = Did you not suspend service In March,
1871
The witness-My Impression is that declared Walsh
TO be failed contractor, but did not suspend service
freauently had communications with Walsh sometimes
ct General Sheridan's house. but never by appoint
nent - A., - ~, = n.
always Witness frequently went In and made himself
nj home although SHERIDAN wssabsent Never had any
money transactions with Walsh. who was always ex
pressing his Willingness 10 lend money but had asked
Walsh 20 lend him some stock witness acknowledged
that the letter produced 6y M: Bliss dhe Ghatda
Then read 1t q request for loan OF some Chatta-
nooga stock has often been published The writer
SAID that Walsh did lend MIN the stock. he e1-
paiued the terms used IN the letter. Ginger dld not
mean money but Just exactly what be asked fcr-Chat-
tapooxa stock Witness told Walsh to buy Chattanooga
because ii was going up, unfortunately did not
That was In the Office OF Ha;ch Foote, New YORK 30
Walsh bought stock but when witness wished 70 oero%
20 WAS The Republican, used the plural form because no
expected make as good as TWO newspaper Wa at
Came into The critic later The other bushes re-
ferred 70 was the Canadian lumber business Of @augn
Mr Bliss wanted to know how Walsh and the witness
were to be benefited by the proposed loan lie said
that he expected TO run up ths price OF LOCI
and witness had than a cart-load himself Inc
witness syerc positively aat ne %Sney 8aa Isen de
One of the Price drafts again produced and the
witness asked he had sent delivered that DRAFT
arguments were made, Court reserving its decision
until tomorrow.