Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-13
ANGRY WYLIE.
The Judge in the Star Route Case Wakes
Indignant and Rebukes Lawyer EinckIe
Lively Bickering Between Counsel.


Lively pickering Between Counsel
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Ths defense
opened the days proceedings in the star
route trial, by calling Delegate Martin
NcGinnis of Montana to the stand. He
said he had favored the establishment of
the Bismarck and Tongue River route, be-
cause it was the natural eastern outlet for
the mails of his territory. After its estab-
lishment he had sought to have the service
increased and expedited. He did that in
compliance with requests Of delegations
and petitioners. He called upon Brady,
with that object, several times. Thought
that Gen. Miles accompanied him on two
of these occasions. Before the establish
ment of the Tongue River route, Salisbury
controlled the only inlet into the country,
and it was with an additional object of
breaking the monopoly that witness
sought to have the service established.
The contractor and amount of pay were
unknown to him. That knowledge was not
within his province. Witness described
the condition of the country at the time
the route was established, and its growth
up to the present time. At the conclusion
of his testimony the introduction of official
papers was resumed.
The court showed much annoyance at
the attempt on the part of the defense to
agree upon the admissibility of certain
class of papers after the court had ruled
them out, and peremptorily ordered Hinkle
to be seated. That gentleman promptly
noted an exception to the language of the
court, to which Judge Wylie returned
sharply:
The court will use any language that
will be effective for the purpose, and will
not stop at language, either"
Wilson offered in evidence a paper in
connection with the Kearney Kent route,
showing he asserted that Brady had re-
fused a request for expedition, although,
if the governments theory were correct,
he might have pocketed some money with
out risk by granting the request.
Merrick objected because it was an offer
to show that man had not committed one
fraud by showing he did not commit
another and subsequent fraud. At the date
of this refusal in 1880, Brady's acts
were under investigation by congress.
He had been called upon to explain the
| deficiency of 100000. All of the con-
tractors had been warned of their danger.
and had been called upon to stand by
Brady, for his protection as well as their
own.
The court said it could not assume at
this stage that the government had proved
| fraud, for that was what they were trying
The motives of the second assistant post
master general were worthy of serious
consideration. The act offered to be proved
! tended to throw light upon those motives
| and the papers should be admitted. Merricks
! statement about congressional investiga
! ton was not matter for the court to pass
upon. II was rather for jury to consider
! Walshs testimony had been introduced to
! show Brady's habit, and this evidence
would be for the same purpose, and refer
! ence to Peck in some of the papers lead
! the court to inquire, is Peck dead. There
! has been no evidence of his death.
| Ingersoll presumed so, at any rate his
wife had been widow for several years.
Merrick said no witness had testified tC
! his death.
IngersOll said there could be no doubt
of Peck's death. Still he believed the gov
eminent suspected he was alive.
Merrick-Well, he has always been &
mythical sort of person.
Ingersoll-He has been myth and il
now a ghost.
Merrick-He is now a ghost, and who
| ghost, l don't know. Laughter.
The reading of the papers continued tx
the adjournment.