Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-19
The Brady.A eItogg E,sdictmcnts

THE CHARGES UPON WHICH THEY ARE BASED.
The indictments found yesterday against Thos
j. Brady and ex-senator Kellogg, for receiving
money for services rendered in relation to con-
tract with the United States were, as stated in
THE STAR, based upon the charges recently pre-
sented by the grand jury against the persons
named. The Indictment against Kellogg alleges
that he received at five different times $500 from
Contractor James B. Price, for Influencing Brady
to expedite Prices routes from San Antonio to
Corpus Christi, Texas, and from Monroe to Shreve-
port, La. The dates upon which the alleged pay
ments were made were April 10, July IA and Octo-
Der IL, 1880, and January IA and April q, 1881.
Brady Is indicted for having received of Prices
money the same amounts and on the same dates
named In the Indictment against Kellogg, In re-
turn for having expedited the routes named.
WHAT Mr.. KER SAYS.
Mr.. Ker stated to a STAR reporter, In explana-
tion OF the Indictment, that the Indictment was
based upon transaction between Price and Kel-
logg, and through Kellogg with Brady Price.
after attempting, without Success to get an allow,
ance for expedtion on the two routes named
applied to Kellogg, and promised to give him
routes. Two days later Kellogg told him the ex-
petition was granted. Price then drew and gave
him five drafts of 5000 each on the San Antonio
ana corpus christi route, and to make up the
promised $4,000 gave him his note for s., ,0O0 en-.
dorsed by another mail contractor, and which
drafts to John A. Walsh, requesting him
81 500 on each draft and credit Brady with iV 81 5oS
compliance, collected the drafts when they be-
came due and disposed OF the money according to
instructions. The dates named in the Indictment
are the dates upon which the several drafts be-
came due. Ii Will be noticed that the first draft
fell due April 19, 1880, and according to the theory
OF the government, that payment would have
been Outlawed by the statute OF limitations after
to-day II the indictment had not been returned
before.
THE FRIENDS OF MR.. KELLOGG
claim that the alleged ofrense is already barred by
the statute OF limitations as the offense If 1t ex
listed, occurred at the time the drafts and note
were given and not when they fell due
MIR. Ker, speaking of that matter said that the
Offense was not completed until payment of the
draftswere made, as such payment could have
been stopped by Price at any time. The trial of
these cases, he thought, would be short. He said
they had good and direct evidence, including'
among other things, letters written by Kellogg II
Walsh about the money.
MR.. CHAS. II. REED COUNSEL FOR Mr. KELLOGG
Mr.. Chas II. Reed, who figured prominently as
one OF the counsel Of Chas j. Guteau, visited the
court house to-day for the purpose OF getting a
copy OF the indictment found yesterday against
ex-senator Kellogg, for whom Mr.. Reed Will an
pear as counsel. Mr.. Reed artfully lodged a
question as to whether a motion would be made to
Quash the Indictment under the statute OF llmita-
t1Ons. "he trial. he said, twill be very interest
ing one, and win be very short. 1t ought not take
more than a week. think the case will be brought
into court very soon, as Mr. Merrick told me that
the government was ready for trial at any time -
Mr.. Reed said that Mr.. Kellogg was still here and
would remain here SO long as no was so advised
by his counsel