Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-15
BRADY AS A WITNESS.
He Is CrOss-Examined by Mr. Bliss
as to HIS Income, His Expeditfng
Processes, ETC.

He Is Cross-Examined by Mr.. Bliss
as to His Income, His Expedisfng
| Processes, Etc.
| Judge Wylie's court room was well filled with
spectators when the star route trial was resumed
| this morning. Mr.. Brady took his place on the
stand soon after the court opened, taking with
| hlm package OF papers.
Mr. Wilson resumed the examnation-in-c chief.
The witness said he did not know, and had no
| means OF knowing, that the mail was already be-
Ing carried on the Redding and Alturas route, at
the time 1t was expedited, faster than the eXped,-
ted schedule demanded. Even If 1T HAD been
without the order they could not compel the con-
tractor to carry the mail at fast time. The wit
ness described his efforts to get the Southern Paci
| TIC ralroad TO carry the mail over the territory
| supplied by the Tres Alamos and Clifton route On
| the Mineral Park and Poche route the service was
subsequently, upon representations that injustice
nad been done to the contractor, the service was
made tri,Weeky te give the contractor an oppor-
tunty 10 improve the service Subsequently per-
| slstent endeavorS were made to have the service
Increased to daily, but the application was refused
| the circumstances. The witness hesitarIng Mr.
| Wilson observed that inasmuch as there was a
| paper In evidence here
COMING FROM THE EXECUTIVE MANSION,
| concerning the route the witness should have no
de1icacy IN stating the circumstances The wit
ness said he was not willing to mention the names
OF people not connected with the case, saying: 81
! oOnt think 1t concerns this case at all 1t was
| The witness gave further testimony Of similar
character in justification OF orders. He denied
him not to use his mai bills He said these matters
were left with Mr.. Lake, chief OF the inspection
division, whose severity was complained Of con-
Mr.. Wilson closed his examination by asking
| the witness II he had ever entered into any ar
rangement to defraud the government and the
witness answered No"
CrOss-Examination by NIr. Bliss.
Mr.. Bliss then began his scross-examination The
witness said before becoming Second Assistant
Postmaster General he had studied law, been en-
ployed as school teacher, served in the army
during the war, pract1ced law after the war and
puoiished newspaper; then in 1870 was ap-
pointed consul at st. Thomas, which Office he held
nntll 1870, when he was appointed supervisor OF
appointed Second Assistant Postmaster General
AS o consul at St Thomas he received salary of
,OOO year AS supervisor OF internal revenue
he received $1,000 year.
Mr.. 1NGERsOLL OBJECTS.
AZ this point Mr.. Ingersoll objected, that the
matter had nothing to do with this case
MI: Bliss urged that he thought 1t was pertinent
to show the amount and source of the witness,
income, as they proposed also to show that soon
aiter MS appointment to the office of Second
Assistant Postmaster General he became possessed
Judge Wyle said he knew of no authority for
the admission of such evidence.
II.
he could produce authority.
Ihe witness was then questioned as to the
nI WEIGHT he gave to petitions and the revenues OF
the mall service was being built up the question
OF revenue had very little weight He said he ar
eved at II the that something IKE
the country in the early part of 1877. The witness
was was cross-examlned as to some of the orders
could have been added In lieu OF the costly expe-
dited service, and whether he had considered the
was frequently OF more Importance than fire..
quency OF trips, and that the revenues derived
from the sale of stamps was not just criterion OF
the value OF a route. He could not tell now what
occurred to his mind when making these orders.
Inc witness said that he could not tell exactly
what weight he gave to petitions. He was lnflu-
enced great deal by the Recommendations ana
IAPoRTUEITIEs OF SENATOR'S AND REPRESENTA-
TIvEa
Sometimes Senators and Representatives asked
more than could be given them and were refused
1--WE could not give man all h, asked" said the
witness 1--WE had to distribute" The witness
said that 1T depended somewhat on the mood he
Was In whether he ordered increases.
"You governed your increases, then" said Mr..
Bliss "by the moods you were in?''
II was somewhat given to moods" said the wit
ness. land was on some days more liberal than
Your mood was principally the imperative
MOOD, was It not?" asked Mr. Bliss
II was rather imperative, / confess, In a great
many things" :" said the witness.
me witness said In relation to his having ex.
pealted the rawlings and White River route to
faster time than the Senators and Representatives
asked that it was not worth while to expedite
the service unless the time was made fast
a fact that the expedited mail on the Rsw,,n@s
and White River route arrived at the end of the
70 route TWO hours after the eastern mail had gone
Ing mail connections were concerned.
AFTER THE NOON RECESS
Mr.. Bliss continued the crOss-examination going
through the various routes and el1citing Brady's
explanation OF the various orders. In regard to |
an order for so hours service in the face
OF statement by postmaster that such a SER
vice was impossible, the witness said his reason
for making the order was because nothing was Inn
possible In that direction If the contractor en-
ployed sufficient number of men and horses |
The witness said that he could not recollect hav-
coming to him from responsible parties |
The witness said 1t seemed to MIN ridiculous to |
think think that slow service. six times |
week, would be better than triweekly service at
faster schedule He answered that the petitions
were the free expressions OF the wishes the peO
pie.
Brady's Defense.
THE Ex-sECoND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL |
ON THE STAND.
After THE STARS report OF the star route trial |
closed yesterday Mr.. Wilson continued his exam.
ination OF Mr. Brady until the court adjourned at
O'Clock. MIR. Brady said he thought the CONVEX |
sation detailed by Mr.. James on the stand on the
subject OF expedition, as correct except that It
occurred month later than the date at VIII fch |
Mr.. James fixed IT, and 1t was not about the Raw |
lings and White River route, but about a Texas
route. The witness said that he had spoken to
Mr.. James about his policy, and may have spoken
sneeringly about Mr.. James sudden conversion to
economy.
"st Paul was converted in day." observed
Judge Wyle.
Mr.. Wilson wanted to Introduce q letter which |
the witness said would show James once approved |
his policy, but 1t was ruled out He said he had
conversation with Dorsey here in 1880, meeting |
him first at WIZARDS and afterwards at Chamher
latn's. where BOsler Joined them. The converse |
ton was entirely POLITICAL and nothing was said |
ABOUT star routes. The witness narrated how |
Miner-Peck routes, and the time for putting-on |
service was extended. He made q general denial |
ever received money from contractor. He went |
into an extensive exposition OF the so-called |
liberal policy OF the Post Office department. saw
ing that Postmaster General Key was more liberal
than he was. "PrObably," observed the witness |
III had sta1d In that department long enough |