National Republican., 1883-01-17
STILL wleANGIrNG IN COURT.
The Star Route Contracts and the War of
Words T;etvyoen Counsel and Judge.

Words Betyyocn Counsel and Judge.
Anthony Joseph was further cross examined
in the star route trial yesterday morning.
The defense offered to prove by the witness
that the orders made by Brady in connection
with the route from Garland to Parrott City
| had been justified by the subsequent growth
of the population in that country aud the
| building of the Denver and Rio Grande rail
way over the old stage route.
| After an argument the court rejected the
| offer, saying that every one knew that rail-
! ways were often constructed through an uu-
productive country. If the offer were ac-
cepted it would let in mass of extraneous
| testimony.
Witness said that after he left the stand
here in the last trial Dorsey paid his account,
making a full settlement with him.
Mr.. lngersoll. | am glad of that.
Mr.. Merrick. SO am I.
At this point Mr.. Chandler made an attack
upon the indictment. Expedition was not set
out therein as q criminal act in connection
with this route, he said, and, inasmuch as the
prosecution admitted that the increase was
necessary and proper there was no conspiracy
with regard TO it.
In the argument. 81
The court finally ruled against the defense,
who noted exceptions to the ruling and TO
what Mr.. Wilson denominated the comments
of the court upon the testimony.
"Ot course" said Judge Wylic, you can
object to everything the court says"
1T is my purpose" answered Mr.. Wilson,
to except to everything the court says, when
| 10 shows disposition to decide questions that
properly should be left to the jury"
THAT is an abstract question:" said the
court.
The cross examination of tho witness was
devoted TO tho ascertainment of the distances
between points on the route; the number of
horses used and the possibility Of carrying the
mail on schedule time
How long were you on the stand at the
first trial 2" inquired the court at the conclu-
sion of the witness examination.
Three or four days." was the answer.
| Tho court "'And how long have you been
under examination this time?
! A.. "Nearly two days"
| The court. " That is encouraging"
Mr.. Bliss. Yes; we arc expediting con-
siderably."
Mr.. Ingersoll. "But expedition is n crime (;
/ move that we recall the witness. Laugh
ter.
Pedro Jaramillo another subcontractor on
the Garland-Parrott City route, was then
called.
lie told of the difficulties attendant upon
the operation of the route, saying the snow
was at times breast deep. 1t took him at
least siXty-tivc or seventy hours to go over
the route.
Mr.. Bliss said that it was upon this route
that the contractors had starved out the sub
contractor who had paid them $500 to be re-
leased from his contract. The fines had been
afterward remtted by Brady, and the remis-
sions poclletcd by the contractors.
Mr.. lngcrsOll denounced the remarks of
Mr.. Bliss rs n stump speech, and declared that
even If all he alleged were true (which he
denied) il had nothing to do with the charge
To hoJ igbt 10 nt g..
cents month if he could, and if the man
chose to pay dollar to get out of his bargain
il was all right.
Mr.. MerricS supported the argument of Mr.
Bliss. He declared that Brady remitted these
fines, and got his percentage, and the govern
ment stood ready to prove it..
Mr.. Wilson replied that it seemed impossi-
BILE for Mr.. Merricli TO get upon his feet with
out exhausting the whole criminal vocabu-
| larry in his dcnunciation of the defendants
| 1t was the first case he had ever participated
in where the prosecution took the liberty of
denouncing people as criminals before they
had been convicted. 1t was only part of the
scandalous method of conduct that had been
observed throughout. 1t was the mercst pre-
| tense to get the matter improperly before the
jury, and matter that did not tend to prove
| the conspiracy.
The court said that the contractors un-
| doubtedly had a right to make the best bar
| gain they could with the subContraCtors. 1t
was all right on its face. The government
proposed to prove that all of Jaramillo's COM
| pensation was lost to him through fines and
that those fines were subsequently, remitted
| to the contractors But Jaramillo received
none of the remittcd money. The indict-
ment charged Brady with making fraudulent
remissions and the court was of opinion that
the offer was competent to go to the jury as
evidence tending to show tho conspiracy, as
charged. Adjourned.