Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-12
The Ellis InvostirafiOu.

Mr. EDWARDS OF TIE NEW roRK srN, DECLINES TO
ISL WHERE HK GOT TIE DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED
IN THAT fAFRk-TESrIoSY OF REoDT, Y. A. COOK
AND OTHERS.
the House post Office and post roads committee
TO-DAY continued their examination into the publ
cSuon Of The star route papers, In which NJ Elis'
name was implicated.
MR. KDwAEDS DECLINES 10 ANSWER
MI. Edwards, correspondent Of the New York
sun, was examined and said that he prepared the
articles published in the Sa,a including the state
ment OF Broit to the effect that he had paid Hon
John Ellis for promoting his interests in certain
IoutsA he Said that he did not know at the time
.ldt NJ. Brodt had retracted his statement, but
tlon. He was asked by the committee TO state
where ne got the Information upon which the arti-
maS UaSeo ms ne refused to DO and rigid
the subject
Inc witness. in answer to one question. said: al
nc hesitation IN saying here that the informal
department and from nobody connected With the
H9use OF Representatives"
III, IN answer TO other questions, he said he got It
ron no employe OF the government and from no
employe OF the House
Mr. Ellis-Did you get It from any body connected
villa the star route Investigations
Inc w1tnesS-1 decline 10 answer
Mr. RRoDT WAS Examined
ana denied that he had made the statement to Mr.
woodward contained in the memorandum crawn
up by that gentleman, as regards Mr. Ellis. He
had made some OF the other Statements but not
mat he thought that M woodward must have
gotten somebody else'S statements mixed With his
Mr Brodt was the contractor the star route be-
tween New Orleans and Columbia, Miss)
Mr. ". A. COOK SAYS NO PAPERS DUPLICATING Mr..
ELLIS WE'RE EVER IN HIS {COoxsl POSSESSION.
Mr w. A. Cook was then examined. and said in
answer to the questions Of the committee, that no
paper rejecting upon Mr.. ELLIS or connecting him
win Tie star route frauds had ever been In his pos
session, MI. WoodwardS statement notwithstynd-
ing. VI never had any papers In my possession, -
Sne witness reiterated, "nor saw any papers, nor
heard any testimony, from Nj. woodward or any
body else oriciay or unoficlaly directly or indi-
TectF imptca1ng Mr. Ellis In the star route frauds
nor rejecting against him.
MI! :" mite then questioned witness regarding the
testimony given by MIR. Woodward yesterday, In
winch he SAID that papers had been
ABsTRAcTED FROM THE SAFE
IN which they were kept, and that after changing
The combination so that Col Cook did not know 1t
no more papers were missing
MI COOK said that he never knew the comtina-
nalon OF The lock on the safe and never had access
10 the papers except through the department
In answer TO further questions, witness said that
there existed an Intimacy between MI Rrodt an,.
NJ: woodward which he deemed improper IN view
vi the TACT That that there were charges and even
an Indictment against BrodL
Mr. WOODWARD sTIcKs TO HIS STORY.
MT Woodward being placed upon The stand reft-
Grated the statement that the memorandum OF the
conversation between himself and Brodt IN which
the latter stated thae he had paid money to Hon.
r. .ohn Ellis, was correct. He refused to say
whether he believed the statement to be true but
SAID that he looked upon Brodt as an honest man.
AFTER some further questions the witness was dis
charged. ana the committee adjourned to Their
next regular meeting day.