St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-13
WALSH'S RICH TESTIMONY.
He Tells the Springer Committee
About Brady's Demand for
0."Ginger."
Walsh Wants to Apologize tonDude Brewster
Because Bliss Entangled Him.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-E S. Hutchinson, fore
man of one of the star route juries, testified be-
fore the Springer committee to-day that George
Bliss said before the grand jury in connection
with the Kellogg case, that it was serious
thing to indct United States senator.
John s. Walsh then took the stand and after
relating the story of how he became star route
contractor, said: 81 was to get 500 for my
route. "A man named Hines came to me and
said wanted money, and said if I didn't pay
I'd get left. Well, / replied, I'll get left anyhow
He wanted $4,000, and proposed to have pay on
the route increased. 1 asked him how to get
more pay. He said it would be easy enough. /
agreed to pay Hines money, and almost stimuli
taneousy the pay on the route increased to
S135,000 But the increase did not last long. A
regular whirlwind was raised and an investigation
begun. Newspapers claimed there was fraud, and
that1 was in it. was called before an investi-
eating committee with Blackburn as chairman.
told the committee it was q mistake, but the
committee went on. Nothing came of the in
vestigation l was approached by Chace An
drews, nice young man, devoting his time and
intellect to auditors offices. He handed a
list. was glad to see any list. He had sme
down for $S, 600. What for asked. That con-
gressional investigation, he said Well, l didn't
have any money for congressional investigation.
Then Andrews said the old wanted to see
me. Brady was the old man. went to see
him. He asked about the money.
''Andrews was not in earnest?''
eyes, indeed,'' he replied.
''AIy God,'' said, 81 haven't any SS, ,OOO''
Shortly after the route was cut down one
trip.
Witness then told how Brady asked for '.gin-
ger'' He said he was not increasing routes for
amusement. and wanted $4,000 for tM congress
sional Investigation. tried to make Brady feel
bad, and told him thought he would be indicted.
He said there was no danger; that he had cor
ner in the grand jury Shortly after he declared
Walsh failing contractor Walsh then began
review Of the Bliss testimony before the com
mittee, and contradicted the attorneys statement
that Prescott and Santa Fe depended on his tes-
timony He said there were other witnesses
that could have been called. Witness said,
s'Bliss puts me in the attitude of
committing perjury to convict myself. He con-
tinued: g had talk with Merrick at one time,
and told him what testimony he had given to the
grand jury relative to the Kellogg CASE Merrick
said Bliss had not informed him of the nature of
the testimony. He said: George Bliss is id
seoundrel,' and replied that there was no differ
Hutchinson grand jury got into a most hostile
atmosphere. The case against Kellogg was so
strong that comment was unnecessary. At that
time Bliss said it was serious thing to indict a
United States senator l recognized that defend
ants were well represented before the jury. One
juryman, named Truesdale, was very impertinent
and resorted to rigid cross examination. 1
think the effort on the part of the grand jury
was to discredit me before the petit jury. had
my papers there, but the jury did not seem to
want them, and when Bliss remarked it was
serious thing to indict senator, thought the
men knew their business. There was enough
evidence before that jury to make ten indict-
ments If the government in the future treats
its witnesses it did me, they will have to have
extraordinary men. Walsh said he was after
wards invited by Merrick to appear before the
grand jury.
He continued: s'I refused if the government
was to be represented in the grand jury room by
Bliss He was not an honest man, and was as
much defendant as any of the defendants at the
bar. l have been harsh on Brewster From
what have leared I am satisfied Ftreated him
unfairly in the past and have not done him JUS
tice. am willing to apologize. He was en-
tangled, and Bliss is responsible for entangling
him.
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