The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-13

have the pay on the route increased. I asked
him how to get more pay He said 1t would
be easy enough. l agreed to pay
Hines the money, and almost simultaneously
the pay ON the route was increased to $3.50
annually for the next three years; but
the incPease did not last long, a regular
whirlwiId was raised and an investigation begun.
The newspapers claimed there was fraud, and
that was in it. l was called before an investi-
eating committee, with Mr.. Blackburn as chair
man. told the committee it was making a
mistake, but the committee went on. Nothing
came after the investigation however. After
the investigation l was approached by Charles
Andrews, nice young man devoting his ener-
ges and talent to the sixth auditors office. He
handed me list l was glad to see my list He
had me down for S., 900. What fort |
asked. THAT congressional investigation
he said. Well didn't have any money for a
congressional investigation. Then Andrews said
the Old Man wanted to see me. Brady was the
old Man went to see him. He asked about
the money and l said: Andrews was not in
earnestP Yes, indeed he replied My GodH
/ said, 1 haven't got any SIS, 000 Shortly after
the route was cut down one trip
The witness then told how Brady asked for
ginger saying he was not increasing the routes
for amusement, and wanted S. 600 for the con
gressonal investigation. II tried to make Brady
feel bad, said Walsh, ''and told him ] thought
he would be indicted. He said there was no
danger; that ne had a corner on the grand jury"
Shortly afterward. Brady declared Walsh a
failing contractor. Walsh then began a review
of Bliss's testimony before the committee and
contradicted the attorneys statement that the
Prescott and Santa Fe case depended on his tes
timony He said there were other witnesses
that could have been called. The witness said
bliss puts me in the attitude of committing per
jury to convict myself" He continued Il had
a talk with Merrick at one time and told him
what testimony l had given to the grand jury
relative to the Kellogg cases. Merrick replied
that Bliss had not informed him of the nature of
the testimony He said: George Bliss is
d-d scoundrel,' and l replied that
there was no difference of opinion be-
tween us When before Hutchinson's
grand jury l got into most
Kellogg was so strong that comment is unneces-
sary; that was the time Bliss said it was a seri-
Gus thing to ndict a United States senator. |
recognized that the defendants were well rep
resented before the jury. One juryman, named
Trusdale was very impertinent, and resorted
on the part of the grand jury was to discredit
me before the petit jury and the country. had
my papers there, but the jury did not seem to
want them, and when Bliss remarked that it
was a serious thing to indict senator, thought
the men knew their business There was
enough evidence before that jury to
make one hundred indictments. If the govern
ment in future treats its witnesses
as they did me- they will have to be extraor
dinagy men," Walsh said he was afterward in
vited by Merrick to appear before the grand
jury. He continued: II refused if the govern
ment was to be represented in the grand jury
room by Bliss. He not an honest man, and
as much of the defense as any of the de-
PENDANTS at the bar | have been harsh on
Brewster; from what | have learned l am salts
fled have treated him unfairly in part, and
havelnot done him justice. l am willing to
apologize. He was engaged, and George Bliss
is responsible for entangling him"
Walsh will appear again tomorrow.