Show The Star Route Investigation Chicago 15 Tribunes Washingto Tint star route investigation was returnee yesterday Assistant Psimater Genera Brady being on the stand lie laid the route which ltd to the investigation was the rout from Santa Fe to Prescott Arizona Ari-zona which had been originally let foi 18800 annually The service was increased in-creased 136995 and the contract was given to one VVaUh suretyfor the failing contractor who while Brady was revenue reve-nue agent I in New Orleans had been indicted in-dicted for whisky fraud upon the testimony testi-mony Brndy himself At tho request of Mr Blount General Brady gave his story of route 40101 whose trmini are Santa Fe and Prescott Arizona This route is 460 miles in length and was let in the spring of 1S7S to George L McDoumgh for the sum of 13813 a year the mailS to be triwoekly McDonough was awarded the contract partly because he was warmly endorsed by General Lew Wallace and Gov John D TTrnmnnf On n rilin 13 1S7B Via WW www w w service was incrcusH to four times a week at an incro < = ed cotr SITTSU for additional trips nnd SNI7JO for a reduction reduc-tion of tho schedule time from 150 ti ninetysix hours This last sum was subsequently reduced to 13486 The total sum paid to McDonough for his services ser-vices in carrying the mails on this route aggregated 73849 The service was miserably performed and complaints were Constantly made to the department On the 11th of Alar eh following the contract con-tract was awarded to Geo E Kird and William H Gp ison who had been the sureties of McDonough at precisely the pay and for the times and number of miles specified in McDonoughs first contract con-tract This contract also filled and in April 1879 the contract was awarded to John A Walsh a banker of this city at 18600 a year the contract to run until June 30 1882 Gen Brady admitted tbat Walsh was indicted in New Orleans for whisky frauds but claimed that the indictment had nothing to do with his fitness for other work |