The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-12
THE STAR ROUTES.
The Prosecution to be vigorously
Pressed.

The Prosecution to be Vigorously
Pressed.
New York, Nov. ia Washington de.
spatch states that BENZ. HI. Brewster, one OF
the counsel for the government in the star
route cases, said to-day that "the question as
to information is settled. The cases, ana
there are hundreds of them, will go before the
grand jury to be dealt with in the ordinary
course of law.
WASHINGTON. Nov 11.-Col. Cook, OF the
counsel for the government in the star route
cases. SAYS the decision yesterday does not put
an end to the case. 1t will be taken before the
grand Jury and proceeded with In the regular
way Then the plea as to the statute OF Am
itations will be tested in court.
The Washington Star tonight prints an in
terview with District Attorney Corkhill upon
the recently dismissed star route cases and the
statement made by Cook after Justice Cox de-
livered his opinion. Corkhill is quoted as say
ing: 81 did not think it proper under the cir
cumstance to make any reply to Cook. L = all
have no wrangle or dispute with him. A rev
days ago made statement In court covering
my connection with the case, and when con-
cluded Judge Cox said from the bench that
the statement made was correct"
Do you think that statement replied fully
to what Cook said yesterday?
Col. Cook says first he had consultation
with the President ON the Wednesday night
preceding the assassination and that President
I know nothing about this but different reports
were given of that interview by the President
and parties present. Cook next says the death
of the President suspended the investlga-
ton and shat when they had hopes OF the
President recovering they recommended an
investigation, and that the first thing done was
the employment of Mr.. Brewster and Colonel
Bliss and that he went to Long Branch and
had a consultation with them in regard to this
case. Returned here on the 10th, was recalled
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city, after consultation with him as to pre-
senting this case to the Grand Jury. Now
Brewster said in his address the other day that
when he was called into this case they had al
ready determined to proceed with the lnforma-
ton 1t is very difficult to see how Cook re-
turned here after the consultation to present
the case to the Grand Jury, when Brewster
SAYS this course of proceedings by Information
was determined on when he was called into the
case.
Cook says you did not inform him of the
adjournment of the Grand Jury.
/ never said that had informed Cook, an
swered the district attorney. He was not in
the city. L was never consulted about these
cases; could not possibly have known there
were any cases which the statute OF limitation
would bar because did not know any OF the
facts about any case. 1t certainly was Col:
Cooks place, If he knew there was G, case OF
that kind, to have notified me.
Is it not an unusual thing to adjourn grand
jury?
BY no means; frequently adjour the grand
Jury when business will justify. 1t is no I'M
usual thing to adjourn the grand jury for a
week.
Col. Cook says, believe, continued Cork
hill, he did not know that he was ignorant OF
the law.
The district attorney then reiterated his
statement that the encouragement knew OF
the adjournment of the grand jury, and said
he thought his uncontradicted official state
ment in presence of the court and council
place the responsibility, if there was any,
where it properly belonged