Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-10
Dorsey and the Star Mail S,csndIe.

DENVER, May 9.-The Tribune says yester
day it was discovered that proceedings were
begun in the district court of Arapahoe coun-
ty against ex-senator Dorsey,fs money prom
ised plaintiff for services rendered in procuring
a petition, creating an interest among the peo
pie, ETC., in order toincrease mail facilities ii
certain portions in Oregon. The bringing Of
suit here came about as follows. Some months
ago legal firm here received from an attorney
against Dorsey. The claimant is a well known
politician of Portland, whose name the T'ri-
buned does not state. The latter had numbers oi
much per day for services, and giving mi
mute directions how to proceed to gel
petitions, to make contracts, etc. These let
ters, with the claim, were placed in the hands
of Denver attorneys, and last winter, when
Dorsey came to Denver to look after mining
interests, he was visited by the attorneys, and
the bundle of letters alleged to have been writ
ten by him shown him in support of the claim.
Dorsey pronounced the claim fraud, and de.
nounced the claimant as blackmailer. Pro-
ceedings were Immediately begun in the dis
enter demurrer on the ground that these
contracts were illegal Since then matters
have remained in statu quo. One letter is dated
Washington, April 10, 1879, and tells the cor
respondent he wants him to 90 to Eugene
City and procure all the petitions possible for
an increase of mail service from Eugene City
o Bridge Creek; to a daily instead of weekly;
also, have the time made faster. The letter
continues:
to get people to write the postmaster general
and their Senator's. We want prominent
Democrats to write Slater and Grover urging
them to see that the increase is made.
The correspondent is farther directed to
get ten or twelve different petitions on each
route, and have a large number of letters
written to the postmaster general and Sena-
tors.
Be sure all ask for daily and fast time, and
get officers and chamber of commerce at
Portland to write. will pay your expenses
means will telegraph you sufficient.
The second letter was written four days Ia
ter, and states that the contract is enclosed
for the route from Bridge Creek to Eugene
City, then under contract for one trip week,
and says:
If the schedule time is changed new con-
tracts have TO be made. The best we can do
and there must be guaranteed bond for the
fulilment oflthe contract, is $1,000 per annum
for three trips weekly; time 100 hours, which
is slow walking time. The writer further
says: Make the contract thus Three trips
weekly, $500 per annum; six trips weekly,
sl4 900: seven trips s16,5OO, contracts to run
till July 1, 1882, and not to be filed in Wash
ington. We must have new contract for the
route from Lookinglass to Colville Make
the contract for the latter route as follows:
For three trips,ls2,500. You may 60 to $S, 900
for six trips; forssven trips, $500. No con-
tract to be binding upon us, but upon them,
until approved by Mr.. Riddell, agent here.
it filed. will pay him monthly if he wants,
but don't want my contracts on file here.
The letter closes by exhorting the CORE
spondent to send the petitions, ETC., by the car
load, to himself, Slater, and Assistent Post
master General Brady.