The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-16
Star Route Frauds.

Although the department of justice is
ready it is not now probable that the trials
of the star route conspirators will be COM
menced before the September term of the
criminal court. This for the reason that
the new term of the court will convene on
Monday, June goth, inst, and the jurors,
therefore, will be drawn about the 9Th or
10th inst. The present grand jury will
probsbly.close their business about the same
time SO far as the examination of witnesses
ia concerned, for they must allow some few
days in which 10 prepare indictments. Thus
il will be seen that if the testimony
was ready to be presented this grand jury
would not have the time to devote to il. 1t
is UNUSUAL Tor the grand jury to enter on
their duties on the first day Of the term, and
the Jury 10 be drawn and summoned to ap-
pear on the 10Th instant, will not likely get
fully under way before the 25lh. Judge
Cox, who will hold the June term, contem.
plates going to Narrsgansett Pier about the
9th Of July. Chief Justice Garter leaves to-
morrow tor Kansas. Judge Nc Arthur will
go to Saratoga early in July, and afterward
to Mexico, and Judge James to Connect
cut about the same time, thus leaving
but two Judges here in July, and
one of these will hold the equity court, and
tits likely the criminal court will be adjourn.
ed over July and August. Besides, as the
case will be presented IN the shape of charges
of conspiracy, they will necessarily be rather
intricate, and it would not be expedent TO
commence the examination and then adjourn
II over weeks. There is considerable con-
lecture as to who will be presented. Among
those mentioned in connection with the in
dIctments are ex>Second Assistant Postmaster
General Brady, ex-Chief Clerk French, ex,
Senator S w Dorsey, s b Elkins, j
B Price and Monroe salisbury, of New
York; N NJ Vail, j ID Chichester, of
Camden, NJ; T B Sanders and r @ Kerns'
of st. Louis; ] w Parker, J II Miner, A II
Brown, A II Patrick, L ii Roots and John
ID Adams, of Little Rock; + Armstrong, r
II Peterson, Thomas McDevitt and Joseph
McKibben. All Of the data so far obtained,
upon which the government will bue its
prosecution, Is now In the hands of Special
Assistant Attorney General VIM A Cook.
II is said 10 be of q most damaging nature,
clearly proves a conspiracy, and involves
over twenty individuals. II is claimed that
so far as Dorsey is concerned, evidence
has been furnished against him by
those with whom he had been dealing.
and with whom he failed 10 act square. Al
though the ex senator has secured the orig
mails Of the letters and kilograms recently
published showing how petitions for "exs
peditiug routes" were msdo In the far west.
il is believed the attorney general has
certified copies which will be used against
him. Olher evidence, which. il is
alleged, is in tho Possession Of the
attorney general, Is the notes given for The
purchase Of q weekly Newspaper 10 this
state. II is stated that the article recently
published in q New York paper, in-
volving Secretary Blaine, was furnished BY
members Of the star rout ring. The Attor-
ney general, II is said, knows BY whom II
wss furnished, and it will make . peculiar
history Of the stor route frauds when Il is
made public. At the cabinet meeting this
evening all the members were present, except
Secretaries Window and KrkgOod. The
star route matter vss under consideration.
Attorney General MseVesgh spoke OF The
crowded condition Of The court, and said u
vas not likely that any cases viii be brought
70 trial before September Dsrt