The daily gazette., 1881-06-04
THE sssTAR ROUTE" INQUIRY.
Systematic Investigations in Pro.
zgress The Case to BE Presented to
the Next Grand Jury-Thc Sixth
Auditors Office.

the Next Grand Jury-Thc sixth
Auditors Office.
A special despatch from Washing
ton to the New York Tribune says
Those who haye thought that the
Star Route prosecution would end in
smoke will be disappointed. Ger
tainly the persons who have the
most to fear from active prosecutions
do not entertain that opinion. The
plans of the Government are now
beginning to be understood. The
lull in the prosecution for the last
two weeks has been only apparent.
The investigations have been pro-
ceeding as rapidly as was practical
BILE. The removals in the Sixth Aus
ditor's Office yesterday were one of
the results of the inquiry.
1t is now the purpose of the De.
partment of Justice not to present its
case to the present Grand Jury, the
time of which has nearly expired.
There are reasons which the astute
criminal lawyer William Cook EN-
ployed oy the Government to assist
in the prosecutions, has suggested
which make it lnadvisable TO proceed
until new and more carefully se>
lected jury has been formed. Attor-
ney.General Mac Veagh has said that
it shall not be the fault of any legal
machinery if the Government is not
successful. He certainly thinks that
the case OF the Government is abso.'
lutely incontestable. lit may be the
last of June before indictments are
found, and owing TO the long summer
vacation, the trial may not be held
before fall; but the Department OF
Justice promises the speediest possi-
BILE trial to all accused persons. The
number of persons who will be pre-
sented by the Attorney-General for
indictment will be larger than has
generally been supposed. ltis pretty
well known that it will include Dor
sey and Brady, a large number ol
Star Route contractors, and, it is said
some other persons whe have been
notably conspicuous in the defense
of the Star Route Ring.
Now that the Sixth Auditor has beer
removed, persons familiar with the oper
lions Of that Office remember that somt
SIX years ago there were extraordinary
stories of operations of straw bid cou
tractors in connection with that bureau
which ended in the disappearance Of ont
OF the prominent clerks vi the office, ,whC
was made the scspe9oat. 1t has sinct
been learned that this fugitive clerk wal
paid by the Star Route Ring men to per
init himself TO be known fs tine scape-
goat. When the Democrats first obtain
ed control of Congress the ch hirman o
the Post Office Committee was put Ii
possession of information as to the .op
GRAFTON of this clerk, and detectives wer
put upon his tiack, but he could not b
found. Within tue last few weeks b
has appeared in Washington, and it
believed that he has placed his know
ledge at the disposal Of the Government
prosecutors, and that it is In part due t,
this Information that the removals O
yesterday were made. But the Govern
ment officers do not need to go back ST,
years to discover causes for their actor
in that particular. Officials OF the Sixtl
Auditors Office have not learned th
trick of not writing letters; and the Gov
ernment has possession, IL is said, G
some letters written by the Deputy Aud
itor which IL will be troublesome fo
that person to explain.
There probably Will be good man
more removals III the Post Office De
partment within short time. Almos
} every day evidence is being discovere
Of The ramifications OF the riug. Yestel
! day 1t was found that one OF the colore
employees, particularly devoted to Brad,
has been acting in his interests, aud COT
veying to him, at his residence here, sue
information as could be overheard In ih
, Department OF the purposes OF the Pos
master. General. The colored man ha
been given position where he can Sc
and hear less.