The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-30
THE BRIDY BUSINESS,
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Why the President NIado tho Second Aesist.
ant Postmaster General Step Down md
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WASHINGTON, April 24.-!Those who
claim to know all the points Of the in
vostigation which Is being made into
the methods of the star route again say
that the half has not yet been made
public, and will not be until measures
are takcn to bring Brady to justice and
the pcnitcntiary, if possible. The
whole steal Is practically divided be-
tween what is known rs the Dorsey
gang and the Gilmcr and Salisbury
party, the latter being by far tic most
extensive operators in the swinGlc.
The Dorsey gang is composed of J.
w. Dorsey, j. NJ. Peck and j. II.
Miner, who have acted as blinds for
stephen w. Dorsey, ex-senator from
Arkansas and Secretary Of the Repub-
lican National Committee, bidding for
and receiving the contracts. j. W.
Dorsey is brother Of Stephen w.
Dorsey. Only n little over three wears
ago he was a farmer in Vermont, an
ignorant, stupid specimen Of hunani-
ty. Tic was not 80 stupid, however,
That his more brilliant brother could
not 'tsc him as Il cats'-paw to pull the
gold from the public Treasury, and he
was brought to Washington for this
purpose. j, NJ. Peck, tho second
worthy of the trio, is & brothcr-in-law
or stephen W. Dorsey, having mar.
ricd tho sister Of the lattcr's wife, and
). il, Miner is partner Of the great
original Dorsey himself. IIo was
Thought from Sandusky, Ohio, ex-
prcssly to 60 into the star route bust
ness. Tho amount known to have
been pockcted by the Stephen w.
Dorsey gang in excess Of the amount
called t"r by their original bids is not
less IN round number than Sil2.O0O.
| What percentage Of this was trans
tcrrcd to Brady as his share of the
spoils only Stephen ~, Dorsey and
partners can tell.
The firm of Gilmcr, Salisbury &
Co., which did an even moro extern
sivc business IN the swindlc than the
Dorsey crowd, is composed of j. f..
Gilmcr, Munro Salisbury and O. J..
Salisbury, q Younger brother Of
Munro. J. II. Gilmer was formerly
a stage driver over the Holiday over.
land route, from ST. Joseph to Sacra-
mento, California. Ho was a very
ignorant man, and could scarcely
write his own name, but he had q
shrcwd eye for business. In 1868 he
tormcda partnership with tho two
Salisbnrys, aud bought out the stage
lines Of Wells. Fargo IL Co., over
which most Of the mails in the Terri
tories were Mt that time carried Since
! then the firm has been engaged i'm the
star route business and has made n
large fortune. Among the agents who
have made straw bids in the interest
Of this firm arc V. W. Parker, II. a.
McDcvitt, q. s. Patrick, Luke Voor-
hccs, George FL. Platt, o. j. Salisbury,
Patrick e. Brown, "A. Ii. Brown, &.
Y. Mcsscrole, &. CoSgroyc. W. w.
Giudings, ~. l.. Scclcy,F. w. Gilmcr.
n brother Of j. +. Gilmcr; WI. Hill,
Hugh White, Salisbury and Nichols,
| Wm. Hamilton, NJ. V. Nichols and
Wm. ii. Force. The excess of Dav
received by tho. Gilmcr 4 Salisbury
combination, over that called for by
their original contracts, amounts TO
tho neat little sum Of $77S,50S, with
more still to hear from.
In addition to tho money given 10
these large contractors, who made
their bids through straw agents, small
fortunes have been divided between
Brady and smaller contractors, who
made their bids on their own account,