The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-11
Fraud I'm Mail Con,rna..

sss NoUFFteNs.
EX-SENATOR DoRsEY's CONNECTION WITH THE
srAR'RourE BUSINESS FULLY ESTABLISHED
HOW ROUTES WERE EXPEDITED" &C.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Nav l0.-A dis.
patch from Portland, tOre gon, SAYS: The
kilograms from Denver. Col. which have
oeen published, giving information that le.
gal proceedings had been commenced
against ex-senator Dorsey. OF Arkansas.
now secretary Of the National Republican
committee, Tor services rendered TO obtain
increase OF mail service and additional nav
therefor on the star routes in Oregon, at
iracted mucA attention here more so from
the Tact That 1t was stated that the papers on
whlch the suit had been instituted az Denver
bad been received there from a well-known
attorney at Portland, and that the claimant
was welrknown politician here. The
0regonidn set on foot an inquiry to. day and
got 10 the bottom Of the transaction. The
history OF u fully Identities ex-senator Dor
sey with the starrOute business. The
claimant in the suit is Frank ID. Wilcox,
who, though formerly connected with poli.
Tics In Arkansas, has not appeared prOmi-
nenlly in polite. here. He went to Arkan-
saS from Illinois in 1869, and became ac-
qnainfed with Dorsey there. He was sec
rotary Of the State Republican Committee
OF Arkansas, though he never held other
Office. and bore a prominent part in the
election OF Dorsey to the Senate. Desiring
TO get out OF politics. he left Arkansas
and came here In 1877 When Dorsey be-
| gan operations in the star routes in Oregon
! he remembered Wilcox had come to this
State, and as his relations with him had
/ been OF very intimate kind, he fixed upon
| wilcox as the man 10 help him work up to
higher figures the mail routes in which be
| had become interested. Dorsey first tee-
graphed parties in Portland 10 learn il Will
cox was here. Having ascertaned that he
was he wrote 10 him, stating what SER
vice he wanted performed and directed
! him to 90 to Eugene civ, giving him
! instructions at the same time how TO get
up petitions, have them signed. and make
sub contracts for carrying mails The peti.
/ tionS were to be forwarded 10 Washington
| 10 be used In getting the service and the
pay increased for The service required.
| Wilcox was to receive s. a day and his eX-
peuScS. The route Dorsey first operated in
was from Eugene CITY t. Mitchell, in East
ern Oregon. The route'ls almost wholly I'M
necessary, as it passes through nearly an un-
inhabited country. Dorsey drew up and for
warded 10 Wilcox The forms OF the petitions
! for increased and eXredited service between
Eugene City and RIDGE creek. and directed
him Ia get them signed and forwarded 10
the PO>tmaSter.General. To these direc-
! lions Dorsey added the following words /:
OF course sou want the wording as well
! as the handwriting Of each person 10 he as
! different as possible Dorsey in num-
| her Of kilograms then gave Wilcox inslruc-
tiOnS with regard 10 the sub.letll Q OF con-
tracts, &C., telling him that Sub-cOntracts
were not 10 be filed, but payment on
them was 10 he guaranteed by him DOR
sew personally. As a result OF these
manufactured petitions for increased SER
vice and faster time, the compensation for
carrying the mail, over the Eugene City
and Bridge Geek route, in which Dorsey
was interested. was increased from -. i6S
per annum 10 S2l 400. Another route in
Oregon, known Is the LOOklDg-GlaSs "
route, was "eXpedited" under Dorsey :
management from 1880 TO $l3475 per an
NUN. The greatest swindle Of all. how.
ever, was in the route from Dallas to
Baker City uin Canyon City. which
stands in the name OF j. VI. Peck,
Dorsey's brOther.in.law. There was already
route from Dallas 10 Baker CITY parallel
to this, which carried and still carries all the
|
| however. from Dallas to Baker City UiI
Canyon City, under the manipulation OF the
ring, the service was increased 10 six times
week. which was wholly unnecessary, and
the pay raised from SS,2SS TO 72520. j.
NJ. Peck also has another "eXpedited "
route-viZ., from Canyon City TO Camp
McDermOit, most Of the way through a
country without population and incapable
OF sustaining any. This route was "eXpe-
dited from 81, sSS to S21 500. J. NJ. Dor
sey, brother OF 5. w. Dorsey. has con-
tract on the route from Dallas 10 Lake
View. in Southern Oregon. which route was
also "eXpedited " from S3.0SS to $50. 800.
II Is probable, therefore, that Wilcox bad
charge Of only small part OF the business
OF the Dorsey ring in Oregon. The OregO-
niQR OF tomorrow Will say OF the develop
ments in star-rOute frauds, Ex-senator
Dorsey will hardly ask the Postmaster
General now to write a letter eXoneratiDg
him."