The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-28
GREAT STAR ROUTE STEAL
THE HALF SAID NOT TO HAVE
BEEN TOLD.
Brady and Ex-senator Dorsey the Prominent
Names Mentioned.

NEW YORK, April 25-The Times this morning
hRn the following from a special Washington cor
respondent: Those who claim to know all the
points Of the investigation which Is being made
into the methods Of the Star Route ring, say hall
has not been made public, and will not be until
measures are taken to bring Brady to justice and
the penitentlary II possible. The whole steal Il
practically divided between what is known al
the Dorsey gang and Gilmer and Salisbury party
the latter being by far the most extensive opera.
tors In the swindle, The Dorsey gang is compos
ed Of J. W. Dorsey, J. M. Peck, and ]. r. Miner
who have acted as blinds for Stephen W. Dorsey
Ex-senator from Arkansas, and secretary Of the
Republican National Committee bidding for and
receiving contracts. ]. W. Dorsey Is a brother Of
Stephen ". Dorsey. Only q little over three
years ago he was farmer In Vermont, an igno.
rant, stopid specimen Of humanity. He was NOT
so stupid however, that hismore brilliant brother
could not use him as a cats.paW to pull gold
from the public treasury, and he was brought to
Washington for this purpose. ]. M. Peck, the
second worthy Of the trio, Is brOther-in-law Of
Stephen W. Dorsey, having married sister Of the
latter'H wife, and ], R, Miner Is a partner Of the
great original Dorsey himself. He was brought
from sandusky, o. expressly to go into the Star
Route business. The amount known 10 have
been pOcketed by the Stephen W. Dorsey gang in
excess OF the amount called for by their original
bids is not less In round numbers than $4l2 900.
What percentage OF this was transferred to
Brady as his share Of the spoils only Stephen W.
Dorsey and his partners can tell. The firm Of
Gilmer, Salisbury u Co, which did even more
extensive business In swindles than the Dorsey
crowd, 10 composed Of ]. T, Gilmer, Munroe Sails.
bury and o. ]. Salisbury. younger brother OF
MuUTnn i II Gilman fnFmnrlU a nfa artv
over the Holiday overland route from 81. Joseph
to Sacramento, California. He was very iuno
rant man and could scarcely write his own
name, but he had shrewd eye for business In
1858 he formed partnership with the two Sails
burys and bought out the stage line of Wells
Fargo d Co., over which most Of the mail In the
Territories were at that time carried. Since then
the firm has been engaged In the Star Route bust.
ness, and has made large fortune Among the
agents who have made straw bids In the interest
Of these firms are " W. Parker, 7. A. McDevit A.
8. Patrick, Luke voorhees,, Gt orge H. Plat, o. ].
Salisbury, Patrick d Brown, A. H. Brown, G. V.
Messerole, 0. A. OosgrOve, W. A. Giddings. q. D.
seeley, F, W. Gilman, brother Of ]. f. Gilman;
W. D. Hill Hugh White, Salisbury and Nichols,
William Hamilton, NV. Nichols and William Il,
Force. The excess Ofpay received by the Gilmer
and Salisbury combination, over that called for
by their original contracts, amounts TO the neat
little sum of SITS sos, with more to hear from.
In addition TO money given these large con
tractors, 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 In Louisiana DR.. D.
ID. Peterson secured an excess Of S0,26l on q
route Of 261 miles. Dr. Peterson was formerly 8
member Of the Yarmouth ring In Louisiana, but
noW lives Ia this city upon his income derived
from his dealings with Brady. Chase Andrews,
who received on two routes, each 20 miles long,
an excess Of S12, 1857, ia q Washington man, He
was formerly clerk In the POstOfice Department
here, but was removed by Postmaster Jewell for
malfeasance In Uffice. John A. Welsh who 3d.
cured an increase Of S11S875 on route from
Prescott to Santa Fe, N. for which he 0ligi.
lana. When the war broke out he Joined the
rebel army, but after the reconstruction Of Louis.
lana ne Joined the Yarmouth ring. he was in
dioted in New Orleans for making Illicit whisky
and was saved from imprisonment by Brady who
was then supervisor Of internal revenue in New
Orleans, and refused 10 appear Ps witness
against him.