Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-09
Telegrams to The Star.
MAIL ROUTE SCANDAL IN COL.
ORADO.
Proceedings Against Ex-senator

DENVER, Col May S.lThe 7rfb,ae saws: It
was discovered yesterday that proceedings
OF coSstV against 9aF
for money promised the plaintiff for services
rendered In procuring petition creating an In
rest am Among the Pee pie &C. IN orde, 70 In
oregon. The bringing OF the suit here came
ABOUT as follows: Some months Sgo Legal f1rm
mere received from an attorney at Portland,
Oreeo Claim for collection against ex- -Sena-
tor dorsey. The claimant is well known pol
ltlclan OF Portland, whose name the Tribune
does not state. The latter had number OF let
ters WIltlen oy Dorsey promising him so much
per DAY Tor his services and giving minute di-
recfions S how 10 proceed to get petitions natl
contracts. &C. These letters. with the claim,
were placed In the hands OF Denver attorneys
and last winter when Dorsey came to Denver
TO look after mining interests. he was visited by
one OF the attorneys, and the bundle OF letters
TO him In support OF the claim. Dorsey pro-
nouLced the claim fraudulent. and de-
nounced the claimant as a blackmaiier
PIoceeciDgs were Immediately begun In the
district court aid Dorsey instructed his counsel
10 enter demurrer on the ground that these
contracts were flles al. Since then matters
nave remained IL statu quo. one letter is
dated Washington, April IL 1879, and tells the
recipient that the writer wants him to go 10
eugene City and procure all the petitions
possible for an Increase OF mail service
1Iom Eugene city to Bridge creek for daily In
stead of weekly service and also to have the
tine made faster. The letter thus Continues
'. Wanr ten or dozen on this route: also get
the people 70 write TO the Postmaster Genera.
end to their Senator's We want prominent
democrats to write 10 Slater and Grover urging
them 10 see that the increase is made The
correspondent is further directed TO get ten or
twelve different petitions on each route, TO have
large number OF letters written to the Post
masfer General and Senator'S and be sure that
81 ask for daily and fast time; to get the state
officials and the chamber Of commerce at Port
land also to write. The letter adds: 81 Will
pay your expenses while you are gone and five
collars per day. IL you have not the
een The second feegraRa egsr Ras wTen EGu four s%
days later. IL states that contracts for each
load on the route from Bridge Creek TO Eugene
City had been obtained for one orip week,
and says: '1f the schedule time is Changed new
contracts will have to be made" and continues,
guaranteed bond for the fulfilment of the CON-
tracf)-beiDg S., 600 per annum for three tips
weekly, time 100 hours, which is slow walking
tine" The writer further says: make the
contract thus: Three trips weekly, s. 500 per
sic 500. The contract to run until July i, 1852,
and not to be filed In Washington He says
furtEer: "We must have new contract for the
route from Looking Glass to Cogvfile. Make
the contract for the latter route as follows:
for six trips. IS, 500; for seven trips,
$1,000. No contract to be biLding upon
us, cut upon them, until approved
by Mr.. Riddell, the agent here. Mr.. Fink has
fled bis contract. did not want 1t filed; Will
pay him monthly II he wishes II, but do not
want my contracts on file here" The letter
closes by exhortiDg the correspondent to send
petitions. etc, by the car load to him, Slater,
and Assistant Postmaster General Brady. An
other letter concerning the same suit, aud re
also published These letters Will be produced
In court as evidence to support the claims