The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-29
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
STAR ROUTE CASES.
President Arthur in Sympathy
with the Prosecutions.

Washington, 27.-It is the intention Of
the postmaster general and Attorney-gen-
ersl TO push the star route prosecution;
vigorously now, and do it immediately.
Colonel George Bliss. Of New York, will
control and direct the prosecution. There
is mass Of evidence sill arranged and
ready for presentation to the grand jury,
and it is positively asserted by those who
are concerned 10 the management Of the
cases that there is sufficient evidence nov
on hand - procure several indictments.
The GuIteau case will receive tue first
attention of the grand jury, but that will
scarcely occupy more than q day or two
at most, and the star route cases will D.
taken up as coon as other pressing Grim
iHal cases besides Guitteau's will admit
Of 1t Is now believed the grand jury
will reach the star Touts cases by the lat
ter part Of next week. a high official of
ii post Office department, Dot Prstmas-
ter-General james, said to q prrks re-
porter to night, that because Of President
GGreeid's condition very little progress
could be made in the star route prosecu-
ton during the summer beyond collect
ing and arranging evidence; that during
all that time the postoffice department
had been compelled to submit quietly to
the abuse and denuncisti0n Of the star
route ring and lis organs, but that now an
active prosecution Of the ribg will be-
msde. He said President Arthur is ss
fully determined Is even bis predecessor
was to punish the men who defrauded
government through star route contracts,
and that POstmaster-G General James will
remain at the head of the department
until those prosecutions are all ended.
Speaking Of the opinion advanced by
some that the time of Postmaster Gen
ersl james expires by limitation on
October 18th, ole month after President
Garfield died, this official said that if this
is the proper construction of the law,
main in Office until he fiLishes up the star
route cases, ss President Arthur means
that no guilty Ian shall escape; that
James administration bad reduced the
expenses of the department by cutting of
useless star ronte expenses, by tha grand
sum o: $500. 600, and that not exceeding
fifty complaint, all told, Gas heen re-
ceived of any in convenience to the peO-
pie by reason Of thi, curtHil. Thee CT M
plants had nearly all ben instigated by
the contractors; tina. the reduced service
gives to sections through which the routes
ran all the mail facilities that are proper
aud necessary. Those engaged in the
star route prosecutions had 10 confidence
whatever in District Attorney Corkhill.
He had ebstru ted and delayed the work
Of the prosecution by every means in his
power, and it had been determined that
be shall not have any control OF direc-
ton of the case. The President has the
fullest confidence in District Attorney
Bliss, Of New York, who is an old per-
sonsI friend, and approves his selection
as chief pros scutor. The President ex-
pressed desire that the prosecution be
pressed as vigorously as justice to all par
ties will allow. Undoubtedly the &C
cuSed parties had hopes of inprsssing
President Arthur that this prosecution
was really persecution, and at least rem
dering him lukewarm in the mater, and
they ore disappointed at their Aignal
failure. The ring made q prompt and
bold move tn get both James and Mac
Veagh out of the cabinet, and thus over
throw the prosecution at one blow, but
the result has been altogether unfavor-
Sble to their schemes.