, 1881-09-30
FIVE CENTS,

,orncy GGorge Hiss. II. II. I,rcwstcr, and
others whu represent tho prosecution. IlIfs.
submitted tic indictments, WHICH 1Io had
carefully drawn against lien. l}ratty. Dor.
sry. ex-Autlit0r Nfctirew. cx.Chtof- e lqrk
French. SALISBURY, Gltlner, alld other stnr.
ronte cnlitr1lctors aid bcileflciarIcs of the
ring. Bliss stated that, after thorough TX.
animation of all tho evidence, lie Ind drawn
tEiesr indictments WITH great cnte, atNi le
would plctlge his professional reputation
upon conviction.
JAMES AND MAcyEAOH
approved thu actlnn Of bliss, and these In
tlicsincnts will m placed Immediately IN
Distrlct~Attorney Cork'lili's hands for pre-
sentiment to tho Grand Jury. Jn.ncs, Mac
Ncng, n'ul other officials clgagc,t In til Is
prosecution liaye tlD confidence whatever iii
District--tlsorl,ey Corkhl1, md they make
llo secret If tlIts lact. They .lo not charge
Tint Corkhll llas been influenced by any
money consideration tn favor tho star-route
ring, hit they believe that social and per.
sonal reIat1nns. tO say the leaat. 70 influence
Him. All tho officials concerned In the prose-
cGtinil maintain tint
colIKl1tI.I. HAS otssrnCcTEp THEIR Rhoo-
HESS
from tito first, and. therefore, it was deter
mined to prepare all tho papers Of present.
nert fully, and nut them In Ills hands, 20
that oil fe wifi llavc to do with them will bo
tn submit them to the grand jury. This Is
why Bliss drew TN the papers, and, although
J}'fss tiNs s0lne pressing business In New
York, lie Inns remained hero ut the request
Of the Postmaster and Attorney Generals, to
watcli the prescnt1nent nf these cases. It's
the intention Of the prosecution to ask that
the grant Jury take hold Ut their cases in-
nlcdIatcly npon Its meeting next Monday,
but rs Mr.. Corkhff Insists upon presenting
t;uItenu's case first, tllat will take preced-
cnce. Several Of tlle< persons implicated
laye confessed and given nwnY tho opcrn-
t!ons Of tho ring. The prompt and deter
mined stand Of President Arthur In
faynr M Il vigorous and rig
urnus prosecution has denorallze,l
and slislnayeh the rinEleaders. THEY had
kept the weak ones OF tho crowd silent by
assuring them Tint, II Arthur became Presl-
drit+ tho whole matter should be fmme-
tAtely slnnshetl m SOON rs 1t was proper
utter the t!eatl, Of President Garfield. Post
ma4ter-icncral Jnt,1es and Attorney-G General
Macfeagl, had
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT
about tho star-r0ute matter. The President
Ind already declined for tic time being to
acccpt ths designations OF tho Cabinet, aud
Ind requested them to continue In the dis
charge Ut their duties Just rs they would
lave done l,ntl President Garfield survived.
President Arthur assured James alll Mac-
Feagll that there lnilst be no mistake
as t0 Ills purpose towards nil persuns
who had been guilty Of fraud tuwArh the
Government, that II tfefo lind 1uel, 4 star
Fout8 ring and tho Government ha<. been de-
fralltteh. hH wanted tho gully parties p1sr-
lsllul. p0stiMnstUr-GenernE Jnmes informed
the President that he was satisfied Ut the
Irauds, and II llc WINS to rcllntn even teinpa.
rnrtty Mt the hea.1 Of tho rost-Onlce Depart
lnent he would insist uuon hnvfng support
md nsststallcu In the exposure ot wrollg-
doing to which he felt entitled; that the
President knew lia did nut desfru to. etftbar-
rnss him fur olle moment by remaining iii his
Cabinet any longer ti,un the President pre-
fcrrctl, hut, so lung as l,o retained Ills POSI-
tion, he was determined to pUrforn the
duties Of his place III the interest Of the
people.
PRESIDENT AnrIlCts ASSURED GEN. JAMES
that 1t WIS his earnest uesfro for him to re-.
main where fie was, aiMl to conduct tho
department as Ilc ltd done since he took
charge Of It, atlding that the whole country
lind npplaudel Ills (.IaMes9 administration.
1t WIS not long until tho star.routo ring
ascertained tint President Arthur could not.
bc accc1ved Into Elylng them any counto-
nance, alld this seemed to be thofr Inst hope.
One 0f the highest officials Of the Post-OG-
tico Department Informed 4 Western Ass0-
c1ate.l l'ress agent taday TINT LII the past
tffrty-slx fl0urs several persons connected
with tile rlng Ind surrendered md turned
Status evidence. This official said lle
WIS not ut liberty set 10 give the