The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-01
TIE STAR ROUTE CASES
Proceedings In the Courts
Have commenced.
A DemoraIized king.

Washington, 30.-ColoneI George
Bliss, Hon. b. III. brewster and Col.
Cook, counsel for government in the
star route cases, flied in court, this
morning, long information against
ex-Assistant Postmaster-General
Brady and others, and the following
order was issued:
u. s. SUPREME COURT,
DISTRICT COLUMBIA.
On reading the affidavits of Hon.
L. James and P. Henry Woodward,
and on motion of George B. Cork
hill. United States attorney, District
of Columbia, and VIM. A. Cook,
special assistant attorney for the
United States, it is ordered that the
information annexed to the affida-
Wits be exhibited against Thomas
Brady, John l.. French, VIM. 81.
Turner, Geo. L. McDonsugh and s.
2. Brown, for conspiracy to defraud
the United States and that the same
be filed, and that warrants be issued
in the ordinary form as prayed for.
The star route ring is demoraliZed.
They feel that lightning is about to
strike them but do not know just
how or where it will hit. POstmas-
ter-General James and Attorney
General MacVeagh have evidence
enough, they are satisfied, to con-
vict the ring, and there is to be no
delay in the prosecution. This
morning conference was held at
the Arlington Hotel between
James, Mac Veagh, Geo. Bliss, B. II.
brewster and others, who represent
the prosecution. Bliss submitted the
indictments which he had carefully
drawn up against Brady, Dorsey,
McGreW, Ex-Chief Clerk French,
Salisbury. Gilmer, and other star
route contractors, and benefciaries
of the ring Bliss stated that he
would pledge his professional repu-
tation upon their conviction. James
and Mac Feagh approved the action
of Bliss and these indictments will
be placed Immediately in District
Attorneys COrkhilPS hands for pre-
sentiment tc The grand jury. James
Macy eagh md the other officials
engaged IN the prosecution have no
confidence whatever in Corkhill;
and they make no secret of the fact.
They do not charge that COrkhill
has been influenced by any money
consideration to favor the star route
ring, but believe that social and
personal relations influence him.
All the officials concerned in the
prosecution maintain that Corkhill
has INSTRUCTED their progress from
the first and they were therefore
determined to prepare all the papers
for presentment fully, and place
Them in his hands, so that all he will
have to do will be to submit them
to the grand jury. This is why
Bliss drew up the papers, and al
though Bliss has some pressing
BUSINESS in New York, he has re-
manned here at the request Of the
postmaster general and the attorney
general to watch the presentment
Of these cases. 1t is the intention of
the prosecution to ask the grand
jury to take hold of the cases i'm
mediately upon meeting next Mon
day, but as Corkhill insists upon
presenting Guitteau's case first, that
will take precedence. Several per-
sons implicated have cOnSesSed and
given away the operations of the
ring. The prompt and determined
stand of President Arthur in
favor of vigorous prosecution
has demOralized and dismaYed the
who had kept the weak
ones silent by assuring them that if
Arthur became President the whole
matter would be Immediately
quaShed as soon as it was proper
after the death of Garfield.
James and MacVeagh had an in
terview with the President about |
star route matters. The President |
has already declined, for the time |
being. to accept the designations Of
the cabinet and had requested them
to continue in the discharge of their |
duties just as they would have done |
had President Garfield survived. !
President Arthur assured James
and Mac eagh that there must be |
no mistake. as to his purpose to- !
w dIuo oil pSloOlo WIZ AdFO OOCh |
guilty Of fraud toward government. |
If there has been star route ring |
and government has been defrauded !
he wanted the guilty parties pun
ished. Gen. James Informed the |
President that he was satisfied |
of the frauds, and if he was to re-
main even temporarily in the post
office department, he would insist
upon having support and assistance |
in the exposure of the wrong doing.
Arthur assured James it was his
earnest desire for him to remain
where he was and conduct the de-
partment as he had done since he
took charge of it, adding that the
whole country had applauded James
1t was not long
until the star route ring ascertained
u a Arthur could not be deceived
to giving them any coantenance
and this seemed to be their knell.
One Of the highest officials of the
postofice department, said, in the
past thirty-six hours, that several
persons convicted with the ring had
surrendered and turned states evil
fence. 1t is pretty well understood
that Walsh, formerly of New Or