, 1881-05-09

A Man Who Procured Petitions for
Him for the Extension Of StAr.IRoutc
Malls Anck for Recovery Of Money
Claimed to He Uue-soIne Interesting
NcadIn3 for tho 1snllnent Stare
l1ouforx.
DESyE1s Colo.. May s.-The Tribune says
yesterday 1t WIS discovered that proceedings
Ind been begun in tho District Court Of
Arupali0e County agalnst ex-senator Dor
Hey for money prnnliscd plnintllf for
services rendered In procuring II petit
tion crenting I'LL Interest a,nunK tile peoplo,
etc., In order to increase the mail factIites In
certaln portions OF Oregon. The bringing uf
tho suit here came about as follows: S0!nu
months ago lgIsll firm here received from.
all attorney at p9rtlalld. oIS., nlal'n for col
wcii.Sno%wn % %poIitisaii, wl,oss Ia1i,s the
Tribune does ,lot state. Thu latter
liis.l II number Of letters written by Dorsey
promising him ST much per day for services,
aiid giving minute directions how to proceod
to yet Petitions make contracts, etc. Those let
ters, Will, the c'ainl, wore placed ln the flalds
Of Denver attorneys und lust winter wien
Dorsey cante to Denver to look nttcr mining
!ntsrests' M IT.. Hey lie ws vsitel by n. attorney,
beun written by hlm shown hlH in support
OF tho claim, dorsey pronounced the Claim
n frnud, mud deuouliccd. thu clallnu,It as u
9asH1t!eF laaattV bor 5oceeSinEa tin weri puIs, n,;
Court. Dorsey instructed Ills counsel
ti,css % Contracts wers illegal: H. ssines t!ei
matters havg rS!na!sd IN statm I 4 a'tS: e., os ~,
tells tilo sorresl,oi,tlallt fiat lo wanted hiM
to 60 TO EugunG City. and procure NIL the pett-
tloils possible for o.. tncrcasa Of mall service
fr9M Eugene City, to Bridge Greek to
aa s sSsa asss s 1Ts9sI stsr sS esss t. se n S
ten or Il dozen o.! thls route, anti also got
people to wr!to tho Postmaster General md
their Senator's, We want promlnont DEMO
crnts to wrttu Slater a,sd Groyur. urging thoiu
to sec that tic ftlcreNso IL nindc."
Tho correspondent IL further directed: i:
Gut ten or twelve different petitions OIL each
route. l1ayo large number vt letters writ
ten to tho Postmaster General nlla Senators.
tic State officers and tio Chamber Of Cum.
lnercu to write. will pay your expel,sey
.wIllle gunu nn1 S. day. II you haven't
means, 1 will telegraph, you sufficient"
1s @ s sesGHS tS are st!Gr wFttS aat SqG r ys M nte
fronl bridge Creek to E'upiro City, then
under contract for ouu trip u week, aud says
III tho sclletlule-t!nie ls changed new co,l-
trAets VIII have to by nude" !, and continues:
guuranteea bond for the fulullincilt Of iho
contIuct) Is $1,000 pDr AnnuHn for three trips
,%sokly. ", i. time loo lldurS' which is slow walk
lne HElteI dHItHer aAya' MARe Lao co1l'
tract THUS: Tliree trips. weekly, $3.50 por
annuln; six trips woeklY Sla0uo;. suvel'
lHS., ai,d not .bo filed III Washington.
1t says further: Must have q new con-
tract l1r tho route, from Looking Glass to
Cogyille:g Make thu contract for the latter
routUas follows: For thres trips, 2 9,1o0,-Yo,l
may 60 TO 50, ,ot0; for six trips. 81 600 for seven
trips, S0,:2s NO contract 10 be binding upon
ina, but upon them, until approved by. MI.
NI.ldell, agent here. Mr.. Fink llas filed hLs
/ contract. l don't walt 1t filed. i will pay
i,lm monthly, II Ae wants, but don't want
my contracts OH tl!e here"
Tho letter closed by, oxl1ortlng the cor
respondent to send petitions. otc:, by tlle car
naster.GeneraI Brady. Another leitur ot
tho same sort, relating to tho Washington
| Territory contract, ID published. These lot
| tors will bU produced In court As eylQonca to
support tho claIul.