The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-11
Star Route Frauds.

Although the department OF justice is
ready it is not now probsbe that the trials
of the star route conspirstors will be COM
menced bsicre the September term of the
criminal court. This for the reason that
the new term of the court will convene on
Monday, June 10Th, inst, and the jurors
therefore, will be drawn about the 8lh or
10th inst. The present grand jury will
probsbly. close their business about the same
time so far as the examination of witnesses
il concerned, for they must allow some few
days in which TO prepare indictments. Thus
il will be seen that If the testimony
was ready TO be presented this grand jury
would not have the time to- devote to it. 1t
is unu'ua, tor tho grand jury to enter on
their duties on the first day of the term, and
the Jury TO BIZ drawn and summoned to 40.
pear on the Goth instant, will not likely get
fully under way before the IS b. Judge
Cox, who will hold tho June term, con,em,
plates going TO Narragansslt Pier about the
9th Of July. Chief Justice Carter leaves to-.
morrow tor Kansas. Judge McArthur will
go to Saratoga early in July, and af,erward
to Mexico, and Jud 20 James to Connect
cut about the same time, thus leaving
but two Judges here in July, and
it is likely the criminal court will be adjourn.
ed over July and August. Besides, as the
case will be presented IN the shape If charges
of conspiracy, they will necessarily be rather
intricate, and it would no. be expedient to
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it over weeks. There is considerable con>
lecture as to who will be presented. Among
those mentioned in connection with the 10.
dictments are ex>Second Assistant Postmaster
General Brady, exsChief Clerk French, ex-
Senator S w Dorsey, 5 b Elkins, j
B Price and Monroe Saul bury, Of New
York; N M Vail, j ID Ohde'ter, OF
Camden, N j; I B Sanders and II Q Kerns,
of st. Louis; j w Parker, j II Miner, A Ii
Brown. A II Patrick, l. I'll Roots and JOHN
d Adams, of'Ltte r ok; + Armstrong, r
Ii Peterson, Thomas McD,vitt and Joseph
McKibben. All of the data SO far obtained,
upon which the government will bee It's
prosecution, is now in the hands of Special
Assistant Attorney General VIM A Cook
1t is said TO be of most damaging nature,
clearly proves conspiracy, and involves
over twenty individuals. 1t is ella med that
30 far as Dorsey is concerned, evidence
has been furnished sgains. him by
those with whom he had been d, aiiDg,
and with whom no failed to act square. All.
though the ex senator has secured the orig
inaIs of the letters and kilograms recently
published showing how petitions for "ex,
pediting routes" wero made in the far west
VT ia believed the attorney general has
certified copies which will be used agains,
him. O.her evidence, which, it i:
alleged, is in the possession of the
attorney general, is the notes given for the
purchase of weekly newspaper in thi:
state. 1t is stated that the article recently
published in New York paper, 10.
volving Secretary Blsine. was furnished by
members of the star rout ring. The sttor.
ney general, it is said, knows by whom it
was furnished, and it will make peculiar
history of the stor route frauds when it il
made public. At the cabinet meeting thi:
evening all the members were present, excep,
Secretaries Window and Kirkwood. The
star route matter was under consideration
Attorney General MacVesgh spoke of The
crowded condition of the court, and said
was not likely that any cases will BIO brough
to trial before September next.