Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-09
DORsEY'S TROUBLES.
His Promises 60 Parties Developing Publ
Intsresi In Mali Routes.


His Promises 60 Parties Developing Public
lntsresi in Mall Routes.
DENVER, Col, May s.-The Tribune
says it was discovered yesterday that pro-
ceediDgs have been begun in the district
court Of Arapahoe county against ex.Sena-
plaintiff for services rendered in
procuring petition creating an
interest among the people, &c.," in
order to increase the mail facilities in cer-
tain portions of Oregon. The bringing of
the suit here came about as follows !:
Some months ago legal firm here received
from an attorney at Portland, Oregon, q
claim for collection against ex-senator
Dorsey. The claimant is wellknOwn pol
itician of Portland whose name the Tribune
does not state. The latter has . number OF
letters written by Dorsey promising SO
much per day for his services, and giving
minute directions how to proceed to get
petitions for mail contracts &c. These
letters with the claim were placed in the
hands of Denver attorneys, and last win
ter when Dorsey came to Denver to look
after mining interests, he was visited by
one of the attorneys and the bundle OF
letters alleged to have been written by
ulIl WCIc SuO"u uluA Ia OupPOAV "a WV
claim. Dorsey pronounced the claim
fraudulent and denounced the claimant as
a blackmailer.
Proceeding were Immediately begun in
the district court and Dorsey instructed
his counsel to enter demurrer on the
ground that these contracts we're
illegal. Since then matters have re.
maincd IN statu quo. One letter is dated
Washington, April 12, 1879, aud
tells the recipient that the writer wants
him to go to Eugene City aud procure all
the petitions possible for an increase OF
mail service from Eugene City to Bridge
Creek for daily instead Of weekly service,
and also to have the time made faster.
The letter thus continues
Il want 10 or one dozen on this route
also get the people to write to the post
master general and to their senators. Wo
want prominent Democrats to write to
Slater and Grover, urging them to see
that the increase is made"
The correspondent is further directed to
get ten or twelve different petitions ON
each route, to have large number OF let
ters written to the postmaster general aud
senator's, and be sure that all ask for daily
and fast line ; to get the state officials and
the Chamber Of Commerce at Portland
also to write. The letter adds ~ will
pay your expenses while you are gone and
five dollars per day. If you have not the
means will telegraph you sufficient.
The second letter was written four days
later. It states that contracts for each
road ON the route from Bridge Greek to
Eugene City had been obtained for one
trip q week, and says, eff the schedule
time is changed new contracts will have
to be made" and continues: cit is the
best we can do (and there must bc .
guaranteed bond for the fulfillment of the
contract), being $1,000 per annum for
three trips weekly; time, one hundred
hours, which is slow walking time"
The writer further says: mako the
contract thus three trips weekly, $1,000
per annum; six trips weekly, $4,000
seven trips s16,5OO. The contract
to run until July |. 1882. and MT
to be filed in Washington" He
further says: "We must have new
contract for the route from Looking
Glass to Cogville. Make the contract for
the latter route as follows For
three trips 1000 (yOu may go to So. 0OO
for six trips So, 500 for seven trips 81, 200.
No contract to be binding upon us,
but upon them, until approved by
Mr.. Riddell the agent here. Mr.. Fink
has filed his contract. I-did not want it
flied. will pay him monthly if he wishes
it, but do not want my contracts on file
here.''
The letter closes by exhOrting the cor
respondents to send petitions, ETC., "by
the car load" to himself, Slater and Assist
ant Postmaster General Brady. Another
nv,1
lating to Washington territory contract,
is also published. These letters will be
produced in court rs evidence to support
tho claim