Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-11
SATURDAY. JUNE IL, 1881.
The Star Route Business.

Az every one is interested in knowing
what steps are being taken to prosecute
the Star route swindiers We reprint the
fol!owin. telegraphic news from Wash
ington on the 4th:
Ru,nors Of additional removals and of
fresh disclosures few thick and fast n.
the postofice department yesterdiy, but
the committee in room 5J' con j ucd to
sit with closed doors. No Few develop
mcnts were communicated 10 the pubic.
Auditor Mc(irew and Deputy Auditor
Little were still ut their oil >es this after
noon but are Ia he relieved Tomorrow.
Referring to The ramon that the attofbe,
general obtained evidence of sicn !.
nature as TO compromise McCirew and
That the president,'s summary demand
for his resignation wis based upon it,
Mc(irew insists that he had done no;ii-
ing wrong. The evidence against the
swind.ers is now iii The hand of The
Special Assistant attorney zen ri Cook
and is said to be of ;tre most dam. gial
nature. clearly proving Il conspiracy, ana
involving upwards ~oftwcnty lad. viliais.
1t isrlaimed that go far us Dorsey is con
cerned, the evidence has been furnished
against him by those with whom he had
dealings, and with whom he failed to
act sqlarcly. 1hc Gator has So
cured the originals OF letters anl teic-
grams recently published, showing how
the petitions for eXpedi ing the routes
were made up in the far vest. The ac-
quain;ances Of Dorsey say that although
he still retains his flesh he is ~dreudfully
nervous. 1t is announced that he h,o
gone to live ON his cattle ranch in New
Mexico. 1t is known that he has lcf
this city, but many believe that he has
not headed for his cattle ranch.
The scandAlous article recently pub
liolled In II New YORK paper charging
Secretary Blaine with comp!itiy in the
star route transactions is said TO have
been traced to members Of the st;.r route
ring, and the reason of ii is thai il il be.
lieved that the a%ttorney general Will eX-
pose its authorizing as o.c oi lie t~eaturro
Of his forthcoming his,ory oitlic ir.udG-
lent conspiracy. Owing to The fact tina,
the present term of the Cni,eu Statcs
court for this district Is nc.r.y cndvu,
there is not much probability vi reach
jag the pro ...siIiiJn before August on
September, bat, meanwhile, ii il The la
tention of the government officials to
disclose, from time TO slime, such addi
tional Information as 10 their pature aud
magnitude as will not impede the course
of Justice, and fresh developments are
expected within the next tortni.iit.
McVeagh has been vigorous and un,il-
ing In hunting doNh the star roa.e ring
and has more evidence than the public
is aware of. He searched ali the res
ords OF the department CONNECTED with
the star route contracts, and coaiiieutial
special agents have been seat ~ iiGc
secretary, together wi,h the testimony,
On the line Of the expelled routes.
Nothing has Seen let undoae thai
would uueartii tiie evidence OF rrau,.s.
At first the star route ring talked boldly
UuaeT tic smppo>ition t,'at 81 !oug as 10
member tur.ied stale evidence they were
safe. Boasts were made in Wasliaytou
that the Investigation wou!d fail. It'a
different o " Men who shared in the
RAG are anxious ana uneasy; and il 10
predicted some of them vii .e.ve lie
on,pnfry AI = A ..rlt ,4tl INN. =. "a. ,t,,-
ternlined to pro etu,e :ne ri ,g, and the,
have evidence enoue,I to prucure inui,t
ments against numerous lh.rties.
Tie postmaster general has copies OF
Dorsey's correspondence win his .gcat,
who procured petitions for Star
routes, and some original letters ami
documents throwing ligh; on the meth
DDS employed in ARKANSAS and llc
southwest have been Obtained. the
depo,iiions of some peraoas who .,eiped
to prepare the way Tor the eXpe,i:. eu
routes, have also been obtaiaed.
The Evening Star gives Il list of names
that will DC ~presea;el 10 tac grand jar!
for indictment. Among tile IL Is /. b..
Elk:ns, formerly de.eyLie il the iloti.c
: "Sn .eY.trs atssiNas. tr,'A~ New .MeXiHo,
and sOn-iI law OF CM.est snatCs s~elssltOy
Elkins; ex-Congresslnan McGibbon Is
another mentioned Tor indictment, also
J. b. fri. u of Missouri, eX-AUditor Ac-
Grew and his deputy l-iiiy, wlli also 5c
presented to the grand jury. EX-Assist.
ant Postmaster Gcacra Br..dy . ciiiel
clerk. Il. e.. Mccormick Is aiso Lne..-
toned as among those Who are 10 be
prosecuted. The triaio, w,icn COM
menced, will necessitaie me sliuimo.iAg
of u large uupe of wilnc-ses irom ,l.e
west and south vest.
"~ vry.v Th az Ety1f