Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-13
THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
Progress Of the Investigatt0n-H0
h Is Carried On-Damagtng Evi-
denCe COllected-The Government
VIII Take No Mems Rack Eard

Progress Of the InvestigattOn-HOW
h Is Carried On-Damagtng Evi-
dence COllected-The Government
VIII Take No Steps Backward.
The case Of the government prosecution
against the star route ring will probably not
be laid refore the grand jury for two or three
weeks yet to come There is no brag nor blus-
ter about the work OF the government. Not
more than three or four persons know what
facts the prose cutton have collected. Many
special agents have been engaged In cole citing
evidence but the operations Of one agent have
Impression is daily gaining ground that the
government has sufficient evidence In iJs pos
session not only to destroy the ring. but to
land its principal members and their s1bordI-
mates IN the penitent1ary.
The COL tractors and the officials who have
been discharged for cause are in very bad
and feel that they are fighting an unknown
enemy. The prosecution has been cond lcJeI
with much skill and secrecy, so that the me
pers OF the ring are absolutely in the dark as to
the evidence which has been found against
them. The course of the contractors since the
'4,h OF March has been on rapidly descending
plaIe.. They came to washington in high
feather after the Inauguration prepared to carry
matters their owr way. Brady was to remain
In Office until the end OF the fiscal year when the
accounts could all be Strengthened out. and
INTO Brady g shoes, although Wheeler was worse
than peDniless, owing every body from whom
he could borrow respectable sum OF money.
He was b0ndsman on over half million dol
lars worth OF D0rsey's routes. The President.
1t was assumed, could be relied upon to stand
by the ring, because he had written letter TO
Jay Hubbell prior to the election saying tuat
subscriptions to the campaign fund from
Bra6y's Office would be gladly received The
selection OF Wayne McVeagh to be Attorney
General was something of disappointment to
the ring. but they thought that with service.
able solicitor general Mr.. McVeagh would not
give them much trouble.
1t Is not surprising that they should be dis
mayed to see the roses OF anticipation turn TO
ashes even before the perfume reached their
nostrils. The President could not be con
trolled. Brady was suddenly tossed out of The
department. Wheeler, after Iounging about
Washington for several weeks. was dismayed
TO find an unknown man from New York state.
with clean record and admirable business
qnall1catlons, step into Brady's place, and
others left their positions with remarkable
haste. The Attorney General managed the
Department OF Justice to suit himself and took
lively interest in discovering the precise
nature OF the operations of the rtag. Bulldoz-
Ing, threatening and clustering aVailed moth
Ing. Every possible influence that could De
brought TO bear upon the President was eX-
erted 10 stop the investig alton, but 10 no pur-
pose. Gen. Garfield is determined to aScer-
lain the truth OF the accusations made against
the ring, and Ii its members are found guilty
they Will receive no gre aJer consideration az
bis hands than any common criminal who
might be convicted OF sWindiing The govern
mtQf.