The Evening critic., 1881-09-19


dents pymmic rigors to get them signed
That would be an Executive act with a
vengeance, wouldn't it?''
Your correspondent responded that he
should think so, and then asked his in
formant what he thought all this signified
at signifies" he replied, that Gibson
and Cook, after dcluging the country with
newspaper sensations, and being at last con.
fronted with the necessity of doing some.
thing tangible, feel their case breaking
down under them and are desperate. They
are men whom desperation will drive to
them"
But having failed in this expedcnt
what will they do next2" inquired your
correspondent.
No telling. The probability is that they
willnow try to put up ejob, like the safe
burglary conspiracy or something of that
sort, to let themselves out. should moi
be surprised to hear some fine morning that
they had burglarized their own safe, stoler
their own documents, and then charged the
star-route people with having hired IL
DONE" q
Have you heard any intimation of sucl
ajob?" q
"No; but the character of the men sug
gests it. expect they will contrive som,
such way of escape"
| "Can they do it and not be detccted?"
Probably they may. What Billy Cook
and Gibson can't devise in the way ofdevil
ment may as well be left out Oft the catalogu,
of human possibilities. "
"But will not the star-route people be or
their guard for such u job 2"
"How can they be? How can Brady O.
Dorsey prevent Gibson and Cook from
riling their own safe and then swcarin,
that it was done by cmissarics of Brady o
Dorsey?"
"Give it up"
Certainly; there is 10 way of preventing
that and, besides, Gibson and Cook, II
such an event, would probably manage t
have the majority Of the newspaper CORE
spondcnts on their side again as they hav
had heretofore"
But would they succeed in deceiving o
hoodwinking the Attorney General in re
gard to such scheme?"
81 don't think so. MacVeagh is no fool
He is also great deal better fellow thai
your paper would be likely to admit. II
these matters he has been led largel,
by the Judgment of Others When h
took charge of the Department of Justic
he was very little acquainted will
either the methods or the personnel o
affairs in Washington. Gibson came to hin
strongly recommended by Jerry Black an
by several other lawyers-all Democrats b.
the way-in whom Macyeagh has great con
fdcncc. He brought plausible case, an
between his apparent familiarity with Post
Office matters and the strength of his recon
mcndations he made profound imprcssio
on MacVeagh. But MacYcagh knew littl
or nothing of Gibson's history. He did nc
even know until he was told of it that th
Gibson was the same one who had been ft
years bounding Garfield in the columns
the New York Sun. He knew rs little
Cook rs of Gibson. But one brought on th
other.
"Then to clinch the thing, Dorsey and DO
Ingersoll began what have always col
sidered an ill-advised fight on MacVeag
before the President, trying to get him r
moved, and of course that intensified h
spirit in the matter and helped to mal
Cook and Gibson solid with him."
"What do you know about that fight
Dorsey and Bob Ingersoll on MacVeagh
II know all about it."
"Can you give me the particulars ?"
81 don't think can-at least not nO'
Perhaps may some other time.'
"Havc you ever heard MacVeagh hir
self talk about these matters?"
at was from him that learned most
: them"
"Would he object to their publication
. az expect not; but would rather not
the means of having them published,
least not without his consent. But I'll t,
you where you may get the facts, perhaps
"Where?"
From Mr.. Rerdell, Dorsey's partner
business manager, who figured prominent
y in them. But possibly MacVeagh won
give them to you himself"
"You don't suppose MacVcagh won
= give any news to THE CRITIC, do you?"
Here my informant laughed hearth
Il "You don't know MacVeagh," he said. .
MacVeagh deemed it expedient to have
thing published he would give it to al
l. paper that he believed would report hi
accurately. You are mistaken if you 81
. pose he harbors any feeling on account
. criticism. He is rs cold as an iron wedi
Suppose you go and interview him on
@ subject of the fight made upon him
Is Dorsey and Bob Ingcrsoll."
j. Hereupon your correspondents informa
Nc took out his card and penciled on the ba
,e of it the following:
MY DEAR MAC: This introduces Mr.. =
correspondent of your Washington org,
THE CRITIC. lie Is clever and accura
4 Treat him kindly.
h. Which your correspondent pocketad W
d thanks, and, if nothing happens to preve
/. my next will be an interview with o.
q Dear Mae"
DRY GOODS.