South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-05-05
Letter from washington.
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WAsHINaroN. d g. MAY ..

WAsHINGToY, D e.. May .
There has lately been something OF
an advance movement along tbe line
III tee Star route prosecutions, and i
really begins TO look rs though some
OF The cOnspii ators were likely 10 get
caught. Just what evidence tl,e
Government viii bring out can not
be known as yet, and there is really
no means ofjcdging OF the strength
aud determination of the prosecution
beyond what appears rs we 90 along,
taken IN connection with other cir
eumstancos. But there has been, and
sill -, serious doubt whether il is the
intention or desire OF the Admins
tration To convict Steven w. Dorsey,
the Secretary of the Republican Ma
tlonol Committee. That he and Bra
dy divided considerably over q mill.
Ion dollars between them as chief con-
splrators is generally believed, and no
doubt the evidence of this fact exists,
but TO bring It out rs legal demon
stration Is thing that may or may
not be done. Several 'straws' have
been noted as indicating that there
would be failure % to Dorsey though
there must be scape goat, aud it IS
not unlikely that Brady. whose poll
teal position is not so prominent, will
have to go along with the small fry
a prominent Senator SAID to me
rec entity: The administration feels
that it would be distafte!ul TO the
members OF the Republican party if
Gen. Arthur's administration should
be the cause of procuring verdict OF
guilty against the man who WAS Iii.
rectiy instrumental in carrying India
IA FOR Garfield and Arthur, and.that
ii il be finally found that one of the
great criminals must be convicted
Brady shalt carry the load, inasmuch
as he is not directly identified with
the procurementof the presidency;for
the Republicans. Its predicted that
Mr.. Mcrric,l. the Democratic attorney
called into the case, was e,nployed rs
cats-p3w and that lie will eventual
y retire Dorsey is now here and
anXiousl IS watching tile proceedings.
lie looks broken down and troub!ed
The testimony oteX Attorney Gcuor.
~ AicNeogh anI cx-postmastor Cen
orAl james against hordcii, Dnrscy'a
late confidential clerk, Was an inter,
eating chapter. 1t shows.ihat when
herdell got scared last summer lie uu.
dertool; 10 make terms with the pro
/ secuti0n, agreeing, it given Immunity
and well provided for, to furnish evil
dcnce OF the whole conspjracy-to
prove that false hooks had been shown
to:tho committee OF Congress and that
| forged petitions had been fled, etc.
On ono occasion he exhibited two teie
graph dispatches TO NJ. james One
was about rs follows: We should not
have parted IN anger. Get OF AT
Philadelphia and reinm The other
asked linn not TO ruin his (Dorsey'a)
wife and family, and repeated the re-
quest to get Oft Mt Philadelphia and
return. Now RerdelI says this was
all blind set ap to entrap the Cow
ernment officials Bnt thia defense Is
! entirely too thin under all the cir
cumstances.
The whereabouts Of Capt. How,
gate remain ~ much q mrstcrv rs e =
yer. it is not unlikely that we have
seen the last Of hial here, though like
Tweed he may turn up wanderer
on some foreign coast after a few
months, Or years. BIT il is evident
his escape was shrcwdiy planned, and
ns the Government offers only pal
try $500 for his capture the chances
Of permanent escape are rather in lis
favor. Ills counsel assume 10 believe
that he will turn up when wanted,
but this probability seems TO be about
"a thin as the shadows defined ON All
ice-herg in the :sgiou Of the north
pole. There IS something In the A.
mosphcrc OF Washington that creatos
a public sentiment in favor OF such
fnen'aS. IIowglte. Somehow It ;=n't re-
garicd very wrong 80 steal from the
Government. hy large portion Of
tie residents Of Tic ptal, probably
because VIC have 80 many here who
have done it. or are waiting for q
chance TODD it. Whena who has
/ bad his haad in Tie crib gets into
trouble, they all iustluc,iyelg hope he
vii wigEio out of it. Brady, the atar
route rOhhcr, dimes aud wines promi.
uent people while nader charges. and
/ when IlOwgatc took French leave
there we're plenty who said, well, "a
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