New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-02

| ID rsey, Peek and Miner had their controc,s ,h
tor for the reason that t6ey were inirde1 conFac.
md weoccuped field Moreover they dfs,,y - ~ Oh
assistance Goodwill OF anybody in the Pos, ye tie
par'ment; the contrary, they had tho I'M De-
who luld control or who might have aided ill., vi hlse
ryng out their contracts They beron fbc - rm oar
could 10 put the service in operation On ~ hey
tiey Ead occurred but 1t soon dcvelonea iVttes
WIN Their limited means and in pre. ga,
every possible stumbling block ~ their wov fe osag
iihey 70 get INTO trouble In April or My 1874 "efs
loan Of 5000 or $4,000 lie gotit. DURING the aS ior
SIX or clght Eeek, THESE calls We're frequent All
nnaiy had to tell Mr. Miner that cOui not lend @n ~
| dollar more. wv ''"u l!in .
on ny way West in June 49, I met Mr. m,a,,. g.
advanced flc firm about ~ 900 declined IN already
hr. Minor then proposed thls I gOaM loan 49, II
note, Tor $4,000 ne would sye me pOss OFee dsas ~
secure them AZ well my previous alviroes %
Mr. Miner the noe5 as rclue sted and he ave sise
man American National Bank IN Washington ,yb 1ei,
ma an account, and the notes were discounted No.
IL seems thar aOne time in AuYnst Mr Ne. l.sie.
the point Of being declared failing c0utraeo. ",s vl
OF course lncud d Peek and Dorsey suc an no, sAea
have thrown them all into bankruptcy ard i mylbl
the bOnGsncn whom hal secured for them NJ Ta
IN this emergency. having the powers OF oforr
J0nn 81 Peek, @no was lying sick New NE p,
ness IN DAKOTA or Montana, transferred 10 Wn i -
that cihcr Peek or John Dorsey had In ann mali sS
tracts, leaving Peck aud Dorsey wiihOuf Tie si,, ~.
riglt 10 ahy Of the mail contracts which Stood I'M to-
names aud also cutting wholly out OF the rnor
| Ind advanced 10 Peek, Miner and Dorsey NJ W.
fha
service III opera on, ana took entire control az /,
III person 4 er this neither Peck nor John Dorse" ~
Lelr respective names Al tIs trans pred curing M
absence In o West and had no kuOWedee oi T. ~
months after the occurrence until nv reipr, y.
WASHINGTON IN DeccnDcf 1873, when first ascerfsine5
the acts that the security for advance bad -
wiped on and that the note / bad given ~
miner - aid han had not been paid, while the emir.
for It was made worthless by reason Of the sabconrar,
to Ndllc.
Imldc every effort in my ROVER to sec re q rsn,v-
mont from Yale and Miner 81 the above sums bu Win
on snccess, for the reason that these gentlemen
camed, and believe truthtully that the arzo onav
required to maintain the mai service they were runnn
ao ONLY absorbed eli the pay tney received FROM tao
their private means.
now DORSEY GOT INTO THE BUSINESS.
Matters driftcd along in this way unhi after tho ex.
piratoa OF my term In Congress- when again Jaw
Messrs. Vale and Miner and insisted that my accoup,
for money advanced must be settled. Having no monov
to pay they proposed to Turn to me certain mai
routes wcl, during the three years they had to run
would repay and provide for the payment OF SOO00
TO John n. Peek for his expenditures aud $4,000 70
j. W. Dorsey FOR his interest had alternative blt
to accept this proposal paid Peck and j. w. Dorsey
$4,000 EACH which hardly covered the advanced
by tLciu took charge OF these routes April 1870 and
continued IN charge OF them about one month During
tis period, wherever thought IL was proper and ma
pubic wants Gemandedit u.ed to get the routes ID
creased Dy al proper ana lawful means, as every
prudent contractor did, under similar circumstance
ana dd IN nat way get some increases fotr five
small r0utrs In June, 1879. turned this whole mail
business over 10 other hands, and from that day tus
have mover had anything more to do with 1t than
Prcsuet OF thc United states has bad From that time
have never written received letter communion
tion of any kind from General Brady any other OIL
oal OF the Post Ottce Department To show lay apprs
citation OF the value OF these contracts care onenaR
interest In them to the person took charge the
for his services. Up TO this moment have never
ceived one single penny OF profit from any If these con-
tracts or from any other contract with the Government
of the United States.
As to the conspiracy charge, it s sufficient
TO say my acquaintance with General Brady
was limited to Official relations, aud ! never
commencement
this case except in his Olce at the Posi- Office Depart
ton OF any Liud passed between u.s. Vso never saw
Dut two or three times IN my life before the trial beyln
Inc last time being in April 1879; Miner had not seen
since April 1879, until the tIial; Colonel Peek long
slucr dead, and J. W D0isey went ont or the mail BUSH
ness IN Angus. 1873 mad not seen or had commmi
cation with any or these men FOR nearly three years
iirsi-That M The beginning of President GaraalP,
Administration two mr1DeTs Ui his Cabinet, whose pef
sonai hostility 10 mc hal grown ou5 OF my active
opposition 20 tier appoin .ment ID t!le DosiIiHs
they hril lei theI 20 9riZo upon the old star IJlle
scandal ana r1' i as weapon - break down by in
huencc With tIc ADMINISTRATION.
Sec2Hd-IEat 10 - tl, necessary 10 al ne pub
lie press VITA rcyaHpcd al-ehOod3 that had long iuc)
been worn and #;cnci anu fOr this purpose
Postmuatci-ttueral literary bureaus be .iniI 4 PA l.
ISL and uD 10 this Writin thoTc 5ce ty IN
the Ian have derouuced me in uu-tintcs tar.as,
,lIa ma, morn evidence 10 hastily their ,,r. ~ \,
there Is dgaH5, every Other Uer,on In tne Lana.
Iiurt-inet NJ "a tl1al lasting more four month";
whcn sO0k place after the country mad been ricd viva
aging q me-, tacr, lot line. word Oh syllable Il
evidence produced against me IN the printed racorl
pages there i not sciIula %. evidence thlt could b3
fairly charged aa rejecting upon tDo uprigunes3 OF my
Thr Attorney-Gcreral OF the Unitci States. VINO has
descended eIeage IN this trial rs0uaily chi Gy. t
seemed from MS speech To heap abuse upon lie, Woo
a letter 0ayA since 10 Pr 5.deEt maze I, OK
nunca.i0u AID cpthtt-, o. fi,cIOod aGd slender, Il
Mtl.ce .aj HpOtsnc IA a0ou; equal par-s Nr. Brew
5itt Ht' yea to f0' O is -tc3 o.c mo tHe itl
ana aii.c t3DdIchcIy many ZINES ,Sat 20 to be
eHprcI"i th1 lie'soh -J ot 'HcI l'tocoue aelS u
TIE m u-.Iution OF tne oir- ne no ds ana dshOpOrs
lie OccGr2' quds.Jaiird to>oo' out IN a1Y4nct OK
lnngia-c that would disgrace tbs n-roJJ police court
" banded rJh 1crs" great riScals, thieves etc.
The prosecuting officers. the Attorney snor.l AID
tic President n the United states Know Ji a5 We -
know that my statement gwen above = Absolutely and
uHquah,dy tIUc In every respect Each ono VI th'se
star 10 te contract Eaca OF them knows. 10.
taat cJu-prcd against the GJyrimel no % the
United states tlah they nave. Administering tsD
knowledge. which the record shows, AID from wAcl
there IS no escape, these people are da.iy sona.
Ing ont to the country through ING press ibe
IA % nOnstTOus a.s hoods ever uttered b. mtn unl
people have come 70 believe tlat am che head Of
great riug which has been r'DAuS the Government OF
millions Of dollars. ! VIII pay $1,000 Tor every GOdr
The prose- jtiou show ever made ont c Iiels-
ury United states, excepting my salary sc1i'
DORSEY On TIE RECENT REMOVALS
There another thing to which wish TO call the at.
tention the public aud tAa the removal OF Marshal
Henry Postmaster Anger and Assistant Postmaster
Parker on the preense that the Marshal had IN s9ns
way aided me in the aecction of jury in my interest,"
and that the other gentlemen were IN some mysterious
way implicated. The charg' against these ccnenens
also charge against me. My opinion 4 tll- TAO
removal at Anger and Parker was SIMPLY DOGGY tae
real objec. being he removal OF the Aarha tht aJMe
one might b. procured VINO would really 90 iVt tIe
Government what Marshal Henry WAS clatE 4 sltd
doing tor me. In other words the removal LeIe IL
order That thC selection Of the next jury ng Do aos0
ut,ly under the control Oi the lr0aecuu0a-taa j. 70
say packed Tue removals were ol-O Nalc iJi Wv
purpose OF tcrrOrizlng the entire community
to give notice to every Government oll- ~
that be had no right 10 be the ireni
of any defendant I'm that he hal no right 20 express al
opnion no matter how honestly entertained, That Guy
OF the defendants innocent; that friendship, sl9
tude opinion and man OOd must b. sacrificed upon ING
altar of TINS prosecution. and that every Ocl NUS
consider himself dog ready, wiling and anxious "
obey the ste Boy" or tie At;orney-Gclera TIE ~
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