New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26
FIVE OFFICERS REMOVED.
cu,pcrD WITH IMPEDING JUSTICE.

l.. SPENCER kfMONtD fVh @AN''N
ROUTE CONsPiRATORs
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
w.eu,xcrov Nov 25-The President to-day
,fter consultation with his Cabinet, decided upon
the removal of Marshal Henry OF the DISTRICT Oh
Columbia; Postmaster Anger and Assistant fost-
master Parker of Washington; Foreman ileiih' VI
The Confessional Record division IN the Govern
meut Printing Office, and George f. Spencer Oo'-
erpmeut director of the Union Pacific Railroad lor
obsrructng IN various ways the course oil Justice III
the Star Route case. Tbs order Of removal was Is
sued for all the officials named except Marshal
Henry whose duties it was found could not DC uis
charged by any other officer Ill the interim anu
the President was not ready to name his successor.
Marshal Henry will therefore continue TO act uh'H
the President is able to select IL new Marshal
The matter has been under Amusement III INC
Cabinet for several DAYS past Colonel George
BIiss addressed fortnight ago to the President
letter printed below, detailing the charges against
| Thea, officers This was referred to the Attorney
| General for his views and he recommended jill us
reply the removal of all of them. The correspoh"-
ence was read at the Cabinet meeting 10 ua' auu
the Attorney Generals letter was unanimously
approved.
| The greatest degree OF interest attaches TO the
| case OF Marshal Henry, who was caDta'n III
| Garfield's regiment during tue war ana whose APP
| pointment WAS among the few purely personal aP
| monuments sb,ch President Garfield made. The
| two men we're sincerely attached to each other'
Henry watched like a faithful Newfoundland dog
at the White House during the long languishing oil
his former comrade aud one o! the pathetic sights
of the last rites in the Capitol was seen at night
when the big burly captain thought himself alone
| in the vast rotunda and sobbed like child on his
| knees by Garfeld's coffin.
The chief fault which has laid him open 10 re-
novai seems to have grown out oil the lmpuiSVo'
ness of bis nature. When the panel OF jurors was
exhausted at the beginning OF the star houte tIi''
he summoned taesmen without, it 10 charged TAX
ing sufficient care to discover that they were proper
pe1sons Two of them were universally believed
! then and for long time alter TO De III sylppa'ny
with The defendants. Under this impression Colo
| mel Bliss allowed some expressions OF cehsure VI
the Marshars action to 20 out. and these were
answered bv CaptaIn Henry in a newspaper inter
view published in the West. which he has never
oublcly disavowed. In this interview he expressed
q very unfavorable opinion of Colonel Bliss ana
declared that the Government bad no case. Con-
siderng that COlonel Bliss was the representative
OF the GOyernm before the court. aud that zap
tain Henry was an officer of the court, this was au
act of characterization to say the least. aud no one
here seems able to Justify it. The natural erect OF
1.-THE Jury being allowed to read the newspapers
would be to dscredit both the counsel aud the case
In their ewes II turned out, curlously enough lna
the two ta,esnen who were supposed to be IN league
| with the defence were among those who stood hrm
| for the Government. colonel Bliss 1t VIII be no
feed makes no ausion to the matter OF the tales
men IN his letter; but the Attorney General does
~ there is any other foundation than the 1acts
stated for Colonel Bliss declaration that CaptIin
Henry does not want the Government to succeed I'D
the Star Route prosecutions. 1t has uot been maue
public Captain Henry is absent fIom the city ana
the news of his removal great surprise TO his
friends.
The offences of Postmaster Anger and Foreman
Helm were much alike. Anger ~ the pro-
prietor of a paper IN the West in which lie declared
over his own signature that the Government had
no case and Helm was for a long time the business
manager OF The Critic, Brady's afternoon paper
which was filed every day Of the trial with abuse
Of the Government counsel. and often of the Juuge
himself Buell., the editor of tins paper spoke
when on the stand of Helm as the man OF control III
the Office II is picturesque bt OF polltcs-anG "i
Washington politics IN partlcnlar-that thls man
sbonld have been able, while conducting paper for
the solo purpose OF defeating one Department oil the
Government in an important prosecution ana Willy
ing its representatives, to hold an Important ana
lucrative position under another department. OF
the Government The Ercuing Star, which has the
il il distinction In Washington journaiism-has
been calling attention for some time to the fact
that Helms connection with the Government
office wbile ne was also connected with news
paprr. was contrary TO law. Seeing trouble ahead.
Helm caused it to be announced In The crime 10
day thai lac had Withdrawn from that paper ana
would hereafter devote all his energies to The
C5gCycss;Oaal Record" About the same time the
papers acre being prepared in the Department OF
Justice authorizing hun to devote all lbs ener-
oies to something else Anger and Parker were
ais, under censnre in th matter OF the straw bonds
George f. Spencer's case--that of man holding
prominent Government place evading at the same
time a subpoena from the GoveInmenl--has been
scandal for months.
This brings I'D ii Chief point Of CT tclsm that Is
heard in connection with this actiOn-that 1t should
have been delayed long. All these alleged
offences were committed long ago-so long that the
scandal of them has fairly died ont ana the action
of the President surprise 1t IS taken to
he sure before the trial begins but not before
/, the pane of juTymen had been drawn and Their
names Published III preparation Tor the tIial. on
the other hand, tins action 10 widely commended as
an evidence OF the Governments determination To
press the cases vigorously and coming lust before
tho trial II may easily have marked elect Gu
the sentiment OF the community. .
Mr.. MeTrck, the Onl, ono or the Government
counsel IN tho city after stating that when the IN
teryiew with Marshal Henry was printed lie sent
il 10 tho Attorney General Illustration Of an
act of great INSTRUMENTATION on Tie part oil "a SUD
urdinaie official who attempted 10 dscTedit his
superiOr officers and who publicly stated That the
Gnyernfent had no rdse. said tonight; mat
inter yiey has never been denied diSCredlted On
the contrary. Marshal Henry has acknowledged IT.
passed over the continued presence OF Detective
Miller in tie court room. knowing mat 10 was
engaged in the interests OF the defence; but when
ut ia,t Helm foreman of the Government Printing
Gfjce and also the responsible business mandger OF
The rite which had so freely abused INC Govern
mrnt and attempted TO Ohstruct the administration
OF iustirc removed yOnag Donlphan, son oi one OF
the Jurors, 90 / Thought because h!s lat4cT h1d
stand it no longer and said 10 tie Attorney Cen
er.I: have been Handicapped by subOrdi mates OF