The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-09

Nj. Stephen w. Dossey hes q
grievance. and, like many Other
men who imagine Themselves sjmi-
lhr'y afflicted, be has rushed into
pgiut with q letter. This letter = Id
dressed to the public and gives Mr..
llossey's connection with Star route
contracts from Mt. Dossey'x stand
point Of viewing them. He amrm's
in the outset that when the charges
were lirst made aGninst him he went
to President Garfield aud requ ,sted
lin To appoint y c0u,'nnsion ct''s'-
posed entirely Of Democrats to tnves-
tigate each Charge preferred by Me-
| veagl, and Jsns~, and that he would
abide ly the decision of the cosnn,i''-
ii ~. President Garfield, says Dur
s~y, tl,ereuln'n wrote y mandatory
letter I" James dires'limg him 10 ss.-
! Des.t the commission with directions
t. make nMkt searching investiga-
ton ~ tar rs lh,rs. y WAS cs'n''erned.
This letter hr tO,,k 10 James, who
Promised that 81 the following day
he would orxanixe tie commission
AMI have Il r~ady I" proceed to b,'si-
m+~s. but, aarorling to Mr.. DR.
*ey'x statement, Nj. James put oil
the appointment NJ the commission
from day {" day. when Nj. D"ssey,
l,ecomn,ing tired of James, quill'linx
aud falseh.s,l, t.n,k l"l. IngersOll
with hin, (" the ln~t-osIIce DEPART
m,ent aud waited for houT~ 10 obtain
an interview with James. When
ia "e~ finally appeared he was nc
csn,lanis-l by McVeagh, who as
sumnd IL speak f"r himself and oil
the rest " the (;overnnseml. In ~
ply IL t"i. I"ger~al's inquiry why
the investigation prUl~sstsi hy Mr..
Ik'rs., should m''t take place, tsre-
..ial!y ~ it Was .lir...it~l l.y the I'resi.
dent; McNeagh replied that as far
l,e knew and IN far ~ the records III
the Government departments l'"wc'!
ssslhing whatever ii wr'ng-.'s'ing
appeared against Stephen w. 1hr
s~y, aud fDr that rcs,so'' he would
decline I" alI,w amv investigation.
Mr.. D"rHy then informed Me-
v.agh AMI James that he wsasI'i
make u statement in writing w!,iel,
w.a,ld contain full explanation u
his whole. ,s,nnexti..n with tie Star
Route business, wl,i.'l. statement
would IN. placed ~ the hands III thu.
r,c>i.lcmt and cabinet for their use
only. JuM,.s an.l McVc.asl' pledged
their words the statement should nat
l'e n,:,.le l,ul'lir, hut, Says Mr.. Ih'nsey,
wilhih twenty-f"ur l,ouns after 1t
was reviewed l.y thu ~ tw" gentle
men, every .jc:.s'tive they employed
had copy with instructions 10 'lis-
covcr in Il, IL lH~s.il'le, any variation
from, the facts ~ shown by the ret.-
Ortis. This net " McVragh's Mr..
DDrxcy ci,arM'tcrizt* NJ violation
II y pledge given l,y one lawyer 10
another aud by . high official to
private citizen. 'NOw," says Mr..
Dorsey. ~ defy all the power and
money II IL. Government t0 tcrn'rixe
aud Drills. jur,x and witnesses, ~
they did nj the last trial, I" di~prOve
q single statement | have made "
shall make in this matter"
Mr.. lh'r~ey then states he only
tos'k losing cont rae't* oil the hands III
others, including his l'rs'ther. in ORDER
I" save himself from, financial l.4s,
and that lie never missile cent firm,
any Of the mail contracts, or from,
any al, r .'ontract with the Cover:
n,~mt. Mr.. Ds,rsev then reviews ll,s.
action " The Government against
him, charging that iix officials have.
without just cause hos,m.,rsl him and
branded hin. aud the other defend
ants a* handed r.'i,ls'r-,'' "grat
r.aes:,ls, ." thieves" etc., until the
,e,orle have come 10 I0s,k upon hin,
~ the head " grr:,t conspiracy IL
slefrau.l tl,e Government of vast sums
~ money. This is the gi~t II Mr.. !
Ds'rxey's letter, wlai'h in the interest
Of fair play We give I" our readers. F,
II may b.. ~ well /" state, however,
that Mr.. McVsnI' brands the letter
~ y Tissue "f f..lss'hOsnlx, wl,i'.l,
leaves the whole matter ~ = question !
III vcra..ity between the two gentle (.
men. l:ut one thing may l'e a..rpt-
ek ~ = fact am.i tia. II, il Mr.. Ds,rs..y
tells the truth he IL On jnn.s~nl m,an
and Mc~>rs. Mrvesgl,, James, Ar
thur and brewster have l,e.'m snd are
still &c r.e,'uiiRx him with u m,alig.
nancy unparalleled il the history II ;
= fre+. government.
iLLlTBRACY.