The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-26
"oNAL OF HIGH ,OFFICIAIs az
THE CONTAMINATION RAS.
CALdrIEs IN THE STAR.
ROUTE CASES.
ARTHUR AROUSED.
HIS EYES AT LAST OPENED To TIT
TRUE CHARACTER OFTWE PEG.
PIE SURROUNDING HIM.
BLISS AND BREWSTER
Entitled 60 the Credit Of EnIi,ttuy ,b.
Attention of the President and
Producing Evidence Of
the Conspiracy.


President this cvcnin, directed ,bo -
moVai IRON office OF Charles +. Henry. mar
>hSi oi the Distinct Of Columbia: u. b. Aim
ger postmaster Of Washington; and Myron
W. Parker. assi>tant-postmaster OF Washing
Ton ciiy; NJ. ID. Helm. foreman Of the Con-
greSS7ondt Record, and George +. spencer.
government director 0i the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, the latter an ex-senator
from Alabama The removals were made
upon charges preferred by Attorucy-Gcne-
raj Brewster and District Attorney George
Bliss, who has been the managing counsel
ior the Government in prosecuting the
Star-route cases against eX-Assi-tant Post
maSter-Gencral Brady, ex-senator Dorsey.
and others, that these Official, had inter.
ierred with the ends OF justice in these
cases. The Offices vacated will all be filed
Immediately, 50 that there may be no inter
ruptiou 60 the public service.
To prevent possible embarrassment in
the affairs Of the mar>hal's office, the sus-
pension OF that officer " i'll bc withheld I'M
I'll biz successor is appointed.
COLONEL BLISS LETTER TO TIE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, November 2j.-The TO-
lowing j. the letter 81 Colonel Bliss to
President Arthur in regard TO the Officials
whose removal has Just been announced:
Nuo York. November ll.-Dcar Sir
( The second trial Of the ease o. The United
States against W. G.. Brady and other, j. sci
down Tor the first week in December. and
The Government viii then, believe, Dee
ready with = large number q witucs-e,
and some new testimony. II seems to me
! important 10 The case. and desirable in
every aspect, that the atmo> phcre which
surround, the ease officially should he in
some measure purified. that every one may
/ know what know 30 thoroughly. that Tie
prosecution i i'm dead earnest from the
/ President down. To that end ! call
/ your attention 10 certain facts, most
/ OF which are unknown 70 YOU. ! address
YOU because the statements desire 10 call
your attention 10 concern persons in scye-
raj District departments OF the Govern
ment. The marshal OF the District oi CO.
/ lumbja is undoubtedly in sympathy with
/ the defendants. and does not desire the
/ Government 70 succeed. Without going
| into further details. he during the lat trial,
/ in a public interview, INDUCED IN gross
abuse of the counsel for the United States,
and in declarations that the Government
| had no case" j. J.. Anger, postmaster
Of Washington, was, with his assistant,
Parker, deliberately impugned by two
uo-t-Otiicc inspector, in report - 10 the
/ celiifcati0n OF bogu, bonds in the star
rome cases. Ii was only question 81 gross
carclc->nc~> or bad faith, Is there WIS no
doubt that both 81 them did the acts
ALLEGED. Mr.. Anger i, proprietor o. a
newspaper in Michigan. His name ap-
pear, on il - such proprietor Outing
;lc last trial he wrote 30 hi paper over hl-
own signature denouncinG the officers " 100
had instituted the prosecution. ana de-
,laring that tie Government nad no case
one Helm has been recently appointed DF
.he new Public Printer es head OF one Oh
;he Departments in the Government frlni'
inc-Otljcp. II was sworn 10 on the lll1
LIN the editor Of the critic that Helm was
Ithc Derson who controlled H. columns
Ind on the trial there were pro
Iduc.d and proved a series OF ar'I
Gle, grossly abusive 81 the court TOW
ernmcnt. counsel, and general manage
mont Of the Clsc, which Wa represented
persecution without foundation. 1oul
attention wa, called some months a-o II
tbo cose OF George J.. Spencer, Govern
n,.nt director Of the Pacific railroad. Ih'
",lir, gforce of the District OF COlllu
liz was undoubtedly in the interest OF In
. driendsrts. and the detectives unbIu~h
in0ly did their work. one oi iheh III
od,nitfeA that under oath in coult.
Sow. am quite aware that II l. N'r.
djri-uit Tor YOU t. act a- To al 81 ,l'r i.l.'
. ters ~ which have called your ailehuQr
f.ut ~, 10 some Of them yol can act' AZ"
..,.n. - me the facts ought To I've hro,'-l
fo your knowledge. lou nave Niu'.. ,
ioc,ijnv you lust now, ana nluCh 10 - ''.
vou. and would not Willingly aaI UNI
A. rc.-orlly to il just now hut tnc ~
oria.tancc- are such thai deLI! N'c"'' 80
uo.siblc. Your Obedi,nt servant
'''''''' GEORGE Bliss.
To The PreSiden.
d.. ,,ro,.>.Y-GENERiL EEIwsfE.:- FtP"ii
-, THE SUBJECT.
4 rh. follo,ying j. AttMney-Gcncyai l}r,N
a ,o,,. r,nort 10 the President upon -Nl-o
P. uey Bis, letter. 49,.
# W,~uIyGroN, d. C., November - iS>
~, ~. py,>i3etofNs UHted SiaicS;
= .r-The letter Of Gcorsc BIl''' co ..'il.,
: for the United states III the < >tI-a"I,,
- nal. addressed 10 lou' o;.tc" NV V'.'L
~ 1os2. md referred 10 me- ny ,Ti "'..
- I'M. been carefully conNidei'u' ~ ~
RI 49,, forth i'm il are mol new ~ NV; -
considerations OF legal ~ wen ~ tot ,.i w.
/, cj1l policy | have ii'u' La - ttc.
n from calling your W..",. '.ti.tied In
1 matters. am much Oc'Vi - ,hnco,c
:; Mr. Rli,-, acting - coui7V' ~ ~, ,.>,,, -,
:. his own motion has suiil't''" - rocoiy,
;oc,. therein dealt with. Sincc 49,, - y,
., ,be letter. Mr.. Ncrrick ana MIi NJ No., ,,
:, Iroour- Of Colonel BIS ca.'u .inrt
=, and invited my attention. - -. I'm II
II a., sa,,n manner that Mr.. Bliss ha> ~ -
y ,,,ittnu lv him 10 you. IL l,
r. I''.'! ,,a, the ends Of justice have Dc
- interfcred with by all OF Tue ir,.;nr, a,
y i;r,d 81 la Me-sr>. Bliss. M'li IN -
r. ''Iii' Nj. marshal oi the District Is resp"
IL ~ ,o'. mich ol the opposing ,eh'iuleh'
- .-o ~ tl,c Cove Tnmcn' tNat w.
" n.;t.1 in court and out o. coutt ".' ' =
+ n'D' t,iaI ~ fine star-route case. liz NJ
~ III. IA IRREGULAR conduct III rt"
q 80" ,,.a, .ternly objected 10 al me IA. ~
y '' 1 - informed him. Tbc puDhc M
le anu ,J..t hc We. guilty Of, and IcicrIVu
II ~oInncl Blis-, is one that must s"D!'
ne ~ tIc everest ccn,urc a. an oAiVc'
~ nm ~ and H. an officer OF me 10Y -
IN m ,c He Wa guilty in this OF o an 9I y,
'' , ,Tirh Ia. been punished ny c COULD n
''n.- acf Of contempt recoi'n ,'nY"ita
NJ immediate removal lie l. , al G''',
"a n ' and has lniuriousy i. ,srro,,c e.
IN the proper conduct o Of n .y@ s'p Of
81 aH tice to the indicted deiendapl ,a.,or Of
l r '' second. u. T. Ainssr' dy Sr,,''M PARK
is city and hi. , a,,,9 :" ali N thc charge.
zee arc NJ. Bliss, and thiiN -