Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-27
tSournaI alo Courier.
Monday, Nov. ~, 1882.
A BLOW AT THE STAR ROUTE GAN,
of IL

| A BLOW AT THE STAR ROUTE GANG
Saturday evening the President directed
the removal from office of Charles E. Henry
marshal of the District of Columbia D. B.
Anger, postmaster, and Myron M. Parker
assistant postmaster, for the city of Wash
| lngton; M. D. Helm, foreman of the CON-
| gressSo'aaJ Record, and George Spencer, gov
eminent director of the Union Pacific Rail
| road Company. The reasons for this action
are found in reports made to the President
by Attorney General Brewster and Colonel
george Bliss. In these reports those whose
removal has been ordered are charged with
having interfered with the ends of Justice il,
connection with the star route trials. Mar
shall Henry is charged with creating q senti
ment prejudical and detrimental to the
prosecution by abusing the counsel in charge
OF it, openly declaring that the government
has no case, ETC., and also with negligent
ana irregular conduct in selecting the tales
men" from which the jury that tried the
consplrators was chosen. The charge against
POSTMASTER Anger and his assistant relates
to the certifcation of bogus star route bonds,
IN addition to which the former, it seems.
has been denouncing the prosecution in
articles written over his own signature and
published IN his own paper in Michigan.
Spencer, almost Immediately after his ap
pointment, and while still under summons to
appear as witness in the star route case, not
only went away, but, according to ex-senator
Dorsey's statement, wrote q letter to Mr..
George Bliss, in which he denied positively
all knowledge of the matters which it was
understood he could testify to. Helm, who
was manager of the Egensng Critic of Wash
1ngton, is charged with using the paper to
abuse all who were interested in bringing the
defendants to justice
The way in which Attorney General Brews.
ter sets forth the offenses of these men and
speaks of the crimes of the star route gang is
direct and refreshing. The closing paragraph
of his report to the President is as follows:
II desire to call your attention to
the fact that the officers of the law
and those who have directly been
aiding me in the discharge of my duty in this
business have been from the first encircled
with snares, pitfalls and every species of vile
device that could be invented to harm them,
hinder their usefulness and prevent the ad-
ministration of justice. Some portions of
SAAio SoAAHuuAlty WHO surround these defend
ants and who have enjoyed or who still enjoy
minor official positions know no allegiance to
any one but this band of robbers and render
no service to any one but these evil employ
ers. From motives of gain or other corrupt
considerations they are saturated with afini-
ties for these bad men, and they have con.
trlbuted by every means in their power at
the bidding of their masters to obstruct pub.
lie justice and to defame its officers with the
hope of securing the acquittal and escape of
the worst band of organized scoundreIs that
ever existed since the commencement of the
government
The reports of the Attorney General and
Colonel Bliss and the decisive action of the
President will make Sensation" but the
sensation will be of the right kind. The peo-
pie will be convinced that tho administration |
is determined to bring the star route rascals
to justice, and will heartily approve any steps
toward that end 1t is expected that moro
removals will be made.