Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-27
The following is The letter ur Mr. Bliss, alluded
10 hy Mr. Brewster:
OFFICE OF BLISS & SClILEY
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ATTORNEYS AND COUSSEIIOR

Ia hy Mr. Brewster:
OFFICE OF BLISS & SciILEY
ATTORNEYS AND CoUNSELLops
1860 BROADWAY, n. Y. November IL, 1882.
DEAR SIR: The second trial of the case of the
United States against Brady and others is Sc.
dn"n Tor The first week i'll December, and the
Government will then, believe, be ready with Il
large number of witnesses and some new tcsti-
inony. 1t seems tn me important to IT," case and
desirable in every aspect, that before that time
th2 atmosphere which surrounds the case officially
should be, III some measure. purified, that every
one may know, what know so thoroughly, that
tho prosecution is i'll dead earnest, from the Pres
ident down. To that end, | call your attcn-
ton to certain facts, most of which arc unknown
to you.
address You because the statements desire
to call your attention tn cauccrn persons in sew
eral distinct departments Of the Government. The
marsha! Of the District OF Columbia is uutloubctl-
~ IN sympathy with the defendants and does not
desire the Government to succeed Without 20.
ing into further details. he, during the last trial
III public Interview INDUCED in gross abuse of
counsel for the United States, and in declarations
that the Government had no ease"
ID. II. Aingcr, postmaster, of Washington wa.
with his assistant, Parker, deliberately impuyucd
by tw" post0tcc inspectors in report us to the
ccrti;icatioa Of bogus bands in star-ryutc cases
1t was ouly question of gross care c,,ncs; or bad
faith, and there was 30 doubt that both Of them
did the acts alleged. Mr. Anger is the proprio-
toF .! ! iieWspaperln Michigan. His name appears
i'll 1t IS such proprietor. Daring the last trial he
wrote to his paper. over his own signature, dc.
nouncing the officers who had instituted the pros
ecution, ana declaring that the Government had
no case.
One Helm has been recently appointed by the
new public printer the head Of ono of the depart-
meats in the Government Printing Office
1t was sworn to Oh the trial by tho editor of the
CrHc that Helm WAS the person who controlled its
columns. and on the trial there were produced
and proved II series Of articles grossly abusive of
the court. the Government counsel and the rcn
cra management Of the case whrl, was renrc-
sentcd is persecution without foundatuu
(oHr attention wai called some months AGO f.,
the ease of Genrgc L. Spencer, u Government di-
rector Of the Pacific railroad.
The police force of the District of Columbia was
undoubtedly i'll the interest of The defendants,
and its detectives unhushingly did their work,
One of them haiadmittcd that lludcr oath in COURT
Now, am quite aware that it is very difficult
ioi You t. act as to some of the matters to which
have called yonr attention. But rs to some of
them yon can act, and it seems to me the fact,
"nGilt to he brought to your knowledge YOU have
much to occupy YOU just now and much to trouble.
you, and would not Willingly add unnecessarily
to IT Just now but the circumstances are such that
delay seems impossible. Your obt. servant,
GEORGE BLlsS