Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-27

- BLOW WITHOUT NARN1SG-CHARGED WITH AS
sIsTING To DEFEAT THE ENDS OF JUSTICE
LETTER OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Washington Special TO New York Times.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-The President has
thrown bomb-shell into the camp of the star
route thieves. This afternoon he ordered the
removal from Office of Charles E. Henry, mar
shat of the District of Columbia; D. B. Anger,
Postmaster of the District of Columbia; Myron
NJ Parker, Assistant Postmaster; NJ. d. Helm,
foreman in the Government Printing Office, in
charge of the Congressional Record, and mana
ger of the scurrious afternoon newspaper organ
of Thomas ]. Brady. and ex-senator George E.
Spencer, government director or the Union Pa
cifc railroad. Actfoh was taken by the Presi-
dent 10 response to aietter sent to him by Mr.
George Bliss, government counsel. aud a report
made by Attorney General Brewster upon the
subject of that letter. The course pursued by
the government officers who have been removed
was considered at the Cabinet meeting last
Tuesday After that meeting Attorney General
Brewster wrote the report which appears below
This report was read to the Cabinet at the meet
ing held yesterday. and was approved by the
vote OF every member
The blow fell without warning. IT NAV safely
be said that the men summarily removed
were expecting nothing of that kind. The
Charges against Anger. Parker, and Henry
We're made so long ago that these officers felt
secure. Ex-senator Spencer became guilty of
the charge OF Impeding Justice and ignoring the
court some months ago. Helm had continued
his abuse of the government and earned the
salary paid him by Brady. For many months
he had found in the Public Printer Mr Rounds
hrm supporter. Within a few days however the
exposure of his position made in the honest
press had alarmed him. and he caused the pub
LEGATION of a statement this morning to the effect
that he had severed his connection with Brady's
organ. His associates announced his retirement
this afternoon. in an editorial paragraph and
added: ''Mr. Helm VIII hereafter devote all his
energies to the Congressional Record" The action
taken by the President will probably induce Mr.
Helm to devote his energies once more to Bra
dy's service. The letter written by Mr. Bliss
and the report made by Attorney General Brew
ster show with more OF less precision the causes
which led TO the removal of these five govern
ment officers. Something may be added, how
ever, IN the way of explanation.
THE CASE OF SPENCER.
Ex-senator Spencer was summoned as a wit
ness. and after remaining in the city for some
weeks he Unexpectedly disappeared An attach
4. ment was issued for him by the court but he
has not been found. He continued to hold his
government office until to-day, and the admin
istration was severely criticised for allowing him
to hold it, Mr.. Spencer voluntarily furnished to
aace during the early stages of the star route
investigation. There seemed to be abundant
evidence that he desired to aid the government
In Furnishing those who We're guilty He had q
decided opinion as to the course which the gov
eminent should pursue, and he sometimes ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with the course that was
taken Ii is singular coincidence that he some
times complained that government officers i'm
sympathy with the star route thieves were rot
removed. just rs other persons have recently
has rod
his conversation up to a short time before
his disappearance Indicated that he was in SYM
pathy with vigorous prosecution and was i'm
harmony with what lie had done in the early
stages of the investigation. He was dsaD-
pointed because the government had chosen TO
put him on the witness stand: and he said TO
his friends that in return for his services the
government ought to have spared him and
allowed him to remain in the background. Per-
sons WIFE whom he talked freely say that up to
the time when they lost sight OF him. few DAYS
before he disappeared. they had noticed no
change in his opinions. although he seemed to
believe that the government would not win its
ease. then on trial. To them the cause of his
departure is still mysterious. They cannot con-
aceive what influence it was that placed him in
the position OF an enemy of the prosecution. It
seems that something must have occurred to
take him from the side of justice and put him on
the side Of the robbers.
MARSHAL HENRY's CASE
Marshal Charles E. Henry's duties In relation
TO the court are substantially those of sheriff.
He was well known during President Garfield's
short term as the friend Of that President. He
II resident of Ohio. When the regular panel
OF petit jurors was exhausted at the beginning
OF the recent trial it became his dutyto summon
talesnen- 1t was said by counsel for the gov
eminent at that time that he did not perform
that important duty himself but intrusted the
work to bailhs. and that the work was done i'm
si0Tenly manner. The marshal was sum-
moned to appear at the Department Of Justice
and make explanation. He had an interview
with the Attorney General, and the con-
versafion was taken down in shorthand and
the record preserved. The public learned
something about this action. and Judge Wyle
TOOK occasion to refer in court to certain publ
cations and to defend the character of one of
the suspected talesmen. As a result of all this
the two taleSmen were objects of some curl
osity IN the courtroom during the trial At the
end OF the trial it appeared that these two men
had persistently and uniformly voted for the
conviction OF all the defendants and the DubIic
became convinced that they had been uniustly
suspected. after the Interview with the Attor
ney General, Marshal Henry seemed not to be in
harmony with the prosecution Itwas reported
that be was very friendly with ex-senator Dor
sey, and that in other ways he was indiscreet.
10 say the least In Ohio he allowed a reporter
TO publish an interview with him in which he
abused me counsel for the government and in
otuci ha9 gave anu COHlIOTJ 10 Tie thieves,
Brady organ reprinted this interview here and
the marshal Dever repudiated it. He expressed
his optAion of Mr.. Bliss as follows:
He is too full Of genuine downright meanness to
eNer amount 10 much his efforts override
the coiIlIn9nest laws OF decency have been met by
stern rerukc IRON Judge Wyie each time atte,npted
70 carry ms Srayao il When Bliss minated
mat The defendants In the star were not in
court through the cOnnlyance Of their attorney Rob
In2ersoi one or Their counsel. ard pointing his
neT at Bliss while his eyes sparkled with suppressed
passion, Numbered out, That's lie, and you're a
Ear Bliss covered like dog, and had still fur her
cause Z regret his lnfinuatons when Judge Wye gave
niir \ most singing reprimand. Any person whom
bliss cstrIlss, and have yet failed to find one he
ooh Ii liable al any moment to feel the venom of his
treaciier u tongue coming from unsuspected
quartz Ii Is probable that he suspects himself
n times " >
This is part of the abuse which the marshal
Of the court showered publicly upon eminent
counsel Tor the government andthis extract re-
printed here in Brady's paper shows the ten
dency OF the marshal during the trial. Mr. Bliss
undoubtedly had other evidence of the marshal's
treachery when he wrote his letter to the Presi
dent.
WHY HELM HAD TO CO.
ii. D. Helm has been the business MANAGER of
Bradys afternoon newspaper working in COM
pany with A. c. Buell.. This paper has been