Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-12

IL Is SAID TO BE RrSTICATISG IN NEW YORK
sTATE-HE DENIES wIATHAs BEEN SAID ABOUT
HIM. But DON'T kSow WHETHER He WILL. COME
To WASHINGTON UR NuT-NR- BLISS COMMENTS
UPON THE REPORT
special dispatch from Syracuse NY. to the
National Republican. published in morning
paper, says: "Ex-Senator George f. Spencer,
who is reported to be wanted BIZ the govern
ment in connection with the star route cases.
and for whom it * alleged many deputy United
States marsha,s have beea looking under the
direction Of the Department of Justice. is row
at the little town Of Champion, a few miles
from WATERFOWL. jefferson county. 1t has
been declared that the 70 eminent would
arrest Spencer whenever he could be
found. consequently there Is much curoS-
tty expressed here a. to what action will be
taken now that Spencer's whereabouts are
known and that he is within easy rcac,i of OIL
GERS of the department of justice. Ex-senator
Spencer has b!otier living in wutertown. He
visited him Yesterday and left fer Champion
this morning. Champion is the place os his
birth. a::i he has nanv friends and relatives re-
siding here whom ne has not seen in several
years. He proposes to remain there about two
weeks. Your correspondent aScpria iinr his
whereabouts. iG,iawcd him to CHAMPION and
there Interviewed him. His statements are d.
rect contradictions of Attorney Bliss al the
prosecut;n1 agents of the government Mr..
Spencer says his present residence is in Nevada
and that this fact has all along been known to
the department of Justice.
He claims that though he was III Washington
ali through the first star route trial. and tried in
every way to meet Bliss and be sworn. Bliss
would not see him. and did not answer note
which Mr. Spencer wrote to him. Immediately
after the conclusion of the first trial. lac called
upon Bliss AMI informed him that he had very
important mining interests in the west which
demanded his attention. Mr. Bliss then told
him to go He has not Yet received notice of
any subpoena as witness in the second trial
AT present he does not know whether he will
go 10 Washington or not. He knows Brady
and Dorsey well. but SAYS he never saw the two
together Neither Cid be. as is claimed by the
star route prosecution. ever see any money pass
between them or know of any such transaction
He says re does not know anything about the
eases which would be of any material interest to
the government"
What 7sr. Bliss Says.
Mr. Bliss. when questioned about the dis
patch last night, denied that Spencer tried to
meet him while he was in Washington. or ever
wrote him a note. Mr.. Bliss said that Spencer
left Washington without his knowledge. and
that the statement that he (Mr. Bliss told him
to go was lie. There is evidence" said Mr.
Bliss, lin his own handwriting. dated Omaha,
Neb.. July last. which will prove that he lies in
this matter, and he will have an opportunity. in
answer to a charge of contempt of court to
swear that he has led.
1T Elay be tru" that he knows nothing about
the star route cases and that he never saw
Brady and Dorsey together. bat he told several
gentlemen of national reputation that he did
know and had seen certain questionable trans
actions.
He told the same parties that he did see
money pass between those gentlemen and
that he did know of their transactions. and
Re Will soon have an opportunity to make
statements concerning these matters under
oath"
Mr.. Bliss said that Mr.. Spencer may be in
Watertown or in that vicinity or he may not
be. 1t was reported yesterday that he was in
Washington. and a gentleman who knows him
We'll says that he was here on SUNDAY. He is
probably now moving about in New York state
and the government will find him. 1t is true
that his residence is i'm Nevada and that he has
mining interests there. 1t is true also that
he has been there at times during the past
two months. The marshal of Nevada has tried
20 find him several times. but he had ALWAYS
'Just gone to California; or left a few days
ago for Montana" He has persistently eluded
the service of process