The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-26

emily slandered. and the witnesses were
! openly assaulted, denounced, and terror
Yea by one continuous current OF personal
/ abuse and calumny. am Of opinion that
THIS man should be- forthwith removed.
and am a-tOnished that those who have
charge OF the Government Printing-O Office.
with public knowledge Of these facts.
should have yentured to appoint him. H.
= not man TO he trusted in the RESPONSE
Die position he holds.
| Fourth. In conjunction with Colonel
/ Bliss, ! respectfully call your attention 10
the conduct Of George +. Spencer. Upon
The day Of your departure from thi. city.
Immediately after the adjournment OF Con-
grc--, communication by Colonel Bliss
and other counsel in the case was sent
through me lodging with you complaint
/ against Gcorgc +. Spencer. Those papers
| did not reach YOU al that time. This was
/ during the latter week OF the trial. In
fact, the evidence had closed and the coun-
sci were addressing the jury. Those pa
| pers are now before OIL. Colonel Bills.
/ by his letter, which You have referred 10
me. called your attention 10 them. By
them itappears that Spencer i a delinquent
and abscondlng witness; that ne can tc>ti-
/ " 10 material and important facts, and that
he left thi, city and has ever since secrctcd
/ himself and avoided the process OF law.
! He holds an important public position, and
i the last man VINO should hesitate to
be present in court TO testify in the
ease Of tbi, magnitude, and in which
The honor Of Government and the admins
tratiou Of public Justice j. concerned, and
because Of his cen'urablc delinquency.
unite with Colonel Blis, and other counsel
in The case in asking hi, immediate t.
moyM. Time enough has been given him
to appear and explain. Not one word has
been heard from him, and rs ne has d~au-
/ pcarcd - il "" were dead | have directed
the most thorough search 10 be made for
/ him. and TIM, far no trace OF him can hr
I found. That search viii hc persisted. and
il he can bc had be- viii be had and brought
into court and made To answer for hi act
Of gross contempt and dl,ohcdicnce, and
Obliged to testify 10 those facts which are
| within hi, knowledge and are - essential
TO maintain tho prosecution OF Tie defend
ants.
tIith. George .. Miller, one Of The polio
% the District, in % recent judicial inquiry.
with the audatitt ~ q cTiminai, conc Sod
under oath That he had uecu engaged and
retained i'm fhc service y defendants in the
stAr-routc ca~c. and mad pcrsi-tontly A.
sisted them during tn current OF the trial.
Bccau-c 81 this confession 50 made ~ him.
applied to the commissioners II this Dis
tri't go remove lima. That removal las
taken place.
sixth. All 81 the other matters alluded
70 in the lc;ter by Colonel Bis have before
thi, been disposed q, ana 20 have no oc-
C.. ion 10 consider them.
In connection with thi~ reference made
tome will further report that in the public
prosecution o. the -iar-routc and in pre-
ecnling the indictment A. yet untricd To
the grand jury have been aided hy the VIZ
orous. upright. and able help given by Colo
mel Bliss, Mir. Mcrrick, and Mir. Kerr. bad
intended 10 have been present IN person
during the whole trial. but n have before
this orally reported 10 yOu. The other duties
OF my office and my department required
so much of my time that J was unable Ia
do more than occasionally appear; but
kept myself instructed day 10y day with
2 thorough knowledge OF all the iacl'
connected with the trial by reading
and personal nYcstiS3tion; and renamed
here until near the middle OF september
and made the closing argument III the ca'"
thought this was necessary o. an act o
duty 10 the administration 81 public jus
.ticc and 10 show the people OF ihe / nht'
state, that the Government was IN e,.rnc-
and desired that justice should be done.
have never forgotten your instructions OF
; my first acccptn. thc office t. pursue TN
cs~c with yicor end rigor, 80 that The
, innocent should be acquitted clraT
~ innocent: that the guilty Nhoul'
he punished II clearly guilty; an'
> that there r,-t be- no hAlf-hcar,c'
sentiment in the purpose Of the Govern
mcnt and lis officers in this prosecution
Aitor scriOu~ and prolonged dehbcralioi
over all the detail. Of the case, my inNc>ti
ration satisfied me that Tie men who Wcr
indicted were guilty, ana mcrlicG Tho cA
trcmc punishment oi the law. They ha
Iroicrtcd. under cover Of official power
and under color oi official authority, ~
teuatic plan u deliberate robbery Of IN
plhlic treasury. TO carry out Than pa
= they had laid their hands upon tLe iund
= dedicated Dy l.w to a .fclt public service
4 service thai l. n>picNou-y enc 90 Ia
fruits and causes of our civilization, oU
T. .ocial comfort auI comm rcial prosperity
l. and cur national growth. Millions ci ia.
l. money llpv prrJ crtcd 90 Their Own pGNal
II lin and divided il ior their own persona
d" nuruosc~. II was ID condien act OF iniamol
' ron.uiracy. and - such de-, The st
yrr,s' punishment The INV can nilic
= such men are traitors t. social ANA Oh, D
J. duty. and they ne public rnfmic' again
whom the authority Of lass must hc '\,I
cd without hesitation az Reluctance. ~
HIGHER their past positions the greater tii'
~ sim. and the heavier must b, th'H pUHl-
mont. desire to call Your aiton''
g. IN the TACT that officers OF the Al" ai
T. those who have directly been AIDING u
!. tl,c dischargc 81 my dut' IN TN hn'
, NO.. have been from the fir, cncif'icu VT
snare, and pitiail-. and every species
,i,~ deyic, that could re invented 90 bar
ei Them and binder their u-'luln',-'"id III
IL vent the administration ol justice. S'i
RI nortiopS of his community. "hc -U
r round the>c defendants ant VINO DR.
e. e,ioyrd or do still cnioy, min
III oN;cial positions. kno" no ale iSn
IL 49, my one but this hand OF ropbel
"a md render no service to any one
e tLrsc evil employer. from MouNt~ "I -
u nr otber corrupt considerations. lhrN q
OF ,a,nratcd with aniAitics for these bad ne
b. .,,t tL,v hive contributed by every inca
I'd +, thcir ROVER at the bidding OF thrT IL.
'i- Ter, 10 ob>truct public justice ana 10 =
ne i,mr IL. offices with the nope oI secuIi
IN fIc arouittal AMI c-cap" OF the NoI'' "a
he M organized scoUndrei- thai ever NJ
ny .iu,r the commencement ol 'h' ""'''
IN mont. Very respectfully,
AZ BrVJ,uIN IIARRIs BRLWSlEh'
I'd AttorHcy-G Wcia-
to <....,,,,.cu, Bonds 10 be Paid.