Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-26


because he had too ugly a tale to tell.
Spencer had an important piece OF
testimony to give. am not his con-
sclence-keeper, but it has been said
tina. he was ready to testify tina. he saw
money put in an envelope for Brady,
and SAW Brady take it up and put 1t
in his Eccket."
Are there any other contractors
that should hare been included in these
indictments besides the Elkins party?"
Eyes, there are Parker & Co., Brown
x Sanderson, and the Salisbury inter-
est. The deviatins from law are far
more fragrant in all these cases than in
Dorsey's. In fact, believe DORIS ey's
principal ofiense was teat he drove out
of the Postal Department the Elkins
combination and got some of their
work, and they proceeded against him
through Blaine and Chandler. II /
were Dorsey" said Walsh, INSTEAD of
whining and begging from Elkins, who
is trying to push him to the wall, l
should respond with war. 1t is very
easy Tor Mr.. Dorsey to show that he is
q small offender to men who made
their millions, and occupy intimate re-
lstions with the Postal Department.
'"Vho are some Of the persons you
have been talking about.
swell, Parker is the nephew of Eras-
tus Wells, farm erly member of con-
gress from st. Louis. Evidence WAS
given before the grand jury of p posi-
tixe nature concerning him, and his
lawyer, Nat Wilson, who is one of the
smartest counsel in Washington, sue
ceeded in having him left OFT of the
indictment. Wilson is very intimate
with one of the governments lawyers"
Il think that Mr.. Walsh was guessing
towards Mr.. Merrick). He continued
"Sandersop was indicted, but somehow
or other there was a misspelling of his
name, and when the indictments were
drawn over again behold he was left
out. That was Mr.. Nat Wilson's fine
work again. Brown, of the firm of
Patrick & Brown, was several years
ago contract clerk in the postal de-
partment, but was found out in some
crooked things and went off to Cana
da. and when he returned he was
pushed forward by lar e- interest as
their representative.
what have you to say about Wash
ington grand juries ?"
"Why they are but the creatures OF
an administration in power. On the
grand jury that 1 complained of we're
such men as Henry Willard, one OF
the old board of public works, and the
brother of the seal fur contractor
Hutchinson, and Senken, the avenue
jeweler. That class of men never OPP
pose an administration in power. You
know how bosiness is done in Wash
ington. If the government buy. car
pets they get half measure and twice
the regular bill. If they buy stoves
they get the full bill and no stoves at
all. Do you suppose a community
like that is going to put anybody in an
indictment who is supposed to be COW
cred by the arm of the administration?
If cabinet minister, for instance,
should signify round the court that
this or that man must be excepted,
don't you suppose that from the dis
trict attorney down to the smallest
bailiff in that court there is an implicit
obedience In short" said Mr.. Walsh,
The prosecution has been pressed the
hardt st against Dorsey and Brady, be-
cause there WAS some little doubt
whether the administration did not
want to have them punished. My own
opcnion is that they wanted to convict
Brady, but did not care much about
including Dorsey. But you know how
these things run. A hundred new
motives are blended with the pursuit
of justice. Mr.. Brewster may think
that if he can convict somebody he is
going to be the next candidate for
presid ent. Gen. Arthur may come to
a point where he sees it necessary to
procure a conviction in order to to get
enough applause to tide him for a
second term. 1t is my opinion that
the panic has become 50 general in
Washington it will embarrass all thess
fellows, and that before we get through
there will be men indicted there By
whose operations Dorsey will seem a
much prosecuted man."
"What do you think of Dorsey"
81 think he is much-overrated man
for business shrcwdness," said Walsh.
"For instance, he came to me when
l had entered my civil suit against
Brady for my money, and said: walsh
hadn't you better settle that thing with
Brady?' WELL said I, Mr.. Dorsey
have had but slight acquaintance with
you, bnt it strikes me that you had
better be protecting yourself and not
mix yourself up with Mr.. Brady's af-
fairs. have no suit against you, and
you do not appear anywhere ia my
suit. should much prefer sir, that il
| am ever called by the government as
a witness that should have to testify
that you never asked me to comprom-
Use any matter for Mr.. Brady. / know
that Mr.. Brady would like to pay me
about S15, 900 and have me cease my
suit. But he is very much mistaken
apout that"
Mr.. Walsh concluded by.saying; This
trial has been singular study to me.
II shows me how power st Washington
city effects everything; how it throws it's
arms and wings around the greatest
offender. and leaves two or thret men
exposed TO all the machinery of the
law; how it tears poor weak fellow
like Dorsey to.pieces, and let these DOW
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