New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-27
THE REMOVAL or OFFICIALS.

NO DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN COLONEL BLISS AND
THE ATTORNEY -GENERAL-A PART OF HIS LET
TER TO THE PRESIDENT SUPPRESSED.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Some speculation has
grown out of the fact that the letter OF Colonel
Bliss asking the removal of 'he five officers whose
heads dropped INTO the Presidents basket last night
was addressed to the President and not to the At
torney. General Mr.. Bliss chief in the Star Route
cases This has caused rumors of dlsagreements be-
tween them which have no foundation in fact. Tho
letter printed in the papers to-day
was not the whole of the letter which
Mr. Bliss addressed 10 the President. There
was matter partly private in nature
In winch Mr.. Bliss wanted the interference of the
President. The Attorney General had already
acted upon it, Mr.. Bliss came to Washington when
Mr. Brewster was not here and, desiring to submit
this and other matters to the President, sat down
and wrote him a letter directly. instead of waiting
to do so through the Attorney General. The letter
also contained an alusiOn to another officer OF the
Government whose case has been under iDvestiga-
ton. but whose removal has not yet been decided
upon. This and the personal matter alluded TO
were stricken out Of Mr.. Bliss's letter yesterday
after the Cabinet meeting and before it was given
to the Press
friend of the President said to-day that there
was no good ground IN his opinion for complaint of
dilatoriness in tho action that had just been taken
1t would not have been possible to take 1t while the
trial was still pending. This would have been crit,
cised as an attempt TO terrOrze the sentiment OF
ths community, aud so intimldato the jury since
that time all these matters had been gradually de-
velOpng; M. Bhsss. letter to the President was
dated only a fortnight ago.
II sad by well-inrormed persons that Marshal
Henry was specially instructed III summonlng tns
talesmen about whom complaint has been made, TO
it,fo Ia
mud responsible citizens, instead OF when ne
allowed a negro and another deputy to pick up men
at random The TACT has leaked out that short
hand reporter took notes OF the interview between
the marshal and the Attorney-ieneral at when the
former called TO account for this, ana that tue
report is in tine hands of the Attorney General.
lhenew trial begins December 4. The counsel LOT
the Government will raise anew the question OF cha-
lenges Judge yle declded0 the former trial that
the alleged consprators could not be treated as one
body but that each OF them was entitled to the ili
number of challenges allowed by the law to de-
tendant, or four for each of them, While on thc
other nand the Government must be treated as one
body with only the four challenges ms gaVo INC
defence great advantage The Government coul1
sci will claim that If each defendant Is 10 be treated
separately the Government must be multiplied as
many times as there are defendants.
The removal by President Arthur of Mar
sha Henry Of the District o; Columbia and four other
officials because their alleged sympathy with the de-
fendants IN the Star Route caeswds subject OF conVer
saon Union League Club and elsewhere yesterday
A TRIBUNE reporter made inquiries OF George Bliss
whose recommendation the removals were made, us
the for the long delay IN the matter Every
body tired out when the trials ended In the sum-
mer," he said. and was anxious to get away from
! Washington, so that no action was taken them The
for the trial is at hand, and IN pre-
pairing for It thought, said In my letter. that the
atmosphere Ought be purified. That why IL comes
| up now The printed copy OF my letter In the news
papers contains material error 1t reads that every
one may know, what now see thoroughly, that tue
prosecution IL in dead earnest wrote wnat know
| 40 thoroughly instead or : now see"
"AIe there 70 be any more reinovalsP .,
| al know OF Others contemplated. At least /
| have made recommendations but l would hot Do
| likely TO know about others, II contemplated"
- VIII Spencer BE- IA witness In the new trla T.
." don't know. He f. In Nevada, but when any at
temp Is made reach him disappears III the noun
! tans"
=" viii you have new witnesses and additional tesl-
mOny In trying the cases over again ~
Yes; some Ol IL important, ana the trial Will De
| pushed vigorously"
what was the particular offence OF Postmaster
| Anger, who rcnOYedf"
a." lie wrote public letter for his newspaper In
| Michigan, abusing Mr.. James and Wayne MacVeagh lOr
beginning the prosecutions asserting that the Govern
ment had case. Then lie ana his assistant certified
bogus bonds IN star Route Cases Tne reasons were
| plainly stated III all the cases