Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-11-29
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STAR ROUTE TROUBLES.
STRONG LETTERS FROM
BREWSTER AND BLISS
TIE REMOVAL OF MEN
DEMANDED WHO HAM
PER JUSTICE. ##Ea &
BOTH SIDES HEARD FROM
Drewster's letter.
DEPARTMENT OF IUsrIcE. !
MASHINGInN. My. 9th {

To the President OF the United States
Sir: The letter of George Bliss. couu-
sci for the United States 10 the Star-route
trials, addressed TO you. dated November
IL, 1882, was referred to me by your order,
and has been carefully considered. The
facts set forth in it are not new to me.
From consideration iD legal point Of
view, as well as official policy. have thus
| far abstaiued from calling your attention
to these matters. L am much better sat
| isfied that Bliss. acting as cnnnsei in the
case, Of his own motion has submitted to
You the subjects therein dealt with
| Since | received the letter. Nerrick and
Kerr, the colleagues OF Bliss. have called
| upon me and invited my attention tn the
| subject, in the same manner that Bliss
| has in the letter written bv him to YOU
| 1t IL Iny opinion that, for the miscarriage
Of justice complained If by Merrict,
| Bliss and Kerr. the Marshal If the die
| trict ia responsible. Also for much of the
Opposing sentiment to the case of the gov
ernment that was exhibited in court dur
| ing the trial Of the Star-route cases. This
negligent and irregular conduct in select
ing talesmen / stout!y objected to at the
time. and 80 informed h'm in on hlic in
negligence, aud it was so referred to BY
Colonel Bliss as an act that must subject
him to the severest c.nsure a. an officer
of the court and an officer of the govern
nent. He was guilty in thi. Of an o.
fense which has been punished by courts
as gross act OF contempt. | recommend
HIS IMMEDIATE REMOVAL.
He is in an unsuitable position, and has
Il kl.,,
duct OF the Star route cases and given his
personal sympathy and that OF his office
to the indicted defendants.
Sacond-D. j. Ain.er, Post n aster of
this city. and his assistant. NJ. NJ. Parker.
are justly subject to All the charges pre-
sented by Bliss. and ] think they should
be removed. No men holding public APP
pointnents should he permitted tn Use the
influence and power at their positions As
they have used theirs, or be permitted to
interfere with such prose cution or any
prosscr ton urged by the goyesnment in
vindication of the law.
Tnird-The man Helm, recently ap-
pointed to the mead of one of the Depart
ments in the Public Printing Office. is by
Law incapable of holding that office, in
asnuch "a be controls public news
paper Bu. [ will further aid that the |
ard eonfessedly owned by ore OF the de- |
fendants-the most culpahle Of all, since |
it was BY his official criminal maifeasance |
the corrupt orders were made and frauds !
successfully perpetrated. His paper has |
been engaged fro-a the beginning of these |
prosecutions down TO the discharge of the |
Jury III the most violent abuse Of all who |
were supposed to be interested in bring
ing the defendants t, justice. The Judge
was not even spared: the counsel were
siaudered and the witnesses
openly assailed, denounced and terrorized
by one continuous torrent of personal
abuse and calunny. I am OF opinion that
this man should be removed, and / am
that those who have charge Of
the public printing, with knowledge of
these facts. should venture to appoint
him. He is not a man to be trusted in
the responsibility he holds.
Foursh-Iu conjunction with Bliss /
call your attention to the
conduct of George E. Spencer Upon
the day Of your departure from this city,
after the adjournment of
Congress, communication by Bliss and
the other counsel in the case was sent
through me, lodging with you COM
plAiat against George E. spencer. Those
papers did not reach you at that time.
This was during the latter weeks of tha
trial. In fact, the evidence had closed
and counsel were addressing the Jury.
These papers are now before you. Bliss,
by his letter which yon have referred to
me, called your attention 90 them. By
them it appears that Spencer is
|. DELINQUENT AND ABScoNDING WITNESS !;
That he could testify to material and i'm
oortant facts, aud that ne left this city
and has ever since serreted himself aud
avoided the process Of tha law Hs holds
IN important public position. and is the
asst man who should hesitate to be pres-
mt in court to testify in case Of this
magnitude, and in which the honor Of the
government and the administration of
public Justice is concerned; and because
f his censurable delinquency | unite
With Bliss aud the other counsel in the
.ase ia asking lis immediate removal.
riuie enough ha. been given him b" APP
YEAR and explain. bnt not one wor.I has :
,een heard srom him and be has disap-
,earei as if he we're dead. have di-
ected most thorough search to be made
or bin. and thu, far no tracs Of him can
70 found. That search will be persisted
n, and if ha can be had be will be had
md brought into court and made to
.nswer for his act Of eross contempt and
and obliged 10 testify to
hose facts which are within his knowl-
dge and ara no essential to sustain the
prosecution .f the defendants.
Fifth--(fsnrse G.. Mitler. one nf the
,olice os the district in the recent Judicial
inquiry, with the audacity Of criminal. {
confessed under oath that he had been en-
.aged and retained in the service OF the
lsfendants in the Star-route case aud had
,.rsistsnsly assisted them during the trial.
Because If this confession so made bv him
applied to the Commissioners Of this
lietrics t. remove him. That removal
lss taken place. have never fargntten !
vnur instructions nn my first accepting J
,f3ce. to pnrsue this cAss with vigor and