The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-28

the investigation. On this subject speak
| thenceforth ceased reading them and /
only know what have been told by Others
ana read in other newspapers. President
uatleiu subsequently regretted he had ex.
posed me TO such attacks by connecting me
Win matter not necessarily part
OF my duty at that stage
bus told him | regarded il AS nm
honor to be abused in his company. /
added tue general proposition that in these
Gays abuse o. thieves is about the only
decoration IN our public lite worth admit
tihg, ana is the surest possible passport 10
.ne goou opinion OF honest men, In this
auVising with the president and postmas
tergeneral AS occasion arose. NV mnctions
were light and inirequent Woodward was
special agent of the post-once de-
parlmeht, best acquainted with these
irauus and most Jealous in their
investigation. He not only posscSscd
entire confidence in the postmaster. general
but had been commended to mo personally
oy Seaator Hawley as man of excellent
JuC Sment, and not only of undouhted but
ot aggressive honesty. When, therefore,
Woodward thought il desirable he should
nave the assistance of Gibson-aud the
''S'NA ~NNAlNlAA NNAutlNtu IN tIut Opll-
lon7tl went with the latter TO President
Garfield, explained the matter to him and
received his directions to employ Gibson.
when subsequently Woodward and Gtb.
son agreed IN requesting the employ.
ment OF COOK precisely the same course was
pursued, WI h the same result. Whenever
lheN brought me any person supposed To
possess Knowledge of these frauds, | nd.
vlsed him to tell the truth, and when | re-
eelVed letter suggesting some information,
| Wroie to the parties indicated, expressing
theceSlre OF the government to obtuin any
knowledge OF papers relating to the subject
uhuer Their control, and whatever RESPONSES
were received, |, OF course, turned over to
the gentlemen charged with the INQUIRIES
which We're progressing. | also insisted
from the first, and upon all proper orc,.
sionS, that there was no possible vindiCation
Tor anybody accused except open trial be.
lore court and jury, or the franl,
aoanuonment OF the cases by
ihe government, II the evidence did not in
opiQlon OF the president, justify prosecu.
ton. That was my whole connection with
the eases up 10 the wounding of President
Garheld, excepting the day before he was
shot ne repeated to ile his efforts to have
Riddle appointed d ttiCt.attorney of the
district by Presidcn Hayes, and directed
me to see Riddle, off MIN the place in his
name, and If he accepted il to advise him by
Telegraph ana he would reply, asking me TO
request Corkhill's reslgnnlion, wrote
Riddle, asking him. bnt he did not see me
until the night of the day when President
GARFIELD was wounded and we were expect.
ing, hlm to die very shortly. | then
told Riddle in one os the upper
rooms OF the house what had occur
red. AS you have the best of reasons
lor knowing, | never expected President
Clarified to recover, and did not for mo.
meps entertain an idea OF remaining in the
cabinet after his death. supposed that
such connection as | had with the star
route cases was substantially ended and
that any further relation which the depart.
menl might have with them would devolve
upon my successor. As, however, Pfesi-
dent GARFIELD continued to live, | continued
10 do Whatever was necessary, but nothing
more Whom We were considering the re-.
moval OF the president to Long Branch
Corklcll asked me if | knew whether any
OF thess cases wo.ld be ready for the grand
jury, told him / knew nothing OF the
details OF the cases. and of course Cook.
MS own special assistant in the cases was
the. person to give him any information he
desired. AS felt sure the responsibility
oigovernment would devolye upon you Mt an
carry uay, avoided doing anything which
would embarrass or commit you or my
successor. 1 therefore POSTPONED selecting
Leading counsel until was assured by gen.
tlemen in charge OF these matters that it
ought to be delayed no longer. There.
upon the postmaster-generpl and met
ana discussed the subject. We agreed that
In view OF the circumstances we ought to
select from the leaders of the bar gentle.
men not only of the highest ability AMI
chsrscter, but gentlemen also whose per.
sonal and political relations would very
pr9nsbiy be not only candid but confden-
tial with you and my successor, so that Won
should approach these last cases with every
possible advantage. II was in this spirit we
selocls1. Mr., Bliss and MIR. Brewster, and
witH'the selection OF those gentlemen.
cons dered my relations to the star,route
caseh,S ended.
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