Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-03

Rowing Green. No., ssys: Bill Ma
lowell. the ne0co who brut all, r.vist,el
MIS- Kate DsyeF, the adopted dauQbt-,
OF Chss. Murray. near louisiana. No
last Mondiy. vas forcihIy taken from
jail At Bowling Gr-en Yesterday m.,rn
ing by mob of 70 to 100 masked men
from Louisiana an vicinity and banged
toa tree. Suo~qneatIy the body y 4s
ssken 20 L1ui<isna where il vss hung
and photoxraphei and then taken down
aud It's head ont of. McDo cell con-
fessed his crime aud one or two acts of
the same character in different places.
ne also said be bad served Q term Ia the
psnitsntiary.
Coek anA 1eewaee-A Raey lessee q.
the Attorney Geaesal.
WASHINGTON, Jnly 1.-wm. A. Cook
says ne proposes to sns the Attorney
General for SANDER. Brewster made
certain charges against Cook IN a re-
cent interview published in the Phila-
deiphia Prsss. The following core
rsspondence explains:
WAsHmoTos, June 9.-Benjamin b.
Brewster, Attorney General-Sir: The
7th instant I mailed you q lsttsr. of
vhich the following IL a CODY:
To Benjamin Harris Brewster, Attor.
ney Geueral-Dsar Sir: Nv attention
has been .lled to an interview With
you, published in the Philadei ohia Press
Of the 18th ult. Il appears that, among
other things, you stated TO the GORE
spoudent of that paper that the defend
ants in the Star route GASES not oniy
used the proceeds Of their robberies to
pay eounse bat money was used in
spiriting away witnesses, in buyinR ur
ex-counsel Of the Government, and Ia
hiring newspapers to defend their ras-
cality. and that tbs Government has
paid for all this. Ii also appears that
the following question Vas ask.d You.
VIZ: What do yOa mean by as
sorting that the defendants have
bought OK counsel for the Government |
IN these Gases 2" To which you re-
sponded: IL mean that j. N. Brewster. |
OF Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 9 owed Mr.. |
Bliss his book containing a recent REQ |
ord of the payment made by him, on |
account of the expense incurred in the |
defence OF these suits. Among other |
things, Mr.. Bliss told inc that B,Nler's |
books contained eutrirs of several thou |
sand dollars paid the Law partners, WIN. |
Co ,k and A. NJ Gibson. Both Mr. |
Coz and Mr.. Gibson wero originally |
rett'ned by the government in these |
cases and / dismissed them bee suss |
felt that their services could DO dispensed |
WITH" Allow me to inquire uhs.hsr |
you are correctly represented in these |
extracts from the press. You will oh
serve that they contain, first, the strong
and plain Ian plication that ~ one of the |
ex-cOunsol ut the star route c.seS | Was |
bought by def~ndants, and second. the |
mr. a hat "A
a. one OF the original counsel. will DO |
pleasod 70 receive An early reply.
As you have not sesn fit u reply to |
this letter, I Am compelled to conclude |
that yoar utterances 70 tho cDrros lond- |
ent Ut the Pniladelphis Press we're cor
reotly reported. Indeed. this WAS |
reasonable presumption. bat I deemed |
It proper to afford You il opportunity |
for explanation or correction. AN not |
accustomed TO notice misre rossnta-
tions or oensure which the uniuforn-d
or malignant may circulate or publish
against me. have neither time nor IN
clinati0R to do 30, bat your accidental
position AZ attorney general Ut toe
United states imp arts to your aocuss-
tious an importance which they would
not possess il they emxuated froga y u
~ a private individual, and therefore
both public and personal respect require
that they should receive proper deaiai
from me. First-It is utterly false that
defendants in the star r,uye ,ses
bought me as one of the OK counsel.
Not one OF them had the aud scity
~ attempt 1t. believe that Mr..
Gibson was, for while, Gun
plo sed by Mr.. Reredell, but am Cred.
itably informed that he gave a receipt
for his fee, which was passed to the
Government. Is Is ~ be presumed that
you knew this fact. Moreover, you
we're not ignorant Of tho fact that Mr..
Gibson and | were only limited part
ners in civil GASES. This information
you had twice from my lips, 80 tn Il
your assertions Was not oaly untrue, but
made with full Information of the ac-
tual facts. Second-The declaration |
that you dismissed me a. ono of the |
original attorneys in the Star Route |
Gases, could not be surpassed in mis-
statements. March IA, 1892, I sent you
= written and unsolicited resignation Of
my appointment as special attorney.
The 18th of that month you transmitted
reply, in which you said that my let
ter of resignation Was surprise to
you. and that You could not SEQ the ne
oo0Stty Tor ", anu buat 0oO COuttuucO
IN the cases and lsbored in them. my
usefulness would have beeen
appreciated. Il really cannot be
therefore, doubted, that whom you made
the assertion that you had dismissed me
you knew IL WAS utterly untrue. What
intellectual aud moral depravity tempt
cd and impellsd you to malign and mis-
represent me as you have done2 am
unable tn comprehend you probably,
and 10 enly remains for me 10 state that
will publish this reply to your AMI
fest malignant falssh0od in the public
press, and purs Q any other plan Ut
vindication I may deem proper An
Attorney Gensr i OF the United States
can .ot asssil my professional or per.
sonal character With impuuity, sspeo-
tally one who obtained his distinguished
pDsiti n amid the smoke OF an assas-
SIMS pistol. and possibly by means
which redsot little or no honor or ex-
allied manhood. Yours etc.,
WILLIAM G oox.