New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-08


banker for collection. and who benefited the extent
result great discomfort among the cOPsgraors
T6oy apparently did not understand O" WSs
Mr. Kellogg, had escaped; and Il he escaped.
was called together In extraordinary session through Tho
sole desire OF Mr. Merrck IL determined by the
spirators that such illogical presentments would DO
Thea occurred the pooling of the issues between the
Criminal Court and the individuals threatened with In
dctInent, to wit. Kellogg, Buell. and MailCOnractor
in Staying the laws tidal T %aS
1t then determined by the combined allies that tho
Grand Jury, composed OF citizens OF eminent respect
ability should refuse to believe me on oath, to the end
thar all might escape Indictment and beng thus dis
to give against the defendants In court and before
the petit jury would not be believed IN thiS Say re-
this subject viii state that II you desire IL will take
% slSHg S@ s aPers Hs bank
checks and postal drafts, you say there is not Dma
fGcio of the strongest kind against these men, will
| plead guilty To cnminaliy hbellmg them. As 10 The
criminal hbels uttered against and gwen currency
another owned in part oy Special Counsel Bliss, sup
pose whatever OF remedy have IS In the courts 10
the cases against these men, 10 DstricAttorney whom
Mr.. George Bliss told me more han fifteen months
he was not irGssSorshy~a DisricAtofney Whom even
the Department ofJustice will not trust
A" COMBINATION OF BAD MEN"
Now, SIR, you will understand why It is these peopI.
into which have been forced by action seeking Of
mine Is not the least of the many embarassments which
surround me. trust that you will appreciate why
that attacked have been by these desperate men,
assaed in all that holds most dear for no reason
other than having involuntary witness against
them called upon in response TO my sense OF duty
the Government In response 10 my own sense OF hOn-
or and nhOod resist these attempts at dscreditng
me fdrherance of the conspiracy TO shield guilty men
from indictment and punishment When pad men com.
bne the good must associate, else they VIII ia one Dy
0npQ an uupitted n
That4 bad men have combined Is apparent IN tne
an IMMUNITY as surprising 1t is disgraceul an im-
munty expoabe only the grounds that the servants
citing these men Notwithstanding the expenditure
Of vast sums Of money IN the aeeumui ira9d
against the Route consprators II nag
been allowed By special sa b so Of hs uneSs
war the people against this band OF conspratorss
of E%o Ters and the many hundreds
thousands Of dollars the indictment OF seven OF
nroSeeuton in the ridiculous verdict rendered In the
first trial by the traverse jury against the aforesaid ae
as il WAS was the result Of chance, yes chance tesu
mOny e. testimony not in existence so FAR as went
Brady Dorsey case az the strongest The evidence pre-
sented this case mean that evidence whoa gd tS
Government had, appears TO have been only sleen 70
give the Indictment against the deienoahIs % ,,g
court, and but for the testimony when We VIII desig,
nate chance this case against these defendants
have been dismissed and would never nave gone " '""
jury.
A MISTAKE THAT WAS CRIME.
have been Informed by gentleman now conneo'oo
with this prosecution that the Government was In pos
session OF evidence against other mail contractors ora
character much stronger than that offered In the pres
emf case AT the time OF its selection the strongestj
cases that would not required chance testimony
save from being dismissed so weak was te ea5e .nas
the Court indeed, said he was nearly ready 70 near
morton Tor the dismissal Of the proceedings against the
aS the Selection OF this case mistake, error OF
ind mistakes
Ii expected to carry on trayasty OF Jus.cs @ az
fa ns Mr. PresdeH that they reason:
ing and many very intelligent observers seem 10 LINK
in this wise after careful analysis Of events Wnat
for instance would have been more plausible than TO
cause the Indictment OF the present Defendants com
sSeTss i" Next the selection Of this
against star Route ring on the ground tna " was
tie strongest (when II mott. submit tle eSldencs
the Court and the jury appadTeny 40 tns
thai could be done aud-oe defeated ~ tne Hol
what TenOwn might not await Observation-Disclosures
lnsel such circumstances, wh0
his party affiliations heTOlcaly rose superior te mem
and selected for especial saeroe the secretary OF tho
party's National Committed These same reasoHers AZ
this strain think that the shifting OF the scenery AZ tuis
case cogged when the chance testimony came
TO be heard which event very materially changed tS rs
inusketry aud OF artillery was suDstliuted-guIa
lively speaking At thus point 10 this most reaarKaee
ma il was noted that the DEFENDANTS whose wont al
rough the trial had been to lounge In the adjacent sa-
LOOMS thereby indicating oontemp no9sy ma tnS ,S,
mad no case now came into court ana DatteI -or tneh
liberty barely escaping tue iron Grasp vi ts ian' ie
evidence, the chance evidence thaI accom- % a
Seh The saecal counsel selected this for the Gov
ernments strongest People inclined no SotTh
Standing the selection Of a target so con-
speuOus ex-senator Dorsey, le5ihenioeee
thai Special Counsel Bliss failed so far IN his ad ess 70
the jury making any reference as 70 the Elt " nno
9yopohi Comment Inaeed 60 suc1 an extent did he
carry lis avoidance that Mr. Merr;ck associate COUNSEL
for the Government, in his argument To the Jury reerea
10 Mr. Bss's omission in language more IOfeoie 1nn
courteous and more truthful than either
SETTLEMENT BY ARBITRATION.
omitted 10 mention OF the results OF THIS un'
equal war Of justice against these conspTators the fact
"a I nm informed that some presenting the very
worst this vast scheme of plumber have been
referred TO arbitration. In Justice to MI Bliss make
this correction understand the credit Tor the 40
ceptance of the arbitration theory the part OF the
Government Is due him. The beauties of this system
must commend themselves at glance to every practical
Murderer of the Treasury especially Star Route con-
sprator who on being accidentally brought 10 pay Tor
defrauding the Government, and being satisfied that IL
mas the evidences of his wrongdoing IN ia
possesuon, will simply reply by calling Tor
an arbitration commission, demanding OF justice
how much In dollars and cents It VIII TAKE 10 coss nsr
gaming wounds This much, doubtless All tuese eohIio'
men Will agree to, including the present deiehuaht lu
deed 1t il dihicnt for tine Ordaty g 20 Ia fra
why il iShatI rady Dorsey andpthes are
system Perhaps it Is THIS reflection that causes the
feelings which seem TO obtain among tneI tna5 lucy
sntclent was for them In not selecting stronger
case and that they should have been sklifdl enough
Ia break down the chance testimony thas
had married the symmetry OF thngst
They might assume, some people doubtless no. thae
inasmuch as they stand charged with taking only about
10 per cent of the 80 four millions or dollars Whch
General Brewster alleges were stolen from the
treasury their offending does not reach the colossal
proportOns which would admit OF arbitration Having
engaged in comparative petty larceny they must safer
the consequences of venia sin. bog that YOU re-
member that of these brnetcisres OF the " four
millions OF dollars" the present deIen0ants are
under Indictment OF course do not Include the hsg-
nihcant persons who technically violated tne iaw nIs
ths Door wretches were mere ngure-heaIs. ~
point of fact It appears that but TWO Oh
these unscathed benecares have even gone SO ar as
10 suggest arbitration Theiothers doubtless on assur
anee from counsel that all would be well, returned 70
tbetr ranches where removed from the tumult the
world they can study at leisure the growth OF thae
maudin sentiment, reform" whlch under your suo-
ance bids fair to assert Itself most vigorously