Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-22
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL EXPENSES.

LGctSh Extravaganza Of the Department OF
J"Sttcc-$115,SJ4 Gone for Latcyers' Fees
and More to FOIJO5C-TriGL Likety to Cost
$30O.0OO.
Washington Special Chicago Tribune, 18TH
Senator Van Wyck, shortly before the
adjournment of Congress, had passed a
resolution calling upon the secretary of
the treasury for copies of the vouchers au-
dited by the department of justice for spe-
clal attorneys fees since Jan. 1, 1882. The
principal object which Mr.. Van Wyck was
understood to nave in view was to ascer-
tain the amounts that have been paid to
the attorneys in the star route cases. The
document containing this information has
just been printed, showing an aggregate
amount of fees paid to special counsel
since that date of $115,S54. This does not
include expenditures for fees of witnesses
or other court expenses.
To George Bliss, May 26, services star
route trlal. $500
Expenses, including nine trips from New
York to Washington i'll less than three
months. 626
Same service, same cases. $4,000
In same bill, expenses June 2 to Sept s.. 1887
Same service, from Sept. 13 to Jan g.. 1000
Expenses, including seven trips from New
York to this city aud return .......... All
Total to Bliss SIS, 1886
Now. the amount paid to Bliss, accord
ing to the attorney-generals report, du-
ring the fiscal year ending June 80, 1882,is
S38,160. The only sums included in this
amount which are contained in the $685.
335 are the first two printed above, ag-
gregating $7,426. This gives payments
made to Bliss, in addition to those con-
tanned in the treasury report, amounting
to S30,734. Thus the total amount paid
down to Jan. 26, 1883, is $59,O69. There
were paid to R. T. Merrick:
Oct. Is, 1888, consultations, etc., from
June l to Sept. H.. ...... ........ $4,000
Same June /, 1882, professional services
to date, star-route cases ......... 5000
Total paid Merrick to Oct. IS 1882, $50, 600
William W. Ker, special assistant dis
trict attorney:
On account under date March 6, 1882. $1,000
Same, board and railroad fare, March
Fl to June l, being eight trips from
this city to Philadelphia and return
In less than three months ......... $40
Same, June /, 1882, professional ser
vices in star-route $3.50
Same, Sept. l, 1882, in ame....... 5000
Same, expenses in same to Dec. II,
1882. s42
Included in this bill is a charge 'to st.
Julien, rs cents" Thus the govern
ment pays for his wine. There are
also included charges for extra sup
per Sl.25, and carriages $1.50 and
$50. The total amount charged was
$343, but the auditor disallowed ST.
Same, Dec. II, 1882, professional ser
vices in star-route cases ............ 1000
Previous to Jan. l, 5000
Total paid Ker to Dec. IA, 1897. S23, 9I9
e.. II. Wells:
Nov. 8, star. route bribery cases, on ac-
count. S6oU
Same, Dec. 6, services for November go. GOO
Same, Dec. %, services. ........ ....... 600
Expenses e
Same. services January, 1883 ............ SOC
4OItI -. .Sl,OZ<
In addition to the above payments the
full mounts were paid Messrs. Cook and
Gibson, as shown in the attorney generals
report:
To W. A. ..$5,250
To A. III. Gibson. 5000
Making an aggregate of fees paid special
counsel in the star route cases to the dates
variously specified above, none being later
than January, $115,S54.
The sums given above represent counsel
fees and personal expenses alone. There
are no witness fees and mileage included,
and these items aggregate a sum equal to
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