Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-03
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CINcINNATI, January Ia special from
Washington 10 the Commercial says that
Acknowledgement Brewster was asked last
night il he had seen the Spencer interview
printed in Sundays New York Herald.
"Yes," he replied, "and," striking the Ia
BILE heavily with his hand, lie added, "it is a
tissue of lies from beginning TO end. If
Spencer is an innocent man, if he has been
slandered and outraged as he processes, why
doesn't he come here and face his accusers,
instead OF rushing of to Canada and vapor.
ing in this ridiculous fashion? He dare not.
instead Of counting an investigation he
avoids one by taking the first steamer for
Europe, where he brazenly says he will
make q deposition-a deposition, nonsense.
SHE knows well enough his deposition
would not be worth the paper it was written
on. Why, sir, if Spencer will come 10 WASH
ington and prove to the satisfaction OF any
fair-minded man that Col. Bliss statements
about him are untrue, / will have Bliss
kicked out Of his Office the next minute and
indicted for perjury at the same time. As a
matter OF fact Col. Bliss, who is now ia New
York, is one of the most capable men we
could get, and has managed the Star-foute
cases admirably from the first. Spencer
saws we have selected the weakest cases. We
have nothing to do with that. The Postofice
Department is responsible for that. 1t is
our business 10 try them. Then there is the
silly tslk about Spencer's endeavor to be
subpenaed. Rnbbishl rHbbishi every word
of it. The only time Spencer has been in
Washington for months, unless he we're hid
ing-was long before We were ready for
trial, when he knew we could not use him.
When we did want him he eouidn't be
found. When be says we spent time and
money in sham endeavors 70 fad him, he
says what is known to be o~bvionsly untrue
to every official CT this depsrtmenf.
eve did try to find him. We secured that
whole Western country and cent special
agents of the department TO every locality
where be could BY any possibility have gone,
but he eluded US always. He knew we were
searching for him. Why didu't he com for
ward then?"
"Cannot the authorities take steps to pre-
vent his departure, or, failing in that, use
force to cause his return?"
"No. We can do nothing, except he APP
pears hers in court, wher. he would have TO
undergo that scorching cross-examination he
dare not face. i hope from the bottom of
my heart that 1 have heard the last of him,
unless it be in = court of justice.n
Counsel for the Star-route defen ant are
iubilant over the Spencer interview. They
think it places the prosecution in a bad
light, and that it will help their case in the
country.
One OF them said tonight that every
statement thai Spencer had made as to his
deeds and words could be corroborated with
perfect ease.
He added that, granting this to be true, he
did not see how it was possible for the prose-
cution 10 wriggle out of the very disagree
able situation in which they had been
placed by the Spencer interview.
The transfer Of Byron d. Adsit, formerly
chief OF the allowance division of the Post
Office Department, to the position of post
Office inspector, gave rise to a report, current
tonight, that he had been removed for COM
piicity with Star.route thieves.
: The chief clerk OF the Postoface Depart
ment said tonight that there was no other
foundation for the report