South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-29
Ono Result OF the Ssar Route
Trials.
HaDpering The United Sisies Coorts-.Ne n o..
sey Len 10 Go o. With.

Trials
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PHILADELPHIA. June 19.-The enor-
mous fees paid to the Government At.
torneys and the great cost Of the Star
route trials have inteTfered very mate
rally with the business Of re United
States Courts everywhere throp ghout the
country. Imroytant cases IA, ough, to
have been tried months ago. have been
postponed until next winter under a
general order OF tic Dspartme Of jus.
lice TO try none but prison cases during
the current 6scal year; and even with
the work Of the courts, liuitsd 10 thi .
marrow compose, the United States Mar
sbal OF this district Was short Of funds
foE Repayment Of the expenses of the
court, and in consequence jurors from a
distance would have been compelled to
return homo without. fees or mileage
haa not Marshal, Kerns paid them on.
/ vi MS private !und9.
Ibis method OF tue Department OF
Justice in failing TO pay United States
Distsic: Attorneys, court officers, jury.
men, and others connected with the U
>. courts 10 believed to be for the pur-
pose OF the more easily securing from
Congress next winter an appropriation
10 meet tie large deficiency now exist.
ing. a gentleman holding high Gov
ernmeu. Office said to me a few dovs
ago: Had the Department. Of Justice
paid the expenses Of the United States
District Courts in the ordinary way, the
deficiency appropriation would have
been required for the paymen. of cx.
penses incurred in the Star route trials,
and Congress might have applied the
pruning knife with reckless severity to
the bills for special attorneys, stenog.
raphers. Marshalls' expenses, and so
forth. AS the matter now s,ands.to re-
fuse to make an appropriation to meet
the deficiency, would be to Hamper the
courts to an alarming extent"
Another gentleman familiar with pro.
cesdings in U. S. courts, says that the
trials ought not to have lasted beyond
two months at tho utmost, and that if
A'torney-General Brewster had called
to his assistance United States Attor.
neya keasby Of New Jersey, Valentine
OF Pennsylvania. aud Patterson of Del.
aware, the trial just ended would no.
have lasted over AK weeks, and tho to-
tai expenses would have been trifiing
as compared with the enormous sum
tina. now stands as hideeus monument
TO mark the miscarriage Of justice under
The administration of Brewster, A,tor-
ney- General
About the time that tho United States
Attorney Of Philadelphia was ready to
try the Star route conspirators residing
IN this city, Mess.s. Bliss, Cook. and
Merrick came on to consult with Unit.
ed States Attorney Valentine and for
which these Consulting attorneys cha.g.
ed and received from tie United Ste, az
The princely sum Of $500 each. II,
ls doubtless due to Messrs. Bliss, Mer,
rick,a Cook 20 say that they consult
ed with Mr.. Valentino, although the re.
sui OF the Star route trials here would
seem to indicate otherwise. Little in
formation can be gained as to whether
that consultation lasted an hour or less
because OF the lips of Mr.. Valentine
oelng Sealed owing TO his being in a.
government service, in the Department
OF Justice. under Brewster, Attorney,
General
IL 10 due to the Hon. John X. yalen.
tine and his assistants. Henry f. Brown
and Hood Gilpin. to state that the on.
y Star route convictions secured any,
where in the United Statss were those
Of Joseph r. Black. Thomas McDcyitt
and Price, before tho United States Dis.
trIct Court OF Philadelphia that both
trials wero upon indictments for con :
| spiraey that $4,000 and costs OF trial
Rave already been recovered, and that
Judgments aggresatins upward Of $50.
600 have also been obtained against
these defendants: and, In addition to
all, Dir. Black was a partner OF Con-
gressman Alfred L. Harmer, as a con
tractor for the building Of railroads and
shipping of coal, and in consequence
Was backed by powerful political in
huence; but beyond and above all, it is
due TO state that neither Brewster, liss,
Merrick, Cook, nor Ksr gave any as-
slstsnce upon tho trial 10 District At
torsey Valentino. McDevi.t and Price
are still in prison under the sentence
imposed 10y Judge Butler.
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