The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-12-22
STAR ROUTE SECRETS.
Ex-senator Spencer Relates Some
Inside Facts.
HIS Answer to n Rule for Contempt
and Its E~pistilatOry ExhtbIt-Why
He did Not Want TO Testify.
Washington Post, Dec. 6th.1

the Criminal court yesterday after
noon and stated that he had filed his
answer TO The interrogatories pro.
pounded TO him by the Government
counsel in the matter of contempt as
a witness in the Star route trials.
Judge Wylie said hat he wou Id hear
the papers read next Saturday, but
no arguments.
Mr.. Spencer says, in bis answer,
that he was served with a subpoena
in the case of Thomas J. Brady ct al.
a the Everett house, New York, bya
rerson named Newcomb. lie said to
the latter thai he thought it was Il
dirty piece oil business to serve a sub
poena on him IN New York and not
ut his residence in Nevada, and thus
deprive him of the mileage 10 which
he would have been entitled. He
came to this city about the 18th or
18th of June, 1852, and remained until
the afternoon OF the LIT OF July. On
November -, 1888, he was again
brought here after having been taken
into custody by the marshal of
Nevada. lie was not in this city be-
tween July 6, 1852, aud September 10,
1882. When he left here in July, 1882,
he went TO his home in Ce%nterville,
Nevada, and remained there four
days. 1t is fifty five miles from
Osceola. About the 18th or 10th of
July he passed through Cherry Greek
going East. On his way 10 Nevada
from this ely he wrote, ON July g. at
Council Bluffs station a letter 10 Hon.
William +. Chandler, "A copy of which
is annexed TO the answer. lie says
that by the remark used in substance
twice IN the letter, "if | have 10 90 to
Washington the prosecution will be
sorry" he Lad n mind only the fact
that he was not possessed OF any
knowledge or information which
would support the ease ofthe Govern
ment, and that especially he should
testify thai tue statement that he saw
Dorsey pay money 10 Brady was not
true. He had reason Ia believe that
the let er ~as shown To Mr.. George
Bliss bv Mr. Chandler very soon after
its receipt. lie was informed thai by
the usual course Of the mails a letter
would reach this city from Council
Bluffs in about four DAYS. lie has
been inforinen amt believes hat when
Mr.. Chandler showed tins letter to
MIR. Bliss the latter Wa then in.
formed, II he hai not previous knowl-
edge, taat he lSpcncer) had received
the promise OF the Executive that he
should not be called on : a witness.
While near Cherry Creek he received
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lows: "Bliss declines to relieve you;
insists you come at oncs.n lie re-
&c. we'd the following while at Cherry
Greek from George Bliss: .'Compelled
to issue attachment will be counter
manded by telegraph"
lie left Cherry Creek about July Is
or 10 and vent directly to Denver.
lie stopped al various places in Color
ado aud Nevada, always registering
his name, arriving in New YORK on
November p. His address was al
ways known officially by the Secre-
tary of the Interior, with whom he
was IN constant business correspond
ence as Director of the Union Pacific
railroad. When he left home he
directed his wife to send his letters
and write to HIM to the care of Rev. j.
J. Reardon, 32s West Fourteenth
street, New York, because he expec
ted To sail for Europe in a short time
and he wanted his letters in the hands
OF some person who would take the
trouble TO forward them To him.
Referring To his trip TO Canada, he
SAYS that he had no business in Can
ada, but had some in England which
was Of vital importance 10 him, ard
could not be delayed or attended to by
anybody else, and he went 10 Canada
to avoid being inter!ered with, in
order that he could carry out his pur-
pose to go TO England. lie denies
having gone 10 England for the pur-
, pose Of avoiding the authority of the
) court. lie waited in Canada for some
r papers from Nevada, which were i'm
, portant to his business in England,
} ana was also delayed two weeks to
secure passage in a vessel reported
seawoithy. While in Canada he had
reason to believe that persons sent
over by the Department OF Justice
were watching his movements, but he
did not attempt TO evade them. The
, condition of the Sta route trial was
t not considered by him in determining
the time OF his departure, and he start
) ed home while the trial was IN pro-
gress. without knowing when it would
, be concluded. lie denies having said