The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-12-22

lackmaller led him to suppose that
he would make improper use of any
knowledge he might obtain.
He had an interview, and the ac-
count published in the New York
Herald was substantially correct, but
the date, November 30, should be Oc-
tober 20, in the Star route trials so
called. The conversations that he
had in this city with the correspond
ent of the New York Herald, and Mr..
Curtis of the Inter-Ocean, of Chicago,
were correctly reported.
The letter written to Secretary
Chandler, marked as an exhibit, with
the two paragraphs omitted, is as
follows /:
COUNCIL BLUFFS, July 10, 1882.
Ny Dear Mr.. Secretary On Thursday |
tried my best to find in New York bolh
Messrs. james and Bliss, but failed to fluid
other. | received at the Everett House four
dispatches, each insisting upon my immedi-
ate return to Nevada, saying they had rich
ore in sight IN quantities, and that | must
come buck at once and direct the working.
| left, when | zane East. young Roddey in
charge, and he is totally unacquainted with
mining. | expected to be absent not to ex-
coed twenty days. o o . Aud mas
much as had waited in Washington two
weeks, and the court adjourned a week, |
concluded my first duty was to myself, and |
started West and shall go md look after my
neglected business, even If | have to return
after having boon there two days. But |
don't want to return, and | want to get you to
see AIR. Bliss and have me excused.
Tho Government has not any right to put
me on the stand. Let mo repeat a little his
tory. As you know, | was somewhat instru-
mental in getting james into Garfield's Cabi-
net. When there | said to james, Nov you
haYo The opportunity that few men have in
their lives. You can make tho postof1ce De-
partment self sustaining tho first year of
your administration, and the second you can
reduce postage; first remove Brady and put
an honest man in his place.
This he did not do for u month, and then |
urged him to investigate tho Star service,
and after James, MeYsagh. Woodward ana
myself all had a long interview with Garfield,
they agreed TO do so. Garfield and James
both urged me to look after and assist and
advise The investigation. This | agreed to do
without compensation. and then l should not
b. known in the matter. ell, for the first
month or Fix weeks nothing was done that |
ha mo- recommended, aud 1 do not sec to-day
that they have got any further aiong. Twice
| bad Tho case made complete, but each time
through ineompetency and heedlessnoss. they
let their Witnesses slip through their fingers.
1 urged that the contractors should not be
driven bodily together against the Govern
ment, but should be divided and II portion OF
them made to sec that IL was for their inter-
et to tell the truth and help convict Brady
aud some Of the large contractors.
I persuaded Clayton to take Rerdell to
James and McVeagh, and they even made
him fail to swear to his statement. / urged
that Rerdell should be taken into some kind
OF Government employ and sent out Of reach
Of Dorsey. but it was not done. Shortly after
that Garfield was shot. e 0
gave the prosecution up in disgust and
went West, after three months of voluntary
service, and attended to my neglected affairs
The trouble with the criminal prosecutions
are that no one who is acquainted with the
lar West has ever had anything to do with
the getting up of the cases. The Postofiee
officials who have been sent out have never
been West before, with one or two exceptions,
and they have stumbled on to some of the
best and not the worst routes. and that is the
trouble with the present trial; but | will not
critici 10 more. The net result of my raid On
ths Star Routes is that Mr.. Elmer has saved
the first year IN round numbers three million
dollars. Now. | am afraid the courts will
that is not my business. After | lett for Nc
vada Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Brewster were called
into the case, and Mr.. Bliss has mnde many
thousands of dollars for services, while |
have never received a cent and do not ask
one.
Now | am TO DO dragged away from my
business and kept q month. to tell what?-
that | sa wDorsey pay Brady money. Well.
l never saw anything of tho kind and should
SO swear, and will, if | am called upon.
TO put mo on the stand would he m imfa-
nous outrage, and | deny the right to do so
but If | have to go the prosecution viii be
sorry. Now, as an old friend, | wish you
would see Mr.. Bliss and put tho case before
him in this light.
All tho time l was in Washington Mr.. Bliss
avoided mo. and did not act as if he wanted
to talk to me. although | repeatedly asked
for an interview. / shall be at Cherry Greek
on the 9th and telegram will reach mo there.
If absolutely necessary l can be in Washing
ton on the 10Th on Goth, but il will be at a