Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-03
A STERN CHASE

ping at public places IN the pursuit oil my
regular business, till / reached Centerville,
where my family met me, and where we re-
manned for several days. / then drove 10
Tuan, the nearest railway station, and left
for Chicago, travelling o. a Pullman car, on
which / met scores Of acquaintance and
with whom 1 conversed freely. At Chicago
/ took the Grand Trunk railroad for New
York, in which city / remained for a week
visiting hundreds of friends and places of
business.
"wE MET. TWAS In A CROWD"
"Among other ceremonies that l attended
was the dedication Of the st. Francis Xavier
church, and at it / saw Col. Blies and his
vile; but it appears he did NOT see me, prob
ably on account OF the defect in his eyesight,
the result, no doubt, OF injury received in a
saDguinary battle fought in the precincts OF
Albany during the war.
ON TIE BORDER.
"From New York / went to WaterteWn 10
visit my brother, and after a short stay there
1 got curious to know whether the intrepid
and chivalrous colonel wanted me or not,
therefore, / instructed Mr.. Hall and my
brother to tell the Associated Press sgent that
/ had been in WATERFOWL and that l had
gone to Champion, the place of my birth.
COMPLIMENT TO a PRESS.
u did not go to Champion, however, on
account of a storm, and within twelve hours
after the telegram referred to was sent re-
porters, representing Chicago, New York and
Syracuse papers, arrived TO interview me,
and two days afterward two slouchy iudivid-
uals, supposed TO be detectives, were seen
lettering in the vicinity, but they are always
behind the reporters. Three days subse-
quently a detective, supposed to be one OF
Pinkerton's most famous bloodhounds, stop
nod al the aauoa bntaI with me and antual1v
occupied the room Immediately across the
hall from mine. On last Sunday, according
to the barkeeper's statement, that detective
drank exactly twelve quarts of lager, but L
suppose he won't mention that fact in his re-
port to headquarters.
A NOTE OF DEFIANCE.
snow, the doughty colonel says The gov
eminent has spent large sums OF money
searching for me from San Diego 10 the At
lautic. Iprotest against such proceedings
and against such lavish and injudicious use
of money. 1 have been nowhere except
where my business called me, nor have 1
registered under an assumed name. One
thing is certain, and that lie, 1 do not intend
10 dance attendance upon the valiant colo
mel, even if he has the power of the United
cution in the Star-route cases are either stu
pidly ignorant or willfully corrupt.
A DENIAL.
II have read very carefully the account of
the colonel's opening address to the jury.
His statement that1 was on the same train
with some of the counsel for the defense is
untrue. / have never seen or spoken to any
of the counsel for the defense during the
year, except with Judge Carpenter in the
courtroom in Washington last June, and
then we did not even refer to the Star-route
matter.
READY TO DEPosE IN LONDON.
81 am ready and perfectly willing TO give
any testimony that have IN the Stsr-route
case upon a deposition. shall sail in a few
days for London, England, where | have i'm
portant negotiations pending. On the day
| after my arrival there L shall go to the
Herald bureau, register my address in Lon
don, and if a deposition is sent to me l will
freely and willingly answer any questions
hat may be, asked. l do, however, decline,
most emphatically decline, 10 parade before
the colonel, owing to the treatment that /
have received.
APPEAL TO
"When these trials are at an end and the
new Congress assemblies in Washington next
December, 1 intend, over my own signature,
to petition the House of Representatives to
investigate the way in which the whole Star.
route Dusluesb WAS COuuuCteu. why SOme
are not prosecuted and why some are with
great malignancy must be made known.
The manner Of prosecution is without a
parallel in history.
"The history Of The Slar.route cases ]
know as we'll as any man. The government
has saved 81, 700, and / am going to find
out how much has been squandered by the
ignorant or corrupt prosecution. The colonel
is now receiving, ] believe, over 500 per day
from the government of The United States
and has been receiving thai remuneration for
his valuable services for the past fifteen
months. 1t will be TO his interest to prolong
the trials, aud il IL characteristic of the man
to do 80. One of the first witnesses who gave
Important evidence in the S.ar-route case
was the very first 10 be indicted, and an.
other witness who, under the promise oil
immunity from the government, revealed
some of the most corrupt transactions, is to-
day serving a term in the ~penitentiary. An
other important witness (who should be !
defendanl), who could make a case against
one Of the defendants other than Dorsey, il
about 10 have his indictment noue pressed.
"The postmaster at Washington was re-
Gently removed under the pretext OF having
approved of sone worthless bonds. A prom
inent New Yorker, and an intimate OF both
Biiss and the President, was given immuniEI
and statute limitations allowed in his CGSt
for justifying some Of the worst bonds evel
given to the postofice for carrying mails
l have concluded that / will test the ques
ton whether the average American either
has any rights that the colonel is bound te
respect, and how long the government, or, J
had better say, the administration, can pay
Bliss 500 per day to show that an aversg,
citizen has no rights; also how many emf
nent counsel they will employ for the sans
purpose. rtr.rz
BIDING HIS
However, l will reserve criticism unit
the manner in which the Star-route case
have been prosecuted, and Col. Bliss, tbs
alleged prosecutor, are subjects of invesliga
tion.n