Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-27
BAD BLISS.
Esaorney Eer Tells Something of the
a.clrIn sannrE.C.

" EasurNGToE, Nav 26.-W. ". ker, one
oi Counse. Tor tie prosecution IN the
Star-ruute cases, Vas examined by the
Springer committee TO-DAY IL reference to
the indictments, as 10 why The defend
ants were indicted BY their initials. her
sai6 he wanted the inl names, but George
Bliss told him il Was impossible TO get
them There were also indictments for per
Jury against ozs. Charles II. Dickson, who
= nov holding E confidential position 10
the Department af the Interior. lie swore
falsely zs 10 the value of property. The III
dictmeuts are stIli standing The Attor-
t.-gsenerA wanted more time 10 examine
witness privately and prepare brief for
Bliss. bur Bliss told hin never mind, lac
rould lock amer them, so keT had moth
Inc 10 do with witness When Walsh and
Moore were spaken OF as witnesses, Bliss
Disc edited them, and SAID they we're not
worth haVInc anything 10 DO with. Mer-
mex Who had previously been appointed
one Of counsel. afferwari found ont both
men were valuable witnesses, and was
rerv En1Tv that neither had been sub
r,snaed- Only about the middle of the
rrial. continued the witness, other counsel
and mvself were 8; the Postofiice Depart
ueuf- I Was waiting outside in one of the
rooms Tor Nerrick. He came, and as We
walked toward the door said in an excited
manner "Wkzt 90 you suppose Bliss
z-arfs1 He wants rs n LET Dorsey &c"
] suggested that he might have thrown
fiInf out a. An experiment. He replied
rlat "he wants . let Dorsey go" lie also
-rauted me % GO to the AttOrney-General
ara sly three lawyers were too much in
t,e case. and 10 advise the Attorney
tTeneral 10 dismiss you snd let himself
znG me remain I told him to 90 and tell
tlse Acknowledgement ! was anxious to get
ar1 of the cases Msrrick replied that he
. would 70 ont 4 left He said he wanted
me u s1zy and help him watch Bliss. The
A-su-nev-tsenersl WAS not told OF this in
re-ries until ] told him myself. When l
did tell him. he got Up and walked the
door. and accused me of dcreliction.
asIn closing the firsi trial the Attorney
1 eenerul as-ae tie argument There had
i,seu q desperate ellOrt 10 save Dorsey by
showing that he was moi III IS deep IS the
{ rees Tie Aftornev-lseneTal showed tkRt
] Uso-=rs. -.rue appeared ninety-six times
IN c.sss- II tsls i-esinning Of the second
r-ial Was told 10 take charge OF the wit
ness and examine them before they
zr-s.szrad on the stand Bliss aequiesced.
I ! 1sak tlle-n and found that Bliss on the
I firsi trial has not brought out half they
knsE- Then We had new Witnesses. The
testimony AL Was 80 strong against Dorsey
tiaa- there sas no doubt Of his conviction
'slts strength does not appear in the re-
SAX saaeEposee stewart
= have ao.hsR- To do with the result.
The frst Jury would have convicted il II
had not been for tie foreman. On the
E-oond Jury there were men who could
no Rad nor write. In the first trial we
had sezenfy-seVen Witnesses, 300 papers
and S2Ss PAGES "a printed testimony; in
C. second trial We had lS6 witnesses, 216l
ruzs.e-S sad zsSI pages OF testimony"
ANo xOn6e- the jury didn't convict,
szid sts~zrt.
-Tl5ers Was no disagreement among
s.auus.l IN the second trial." the Wifnes:
sanfiuued- ~fiiss made up his mind 10 g
i9r Dorsey, and he did go Tor him as Wig
.u-1usly q any Of US
kes xil continne his testimony to
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