The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-04
BLASTING BREWSTER.
MARSHAL HENRY'S CHANCE SHOT
Goes Through the Greaves of the Judi
cial Dude - How that jury was
to Have Been Fixed"
Kellogg'S Revenge.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-Attorney-Gen-
eral Brewster was before the Springer
committee to-day. Witness testified
that Brewster Cameron was fully eX-
onorated from the charge of attempting
to bride the jury in the prosecution OF
the Star route cases.
"Do you think Merrick did or omitted
to do anything but his duty"
81 should be very sorry to believe any
such thing; he did his duty"
Witness believed one opinion pup
lished by Bliss was indiscreet, but ne
did not believe Bliss or Merrlck hau
been guilty of infdelity to the cases;
, Referring to the Presidents wishes and
: influence in the cases, the witness sad
, the President, from the beginning, hau
' done all he could to assist witness III
the work, and had been of great value 10
( the prosecution. oo,,
y "Do YOU include the Kellogg case|
+ "Of course do; said the Star-route
: cases, that included them all"
Witness attention was called 10 inc
L reported complaint by Merrick that GER
e tain local officials had been retained IN
+ office after they should have been dls-
S charged. Witness said Bliss ana Mer-
l. rick made special complaint that certain
ol local officers were giving aid and COM
fort to the defense; witness went at once
l. to the President and reported the matter
It., and the President removed the men
e. without delay; one was Marsnal Iio IN
er and the other was Anger, the Guy pos'
us master. e.,,,,,;,,
Ex-senator Kellogg sent the following
no letter to Chairman Springer:
VI Washington, ID. C., July3: .., -
vi SIn:EI have lust read the testimony o
nd Acknowledgement Brewster given DC
In fore your committee. l observe ne
III reported as having stated he had llNes
III tigated the charges of alleged imprope
inferference with the Star-route jury
ay and there was no proof whatever Tor an
rs charges made against Brewster Gan
9 " eron in connection with this matter,
for think in this. Brewster is mistaken,or II
yea memory fails him. Among other proc
Ill and charges which have been lliaue ~
ay' those contained in letter WrlI II
use ex-United States Marshal h' ~ "a iioi -,
II n well-known, highly respected ~
en- creditable gentleman, l think all W
ing admit. The following is the letter;
up Yeauga Lake, o., June z, 1881; .oa -,
for 81 See the subject Of attempted yu
the bribery has come up before the comm
of tee. Brewster Cameron came W INC
before the first Star route jury Was
panneled and wanted me 10 pun on w ~
names as talesmen. reminded II
Justice selecting jurors, when he
sisted the men should be put
ING. and rave MS reason that the Attorn
General would rather give S2D'ooV u
to have the defendants escape; thai
rived the iury failed to convict 1t could
he least be arranged to disagree; l reiu
To become party to such villa
whereupon the following morning
the next, but one) the AttoIl1,eS ~ W.
Wv aud rnnnntnn sew
Land fines that if the trial failed the WI
- cnmntrv would hold me response
a'o'' His tail, savored of stump speech
D sec ,rhen he arose to leave the room l
J, and g, stenographer i'll col
some ~, The room behind
ne bid having apparently been taxing uoM W, !
Hous- Conversation. TO this did not Oh
adam only / thought it ungentlemanly
rs the found partial excuse Tor the Nltol
scrip General in my own nina on the SI.
hat he was heavily under the iniiu
lp for ~ Hnuor. | also heard George
grand cav Several times during that
0w. IL"SS did not think Dorsey sll
nents, I've convicted, as there was no eVid
close, AGAINST him. When they openly
l holt famed me and reported ha4 p"
ar the the Jury, denounced IL us lalsG;
y at Attorney-GeneraPs barber, one - d.,
fer Kennedy, was daily with one o.
)pllins of the Jurors, have given only an
ooO 10 my pSi Or cd &c. Il. HEINZ
III desire to call your special atte
we'd to- to this letter, and venture I, to say
if Won will call eX-Marshal Henry
s72. 4 Anger, late postmaster Of this cit
also William Dickson, foreman
S Si5T jury, together with othe
nesses, whose names they Will, is,
81. informed, furnish you, much ligh
he shown on this most important
nstruc- ter Very respectfully,
ing to Signed "W' T. hh'i'
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