New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-04
Mr.. BREWsTERs TESTIMONY.
oo,yo OVER THE STAR ROUTE HISTORY.
APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVAL of o'os
na,cv. .pvIpA yrT-THg KELIooG CAsf'

s',oVo'o' ns ann.,r,,,e,t IN the Cabinet. Both
Mr nl,ss aud Mr. woodward conmuho' v,
4, x.a NOT safe to have Nr. Cook AM W. ""''" -,
ca.c. and Mr. woodward ssid that tho iocN u $50
40 he changed 10 protect papers IRON tn'" - -,
s,xuaa wnrn they learned that they were a'o'' ~
,..oa rh, vituss. csnaici In Mr. Bi.' ab'Ve''"
avs. bce,nae or hs familiarity with oil the p'p' ", :"
ea.e hut at that time no did not Know Ina' NV w."
ward arranged the papers aui thh Mr. NV" -
with him Mr.. Bliss then demurrer 'u' " A..
District Attorney Corkh, aud the president s'u W ~
vttnesa n Cokhl ought to bc dlsmi"s"i' u"'. "'"
rhe v,,neas rcpcd 20 the President tn1tt w'nN' Nv "
hnpoHtic thing to dismiss him. ~ nv ~, -.
been ia the Guitclu case, case OF '"N !,,,..
sNcnator Ednunis, OF tho Henao 'auiu''F ',,,,. .,
eer,ea win tho witness that " w'ui " '"' y, ~
,,t., corhbill and suggested the appointments :" '''
,,.,rch IA assistant This appointment was nsi' "'V''
view TO take the casc ont of pbuuot Mr. "",' "
nloased with the appointment OF Mr. MerrieN vi"
, a,,,nied on account his Integrity ami hs 'o'v
q, ,ren,rc indictments and because, IKE ME- Mei''o"'
he wac Democrat 49, 49,. -,
fhe witness sent for Mr. Corkh and the latter sad
that he wou have preferred not 10 Pro'''uV' " u "
the men involved In the eases, on' tn u n' "oui -.
euie them 10 best OF his aOiiity anu h' "''o' '
NJ doing otherwise offered % sign IN Ia hctn'nt"
- IT. mill a lte hour In the nIsnt, when NJ X II
oo,,.ted Them 70 d. So Mr. Ker r'n lined In Tn CASES
Alter tie indictments hal baen prepared o%'i'o VT
Bliss declared that he could not get M)hS Wtou "'n'
The charge that Mr. Merrck malicious w ih' prose
eutio trlA but IL nalc MS i0fN'"N W. N'@'
ind.peosabe when Mr.. Mer1ck lett the wlthess 'he"
Mr. Rss 10 leave the purpose being 10 diminish e&-
peuses This at the time when the Kellogg Case was
IN he tried The witness thought II never wonPi oe
tried A. he was convinced that Walsh woud not apPc"
On testify Upon beng asked 10 leave tho cases, VI
RiSs sent in bill $4,000, which wh'n ne lh'st",
u.,s an,rove1 and paid Mr. Bliss resisted "A denlnt
that he .hond apportion his bill. Finally he acct'oh
however putting $1,000 in the prescat hScN yea,
and a similar amount in the last fiscal year III strueS
the witness as singular thar Mr. Bliss shoui ehrS' Ior
services in the ore fiscal year Mr. Bliss became
angry when n ken To on this subject. GU February lS
M Rbss male a restatement in which he increased
bis demand for the last fiscal year |"
$500 and wrote rude letters co'nPlh"'"@
hocaus. the bill was not pad. The witness
investigated the bill and told Mr. Bliss tlat ne htd a.
- teen oyerpad and refused pay this bill of over
s. 900 for services in the spencer case whch was re-
duced. ,
The Attorney-Ge referred TO the interview al MS
bo,se between himself and Messrs ker, Bills ana herck
An reference to Price's afH lavit He said; mi Hiss
od Mr. Merrcx cot warm Both threat I'd 10 leave the
CAS-. Mr. Bliss if the Price matter went on, anu MI h9r-
rick fit did 20 said stop this IN my houSe'
Something is Off tally, II nothing more You VIII
moi leave the case Sy the suoe't was LETT to me-
"a IN whether the case should should not go on ne
c,ded that the affidavit of Price should he accepted Mr.
Blss alterw ard wrote note giving his objections
never knew ne left The case d ny un saw 1t In
the evidence Mr. Merrck 1t has been chlrsel that
iratel diScOIrtesY. never inteO lei uscodII'Sy'
Referring 10 Mr. Kers testimony before the con ntee
lid. "Ibsd no lea what Mr. Kec was going -
II, ongh to have avoided harsh Things, and I'm sorry
that they occur in his evidence"
.pid Mr. Bliss write to you u consult With any one in
REGARD TO the prosecution of kellogg from political
NEWT" asked Mr.. Springer. "On December 20 1852,
he wrote me letter as follows: As to the matter which
Ispoke OF to yon this morning the of Price as
a witness why not suit with secretary Chandler
on the political view of it OF course you would
not consult any one in the legal aspect But
the matter may be productive of great difficulties
Mer1ick may get ugly if he does not have his own way
and make trouble In the trial At the same time
we cannot any allow Price, who is indicted ana
guilty TO escape unless he gives us some one more guV
and does il certainly. without Walsh Price OF little or
no Use 10 US and Walsh Is available to u Win
Walsh even we Quot get clear case through Prices
assistance against any one except perhaps, Brady; and
situated as we are now do not need to give up any
one to get proof against Brady in another case than that
ON trial Price AID us in the one on trial Mer-
rick has become greatly Interested to attack
Kellogg I think politics affect him. He may
claim 10 have promised Price protection thnk,
n fact has done only esndltonaly he certainly
had no legal rigdL do wtn0 II cplsltns lOl aId
sctting authority from He had no moral right to do
IT. but he may wiling to have it supposed he has, AZ
being more likely TO get your ap9rov OF something ne
matter may shape where you VIII have u pat
YER 1901 n aGw oa over At the worst It may De
come necessary to accept anything Merrck has done
Consuming to prosecutions against others with PRICES
assistance unless your Jutgaesl tells you mat such
prosecutions ought 70 ne lhsutu'en d" very aAouS
The ituess said that he did not this letter aud
that he refused talk wth!anybody about the political
relations Of the Kellogg case ne 1Teh me tne G,se
ease Hut as Wal h witness for the Government,
Mr. Bliss wrote that ought not 10 ne made klQ IN Llat
the prosecution lacked confidence in him Mr. Bliss be
eved Walsh was in the interest oil those OPPOSED to
the Government Secrey OS9Hef ha hen DT Don
by Walsh in reference to the Kellogg case. In
the s Oh t6at ' he w"s aaaned WITH Se
contents of both these letters How they became known
The itaess never htri of the arbitration proposed in
the salisbury until was Drought 70 his attention
have been mes VINO had been nGconnected With the
he aide OF the Government.
When the w'me.s arst went into office i was
The Same tine WITH the criminal cases. Then
came the change IN the Post once Department; Mr.
m..sterCeneral aud the AtOrney-enerh decided that
~ " M Si@onJs the Court OF Claims who at the
end three months, returned them with the statement
the wo K of ms court one askei $4,000 a year
for prosecuting the suits. another $500 month The
date charge OF the officers OF his department
me witness said that he INVESTIGATED tlat charge
and satisfied Dat there efDrt 10 en- rap Mr.
~ y G "Ss wcs rhe man Bowen w p
pointed the suggestion OF Secretary Lincoln and Jude
Hoover hut proved 10 be bad man. Mr.. Bliss was &C
tive Mr. Camerou's benalf.
reference To the or eX-Marsbal Srobach, the
witness said that did not think, with Nj Bliss that
the reappOnment oy the President cOndOned srcbachs
offence The fact the that the
charges against StrObach were not known until
week after his appointment Then his accounts
deputy marshal investigated and ne was indicted
Mr.. Bliss took great interest the Ottoman and
offered 10 take the papers without compensation. His
report all that the witness knew respect this
ease He thought that Mr. Bliss and Mr.. Merrick both
I'd their duty He thought that one opinion published by
MI Bliss indiscIeet The President Ia. sad, from
beginning did all he could to assist IN the work and
value to the ecution IN the Kel
logg well in the others. MI Bliss and MI Mer-