Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-06
| GENTS WEEK, AZ CENTS MONTE, $5. % { YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL. News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. STAR ROUTE HISTORY. GIimpses From the Rec-
 ord of MT. James. "A SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY As Devised By the House
 Committee. A DELEGATION FOR ARTHUR. The First Choice of LOuis-
 jana Republicans.
A DELEGATION FOR ARTHUR.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

jana Republicans.
 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
 The Star Route TrTals-GeneraI James Snd General MacVeagh on the Stand ARacy Statement by the Ex-POstmas- ter General.
 WASHINGTON, March SIX Postmaster General James was to-day examined by the Springer committee. and produced printed statement of the Star route Investigations and prosecutions. The alleged Star route frauds, he said, were brought to his notice by Senator George E. Spencer some time be- fore witness was made Postmaster General. He was called to Washington by dispatch from Whitelaw Reid, and with MT. Reid he called upon the President and was informed that he was to be offered the Postmaster Generalship. The Star route matters were then talked over. The President said there was something wrong in the Postofics de- partment, and that he expected witness ''to put the blow in the beam and subsoil it.' On March 9, 1881, the President again brought the matter to the notice of witness and said he expected witness to cut off the frauds; that if upon inquiry it was found that any person was guilty they should be turned over to the depart ment of justice. Witness stated that he proposed to call MT. Woodward into the in- vestigation and that it met the approval of the President. John Swinton, an editor of the New York Sun. suggested the name of A. M. Gibson as an inspector and he was &C., cepted and put to work. Here the witness entered into 8 lengthy narrative about the details of the work of Gibson and Wood ward. He cited the attacks upon the depart ment by the newspapers and the manner in which the investigation progressed. Witness suggested to the President that civil suits should be instituted against the accused, but the President thought that criminal suits should be brought first. The Attorney General warned the President that criminal suits might strike men high in official position, and turn the political tide to the Democrats. The witness directed large portion of his statement to ex-Senator Dorsey. Mir. Dorsey called upon him one day in the Arling- ton House in this city, and denounced General Brady and demanded his removal as second assistant postmaster general Witness recommended Brady's removal to the Presi dent, who took the matter under advisement. After concluding that Brady's resignation should not be demanded, the President re- considered the matter and consented to itand witness asked for it. General Brady imme diately handed in his resignation. MT. Dor sey began to hedge He was in the mood of a beggar and lost his aggressiveness. He or,1 7ad Gfofa UuJfn md his brazen effrontery disappeared in his pleas for clemency. The story of Rerdell's con- fession, how it twas effected and what it amounted to, rehearsed in the state ment of witness, was directed especial ly at the alleged ''deplorable char how upon visiting the President &C., companied by William A. Cook, an attorney for the government, they found Dorsey and his attorney, Colonel Ingersoll, in conversa- ton. He said that Cook then warned the President that ''something awfur was about to happen. MT. James said that Bliss, Gib- son, Woodward and others were detained in the case, but that he did not fix their salaries .tAnd right here, wish to say," said witness, stnat what I say of the other postofice officials I want to include Mr. Gibson" The statement of the wit ness closed with the assertion that, ''had the President not taken the stand he did against the Star reuters in their prosecution he would not have fallen by an assassins bull let' s'Why do you state that the assassina- ton of President Garfield was the fruit of the Star route prosecutions?" inquired MT. Stewart of the committee. ''I don't state that ." replied the witness. "That is the in ference I draw from your assertion. think you need to explain it," continued Nr. Stewart. The witness said that he would not make the assertion that the assas- sination grew directly out of the Star route prosecutions, because he did not know it. But take it. he said, ''from the charac- ter of the newspaper clippings which were found upon the person of the assassin at the time the deed was committed that his head was turned by the assaults made upon the President by the press on account of the Star route prosecutions" At the conclusion of the reading of the was directed to Dorsey by the wit ness. He charged Dorsey with attempting to make trouble between the President and his cabinet. He said he took Rerdell's affda- wit to the President and represented that the Postmaster General and Attorney General were guilty of suborning witness (Rerdell) and asked that they be removed.
 At the close of James, examination ex-At- torney General Wayne MacVeagh took the witness chair. He gave very concise and clear explanation of his connection with the Star route cases without developing anything new. In order to prepare to interrogate the witness the committee adjourned until to- morrow.