New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-21

h no souoht bis sation 1T required good dea
find that no was entitled 10 ne che IN
dictnents against Brot and Lilly which Slpson he
had SAID they had drawn up ~ was n
c"u,d helm t. Cook has said that he drew up the ndict
ment against Brott. He has also sara 'ha ne Iobr
Tho naners containing the statements hnectlng r.
Ellis Now the statement affecting Ellis was IN me ld
OF the statements affecting Brott II ne PREPARED @ ~
allotment against Brott he must have seen the Statements
against Ellis" Mr. Bliss said. in reference 10 tne
bond in the police court which MI 0%Uk
unduly those cases were unuuN
will ask the committee 10 send for Judge SMELL oeiore
whom they were tried"
DEALING WITH THE SALISBURY CASES
Mr. Bliss continued The Dorsey case was before tne
Grand Jury good many weeks. Iu the meantime
turned to the examination Of ether contractors hs 'e
Salisbury cases became painfully impressed at wha'
found believe to-day that the files OF the Post ooo
Department far they related TO the salisbury
find only small bundles OF Salisbury papeih' no,nts
bundles OF Dorsey papers, brfsting WIN po ,aners
of the salisbury Parker and Kerns combinations,
After the witnesses began to arrive lug la not
awe the Gnyenmcnt ANYTHING but If proven mat
they had received money which they were ~, J
ipg were stopped lie wanted this proposition TO apply
to all the routes had not examiner az Vi ahead
wond moi agree We broke on that, ana went anedu'
got late night papers containing me annop h1
ments that the Grand Jury had failed 70 ma e eI 70 see
II we could not save something our OF 'he MicCa ~
taking up the negotations with lngcrSon M q, he
was that we finally come to agreement "a 10 inc
slIsbnTV routes We consulted with Attorney Gen
eral and he said he would leave the matter win US
Mr. Bliss read the following agreement, wllch was
drawn up with the approval OF Col0nei lhgeTsou -
claimed by the Government that Monroe D. oanspuI
Luke Voorhees, NJ V. Nichols or some otner Pgrs"n OF
persons representing connected with me SALISBURY ;,
has have received from the Government 10
which they not legally entitled on the four IoiIoMns
routes. namely Wells to Hamilton. Fargo 10 feo'ha,
Socdad 10 Newhal and silver Bow TO NewChicago. IL
is therefore agreed That the claim OF the GoVeintn III
the said four routes, any OF them sha De reictu "
Richard A. Elmer Second Assistant PostmasterGeneral
by him. and Robert @. IngersOl, OF any one t h
may be designated by him. to determine , waetl h
the said parties any OF them, have received IRON tne
United States any money to which they or any Oh th
were entitled for transporting mails upon any OF INC
four routes mentioned II is rther agreed na, VIC s'i
referees or a majority of them shall have full power 10
decide all questions submitted and 10 act on any cV,
dence satisfactory 10 them or majority OF mem a. u
they or majority of them, find that on said routes any
of them money has Illegally received, II shau be
refunded demand may be recOuped by the Govern
men If the Government hereafter Institute any Oticr
proceedings against the said parties or any OF thel Oh
account OF any growing out OF the SAID louf
then this submission shall be void THIS instrume u0es
affect the ordinary proceedings or the POST Ooe ~
parment to fines penalties and stoppages curing tne
tendency Of this arbitration - .,. -. 90
near One-sided agreement az ever was made Coonei
IngersO the part Of the Parker combinauon inaue
similar agreement Tor ono route The papers on thls
signed while We were waiting In the CONT dUU t0 We
got through the first trial. all OF us fatlgued anu treu
had authority designate some other person 70 ac IN
the arbitration. and selected Mr. Lyman Chei cleIh VI
the Post Office Department TO take my place IL was ue
sired to continue the arbitration Mr. Elmer was Ieiuc
tant to proceed by arbitration owing 10 the puDc eh
element He expressed decided opinion that the men
money TO the Government. Judge Howe pecaLne
PCstmaster-Genera Then the question arose whetneI
IL was legal TO continue with arbitration. MY ldea was
TO continue until the parties showed that they would not
be bound by It, There some doubt whether inc GOV
eminent could have been Legally oounu p our AL that
Mr. Bliss will continue his testimony tomorrow