Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-07
DOWN ON BREWSTER.
His Strange Dispatch 70 a Western
Judge
ARoUsEs THE ANGER OF s. ". DORSEY
And win Lead to an investigation by Sprin-
gers committee-lmpeaehment
Looming Up Before

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WAsHINsToS, D. c., Februssy 6.-Dorsey's
star is in the ascendant. He has settled
the controversy he has had over his prop.
erty in New Mexico on basis Of 81 .i00, 900,
and remains the owner of the half interest,
while John B. Alley, the Massachusetts,
capitalist, has given his personal check for
500, 900 for the half interest represented
by the claim in the Bosler estate. Bosler
put into this property $4,000 which had
been invested in Dorsey's cattle ranch
only Q little over year and a half. The
rtturn shows the great value Of the Dorsey
property. So careful capitalist as John
B. Alley would not have put in 90 large
sum if he were not absolutely certain OF
Hhat he was doing. Dorsey himself values
the ranch and cattle Interests attached N
g, ,0O0, 900. The settlement was arranged
several days ago, when Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll, Dorsey's attorney, visited
Denver. The final completion OF this
transaction has taken place in Washington,
where Dorsey has been quietly staying
the past week. II 1t had not been tor the
star route prosecution Dorsey would to-
day have been
Sole Owner or this Magnificent Prop
erty.
It was because OF this ranch that Dorsey
was caught in the clutches of the depart
partment of Justice. He soon became EN-
parrassed ON account OF the enormous out
LAYS needed, both in New Mexico and IN
Washington, and sold al interest to B1sler
to raise the money he needed. What
Boser paid and was TO pay was represent.
ed by stock of company organized at the
time the loan was made. The Star route
trials cost Dorsey over S3OO,OvO. When
Dorsey was acquitted OF the Star route IN
dictments he went back 10 New Mexico,
and upon arriving there he found the
property badly mismanaged by men rep.
resenting the Bosler interest. The story OF
Dorsey's characteristic seizure OF the office,
his ousting OF the manager, and his appii.
cation for q receiver has been thoroughly
told, only the current version OF the affair
has represented Dorsey as doing what he
had no authority to do. The action OF
Judge Axtell, who vacated the order OF the
receiver, and who issued an order requIr'
ing Dorsey TO surrender the office at.
tached to him, has been often often cited
as proof of Dorsey being in the wrong.
Hangs q story
that may lead TO the impeachment OF the
ttorney-General. Axten owed his first
appointment as Governor OF the Territory
to dorsey. When he lost his place as Gov.
ernor he went back 70 his home in Ohio.
He vas there after the close OF the Garfield
campaign, and asked Dorsey TO get him an
az pOintment. Dorsey readily conse eaed, and
went with xtell to Mentor, and there die.
tared letter for Garfield promising to ap.
point Axtell Chief Justice in New Mexico.
Garfield signed this letter, bu did not keep
his pledge. This promise came over 10 the
Arthur administration, and arthur non
ored GaIfield's pledge.
In New Mexico Dorsey and AItell were
naturally quite intimate. When Dorsey
first took possession OF the ranch and ap'
plied for q receiver AXtell was often al ms
nouse, but no mention was ever made OF
TIE matter between them. "hen the mo-
tion to vacate the order appointing q re-
ceiver and 10 enjoIn Dorsey from holding
pos, ,ession f the Office, books, Nd papers
# The company, was made SS
Dorsey Appeared with His Counsel.
J. b. Csthron, and the Attorney General
OF the territory, William B. Reden. Before
the case wss opened in court Axt!ii met
Dorsey upon the street OF SAata lie, and,
sCcuriing ~ a prominent Santa Fs lawyer,
sa,d. With an air Of great embarrassment:
do you know an very much emoar.
ra<sed by 8 dispatch have just received?
~ here is it from ssked Dorsey.
"Frnm Ohio Any bad news from home;
No" said ANtell, ut is not that. II Is
from Washington"
Dorsey had been warned that Brewster
lad n wsy Of following people, and he In
sisntiy inm ped TO the conclusion that the
Al bad inatYnCtlnR
AxI,l that he must not de side in his favor.
When they were going into court Axtell
stopped Dorsey and said TO him: DO not
have Catbron submit any Argument" 30
Cathron remained silent Immediately
following the argument the Judge handed
down two written decisions, the one givllg
his reason for vscating the order Tor the
receiver, the other for the order requiring
Dorsey TO give up the Office and the papers.
Dorsey went out Immediately with his
counsel, and, walking over 10 the tele'
graph office. asked the telegraph operator
whether he bad
Delivered q Dispatch from BreHsier.
Attorney. General at Washington, to Judge
A1tell. The operator replied in the affirm.
atiye, with m air Of importance. Dor'"y
was satisfied that the AttornsyGeneral
had directly irteriered in the case OF pr
yate citizen, and acted promptly. The op
position got possession OF the empty othce,
but Dorsey cJuId not find the books or
par ers 10 turn over. Before snY 'Erther
judicial action could be taken Dorsey was
away at Denver tslsgrsphing East. The
Bosier interest offered 10 settle for 80
COO cash. 70 find this amount 10 the dis
posa able possession Of any one man was no'
simple. John 3. Alleys check, however,
secured Dorsey's ultimate triumph, al
though the price he hsd to pay to close
out the Bosler interest represents the tur-
ther loss he hiss been lied upou to endure
on account Of the star-route pro-eeu'oo
This expense now practically fcots un 81
10000, and yet Dorsey ws on VI iht
least OF the star-roGte contractors.
He Took Merely IN Istese.s
10 save a debt TO him owed By Bosier.
His star-route interests cleared in two
years 5000. while 5 ul;bury had - per
cent of the expedited s1T-route contracts
and received 81, $1,000.
This whole matter has been laid before
springer's committee. and il Is understood
tbst a reauisition will soon he made upon
the telegraph company to DSodnce the al
Iseed dispatch. Il is iEcDnceiSabte that
,uy person who was prominent enough
| .n be q cabinet ofScer would attempt 10
| direct tie action Of court Tor OF against
I the interest OF an body. u Is safe 10 s'y,
| If il turDs out 10 be true tbai Attornsy
| Gen1ral Brewster tslsgrapbsd to Judge
| A1teIl how TO decide the Dorsey or any
| othsy case. that both Brewster and Axtell
4 will be liable TO impeachment at the
/ hsnGs Of the boHss judiciary eornmittae.
| What Odds special interest 10 the case n
| The fact that Brezste has been Bosler'E 1t
torney for the last twenty years.
FsBeyal Of GeseSal Palmer.