New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
A NJ GIBsON's TESTIMONY.
HE THINKS HIS FEE A REASONABLE ONE.
his WORK IN TIE STAR ROUTE cAsEs-auARRfL

MS WORK IN TIE STAR ROUTE CAsEs-QUARRfL
WITH TIE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON, March S.--A. NJ. Gibson was
examined by Ar sprngers committee to-day relative 10
his connection with the Star Route investigator" nc
,ad that he received S. 900 for his services as couhse
and ,ronosed 10 show that he earned that amount ana
that II was small compensation in comparison win he
amount paid 10 other parties Tor services MI "oN"
said thai he began make special study OF inc TO"
OBce Department in 1872 and that between that time
and 1881 he became familiar with the business Oh
the Department especially in relation to the awarhg OF
mail contracts The witness described in detail his meet
ing with ex-senator Spencer IN washington Wheh Tue
latter asked assistance in the proposed otr hou'e
Investigation He spoke at length Of his visit TO
Mr. Woodward and OF the table Of ninetythrce e1pe-
dlted routes That table shown TO the President
and he expressed surprise That was little remarkable
beoause had distinct recollection Of showing him the
same table 1880 before the election and while he was
n member Of the House"
The witness said he employed about April % 1881
He then gave brief account OF his nstrucng inspectors
10 make Investigations Of certain routes. "n the mean
time" he continued, the Attorney General sent for me
and said that Dorsey had made statement OF his con
necion with which had been shown to the Pres
iient and the Secretary of the Treasury That state
ent able and ingenious and had made an Impression
favorable to Dorsey. The Attorney General gave me
some papers and instructed me to answer it, After
ward the Attorney General instructed me TO get
up general report on the star Route c"Ses'
In Dorseys took up the route between sam" re-
and Prescott, which considered the suUlseS' FL .
MacVeag Oh cleraphed me meet him at ElbefOn aiIr
the President shot, the object peS 10 % lhcot @ n'
Bliss Cook there also ana we nau tWo & uhS e. to
ference. resulted in determination TO poceeu] ] III uS
anta Fe and Prescott case ny M ~ 10 r. 'e he
Grand jury had adjourned and then II was decoGn & 10
View-about the time MacVeagh reuredIny report f on
the Route completed lie tod me 70 s@i9 @
and then left for New-York
TROUBLE WITH THE DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE.
.whie there was elegraphed TO 10 come to Washing
ton and dong found that my report had raised que
tempest teapot, the practical effect OF which was
that the Department of Justice arrayed on the sde
of the accused persons That was the latter part Of
November when my connection with the cases practically
Terminated"
.Do understand you to say that the Department OF
Justice arrayed the side Of the accusedF asked
The officers of the Department caused pub
& to be b 9s IN e me e 'o' Of whh WI was To
lead the pubic to suppose that the Department
the side Of the accused persons ro ,,or. .,
"Mr. Bliss wanted the address changed ana TN, the
proo slips & sent tho S S sSrctor SCcGe General and Cc
Clerk declined 10 receive them. This resulted In MAC
yeagh sending letter 70 I & nc no S e v a%V
one. and also: IT ia dun day when thieves. or ap0
ogsts, do turn out one fasehood about me. rug
solictorGenera, the witness SAID, hterWard receiver
the M TspGt ,r Won ougnt to have nav for Information
gathered before you were employed I" asked Mr. Mil
I did not ask pay for that wor-only for the time
that ! was actually employed. from April 22 to some
time in November working fourteen hours day. hcuo
desired 10 have the San Antonio and Corpus Christi
case presented TO Grand Jury. IL was the most sim
pie j. B. Price wac contractor NO Ihdlcttnent Mits
found in that until the latter part OF lsS2 hat case
is still pending made report on lhe supstt G od D M
dcment against Dorsey and that was one OF be SUBJECTS
on which consulted in Eberon. Bliss sald the otSe
about which he had grave uonDts, anu tnaI i
was not so strong he had been led TO believe agreed
with him. II complicated and involved many routes
Gould not the Government have proceeded against
Dorsey under what had ranspiTed2 2" asked Mr. stewart
cit was the business OF the Government 10
take the simplest and pianest case, ana II pOSslDle
secure conviction. After Brewster was made AlVOhey
General he said the duties OF his Oice were so en-
cros-ng that could give time 20 cases oi thS hu
He hal been in the before simply TO make an arg9
ment as the legality Of filing an Information 1hals
all he did, and for this he received @0OOO.
THE CHARGE AGAINST KELLOGG.
The Grand Jury found an indictment against j. b.
Price in tho Corpus Christi Much to my surprise
no Vher indictments we're found and there was direct
evidence. other persons interested in the case
was William Pitt Kellogg, then in the Senate some tlme
after while in the Post Oice Department, found Bliss
looking OF the papers in the case leit pnI-
over asked whom referred IwTOte slip of paper
'Wilhaiu Pitt Kellogg This some time IN Oetobef,
1SSl Price had sworn that ne had gwen drafts IOf
$4,000 and a for $1,000 10 William I1tl keuOgg;
III was understood that half of this was 70 he placed
10 IN. account of Brady and one-hai 10 the account Oh
kellogg ,,- .., ~,
rick called al my house and said that ne had tried 10 get
Bliss 10 find Walsh. IfOund him afterward and hecon-
sented, much against his will. to be witness His tes-
YOU said" remarked MI Milken, che saved the case
He didn't get a verdict, believe
"He prevented 1t being laughed out OF court"
DAY. members Of the committee desiring to attend the
besSiOn OF the House