Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-30


b. Price was expected to arrive IN the
city the following day and wonld an
pear rs a witness before the governs
mett Ia that case, and secured an adj
Journment over one day on that 40.
count. This was on Friday. and the
promise was that on Saturday Price
would appear, intimating that priceis
testimony was necessary to make ont
the governments case. On Saturday
Bliss announced the failure of Price 10
appear, and was compelled to submit
the case on the evidence already taken
The jury then voted not to make An
indictment. Bliss said that he did
not promise Price's attendance. Int
might have Paid that the csse would
be stronger when tried before thenetit
jury, for then they expected to have
Price as q witness. But each of the In.
rors mentioned was sure of what Bliss
said, 1t appears from the evidence of
Merrlck and Ker that at the time this
grand jury was In session the govern.
inent had no knowledge that Price
would be witness in It's behalf He
was then under indictment for con.
spiracy.n
The report goes to show how Gov.
kellogg thought the government case
against him failed because he held TINT
the offense consisted IN recent of
drafts and was barred by the statute of
Limitation. IL was due KELLOGG TO
state that he appeared before the COM
mittee at his own instance, and made
full explanation underoath of his trans
actions; and IL was Kellogg 8 statement
made before the committee ON
July 2. The committee was unable
70 further investigate the matter
The report says "While your
committee is of the opinion there were
many causes which operated to pre-
vent the successful prosecution OF
star-routers; that while these causes
may have been, those who will take
pains to read carefully
the testimony taken by your com
mittee, comprising nearly 1900 pages
OF printed matter, will reach a differ
ent conclusion. There was adverse
testimony aud wholly irreconcilahle
upon any theory but perjury. 1t Is
sufficient for the purpose OF this inves- |
tigation to state that while evidence
against contractors and public officials !
was strong and conclusive as to their |
guilt, and that the government was
defrauded of large sums; and large
sums were also expended to secure the |
Indictment and conviction, yet no per-
son was convicted or punished, and |
civil suits have not been instituted to
recover the vast sum thus fraudently
obtained"
Chief Inspector Sharp of the post
Office department issued general or
der 20 all inspectors directing them,
In cases where deficiency was found
to exist in accounts, to arrest the post
master and begin legal proceedings
against him through the district
attorney. The practice has been to
allow delinquent postmasters to sup
ply the deficiency on small amounts
from his personal means. Estimates
submitted by Inspector Hayworth 10
the commissioner on Indian affairs
makes the following allowances: For
maintaining Indian school for
the next FISCAL year;
school at Genoa, Nebraska, S3l, $50;
Lawrence. Kan, $6225; Hamilton,
Va. $25, $50; Carllsle, Pa, 500, 900;
Chillicothe, ]. IT,, SSl ,625; Alaska,
SIS, 600; schools In states and terrific
ries, SIG, 300; general educational pur.
poses. bulldogs, etc., $790,050; con-
struction and repairs, $4,000.
A suit in the star route contract was
filed to-day TO recover $40, 100 from A.
III. Brown, who was contractor on
the route from Monmouth to Lake
Bond, Col, in February and Juns, 1872.
1t is charged that Brown obtained this
sum by fraud. The district attorney
also instituted suit to recover a 3d. 600
bond from Howgate, the arctic ex plor-
er, row fugitive from justice, late Of
the signal corps.
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