The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-09
STAR ROUTES.
Continuation of the Springer
Investigation.
Eighty-three Dynamiters Being
Watched i'm Paris.
The Latest Events OF the
Egyptian War.
The Springer Investigation

The Springer Investigation
Washington, S.-A. M. Glib on
was examined by the Springer.com>
mittee to-day, relative to his CON-
nection with the Star Route investi-
CATION. He sad he had received
$1,000 for bis services as counsel,
and that it was small compensation
in compar son with the services
paid to other parties. Gibson said
he begun the special study of the
postoffice dep art nent in 1872, and
became familiar with the busine,s
Of the apartment, especially relative
20 ava 81 ng Of mail contracts. Wits
ness denied in detail bis meeting
Ex-senator Spencer in Washington,
on which occasion the latter a. ked
assistance in the proposed Star
Route investigation spoke al length
of his visit to Woodward, and Of the
table or ninety, three expedited
routes; "that table was shown to
the President and he expressed sur
PRISE" Gibson said "there was lit
tie remarkable, because l had dis.
tinct recollection of showing him
the same table, before the
election and while he was
a member of the House.
Witness gave a brief account of
his instructing the inspector to
make an investigation of certain
routes. In the meantime, he con-
tinued, the Attorney General sent
for me and said Dorsey had made
statement of his connection with
contracts which had been shown to
the President and the S c.eiary of
the Treasury; that the statement
made was ingenious and bad made
an impression favorable to Dorsey.
The Attorney General asked me to
make report on the S6sr Route
cases, which l did, and then left for
New York. While there | ~ss teIe-
graphed to come to Washington,
and doing 80 found my repo bad
raised qui tempest, the practical
effect OF which was that the Depart
ment of Justice was arrayed on the
side of the accused persons.
"Do L understand you to cay
that the Department of Justit
was arrayed on the side of
the accused ?" asked Stewart.
The officers of the department of
justice caused publication to be
made in the newspapers that had
no connection with the department,
the effect Of which was to lead the
public to suppose that department
was on the side OF the accused. Witt
ness testified that in prosecuting
the Star Route men government
took the most complicated cases,
when it was its business to take the
simplest and plainest cases. Con-
tinuirg, Gibson said, after Brewster
was made encouragement, he said
the duties of his Office were so en-
crossing, that he could not give time |
to cases of this kind. He had been |
IN the case before simply to make |
an argument rs to the legality of |
fling an information; that was all |
he did and for this he received |
So, 600. The grand jury found an |
indictment against J, B. Price in |
the corpus christi, much to my sur
prise. No other indictments were
found and there was direct evidence.
Among other persons interested in |
the case was William Pitt Kellogg,
then in the Senate. Some time after. |
while in the Postoffice Department.,
I found Bliss looking over one of |
the papers in this case. I had left |
p .nsely some matters blind. Bliss,
III e. e the paper over asked to |
V hOm =. referred. I wrote on slip |
CT paper, civilian Pitt kellogg !"
This was some time In October, 81
Price had sworn that he had given
drafts for $4,000, and a note for
S5 COO to William Pitt Kellogg. It
vas understood that one. half of this
vas to be placed to the account of
Brady and one-half to the account
If Kellogg. While the Brady and
Dorsey trial was going on. and when
he case was being about laughed
ut Of court, Merrick called at my
louise and said he had tried to get
Bliss to find Walsh. I found him
fterwards, and he consented much
gainst his will to be a witness. His
estimony saved the case"
TYou said." remarked Milliken,
he saved the case. He did not get
verdict, believe"
she prevented it from being
aughed out of court" the witness
eplied.
The hearing of Gibson was con-
inued until Monday,