New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-21
KER REPLIES WITH vIGoR.
HE ANTAGoNIzEs MIR. BLISS souARELY.
SOME QUESTIONS WHICH DO NOT DEPEND ON
MEMORY "A LIVELY WITNESS.


before the Springer Committee to-day, TO reply
10 of the statements recently made by Col.
onel Bliss Mr.. Bliss present. Mr.. Ker said
"Colonel Bliss has assumed that my testimony was
Wholesale attack upon him. He is mistaken. want
90 say for Colonel Bliss that he Is keen bright sharp
lawyer, Of great ability, and of untring energy His
familiarity with the papers of the case was simply
wonderful He seemed to know all of them by heart,
We relied Colonel Bliss, because he had the
facility of understanding papers The Colonel says;
'Ker's inaccuracies long known to the counsel
II Ker inaccurate it was Colonel Bliss duty to in
form the Attorney General and have Mr. Ker dismissed
Colonel Bliss says he did not furnish the bills of fare Of
the Dorsey dinner to McSweeny, special counsel for
Dorsey He characterizes my assertion in reference to
that as manufactured and false, and ntimates that
gave il to McSweeny. Now Mr.. McSweeny told me
that he received that book from Colonel Bliss deny
most emphatically that gave the book TO McSweeny
If Colonel Bliss has any answer to make to that let
him make it. Colonel Bliss says that effort was
made to read interview with him in the court ROOM
Before he got the stand here under oath and swore
that l committed falsehood, he might have read the
record. That shows that attempt made to
read the interview. Colonel Bliss not there.
was In reference to the Cooneps testimony that he
subpsenaed witnesses, don't accuse him of not sub
poenaeing them. He gave list of witnesses, and
was glad TO get it. 1 have this letter from Colonel
Bliss and he read my letter might as well read his:
If the Government will pay my BILL I'll advance money
tor witnesses. not you had better do the best you
can. have faith in Colorado marshals.'
Colonel Bliss says he asked three clerks, who as
listed me, if 1 had said anything to them about
RerdeIps Christian didn't consult gentlemen
copying indictments l went to gentlemen, who, l
supposed had the information desired Mr.. Wood
ward corroborated my testimony in reference to
my efforts TO Rerdells Christian Colonel
Bliss says the in the Washington directory
If he knew il in the directory, look gentlemen,
what position he placed in by refusing to give IT,
If Colonel Bliss didn't know it, his testimony then
only introduced then to stab again. Colonel Bliss
saws he did not tell me that Walsh was man OF bad
character and to be believed. reiterate that he
did and it is now question of veracity between US
which will have to be settled by somebody.
Mr.. BLISS QUARRELsOME.
Throughout the case Colonel Bliss had the unfortu
nate position of quarreng with every material witness
that the Government had. 1t kept Mr.. Merrick busy
trying to pIopitiate witnesses that Colonel Bliss had
been driving off If Colonel Bliss did not say anything
10 me about Walsh deserve the most censure
for not trying get Walsh myself Colonel Bliss gives
me credit for bringing a witness named Cable. must
take all the credit that he gives The Colonel says
it was mistake. lit error, cannot under
stand why an old and experienced lawyer like Colonel
come to the committee and put the blame me, when
he examined the witness himself Cables testimony
was never attacked.
THE MATTER OF DoRsEY's ESCAPE.
Colonel Bliss denies that he wanted to let Dorsey
escape. / never said Colonel Bliss wanted TO let
Dorsey 60 1 told the conversation between Mr.. Mer
rick and myself don't wonder that it should anger
Colonel Bliss. He might attack the who said it.
He says Judge Wye says such thing preposter
ous don't know whether Judge Wyle said that, but
suppose he viii tell you when he testfies Don't Mr
Merrick corroborate what / say Colonel Bliss says
he never dreamed of letting Dorsey 90 until il was
rotted out by under the inspiration Of Brewster
Cameron To show the feeling that actuated Colonel
Bliss, he mentioned Brewster Cameron as having in
spired me- and then dashed into the jury bribery
His story was designed 70 hurt me, and TO stab
Brewster Cameron. The Attorney General or per-
son connected with any department OF the United
States ever insugaed me to testify before TINS commit
tee. If they had they would have inspired me to tel
what l did tell the plain, actual truth As Brewster
Cameron Is 900 miles away and Colonel Bliss knew
be was away he attacks him As Colonel Bliss has
told what he knows. propose to tell what know
brewster Cameron was told 10 90 and Dickson by
MIR Merrick aud myself, after il had been learned
that Dickson wanted TO him. He objected and Mr.
Merrick insisted, and grew angry because Brewster
SON lie had intended to start for California that
p:ght and went, and was away several weeks
PAUL srROBACH.
CT cannot account for Colonel Blss's attack on
Brewster Cameron for another 1t appears that
there was a man. Paul Srobach. After he named
for United States Marshal by the President, some
charges were preferred against him by Cameron. While
GOING 70 PHILADELPHIA one afternoon on the tram with
Colonel Bliss he said that my friend. Brewster
Cameron, getting himself into great deal OF
trouble. Here's this Strobach cae, he SAID after the
President has made the nomination ana II mas gone 10
the Senate it time make attack on him. Ii an
attack was be made it ought TO have been made be-
fore the nomination. 1t i just this, Brewster Cameron
will have 10 quit the Department OF Justice or the
Attorney General will have TO go. hadn't been used
to getting Cabinet secrets Maybe Colonel Bliss wants
Il don't want to deny it, Colonel Bliss replied eA
cedly There are some letters on that SUBJECT that
I'M send TO the committee l said that Cameron had
twice attacked men nominated by the President and
thought such things ought 10 be stopped go
Would you favor Cabinet officers saying nothing,
if after nomination he found out something against
a man r. asked Mr. Van Alstyne.
"Not at all But when the information is in the De-
part1nent before the nomination, think II ought 10 DC
Mr. Ker continued =" 1t seems that this part of my
story is not false remarked 10 Colonel Bliss that
Brewster Cameron good man, aud that the
General would stand by him. and not let hm
90. When Colonel Bliss came back he went to see
Brewster Cameron. In the interim Cameron mad been
~ the AttOrneyGeneraL' -
WAKING UP ALL AROUND.
Because George Bliss told me so. Cameron saw the
Attorney General 1t woke the Attorney General up,
and the Attorney General woke Mr. Bliss up. Colonel
Bliss came and told that foolish Brewster Cameron
had gone TO the Attorney General and told him of our
CONGREGATION. hope that the correspondence VIII be
produced by Colonel Bliss ~
I'm going 70 produce it," answered Colonel Bliss
Mr Bliss, we're going TO run this interposed Mr.
Fyan. MI. r T.. a..
Attorney Generals embarrassing the by deciding
70 close Mr. Bliss not there, and cannot under
stand why he should attempt 70 comment on matter
when lac was far away. 1t looks like he is trying to
throw odium on the AttorneyGenern."
In referring Colonel Blisss testimony that William
p Keoggs did not appear in papers IN the Post
Office Department, Mr. Ker said: Colonel Bliss
knew in his heart that Kelloggs did not appear
Wfness said that he had prepared for the March term