St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-10
The Stigma Shifted to the Broad
Shoulders of Barrister Bliss.
Congress Adjourned to Take Part in
the dwelling of Chief Justice
MarshaIl's Statue.
Gen. Grant Should Have Given His Boys
Some Advice as to Speculation, Say
the People.
Representative Hewitt to Spring Mild,
Suggestive Sort of Tariff Bill ON
the House.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

In which he seeks to justify the course of the
department of justice in reference to Kellogg's
prosecution, and denies the charge recently pub
lished that he connived at the dismissal of the
case. Mr.. Brewster said have done my whole
duty in this case from the day Mr.. Kellogg came
into my office wringing his hands and crying like
child, claiming that his prosecution was infa-
nous, and that Merrick was bounding him
through personal enmity. l didn't know then
there were proceedings against him, but 1
assured him ne should not be prosecuted on
any personal grounds. l subsequently
saw Bliss about the matter upon his representa-
ton that he (Bliss) was the active one, and that
Morrison had nothing to do with it. 1 gave di-
rections that Kellogg should be prosecuted the
same as anybody else,
WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR.
Before the third grand jury could be convened
the statute of limitations,would run out against
the otfense of receiving notes and other securi-
ties given by Price to Kellogg. If the govern
ment had abandoned the case on that score there
might have been an excuse for insinuations of
connivance. Because it was charged boldly that
the refusal Of two grand juries to present was
designedly procured by representatives of the
government. The government felt in duty
bound to continue the prosecution,
and the way to do was to
present the case to another jury, to test in court
the question whether the date of the receipt of
compensation was the date on which the drafts
were turned over to the defendant or whether
it was the date on which the money for these
drafts was paid him proper. Mr.. Ker was wrong
when he apoogized in court for the insertion Of
the date of the payment of the money as the
time when compensation was received. 1t was
the only thing that could be done. The case
was dismissed. The defendant pleaded the stat
ute of limitations, but not until the evidence was
in that on certain date he paid drafts to Ke-
logg and that Kellogg subsequently confessed he
received money for them, part of it going to Bra
dy and Walsh, and corroborate testimony was
not needed. No doubt Kellogg does feel that his
innocence was not vindicated. If he had not
pleaded the statute of limitations, the case
would have proceeded as though the deed had
been committed only yesterday. He would then
have had ample opportunity to vindicate his in
nocence.
THE BABY ACT.
The criticism is advanced that Brewster is
pleading the baby act and endeavoring to throw
the whole responsibility on Bliss for the failure
to convict. No one blames Kellogg's counsel
for pleading the statute of limitations, as Kel-
logg was under heavy expense for witnesses and
attorneys fees, and had repeatedly urged a
speedy trial, which seems to have been withheld
in order to permit Bliss, Ker and other govern
ment counsel to obtain immense fees from the
government. Kellogg was not seeking vindi-
cation, but acquittal, and the attorney general
well knew that the case would be thrown out of
the courts as soon as the statute of limitations
was pleaded as Brewster says it was the only
thing that could be done. The opinion is gem
eral that Brewster's explanation does not mend
matters and that the Kellogg prosecution was a
sham.
BUCKLING DOWN.
The expurgation Of the tariff bill has a healthy
effect upon the house as it buckled down to work
with will on the private calendar to-day AL
though considerable business was gotten through
with cases laid over from the early DAYS of the
session, the private calendar is long that little
impression was made upon its vast proportions
Tomorrow will be practically wasted SO far as
legislation goes, in attending the ceremonies of
unveiling the statue of Chief Justice Marshall
for which grand preparations have been made
The president was expected to be present on this
interesting occasion, but matters of grave polit-
cal import will detain him in New York.
THE PRESIDENT DIMES IN NEW YORK.
Speaking of the presidents presence in New
York the World says he sat down to dinner YES
terday at the Fifth Avenue hotel at seven O'Clock
and rose at midnight. At six O'Clock District
Attorney Root, in full dress, walked into the ho-
tel corridor. He sent his card to the president
and the bell boy returned and said: sPlease,
this way sir.'' Mr.. Root went up stairs and Sur
rogate Rollins Charles E. Miller and Col. Reed.
former secretary of the president, were shortly
afterward duly admitted into his august presence.
At O'Clock the president and his four guests
sat down to dinner. At o'clock Edmund
Stephenson, of Dorsey-Indiana notority sent up
his card and word came down the president is at
dinner At 9:45 a Herald reporter sent up his
chrome and the answer was the president is at
dinner At 1920 Ed. Stephenson tried once
more and received again the president is at din
ner AS Stephenson walked out of the corridor
he muttered 81 guess I'll come tomorrow be-
tween meal times.' At midnight the obligine
clerk said that two walters had told him the
president and his four guests were still at din
ner.
ARTHUR ROBUST HEALTH.
Commenting editorially the World says: Some
of the small Republican politicians who were
hanging about the Fifth Avenue hotel last even
ing signing for an interview with Arthur, and
who were told up to 12 o'clock that his excellen-
cy was still at dinner, are of the opinion that
the president is in robust health and that ador-
able term excellency is given him on account of
his excellent appetite.
UNJUsTIFIABLE EXTRAvAGANCE.
The failure of the Grant & Ward firm in New
York and the exposition of the reprehensible
methods in which they transacted business. is
regarded at Washington as rejecting severely
upon General Grant, who should have known
that the extravagances of his sons were utterly
disproportionate and unjustifable. 1t is not be-
lieved that Gen. Grant suspected what was going
on, but he should have kept himself better in
formed and not trusted so implicitly to his sons,
who were inexperienced in the in
| tricacies of Wall street operations
Many members and senators object te
placing General Grant the retired list simply
| on account of his recent losses. They say he
has been using his influence to further Mexican
railroad schemes and reciprocity treaties, for
| which he expected to receive, or has received,
| some benefit. The old proverb of ssShoemaker,
stick to your last, implies with force in Grant S
case. He was a great soldier and passable
president but with all his conquests and
triumphs he was knocked out in one round bv
Wall street singers.
Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May S.-Judge Hagner to-day
set aside the verdict of S37 500 as excessive sin
the case of Hallet Kilbourn VS.. ex-Sergeant-at-
Arms Thompson, but said if the plaintiff would
accept judgement for $4,000, it would be allow
ed to stand, otherwise he would grant q new
trial.
The bill introduced by Senator Dolph for a
harbor of refuge at Port Oxford, Pacific coast
appropriated $500, 600 in addition to what is al
ready appropriated for that purpose.
FOR THE ALERT.
The secretary Of war directed national sa-