New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-06

that Brady had previously told me that whenever his
place wanted his resignation was AZ the fr ,,,
Postmaster General official and otherwise mad away
been of friendly character; that taI 80 was Eoul6
allow me to ask for his resignation. He declined and
10, Letter p F4aT sISB Sss Early the
next morning the President sent for me ana sad ne nd
bapressnept was willing should ask for Bradys resg
nation. accordingly gave To tne Seeohu A'sis'""'
| Postmaster General the following letter.
BY the PTsafn to Gge
take effect % TmoMAg T. JAMMEy
Hon. THos BRADY second Assistant PostmasterGeneIa
| Washington d. C..
qncntly iIicdby the appointment OF Richard A. Elmer OF
| New York. About this time Mr.. woodward recon-,
mended that Mr. Gibson, account of his knowledge
the star Route and the immediate service he could
render. should be retained by the % =
William A. Cook. esq. member OF the washington
Bar who had had large expeTence III cp h Mr. Cook
had rendered large fec by the defence put ha &c
cned. simultaneously with the consideration OF me
star service much attention given to the IeanDoa'
| service A commission consisting Of b. X sharretts,
one of the oldest and successful OF the inspectors;
r.. c. jack on, Division superintendent OF the Railway
Mall Service and Henry r. Gibson INSPECTOR, VIZ smy
to Memphis Investigate the river service conyergn
ut that point still another commission c0n'iStmS %
John Jameson, Assistant Snperintendent OF hI'"W
Terrell. Division superintendent RAILWAY mai ser''
proceeded TO New-Orlcans for n similar purpose Inc
services rendered by these gentlemen were oil pOslNe
advantage to the Department
| FIRST RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION
In order that the work OF cutting down unnecessary
| aud extravagant service might be ntellgenty per-
formed and that full and true understanding Of the
facts might be arrived at, number of the Oldest ana
most experienced Inspectors were called to Washington
for consultation Several OF the alleged fraudulent CON
thorough examination of each and to report exactly wnat
they found The Attorney General, who was present
added Inspector generally brought back WlaI
he was get but that in this they were sent
for no such purpose that both me ~ d
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necessary and the charges OF corruption unloundedi put
what was most wanted the facts Just ~ they ex-
i,te" The Inspectors lett that night. and renewed the
labors already well begun on many OF the routes III
The out rome Is well known. Large and expensive IN
creases found TO be unnecessary, ana the netnos
by which they were worked up fraudulent. huy % t
aHdayits upon which enormous c~bedtons were wased
were shown TO De rank peiltleS' dne Sttod 70 mo
tclar routes, rs last a. lnade nP were SUNNI "a ;
and the service was in most cases ordered 10 ne ruD
| down. The aggregate reductions made III star
service from Marcn 70 June 30 1881 S653,S32; In
the steamboat service for same time S2c9,OO9. g.,
star Routes given ont. through the medium OF the
Associated Press, and the public more fuy Informed Dy
began realize the enormity OF The offences commlttc
Mr.. Dorsey began TO actively engage IN efforts to shield
himself bring the investigation 10 naughi to disturb
tie relations OF the President with his Cabinet ana TO
convince the country that "persecution was the
ulmary motive Of the D. partment and OF the Al ln>-
ration The most brazcn cnontcry and reckless pre-
| varcaon freely INDUCED In despite the most
direct and convincing documentary and oral evidences
| which abomded on every hand =, ,, OIL.
In the early part OF june ex-senator rover! ,uylon
Of Arkan.a, called on me at the DG2T Rad an c i
that ne mao p'rh 'st'u ~ " ,j,n Inc
and superintendent OF the Dorsey conninatO Whp III
said desired make clean breast or his relations 10
ex-senator Dorsey and the Star Route contracts sg
gested that the ATTORNEY General W's III, pop, i
FOR Mr.. Rcrdc to see but informed that Mt RCr-
Denarmcnt was asked If he could cali at the Arlington,
TO which replied: Yes viii see him. IN company
ton with Ierdcl that night about socock. MI Wood
ward came IN sh9Tty atofT I ~ cISo 'i n @
! originally his purpose 10 Many or bis statcmruts
we're sub,tanated by papers then produee,d The psr foi
made It. He said that lie bad come to hG i'9n 70
make clean breast OF MS connection WIN I,I houle
contracts; that DE WAS secretary to Dir. Dorsey OF
| Arkansas while Dorsey was Scn5tori tlat ne PieFuen
the proposals. that hey We're sem IN Dn 10 "1 80,
and after being partially filled up were brought PACK 20
be executed; tnat aitet te opUS NM or eX w
pedtlon after he contracts were expedited lie man
= W DoIse, Jn '" fr DC t ,,i, room, fo Vale
the last-nameu Delhg iG ron "' ' oU d t tt
during Congressional Investigation he slammed sick
sionai committee During the time OF this fesned sick
ness book copied from the original, with the eN-
cepon that the money charged in that bo9k 10 me ne
titioIs names Of Smith and Jones was there entered
under the head Of profit anG IoS,. SmtH Tep esntFl
received 80 per cent rs his share Of tic expedition
for one year and 80 per cent OF the rcmasous OF the
DoRsEY's APPEAL TO RERDELL.
The next day Berdci called upon the Attorney-Gen-
cral and made similar statement to Lim day or 50
| thereafter met Rcrlel the night train for New
Y,r He told me he was going for the ledger OF
the accounts which would verify what he had alleged.
and watch in Dorsey's Office in the Boreel Building
The ncNt morning ! met at Jersey City by Post
| requisite Newcomb to shadow Reidell LEFT New
York on my return that afternoon by the $40 tram
Rrrcll came back In the with me. lie SAID ne
had the ledger and showed me package wrapped up IN
| a newspaper which contained It; that he had Iuct
Dorsey and had been charged By him with treachery
that he advised him 70 become witness FOR the Govern
Inent ana trat atef st0rg seem ne 1S Vim zen Ge
of cIe rams which he handed to Rerlc shortly after
ward RerdcIl gave them me. The first one was re-
ouest from Dorsey him leave the tram at Pilade
pha and return NcwIork the next was piteous ap-
peal account OF Dprseys "lie ana cldreh 10 come
| back-that they must not quarrel These dispatches
! were either signed Dorsey or > W Dorsey Kerdeli
| added that he not going back he was ticketed
through and WAS going through. He came to washing
ton with he said there was member OF the star
Rnute combination watching him, cOnE crsaOn was
limited The report Of Inspector Ne~comb confirmed
Rerels statement rs to the places lie visited III New
few days later ex-senator spencer reported that
about p. of Sunday the l2th OF Jnne while ne was
conversing room at the Everett House, NeW-Hork
| CITY with the Hon. 5 b: Eikins OF New-Mexico.
| sfephpD W. Dorsey In IunannOunCed; that he
Dorsey was terribly demorazed smoked incessantly
and drank deeply; that ne said his clerk ,RerdelD had
| snuealed and betrayed him. aud had shown his
papers to the Postmaster General and me Attorney
him. anmadc the most AFFECT apologies for harsh things
Accordng to Mr. Spencer Dorsey called the Everett
House again Thursday evening the 10th OF June but
was then I'm state OF great cXhaaton, asserting that
everything oil right after all subsequently he ex-
bbitcd TO Mr. Spencer long affidavit OF ReIdells, in
which rccanted the statement previously made to Mr.
Dorsey, explained that James w BoSlef OF fennSyI-
| vana had been to Washington, gotten hold OF
Rerde had sat up al night Win hun, ana cAtOfteu
| from him the affidavit In question.
ON the last Monday OF June returned with President
Garfield from ElberOn to Washington In the car, be-
| tween Baltimore and Washington. he showed me copy
of The National Retbcan contaning bitter personal
attack on him He asked why Messrs Cook and Gibson
had been Slow and requested me to see the Attorney
General and call the Executive Mansion with him that
evening On inquiry found that that official was out OF
town ana 50 advised the President. On Wednesday he
tclcgraphed that If the Attorney General was not IN
hc city to bring UP Mr. Cook In the evening MT CoOB
Mr. Woodward and myself went 20 the White House A
we entered the attendant said: Go right upstairs 10
| the Cabinet Room. the President Is there. A. we
started To 90 upstairs asked, who i win nm ne
went into the Red RoOm and sent word TO the FIesl-
| there lie came ia shortly, dhl