Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-14
STAR ROUTE TRIAL ENPENSES.
Services Of Attorneys and Detectives
WHAT IT COST FOR COUNSEL AND FOR "SHapowING7-
MORE CURIOUS ITEMS IN THE ACCOUNTS OF PISKER-
TONS OPERATIVES"

WHAT 1T GUST FOR COUNSEL AND FOR ''SHAn0wING'
MORE CURIOUS ITEMS IN THE ACCOUNTS OF PINKkR-
TONS OPERATIVES"
In The STAR OF last SATURDAY some OF the items
OF expenditure in the star route cases IN
the report OF the secretary OF the Treasury the
Senate in response 10 Mr.. Van Wyck's resolution
were given The amounts shown by the report lust
printed to have been paid to attorneys in the star
route cases are as follows To Col Bliss S3l 3g So
TO Mr.. ker, s3l,6.. to Mr.. Merrtc Sl7 500 10 Col
W. A. Cook, SS.l99ls; 10 h. h. Brewster. 5000: to
A NJ Gibson 5000, and 10 II. II. Wells, sS00. Allan
Pinkerton, for detective service drew, altogether.
$9.324l1.
BILLS OF BREWSTER BLISS AND COOK.
The first bin OF Col Bliss was dated November
o. 1871, and was for $500, for scrices as counsel
In United States against ThoS i. Brady, ana In
certain other matters known aS star route eases"
on the same date bill OF Gen Brewster for SerVi-
ces IN same case, for $2.6nO. dated, and both
were allowed. On the s0tu II November. lSSl, W
A Cook put In bill for SI,699lS for expenses In
from Col Bliss, amounting TO =, ,3ss So. This bin Is
Itemlzed by days, and counts -four days AT Long
btanch Ia consultation with Attorney General. II
uass AT ashlngton In consultation with Ntorney
Eeheral, three days IN Philadelphia and Washing
ION, and altogether "a additional Gays al Washing
ton preparing complaints against Boone, LILY
and Others is another item and the bin concludes
MIN MIN the following paragraph: "SeptemOer Il 10
peoeuper -, constant services In New York be-
eNIlre day, or when absent As above This hi WAS
endorsed as follows by the first controller: "State-
.lent Oh Ihe account OF Geo. Bliss, United states at
ouihty, u e. sum allowed on the ground that the
Attorney General has the sole duty To make con-
Tracts ana nx sum to be paid His approval is con-
elusive as TO thtSn December Al 1881 - SGD more
was allowed Brewster.
THE DETECTIVES ACCOUNTS
After giving further details OF the fees and sex
pehses OF the counsel, fifty pages OF the report
taken up with the itemzed expenditures Of Pinker-
toms detectives, or operators" they are termed
These itemized expenditures make interesting read
ing. he Item run on, page after page. as de-
ScrlGed IN saturday STAR, most 0f the money hav-
Ing been consumed in seeking informatiun' at
saloons. one detective apparently watched FOR
sargent at nearly all the saloons IN town. 4 fire.
Guent Item IN one bill is expense with Hazel and
Ia other cases with Emerson, Davis Fletcher and
RuoNelll, while "Seeklng Information" This man
pald 81 % week for rooms ana periay for meals
While another detective boarded al the American
house AT sl4 per week one detective made bin
OF s3s 35 fer car fare and meals. Some days his
tI lafe ran up 10 - cents. and the III street line
was marked favorte with him. one item Is for
'aneNcurson ticket TO MarshalIli Hall while following
Brown" Another item in this curious and inter-
esting list IS .'incdental expenses during day
Cdinyl 10 avoid being observed by Murray. 10
cents" one detective WAS "follOwtng McCarIy."
another WAS following Holmead.n another was
travelling To and from MI Pleasant. Several of the
detectives were frequently watching Detective
Miller. and always at 4 saloon, and at same cost
Some or them We're
EVERLAsTINGLY WATCHING SARGENT,
or waiting for him or trying to make his acquaint-
ance. 1t is evident that sargent" was a never
failing resource TO Pinkerton'S men when they
wanted a drink at public cost. one Of the "opera-
tyeS' has even taken the liberty OF inserting In
different places ''eXpenSe with L. Ward while seek
Ing Information" and on two occasions ii only cost
him live cents. each tine showing that MIR. Ward
didn't drink any OF the Information" when found.
''Car fare TO Attorney MerTtCks and return Is a
frequent Charge. ''Nith Holmes seeking informa-
ton" Is another oft repeated charge. After con-
siderable expenditure OF time and money Sargent
seems TO have been run down and Brown enters as
the man always being hunted. Expense while
''shadow1ng Brown" waiting tor Brown" "look-
Ing for Brown are put down inl uInerable times.
One charge Is Is cents "at court house eating
stand, listening 10 conversation Sr Brady, Emmer-
son and detective Miller"
LISTENING TO CONVERSATIONS OF BRADY, DORSEY
AND OTHERS
was made to do duty every time one OF the detec-
tiyeS wanted a lunch, If one is to judge from the
report. one fellow went TO the Congressional
hotel and spent 80 cents seeking information about
the proprietor, Mr.. Fletcher. Excursions, admiS-
sions TO theaters and all sorts OF places OF amuse-
ment were charged up under the general head OF
''seeking Information" In fact. It ia plain that
Pfnkertons men had thoroughly good time at the
governments expense. one charge Is 'eXpenSe at
National hotel examining register" thing that
can be done 10y body and at any time without
cost Detectives We're sent 10 track Vale, Spencer
and Others. who We're either defendants or Wit
neSseS, and wherever they went they carr1ed that
same convenient custom OF seeking Information in
saloons and charging the government for IT, one
single detective bll Incurred hooking for Spencer"
amounted TO $l.476l3. This report shows that the
jurors as well as defendants were Shadowed by
detectives and their conversation eaveSdropped.
OTHER DETECTIVES
In addition TO Pinkert0n'S men other detectives
were employed. E. Taylor was paid Sl60 for ser
vices as detective in the star route cases under
direction OF T. III. Woodward. w W. Kirby and A.
X. Allen We're paid $500 FOR the same service.
Wn. u. Wood was paid sl36 Tor such services: and
besides all this force oT the government de-
tectiveS were employed.
WHAT WAS SENT TO THE SENATE.
First Controller Lawrence said to-day that the
statement made by SenatorNan Wyck TO a STAR
reporter few days ago that the whole amount
paid to the special attorneys in the route cases
was not included in The statement recently Subiait-
ted TO Congress by The Treasury department was
correct. He added. however, that everything re-
QueSted was sent to the Senate. The request was
for statement OF the amounts paid To The attor-
neyS which had been presented 10 the auditor since
a similar statement sent 10 Congress last year.
H. said Judge Lawrence. ''you add the amounts
in this statement TO the amounts in the previous
statement you Will get the whole sum paid
LAST YEARS REPORT.
The report or expenditures submitted 70 the
Senate last year, and covering the period from JAN
uary 1st 1892 to March lst, lsS shows the follow
ing amounts paid to attorneys on the star route
cases: To Bliss s25, 800 for fees and S5504 for
penses TO Merrick $50 100: 10 ker, $1,000 for fees
and 81 .27 81 for expenss; TO ii. III. Wells 81 ,422 45
TO Bliss, s596i263: to ker, $5O,Ool5i; TO Merrick
$37 800; to Wells, =, ,22222.45
Mr. ETexvitt,s O,nOnnell ElesOlur;ov,