The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-03-13
As Told by Mr.. james.


As Told by Mr.. james.
The ex-postmastcr General produced
printed statement Of star route investigation
and the ALLEGED frauds brought to his notice by
Senator George Spencer. Before the witness
was made Postmaster General he was called TO
Washington by Wnitelaw Reid. Together they
called upon the President. James was then IN
formed that he was offered the Postmaster Gen.
eralship. Star route measures were talked over.
The President said there was something rotten
in the rosioifce Department, and he ex-
n Beam the ans x'ness snsso T. on Ms MassS
., 1881, the President again brought the matter
to the notice OF witness lie said he exleet d
Witness WIT m 70 eat OIL irar IL npon hns
be turned over to the Department oi Justice.
Witness proposed to call Mr.. Woodward into
the INQUIRY, and this met the apsroyal q the
the New York Sun, suggested the name OF 4. NJ.
Gibson as Inspector. and he was accepted and
put to work.
Here witness entered into lengthy narrative
Of the details OF the work Of Gibson and Wood
ward, all Of which are familiar 10 the country:
Witness suggested TO the President that civil
suits be first instituted against the accused The
President thought criminal suits should be be-
gun. The Attorney General warned the Presi-
dent that criminal suits might strike men In
high official position and turn the political tide
to the Democrats. Witness said Dorsey called
on him to denonnce Gen. Brady, and demanded
his removal. Witness recommended Biadys
matter under adsisement After concluding
that Brady resignation would not be demanded,
the President reconsilered, consented to II, and
witness asked for 1t. Brady Immediately handed
itin. Then Dorsey began to hedge He crinved
and crawled and his brazen eftrOntery dlsap-
peared in his pleas for clenency.
hnarsad Ana ~aa directed esnccialiv ~ the Al
legged "deplorahle character, Dorsey Witness
related that upon visit ny the President with
William A. Cook he found Dorsey and Attor-
nev Inrersoll In conyersation. Cook warned
the President that "somethinp awful" was about
to hapnen. James said that Bliss. Gibson,
"a rn.t,..era .rd nthars ra,aiaad u ~. % - dii
rnv ~ tnc,. n,rn saIarias .Rirh, hcra / want
~ say continued Tie Witness .thaf what saw
~ ths other pas,ot,ice n,,irisis includes Gibson
The S ststament ~ the witness closed with the as.
sartion thai asa "A the president not taken the
e. hs I,d a.ans, ,ba star rnnters he wonidn't /
have fallen nv the assassin.s bullet.
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commi,,ad II was nlain that Iis heal was turned
~ nress acaonn,s 81 the star ro,,le Prosecutions
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