Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-23

IN the Post Office department which yyer, recently
GATED Tor 10y Tue Springer commIttee and which
tne department declined to furnish on the ground
VI Vi mex tNl,edtngy The drift OF the evidence bears
on the failure Of the government Ia prosecute NAM
81 le most apparent cases cf fraud. and 20 convict
| found and whose trial was undertaken.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS sAlD TO BE INVOLVED
According TO The story, as told by tie S3l,,, Nr
James soon found evidence OF the most damning
character against the Salisbury combination. ara
SCI Mr T. H. WOODWARD at work to Cos:cct material
Tor making ont the case againS; them MIR FlEiDS
was found TO be deeply involved and a number of
IitE3erS OF Congress, Including senators Kellogg.
Iiuihb, MaNey and Representative Ellis. The late Mr.
iioSer was also implicated Mr.. James CCinInUcat ted
MS Information 30 Nj MacNCaCh, who laid fhe mat
Ter before President Garfield The President said
The uleei must be probed 10 tic .so.tO and there
lore the work Of collecting eN ,ence went on with
Il&or TWAS soon found that the contractors had
aIlicS In The department. MI Brady was thought
10 pc especially guilty. and II WAS decided there
fore to have him indicted with the outside offenders
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST Mr.. GIBSON
AL THIS time Mr. A. NJ. Gibson came into
the case against President Garteld's wishes
as he Gibson claimed to possess important
evidence, and TO be able to facilitate The gov
eIhii'eht Efforts at prosecution. The evidence as
SertS, however, that IN tine he renltted his activity
anu t L Is charged with treaohery. having, ii is sad
sold out to the contractors
So damaging had the collected evidence now be-
cone and so alarmed and desperate Were the con-
spraioiS, mat only hy the greatest. we're the
records saved from theft. In Mr. WooGwards re-
ports lie describes an attempt 10 rob the safes
NHefe they were deposited, AID ipliuates Mr. Glib
son IN the project.
The S.s'a prints several extracts TO show why the
contractors Werh SO determined t0 get hold OF the
documents and deliver them ar any risk and al any
cost Very damaging testimony existed for in
stance, anent one Of the c0ntraces Of the kerens
combination, the route from Las YcgLs to Las
cruces 1his route 1mplicatedo MT. EIk.nS very
uetply. Another very strong case the Las
Vegas and Fenetta route, which In olvet Senators
Plumb, NaXey, Walker 9~1 Vest. more or less di-
Tectly. The government FOR tine proceeded en-
eIAellcaliy In making up this ase, bur suddenly
stopped, and nothing more h2s ever been done IN
tItJ dlfecTnn. This change CT front is aScrlbed
To important secret influence.
MIR. MAcyEAGU SUSPECTS 4IR. BLAINE
MT MacEeagh,@ says the S,ut. suddenly found
That the bars were being put Up by some one seem
ingly having greater power than ne Ills suS-
piciOES We're directed toward one Of his fellow
ntinGefS CI the Cabinet. namely. MI Blaine whose
friends were being very hard lit. Mr.. MacVeagb
ffiy came to he conclusion thai there was a
greater power 10 prevent than there was TO bring
on prosecutions, aul he saw that ii was not the
intention 10 let Anybody bat tle Dorsey combina-
aptt, slo 3I lev hinGr egE;r@ctots be put to any
coTeiy, ao he thought It to be- Carried was shot"
BLISS AND BREWSTER.
Then the probable attitude c: President Arthur
became OF great consequence. The better to enlist
bis support the government Officers engaged Mr.
George Bliss warm personal r.end. to take part
III the prosecution, ana lie was 50 elnnIoyed for two
ears. In spite OF this, however, Mr.. MacVeagh
became so dissatisfied with the policy OF those who
seemed Ia hav" the real power tlat he abruptly re
signed. The <Ui4 adds:
II is beyond question fact that Mr. Brewster
was made Attorney General on the request of
1'F seorse Bliss and The recommendaton of certain
prominent pennsylvania republicans. Mr.. Brewster
had been Tor many years the counsel OF Mr. BusIer
VINO mnoae nam appeared so often IN thc papers in the
pennsylvania republicans was almost as potent as
that or Don Cameron.
AS TO THE CIVIL SUITS
hoo,
claims that hone OF them have Leen pursued with
honesty, and none are TO be- because In that event
The testimony that would be produced would be too
damaging TO several public men. In conclusion
the S says: "lt is probable that IL Mr. Sprfngers
conltttee goes 10 the bottom, it VIII find that per
6ohai political, ana recGniaiy influences operated
50 Ihst not single contractor. except those OF the
Dorsey COMBINATION, was ever disturbed. and ope-
raltd with persons WHO were serving the Depart
ment or Justice"
Among the papers on file is one describing the
help BoSiCr rendered Dorsey in
KEEPING RFRDELL SILENT
Inspector Woodward writes: George E. Spencer
reported that stephen w Dorsey called on him at
the Everett house New York. on sunday, June 10,
at about o'clock 4. IN, entering the room without
sending II his card. Dorsey was terribly dern0ral-
lied. = e sr! 0ked necessarily and drank frequently
lie said that his Clerk. iteIGe had Saupaled had
BETRAYED lin, ami shown his papers. He begged
Spencer 20 help him. 5 b. EikinS was present a
part oI the time, ana to him Dorsey made the most
ablect apologies. According TO Spencer on Thurs
uib evening. flt 10Th, Dorsey TO the Everett
mouse again. but now In a state OF high eXhilara-
tlon, as he had learned that Rerdcn had not
sqleaied ON Jul-e % Or y Spencer came to No 50
and said that he had been shown 10y Dorsey long
alndtVit from Rer1ell. He remembered many OF
the details Jim Bosier had sat up all night With
Rerdel, arguing and demonstrating with him Dor
Sey admitted that BoSler was smarter man than
himself, seeing through Rerdell when he could
not. Dorsey boasted that Bosler, after ex-
tortlng from Rerdell an account OF his several in
terViews, with the explanation he put upon them,
compelled ierdel to swear TO the entire statement
Another report, made up or statements by Geo
r. Brott, contractor. describes the
MACHINERY FOR GETTING THE CONTRACTS THROUGH
the department.
Several Congressmen and the Mississippi Sena-
tors asked In the summer OF 1886 for the estabS-
ment of the steamboat service on Pearl river from
New Orleans 10 Columbia, Mississippi. Brady re-
fused To comply. In February, OF 1881. Brott Who
owned the boat, having failed 10 secure favorable
acllGn a, n AT me contract Office, paid William Ley
600 to aid In the matter. In short time an order
putting on the service issued. About this time
Brady selected from Liey's collection paintings to
the value OF Sa,G0O. which We're sent to BradyS
house. My informant knew that they were not paid
for in money. For services In securing the CON
tract Brott gave fee OF several hundred dollars
(eXact amount forgottenl to f. John Ellis member
OF Congress from New orleans, and was expected
TO pay more as the term ran The consideration
was handed over at the instance and solicitation of
Ellis. On one occasion Brott said TO f. John Ellis:
"Gou are a member Of Or. M9Ikham'S church and a
leader in the Sunday school Did you every read
the story OF SamSOn?'
"YeS; what or it?'
"How did he die?"
"Why he pulled out the pillars OF the temple, and
persisted In tie crash.'
''Yes, and that is just what you are going to do
You are bounding Inc for money. Its all your own
OBJ RENE mber samson"
AUDITOR MGREW ANXIOUS TO TRANSACT BUSINESS"
For aid I'm getting another contract, the report
says, William Lilley tells Brott that j. NJ McGrew.
late sixth Auditor is anxious to transact business.
Through William Iilley bargain was soon
struck 81 @ with McGrew, who, in consideration OF
GOO, promised to have service expedited on No
80, l03- Through VIM. Liley 1900 in
money, mostly in $50 bills, was paid to McCirew.
who claimed that he had TO divide equally with
Brady. In reporting this interview Lley said that
McGrew, on receiving the cash, greeted him as his
SAVIOR and assured him that relief came In the nick
OF time. The service on the Las Vegas and |
Albuquerque route was finally given to Price |
through J. d. Adams wv. P. K.l, who met Brady In
New York.
~. d. Adams it is asserted was nom de plume |
Mr.. Kellogg assumed In these transactions.
GOVERNMENT RELIEF FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS |
Lincoln received a telegram yesterday |
from General Saxton, at Louisville, stating that he
had expended $4,000 for the relief of the flood suf-
ferers, that the relief must be continued for sew
md hat ada