Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-10
LOOKS BAD FOR SPENCER.
Magnificent Opportunities which May
Tet be Extended the Senator by
SDrfnRersa COnmittee.

uagDtncent opportunities Wnicn nay
Tet be Extended the Senator by
Springer's Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Eefore the Star
Route investigation are over ex-senator
Spencer will have An opportunity Of con-
fronting some witnesses who will corrob-
orate ex- Postmaster General James as to
what Spencer had said with regard to
Dorsey and Brady IN the room together,
and that money passed between them.
James was fatly centrsdicted by Spencer
on this point. It happens, however, that
there are ether witnesses in existence
These witnesses will be brought on the
stand to corroborate Mr.. James. Some six or
eight weeks ego Mr.. F. D. Webster
special agent Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau, publicly stated to several gentle
men that Spencer had admitted the facts as
stated TO him (Websterl. AT this time
Spencer admitted that he (Spencerl had
furnished the information 10 sx, ,Postmaster
General James confdentially, and upon
condition that he would not be used as a
witness. Webster stated that he thought
ii ives an outrage that the Department Of
Justice arrested Spencer in order TO compel
him to testify. In view Of this sort Of ties.
rimony it is thought strange thai Spencer
should put himself in this hole.
Secretary Chandler will be called to cor.
roborate General James before the Springer
Committee. Chandler and Spencer are
partners in q venture, and ara intimate
friends. The real, frosted truth is that
Spencer did tell several friends that he saw
Brady come in and take up the envelope
containing $500, which Dorsey had placed
there for him. The only question 10, Did
Spencer tell them, or is he peri uring him.
self now? To understand the many crooks
and moves taken by Spencer, IL is neces.
ssry 10 know that Spencer was himself
named for the place held by Brady.
Spencer knew that there was money
10 be made by the Second Assistant Post.
master. He says that James came to him
10 get the PostmastershiP, and that he
(Spencer) went to work for James. He also
continued business on his own account,
for he went to work for Brsdy's place ut
the same time. Spencer was red hot on
the star route business, and unfolded to
Jsmes the whole star route robbery, stip-
ulating that he should not be known as
the Informant. He made the same bargain
with Garfield and the Attorney General.
Thus protected by the seal OF secrecy he
he made tie statements OF Bfsdy's overt
act, in his (Spencer'sl presence, Of taxing
the S., GOO bribe Of Dorsey.
When Elmer was selected Tor Secon As
sistsnt, Spencer was mad; but there was
one more hope for him: he applied for
Tyners place Of First Assistant Postmaster
General. TynPr wss arragped for having
kept a valuable report against the Star
Route thieves looked up in his safe, thus
protecting the gang. So Tyner went the
way Of Brady, but he was succeeded by
Hattop, and Spencer was again left out In
the cold. Mark the change in Spencer.
He had been interested in prosecutions
that had been set on foot by him. The
subsequent proceedings interested him no
more. He was soon ont OF sight, but not
out Of mind, for the Govern nment failed In
its prosecutions, and wanted him to sub
star tiste his charges. From that time,
VIXEN there was no hope for him to enter
the yostoffice, he became converted from .
pros, cutor 10 Star Router.