St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-14
WALSH VS.. BLISS,
It's Walsh's Turn Now, and He's Rak-
ing the Record of Bliss.

WAsHINGToN, d. c., May 13.-John A. Walsh
appeared before the Springer committee again
to-day. He said, incidentally, tiiat while the
government was engaged in the prosecution OF
the star route contractors the spectacle was pre-
sented by the press owned by Gen. Brady and a
gentleman connected with the government and
prosecution, joining hands to libel witnesses for
the government, He thought George Bliss went
into print against him, because Bliss was in
sympathy with Gen. Brady.
''Now tell your experience before the third
grand jury said Springer.
wouldn't go before a jury with Bliss
would rather have gone to jail Ker represented
! the United States before that jury. 1 presented
the same evidence l had presented to the second
| grand jury. had evidence before the first jury
but was only there ffteeu twenty minutes,
and the jurymen said they had enough of that
| they didn't want to see the papers. The third
jury returned an indictment on the same evil
dence presented the first jury, and the reason
was, George Bliss was before the first jury and
| not before the last.
AT this juncture Springer picked up papers
that Walsh had said was evidence against Kel-
logg. They consisted of small package of
drafts and letters.
''These are dangerous papers, the witness
said. 'They are dynamite. l gave testimony
before the juries on which Brady and Price were
indicted, and that same testimony implicated
Kellogg
| lengthy discussion relative to the admission
of testimony rejecting on Kellogg followed, dur
ing which Van Alstyne said, referring to the ac-
tion of the committee in refusing to investigate
| Kellogg:
'We were cowed out of doing our duty
| Witness continued limerick and Ker drew
the Indictment against Kellogg. 1 have heard a
great deal of abuse of the unfortunate Ker Mer-
rick said the other day that the Indictment was
good"
s'But it wouldn't hold Kellogg" interposed a
member of the committee
sit would hold man who would steal loaf of
Bread, Walsh replied
Van Alstyne moved that the Walsh papers be
| submitted as evidence before the committee.
The motion was lost.
ssThat finishes the record with me- said
Walsh, when the result of the vote was announced.
| Referring to why he did not appear in court
last December, Walsh said, 81 did not especially
avoid the government officers yet did not 20
around hunting the deputy marshas who might
| have been looking for me. l was around on the
| streets and have no doubt if they had sent the
usual class of men who serve the government
| and not men who loiter around beer saloons
could have been found very readily l went
| down in the elevated train one morning in the
same car with George Bliss, and sat directly op-
posite him, and didn't notice that he was frantic
in mis- desire to see me although it was reported
| that he was, he must have known me.''
In speaking of the trial of Kellogg wit
ness said, Merrick told him that Secretary Chan
| dler, Bliss and Kellogg had had conference at
the residence of the first named, some time be-
| fore the trial.
Walsh then related the circumstances under
which he recently appeared in Washington, and
said when he met Attorney General Brewster he
apologized for what he had done unjustly to him,
walsh, making full reparation HE said he
had been prejudiced against me by the studied
and persistent efforts of George Bliss The
committee adjourned until tomorrow, when
Walsh says he will make ''pleasant alusions'' to
the Bliss testimony before the committee. SIN
other words,' he said, 81 will proceed to de-
molish the government counsel