Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-11

debted to Bliss for his (Brewster'sA position; that
Bliss was personal friend OF the President and he
!Brewster) felt bound TO follow his management OF
tle eases. The significance OF this was that aS
Bliss was friend OF the President his suggestions
must be adopted. while the witness not being OF
such consequence could not have any weight. Wit
ness said his suggestions treated as of no con-
sequence when they antagonZed those OF Bliss:
that finally Bliss ceased 10 consult witness and
/ then ignored him altogether. Witness understood
! from Brewster that Bliss was In command OF the
AlIorhey General. President Arthur. in his mes
sage sad, he had consulted the distinguished cOun-
sci OF Tie cases and instructed them 10 prosecute
vigorously. but as he never spoke TO witness about
! then he assumed that he was
NOT INCLUDED AMONG THE "pIsrINGrIspED corS
Sell
Mt Cook said he had several talks with President
Garheld whom he had known for years. about the
cases, and he Garfield gave him specific ,rstruc-
tlons that the guilty 10 be prosecuted viSor-
onSy and regardless OF ali personal consdU ratl0ns
lie had no doubt OF GarcldS earnestneSs and sin
ccrity Ia the prosecution. As 10 the purpose OF the
present administration, witness said he had stated
openly at the time OF his retirement that the cases
would not be prosecuted successfully. He virtually
expressed
DoCBT OF THE SINCERITY OF THE PROSECUTION.
and he had not changed his mind. His opinion was
founded on facts, some OF which he would produce
lie then read two published interviews with Coz.
Piss, in the first OF which Bliss said his relations
with Cook were kind, and In the second IA few days
llteI) that he had seen IL was necessary get Cook
out or The cases. and had so advised the Attorney
General In the first Interview as il was read Col
Bliss admitted that he had not advised with Col
Cook because lie thought IL best not TO do so until
certain parties had been arrested. Col Cook here
stated that detectives he had employed. valuable
men, were discharged without any consultation
with or notification TO him. In the interview Bliss
also stated that Cook had nothing 10 do with the
cases, as they went before the grand lury Col
COOK, reading from the second Interview, wherein
BLISS EXPRESSED DISSATISFACTION WITH COOKS
MAENEH
| and association. said that Attorney General
Brewster agreed with him; that Cook had insisted
on pushing other cases than those selected by him
Bliss. In that interview Bliss admitted that he
advised the Attorney General to get rid OF Cook
In regard TO Bliss saving hpiwanted certain arrests
mad" before letting Cook know anything about IT,
witness read letter from Bliss to himself inform
Ing him that he lad prepared ntormations against
Boone and his "boguS bond-men:" that he BLISS
had not previously advised Cook, because he
Thought that his Cooks, former relations with
Boone might eInharrass him. In this letter Bliss
wrote that Cook might say that he knew nothing
about the Boone cases, or all about them, as he
saw ft. "That was said Col Cook "a commits
sion to me to lie"
Witness went 10 Brewster. who said he had not
authoriZt Bliss 10 write the letter and that Brcws
ter begged him Cook not to get mad. Brew ster
| again reminded witness that he was largely in
debted TO Bliss for his position. and that his obga-
uons compelled him 10 do many things he other
wise would not do. Witness said he had not fallen
SO low as TO take directions from any body to lie
ana withdrew. Witness wrote Bliss that his refer
ence TO witness relations with Boone gratut-
tous Bliss went 10 New York and wrote witness
that he could go with the Boone cases, but they
were Delayed Tor months. and finally In Bliss alb
Sence the cases were brought TO trial and the par
Ties bound over. " hen the cases were finally tried
Boone was used as witness, with the underst and
Ing that the eases against him should he nolle
pressed, and that was done. The only relations
existing between
BOONE AND WITNESS
was an effort OF the latter 10 get testimony from
Booone for use in the prosecution OF the star route
cases. Witness turned over all the papers he had
ln the star route cases. and produced the Attorney
Generals receipt for them He did not take copies
or those papers before returning them. No copies
were made with his knowledge. The papers were
kept In his office for several months: they We're
locked up. and none save himself had access to
them The papers might have been taken away
from his Office clandeStnely. That might possibly
have been done. Witness did not leave the papers
exposed.
No copies OF any papers the witness ever had
reached the defense through him. They might
have reached them through others. He had no
did reach the defense. The suggestion that they
did was made by parties OF the government inter-
eSIed In accounting for their own failure.
Being asked IL the
PAPERS RECENTLY PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK
were the same as those he had in his possession,
witness said they were not. He did not know how
the matters published in the Stu became public.
Witness said, in answer to a question 10y Mr.
Gibson, that he had urged procedure In the Police
Court against those persons included in the in
formations, and Mr.. Bliss antagolized his PROPOSE
tiOn most earnestly.
The committee. then. at one o'clock, adjourned
until ten O'Clock tomorrow morning.