Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-22
BLISS WORD AT STAKE.
JURORS INDORSE HUTCHINSON'S
STATEMENT.


The ColOners veracity Not Reliable if
They are to be Believed-COIgrOve
Explains How Cooks Partner Cole
Sayed Him from Prosecution Under
the Indictment,
WASHINGTON, June 21.-When Mr..
Hutchinson, foreman of the grand jury
which failed to indict Mr.. Kellogg, was
examined by the Springer committee, he
testified that Col. Bliss informed the jury
that J. B. Price would appear before it as
a witness, that the jury adjourned over
one day to await Mr.. Price, that Mr..
Price failed to come, and that no indiet-
ment was found.
Col. Bliss, when before the committee. testi-
fed that he did not so inform the jury but
that he had said that Mr.. Price was expected
at the trial. To-day members of the grand
jury appeared before the committee and cor
rOborated Mr.. Hutchinson. They were Messrs.
Henry willard, r. o. Edmondson, II. Clay
Stewart and III. Semkin, all prominent basi-
ness men of Washington. Each gentleman
swore shat Col Rliss fold the jury that Mr
Price would be before it as a witness, and that
an adjournment of one day was taken to wait
for his appearance, and that Mr.. Price did not
come.
George Truesdale testified that Col. Bliss
said that Mr.. Price was expected. but that he
was not certain that he would testify, as in
iuenee might be brought against him.
COLGROvE's RELATIONS WITH COOK.
j. b. Colgrove, government contractor
came before the Springer committee.
G.. ID. C0lman recently testified that Mr..
Colgrove gave G. c. Cole, a partner Of Will
liam A. Co ok, the government counsel in the
star route cases, $3.50 to protect him from an
Indictment.
Mr.. Colgrove testified: s'Mr. Colman called
on me and said that he had information that l
was to be presented to the grand jury for IN
dictment. replied that my hands were clean,
and that did not fear an Indictment. He ad-
had better get Mr.. Cole. said that l would
not do anything that would have the ap-
pearance of bribery. | had a talk
with Mr.. Cole about other matters, and en-
plOyed him as counsel in a general way, with
the understanding that the fee was to be $780,
| paid Mr.. Colman $3.50, and Mr.. COlman
handed it to Mr.. Cole. About two weeks after
that Mr.. Colman advised me to pay the bal
ance of the money. l said that it was not due,
but went to the bank and gave $3.50 to him. /
presumed that he gave it to Mr.. Cole. ] con-
fess that thought that Mr.. Cole was a good
attorney to have under the circumstances.
From that time till now he has attended to
my business. My case was argued before
three grand juries and ignored. l have also
employed Judge Key as an attorney.
KER REPORTED ON THE MAKE.
''Judge Key told me that he had a CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Ker, and Mr.. Ker said that
for $1,000 the whole thing would be dropped" !"
"Do you mean to say" the witness was
asked, THAT Judge KEY told you that Mr.. ker
made that prOpositIonf"
Eyes, sir, l do. Judge Key 1s now in the
city, and can answer for it. l think those
things ought to be brought to the 'front.'"
Mr.. ColgrOVe said that he understood that
the government counsel went before the grand
jury and argued half day at time to secure
his Indictment.