Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-20

not be permitted TO so before the grand Jury 10
present the cases Col Cook was ANXIOUS 10 90 be-
lore the grand jury but witness opposed Il, as he
did not think tt well TO recognize the right ot Spe-
clal appontee OF the Attorney General TO 60 In the
grand jury room over the head OF the district at
torney: When the Dorsey case WAS reached II was
Clear that somebody would have Ia go before the
grand jury. After consultation with Judge Nilcy
witness got Col Corknill 10 appoint him one OF his
special assistants. and as such assistant he wit
ness went before the grand jury. on this act OF
his the defense prepared
AN INSULTING AFFIDAVIT,
which they presented and argued before the court:
but he went as assistant OF the district attor-
ney. He also objected TO Col Cooks going be
cause, I'm talking about IT, Cook expressed himself
In way that shocked witness He claimed to have
the right TO argue and talk with grand Jurors
anywhere and TO influence them. That may have
been all right, but it not what witness had
been used 10, and he objected 10 Cooks entering
the jury room. He took that responsibility As
soon as they got through the preparation OF the
Dorsey case witness proposed Ia examine some OF
The other cases He went through the salisbury
cases, and was painfully impressed that
THE FILES OF THE P. O. DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN IN
TERFERED WITH:
had been "milked:"Shat the papers relating 10 the
salisbury routes had been abstracted. The papers
extending years OF Saulsbury's contracts were
very few and trivial: nothing that would do to go
into court with was left on file. Witness next
amlned the papers In the kernS and Parker COM
bfnatiorS. He consulted with Mr.. Woodward ana
Mt. Lyman. Here Col. Bliss paid high tribute 10
the Post once inspectors, and the fidelity with
which they served the government, sly ing AT the
same time that his experience was that the nled
States deputy marShalS were not 10 be trusted.
SALISBURY, PARKER KERSs COMBINATION.
He put the cases before the grand jury. He put
before the same grand jury that Indicted Dorsey
witnesses in relation TO all the other combinations
He made. he believed, a good case on the Fargo &
Pembina routes, a very strong case. He also made
strong case on the Wells s. Hamilton route on
this route the stages faster than the contract
route. The contractor threw I'D the contract the
Saulsburys took II up and got vastly Increased al
iowance; they got an enormous expedition.
In another route they found that the order
OF expedition had been made by Mir.
jury noticed, and witness not surprised that
they refusedt 10 indict. but he surprised the
refusal TO fhdict In the other cases. as they
presented In strong light In another case, in
yolving route OF the ParkerS. a most important
witness FOR The government could not he found.
Another witness weakened. He did not state the
1actS as he had 10 the Inspectors Witness thought
there ought TO have been an indictment in the
Ninlta and Las Vegas route but the grand jury dif
fered with him. A witness in another important
case involving route appeared here the very day
the grand jury was discharged, and the testimony
OF the other witnesses was rendered yalueless 10y
the non-appearance OF this witness IL had cost
the government thousands OF dollars 10 bring
these witnesses here, but IT did no good. The
witness last referred TO, whom Mr.. Bliss init
mated purposely remained away unril too late,
was named 1hayer. a son OF ex-senator Thaycr.
He was refused his mileage. The Saulsburys,
their counsel said, claimed they didn't owe the gov
ernment anything, but offered II they did 10 reiund
IL. provided there was no criminal proceedings
against them. They wanted this To apply TO al
the salisbury and Parker routes. but witness
fused. saying he had not examined all the routes.
His Impression was that If he had been willing TO
negotiate as to all the routes, something would
have been effected then. one night he got the
papers OF the grand jury refusing TO indict the
SaulsbUryS.
WITNESS HURRIED TO MEERICK LATE AT NIGHT,
and they agreed 10 try and something out Of
the wreck. They agreed to renew Iations with
t1al Co,
ton, keeping secret the fact that the grand Jury
had refused 10 indlct He at once resumed neg0tia-
uonS with Col Ingersoll and arbitration agreed
upon. The agreement WAS that the Saulsbuiys
We're to be responsible for all the men to whom
money had been paid through them. The object
was to get back the money that had been paid To
the salisbury unlawfully.
THE SALISBURY ARBITRATION.
They agreed that Col. Ingersoll, Gen Elmer and
Col Bliss the witness should be the arbitrators.
it being understood that the government should
have two OF the members. The witness regarded ft
as one-sided In favor OF the government, and as a
very desirable arrangement.
Here Col Bliss read the stipulation of arttra-
ton setting forth the name oi The arhitrators and
agreeing To repay any money found to have been
paid Illegally to the SaulSburyS. That was signed
June l5 1882. subsequently Col Inger~oll assented
TO an arbitration arrangement of the same nature
10 the Parkers.
The Dorsey trial was concluded. and witness was
called away by the alarming Illness OF his wife.
He designated Mr. Lyman To for him Bliss on
the board OF arbitration Gen. Elmer was un-
willing TO go on, fearing II might involve Soue
scandal The question To the legal
binding OF the agreement was raised, and
IL was decided TO be OF doubtful validity IL
was held that II suits Were commenced first, arli-
trat1on might legally follow. Witness personal
judgment WAS that the government ought TO have
gone on until she defendants refused to be- bound by
it, He was convinced that The Saulsburys wcr,.
honest honest Il IN their declaration that they would be
bound by IT, He was still satisfied that they would
have abided by the arbitration.
ADJOURNED.
At this point the committee adjourned until 10 a
m. tomorrow. Mr.. Bliss said he would have 10
leave tomorrow night, and asked that they get
through with him by that time IL possible