Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-06-21
KER AND BLISS.
RacsatSns OF Neracity Raised Between
the Tive I.aWyers

NacstfSus OF Neracity Raised Between
The Tive Lawyers
NAsHIEGToK, June 20-Mr. Ker was
before the Springer committee 10 day, and
tatly ceutradicted the testimony Of Geo.
iiiss on several material points. Bliss
testified that hc never told Ker that
Walsh we 3 man OF bad character Wit
ne-es reiterated that he did, and said the
QUESTION WIS nov one Of veracity between
Them, which would have to be settled bv
somebody. Bliss quarTeled with every
material witness The government had. 1t
keIa Mer--ok busy irving 70 propitiate wit
nt-as-- bilss had been driving of. Bliss
denied that he wanted 10 let Dorsey es-
cape Il never said Bliss wanted 10 l,i
Dorsey 60. He stated ths conversation
between Merrick sad myself. ! don't
wonder that Il should anger Bliss. He
s.igi.t attack the man who said H. Don't
Aerrlck cOTr0b3Tate What ! saw / can
NOT account Tor Bliss attack on Brewster
Cameron u appears that there was
q man named Bsui Slrobach. After
be was named Tor United States
marshal by the President, some charges
were brought against him by Mr.. Cam
eron- While going TO Philadelphia one
afternoon on the TRAM with Mr.. Bliss he
sRid- Ny friend Brewster Cameron was
getting himself into a grest deal of
trouble Here's this Strobach case he
sad, after the President has made the
nomination and II has gone to the Senate,
d is no time TO make an attack on him
i the attack WAS 20 be made, il uught to
have been made before the nomination.
Il n just this, Brewster Cameron will
have to quit the Department Of Justice or
the Attorney-GcneTal viii have TO 60
! Eadn 4 been used 10 gathering Cabinet
secrets. maVbe Bliss wants TO deny II"
Turning 70 that gentleman
y .inn't want 10 deRy IL, " Bliss replied,
excitedly. There are s0nne letters on the
sutDecf Ihaf IN send to the committee. /
said Cameron lad tEioe STACKED nae when
ncminEied by the President, and thought
such things ought 10 e stopped"
ker continued. 1t seems that this
pzrt 81 my story Is no; false ! remarked
10 Bliss ihs. H-gwster Cameron was
good men and the AttoTney-(ieneral would
st~nd by him and not lei him q. When
Col Bliss cane back he went - see
brewster Cameron In the interim Cam
eruH had been 10 - the Attorney GEN.
cTai
''4toF do vou know it?' esrei Mr. Nil
liken.
- know Il Bccause t;e-. t;....ss told me
So lHmsrOa ssv s.lp Attorney tienersl
and rHhe st7f aUiornev-Oe-eral gp. snd
tiis A tturney-,- woke Bliss un. Bliss
came and Told me laai tbat loal.sh Bres-
ste- Cameron had gone 10 the Attorney
General and told him of our conversation.
hope fs,e corresi'onceace Nsii be pro-
duced hy Bliss"
I'm gaing 10 produce it answered
Hiss.
kss continued ~HiSs -Siers 10 the
Atiorne, -;senc-sl Embarrassing the case
by decidi-E 40 close, Bliss WAS net there,
an > : cannot understand why lie should
a-tie1-fiI 10 comment on matter when he
WIS tar aEay. i looks hike Ee is trying to
Throw pdium on the Attorney General
In referring % Bliss's testimony that
Am- T. k=llorg's nsme did not appear in
the Esanss-z IN the PosiofHice III epartment,
keT sand Bliss knew IN his heart that kel-
iogE name did appear. Witness said he
had prepared f0r the HaTSh term al indict-
naeni- IN which the names Of Price, Brady
and kellogg we're Joined together, charg-
ing them with conspiracy 10 deirsud the
government Bliss had said Kellogg S
name WIS not mentioned before the grand
jury Why. WRlsh's Testimony was all
kellogg ker said Walsh testified that he
goi drziis from Kellogg and paid money
over 20 \ ellocs- Bliss denounced me with
telling faizehoed- and / intend to convict
nm Oi committing that offense binself.
Bliss denles n ] prepared an indictment
sGHInst kellogg for the March term, or
thai Walsh testified tc anything that i'm
Tlicsltea keilagc- / might procure corrob-
Grating testimony, but y sat would become
al the cg-sobsrziirg witness. There is a
man IN The Post01ice Department who
Cunld oorrubOrsie nv TESTIMONY"
y hal rs ms name inquired Evan.
Do vou want him fired out p" replied
fhe witness with a surprised air. Iii
Was not certain that Bliss would visit ven
rsa1cs oa hiIn- ! would sring him here. F"
FINALLY witness said the man to whom he
referred was Charles u. Sloan. Sloan
Eould TESTIFY thas he had told Bliss that
wines had prepared an Indictment
Hrsdnst Kellogg 81 the March term. Wit
ness kneW thar il Sloan testified he would
See. Biiss Veucesnce. Ii was easy to say
cggil service reform, but what did 1t
zmouut % when a IRsn in position had q
s-site arainSt another.
Aliiliken inquired whether some Of the
questions OF veracity heiEeen Bliss and
witness were not really questions Of
memory.
Witness replied thzt-Tn view OF the at
tacks rEade on him by Bliss, he did rot
ttlEnk the questions we're questions OF
msmoTy-
Bliss then took the stand 10 contradict
Some al hers statements, conhning his
rsrslsrks especially n 10 the denial made by
fllHt gentleman that he had prepared an
Indictment A5Sinst Pncc. Brady and kel-
iorg tortte March term Adjourned.