The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-24

hate that had been aroused against high
officials, and left to a man. then in my
position, in a strange city. very little
chance for fair trial
I do not think that il is generally
known that every witness who testified
10 anything at all material against me
mas either been promoted in office or
has been given immunity from punish
ment by the President but such Is the
/ case. Nor did the President stop with
/ MS rewards in bestowing official gifts
to the witnesses who testified against
ne Every official who had anything
to do with my case, with one exception,
mas been promoted by the President.
Let me particularize a moment:
w e. Cochran, chief postoffice in
spector, has been promoted to be the
purchasing agent for the Postonice De
partment. His salary IN the latter place
is 5000 a year. IN the former it was
$500.
"A man by the name OF ". J. Wick
cry was another witness. At the time
he first testified he was d postofice in
.
postofice inspector. He took Cochran's
place, with a substantial increase in
salary.
Fulton. a field postoffice inspector.
was another witness. He has been pro-
NOTED to be Inspector in charge at St
Louis, since performing his active work
against me.
Even a poor clerk in the Attorney
! Generals office Of the POstonice Depart
ment, by the name Of Paul Kaiser, who
testified only TO a trifing incident. got
I his promotion between the time that he
was summoned TO appear as a witness
and the time he was placed upon the
stand
"a man by the name Of W. D. AIahO-
lney, who was indicted by Colonel Dyer. in
October, 1860, received immunity last
| fall, when the case was dismissed
/ against him. Hector McRae. charged
in the same way as Mahoney. indicted
/ at the same time, testified. under the
! same circumstances. and obtained his
| freedom in the same way He also
! committed perjury for his liberty.
1 Charles Brooks had been convicted.
| was under sentence to the penitentiary,
| his case then pending on appeal. Shortly
/ after swearing against me, his case was
affirmed. But the President interposed,
and gave him pardon.
The Men Higher Up.
Now. let us see the good fortune
| that befeu prosecuting officers, judges.
their relatives, etc. who had 10 do with
/ the case against me. There was. FIRST,
| Attorney General Knox. When Senator
Quay died the Commercial Community
! OF Interests and the Political Com
munity OF Interests" had him appointed
United States Senator. These same
/ influences, later. elected him to that
office. For. as Is well known the people
/ Of Pennsylvania have no more 70 do with
the election Of a United States Senator
than the poems Of Mexico have TO do with
the election Of a President for that
republic.
Next OF the list. IS Judge Elmer Z.
Adams, who presided at the first trial
After my first trial, he was promoted by
the President 10 the circuit court Of ap-
peals.
Colonel Dyer. after my first trial.
was reappointed United States district
attorney. ard secured the place OF as
sistart United States district attorney
for his other son. Horace Dyer. Col
onel Dyer has JUS been appointed. at
the age when Federal judges are per
inltted TO retire, 20 the United States dis
trict bench.
&C H. Robb, who. at the last trial
was the accredited minister plenipO-
Tertiary Of the President, has been ap-
pointed 10 the supreme bench Of the
District of Columbia.
Judge Vandsvanter, who presided at
the second trial. had been. but a short
time before, taken by Mr. Roosevelt
from subordinate position at Washing
Ton and elevated TO the circuit court
Of appeals. just one step below the su-
preme bench.
a nan by the name Of Nortoni. was
assistant district attorney when I was
first tried. Shortly after my conviction.
he was summoned 20 Washington. for
the purpose Of giving him the place Of
assistant attorney general TO the Post
Office Department. But II seems that
the President had forgotten that he had,
before that time. promised this place TO
Speaker Cannon for one Of his loyal
constituents. Therefore, Nortoni was
sent hack to St Louis, with assur-
ances. by the President. that he should
soon nave q good job. But that fall.
he accidentally fell into a judseship at
St Louis. that no one ever dreamed
could 60 &c a Republican. until after The
election was over
''In 1866. when my case was first be
fore the Supreme Court. and was re-
versed. Mr.. Justice Harlan stood alone
in rendering a dissenting opinion.
When my case was before the Su-
pTeme Court. the last time, Mr.. Justice
Harlan handed down the opinion Of the
majority of the justices against ne
Shortly thereafter. his son, James, was
appointed on the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
political Persecution"
There are many other things that
might he named, which would go %
show that my trial and conviction. in