New-York tribune., 1882-04-29
THE STAR ROUTE fRAUDS.

| FURTHER HEARING IN RERDELL'S CASE.
| BELIEF IL STEPHEN W. DoBsEY's GUILT - MIR.
| INGEKsOLL WANTS TO BET, AND URGES GOV
| ERSMENT COUNSEL TO PUT Up OR SHUT UP.'
| WASHINGTON, April 2S.--The Rcrdel Star
Route again heard IN the Police ourt to-day.
Stephen W. Dorsey and Captain Cabel in attend
auce. Mr.. Woodward testified thai he could not find
John W Dorseys bid for the Los PnOs route among the
records, hut morally certain that he had made bid
that lie had amnod the papers in the case
of route No. 3s,145 The succ ssful bid of John w.
Dorsey not in the jacket containing the other bids
because all of the successful Uids had been
taken out and placed together. There
order for expedition on this route in the jacket,
which showed that the contract on this route from
ojocalente 10 Kansas City originally let
at $l65s 40 year TO Dorsey, with sanderson sub
contractor, and S11774 81 year was allowed in add
ton for increase aud expedition for the year 1873
Subsequent orders showing additional large sums
granted 10y Erady on the route for further expe-
dition also read At the July letting il 1873 eighty
routes expedited and many more increased. In
connection with route No 81, S,l45 the witness read let
ter from W. Dorsey, dated Senate Chamber, June C
1873 to Brady saying that in consequence of The
petion OF the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the
growing necessities Of the country, 1t would be neces
sary the service on the route from Garland
to Sae Fe asking that sucn order be made by the
Department
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City, Col 10 the Second Assistant PostmasterGenera
was read The postmaster theron says that route No.
49, las is entirely unnecessary expenditure of the
public funds and IS of service 10 thecountry He i'll
closed diagrams and schedules tor proposed alteration
OF the existing Speaking of changes which ad
been made in the Dorsey routes the postmaster said lie
did not know through whose influence sOlic taOn
they had been secured They mad resulted in damage To
SOME OF richest parts Of Colorado with no
Responding benefit TO other parts Mr.. Woodward also
read a letter rom Anthony Joseph, subcontractOr
this same route, dated Iahac, ~ NJ, April :, 10 eX-
planning tat II was Impossible To make more Than one
"trip weekly on account OF the bad roads.
With the inltias Nv H. r." William H. Turner, upon
one corner directing the pOsnastcr' along the route TO
III up blanks inclosed, which provided for an in
OF the service from Two trips 10 three trips per
week aud that they were within fifty hours. The
areTyg inc Increased number 6i if 9
against the expedition 10 nifty hours, because it i'm
n letter from Dorsey 10 Brady, in ReTdel's hand
writing also read concerning Increase Of service on
lhe SAINT route Another letter indOIscd petitions filed
with the Department Tor increased service ing taat
service Is necessary 10 his DORSEY personal knOwl
Discussion between counsel arose as to the adm,ssl
by OF these letters as evidence. MI Merrlck said he
would state that the Government had ample evidence
to prove the guilt OF stephen W Dorsey.
Mr.. IngersOllu bet yOu Thousand dollars you have
Mr.. Merrick-That is not the try in law
Mr. Ingerson-Y You know the old saying, d" Put up
shut up
Another letter from Dorsey 10 Brady WAS also read
which the prosecution claimed would shOw that Dorsey
knew that the petitions were being prepared III advance
their reception at tue Department..
Mr.. Ingerson read the petition upon which the in
crease route No 3S,l 40 was based. IL has
100 signers beginning with the surveyorGeneral
of the Territory and embracing the names OF many cig
and military officers ana prominent cltzens lie also
read letters from Cbalcc and other prominent persons
urging upon General Brady the increase this route
These communications, he said, from surveyors
Judges, district tornoys aud one from General Hach
Secretary of War, stating that the increase
greatly desired by the military. Mr. IngersOl said that
10 consistent, they should be all indicted Tor
NJ I'M frkOH tgU NAT It.lVN tff fn.
these petitions were signed by the pOstmascrs
nsancing petition where about fifty appear
in the same handwriting lie claimed tina, sigma
lures entirely legitimate they mad been written at
the request OF the PERSONS ridiculous to suppose
that these names were fOfgcrles II that were
wrliiug lie asked Mr. Merrick TO point out even one
name when ne knew TO he forgery.
Mr.. MerIick replied That he could not himself, but
would have Witnesses here Tuesday Wednesday
VINO would prove that these names were fictitious or Tor
gegies
Woodward IN IT. course gong over III dcial ali of the
He asked The witness whether he knew thai Stephen w.
Dorsey, even John Dorsey interested in these
routes al the zine these petitios we're prescuIed Mir
Woodward hcsltatcd and consulted several OF the letters
before replying MI lngersOn again asked the witness
time the records showed the Dorseys connection
with these routes. After looking tie papers he
placed the date al July l, 1875, at Which time
John W. Dorsey was awarded the contract
Route No. l45. There nothing extraordinary on
the face OF the circular sent out by Brady the post
master relative 10 e1pcditlng Route No 3o,l1j 1t
The back OF the circular were extraordinary, how
ever. Witness acknowledged That the same
pusfnasers bad signed the petition for expedition.
Merrick interrupted The witness TO explain to the Court
tue system Of eXpedting and increasing lie
could uo be performed In nifty hours yet debcr-
aIcy ordered TO get the 80 cent OF RENTED
lines necessary 10 pay the secohdAss7ant fotnaster-
Ky arrangement Thursday next fixed for the re-
sumption OI the case, and the court adjourned.
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