New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-26
THE STAR ROUTE TRIALS.

RERDFILS CONFESSION INTRODUCED.
WHAT THE SECRETARY or THF STAR ROUTE COM
aINATloN TOLD TIE PosTMAsTER-GENKRAL THF
.TroRSKY-GENERAL AND IN SENATOR CLAY
ION.
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNBl
w.su,xGToN, July 25.-Whatever may be the
action of the jury the testimony taken IN the star
Route trial to-day would seem TO complete a
moral verdict against the defence which can hardly
he reversed. 1t was not quite new, as most OF IL
had been heard in the proceedings before the Police
Coort but it must have carried conviction OF us
truth TO every ca,onable person. ana being true,
the only reasonable hypothesis upon which 1t can
be explained would appear TO be the construction
put upon 1t by the prosecution.
Mr. James Mir. MacVesgh and ex-senator Clayton
We're the witnesses and their statements related to
the confessions of Rerdell, DorseyS secretary. IT
was CLAYTON 10 whom Rerdel first went
saving that he saw that he was h@eiy
TO be made the scapcgoat of the larger
men in the Dorsey combination. and that
they would throw him aside when they had no
further use for him. He asked Clayton TO take him
20 the Postrnaster-GeneIal. This was done. and in
Clay;on's presence Rerden told how petitions and
afidavits were manufactured to maze a basis for
Brady's action; who were the members of the com
bination; what share Brady receiyed how the
books were kept why false book was prepared
when investigation threstenel them. etc.
The same story rcDeated to the ATTORNEY
CnneraI also in the presence of q witness. me
statements made by both officers on ne st2hd aaf'ec
s,h.taniiallv in all respects, the mos Innorahl ul-
80. - wen them h6 lg that Mt. MACY agn was
nj 81 lear a. Mr.. james III ms recoiecon "i 'ne
percentage Brady was to receive nere was "a. no
80, no;nt Rrrdell went to New YORK TOT th' teIl-
~ YooL as he called H. and on the way oacS TO
s,,-s1 telegram from Dorsey begging bln 10 Be'
.-i,f,i l. not ii.
st,,,s yx,re .ron resumed. Al all events the teL-
60 bo,k ney.r reached the hands oil the au'hort-
"s Ti;s testimony, which was confirmed as 70 the
-. l..dino ;, 10 the iutcrN lcN" by ClaYtoMs te-
tinonv ami can bo cohiiruleu ~. ~ - h. ~
worth while AS TO the lnttIvle"s tuehlsolNSs w ~.
W. vard aI.o the Poe, Cthce Inspector, can only
he accounted for favoraoly to the defence on one o
three suDpostIon-; first, that. lcaVlug ING ot1cl.
afpTnsider .tioD two members OF President
Car6eld,s Cabinet have entered INTO conspiracy
not only to commit perjury ou' 20 I"sor ~ - p
rate reriury Cd another man; or SecOhn' thSt htI-
An ~ ~, is now apparently on the Oesf OF terms
witl Dursey-coN OcteH TINS elaborate perjury nun
self ont Of some mysterious enn,ty 10 l0ScI riISh
si, W., -, he eynIsiDrd: o. thrd thai Rerdell was
anytting mn lob" a. SIR. InEcrsoll expressed IT, OF
come description on the mcmicrs Oh the CSo,nct
who were engaged IN the prosecution Oh INC "'"i
The rrader will have little difficulty IN deciding
whether ary oue of these theories Is quite 80 prom
ahje e the Governments theory that Rerdel got
Srioh, aned at the prospect OF gong 10 the rem.
Ten iarv and was ready to make ccau bIeaSl OF
n on was pcrsua led by I'"rcy 70 STAND win pm
and take the cnanccs OF estape. FROM S0nc 81 uhc
onestons mt by the defence oil crosse ANIMATION
fney Ne. IN To incline to the theory that kerrll was
"nHttlnp No a lob" on the Government. Jdst ny
NJ sbonid Try to do thsif Dorsey, his employer, had
noihiuy TO fear from tho Government ~ ano her
snystrry. Uness the defence are ready 70 sh2"
-, RerdeIl was simply wicked partner OF the
innnc.nt Dorsey and was ready 10 peijure his en-
plo, er's hber and reputation away Tor no re"al
for the ov G" tbe Sye n9s0 gyen N "
ss,,ro hut GOOD passage hetwcen Mr James and Mr.
Ingersoll who was tnen crosse aiming nm
q Did anyone tell You" a krd Iugersoi, " that
Rerdell vas putting up "a job on yon ,
. mink you md sid Nh James with a smile
MIR Igersol SEEMED NJ lass taSe1 sUroAi gu.
giving you a good deal OF good ADVICE about that
time .s . o,;.,,. - woe tta ,ro,o,t
Mr. Nrrrck spoke NJ sharply: HIS centi Was
Mir InQersol representing any body about the Wm,e
House at that time y
unIess Me was foTed TO- although Mr. lngersoll
rather detantly said he might do It, The defence
aeconnTsnrd very little with these witnesses in tue
way OF croSs-eXamlnatoD, and seemed disposed 10
get rid of them soon as possible ne points made
xvere atIuost too trivial 20 mentlOn. Onc was mat
4b. annnintmeut OF bot Messrs. James and Nc
Vrayh 10 tine Cabinet had been opposed by Dorsey.
Another was that both were asked whether RefdeI
had not spoken {" tLcln a,"ui q Hto"ui"'%I I"u'c
in which he IN crested, ana a cam whicn
he had agaIns, the Department. Both SAID he h"i
not done So ana whiie ex-senator Clayton d'hiltte"
fh,t krrd-u had dUue 50 IN the Talk with nun, he
positively denied that any hing had been SAID on the
snhirct al the interview with JaIues At winch lie
Wa present.
Ibs Vaence of three witnesses as to the prac-
1ices of the ing tO0 by member, following the
festlIuon, U, alsn who cIlHls 10 have direct Cd
missions the subject from BRADY cerJ9lhlt WORKS
a mari ed change he legal ssPccts OF the cast
Judge "a vie used some expressions I'D deciding
that Mr. MacNeagh's testimony suOuId De admitted
whlcl, showed tndt The evidence IN up 10 that tine
had IN ode a strong Impression Oh MS nina lie re-
5erred 10 the abuse OF power by Bray shown by
p0 Al
teu,;,d srorgy t. pioYe the eXlslence OF COmDl-
nation AIDING significantly that he might use a
much stronger term. line jury displayed great IN
tereSt throu gnOut the day.