The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-26

1ogersoll-And 5. W. Dorsey was the
steamboat? (Laughter.l
Witne-s-W Well. yes the steamboat.
!ngersoll pressed the witness upon this
point. De said be understood S. W..
Dorsey vac principal being.
1nEersoll-You mean the head devil,
as it WereS
Witness-No; 1 won't say that. BE
Ias the hesd-csntre.
Taxing up the conversation between
witness and Brady, InRersoll asked
Jsmes II he then told Brady to revoke
the order for sn increase upon the.Rsw-
Inns White River route. The witness
| answered he was positive he hsd not so
directed Brady. h told French 70 re-
woke the order, however. [ eersolI
asked the witness if anybody told hin,
RerdeH had played upon him O5iec-
ton vas made but withdrawn, and
James said he heard couple of " seks
later that Rsrdell mails q staten mt. in
which he declared be bad been imposing
upon himself (witness) aud the attorney
general.
InGersoIl-''Did anyone elsa tall you
such thinR2n
JAmes-"Y s. I believe you told me
something Of the kind" (LauRhter.)
lngsrsoll-"I presume | did. / gave
you great deal Of good advice about
that ime.n
.WilsoI briefly CT ss-examined witness
without elieiting anything important.
In reply 70 6liss, james said the words
ngure-heAds" were bis own. He meant
mat ne really understood that ali mem
oeFs OF the com bin sti9n were partners.
Dorsey being the principal, but the
others still remaining active partners.
A few unimpOrtant questions ended
James' examination. Ex-senator Powell
Clayton was then placed on the stand,
De said be resided ia Little Rock, Ark
ansas; had known Rsrdell ten or twelve
years. met Rerdell abort June 9Th. 1881.
Before witness could proceed, several OBJ
reception Of his testimony. They we're
ovsrruled. He So d he met Rer-
dell upon the street near the
solicitation gave him an interview at his
room. Rerdell told him be was CON
nected with the Dorsey com binstioa, but
that bis interest was very ANAL. Rerdell
said he was being unjustly used by these
parties in connection with ceTtsin steam
boat and stsr route claims. In answer
to Wilson. J-BelisVe the Jennings claim
was referred to. Rsgdsil wat on to say
that he was convinced that As s,,aH ss the
claims were out OF the way he be
dropped by the combination as being OF
no further use. II hs continued with
them be would perjure himself. or leave
she country and he resolved to do neither
Of those things. BE believed it best,
therefore, to side with government,
whom he declared has been merely
scratching upon the surfsce in this mat
ter. The witness asked Rerdell Why he
did not go to the government Oheers1
Why be came to him3 Rerdell said he
wanted to be pu: in communication with
ths head OF the posto6iee department
He also spoke Of his steamboa route aud
about securing q position for -hi4 father
in-lsw, Jackson. Witness said he
could do nothing about the steamer.
II il had been improperly reduced
He thought It might be restored If proper
representations were made 20 the depart
ment. He saw no reason why bis father
in law should not be provided with 8
government position. Rsrdell then re-
qussted WitRess to bring about an inter
view witAssome peopleI in the postofice
department. Any would answer, rs
said, except Gibson or Cook. Witness
then arranged an interview with James.
The cross-exsminstiOn Of this witness
was brief ard brought cut no new facts
Adjourned.