Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-28
THE STAR ROUTE PROSECUTIONS.
RerdeII i'm the Police Court.
INSPECTOR WOODWARD AGAIN ON THE STAND.

RerieII in the Police Court
INSPECTOR WOODWARD AGAIN ON THE STAND.
The hearing in the case OF Montford c. Rerdell.
charged with completely In the alleged star route
! frauds, was resumed in the Police Court at a
| quarter TO one O'Clock to-day. All the counsel
| were present, except Mr.. Bliss
| Mr. Z. Ii. woodward, Post ONCE inspector, was
| recalled to the stand and produced department
records relating ID the route from Ouray TO Los
| Pinos, upon which he was examined by Mr. Inger-
SOIL He did not have the bid OF J. w. Dorsey, but
| was morally certain that such q bid was In. Mr.
| lngersoll asked whether he knew, OF his own
! knowledge, that the service had not been per-
formed once a week. Mr.. Woodward said, OF his
own knowledge, he knew nothing about It. He had
| not the reports Of the poStmasters that would
| snow IT. Upon redirect examination Mr. Wood
ward said that the report OF the inspector show
Ing THESE matters was in the department
Mr. Aerrick asked that he have II produced
MT MerTick asked Mr. Woodward In reference TO
route 4sl4s, and Dir. Woodward produced records
in relation TO it. Mr. Merrick wanted to Introduce
as evidence the order for expedition on this route,
PUT MI Ingersol objected 10 IL without the intro
u.oa oi the reasons iOr the order the petitions,
based.
Mr. Merrick suggested that the defence could in
Iroduce these papers II they considered 1t neces-
saTy.
| The court admitte the order and Mr. woodward
the m ~ was va sr, dasa April ss 1879 ana Increased
PROVIDED for an additional compensation OF
Hl,7!46I Another order, dated February Dc 1881,
provided for still further increase and additional
pay, giving the contractor $17 $40, and the sub
contractor S1G,666.64
QUESTIONS OBJECTED TO-
Mr. kerrick asked the witness II it had been the
habit of the Office for any long time past to expe-
| dite mail routes
Mr. Ingersoll objected to the question, and Mr..
Merrlck asked the witness how many such expe-
ditlons or increases had been ordered by Mr..
Brady.
kr. Ingersoll objected to that and In support OF
MS objection said that the question opened an
almost Infinite field. The defence would have a
TiSht 20 go Into each separate case and show the
reasons for it. The Postmaster General undoubt-
edly mao the right to expedite the routes, and an
answer , 70 tne questions would not throw any light
The court admitted the question: and the witness
SAID that OF the letting or service beginning July
iSU 1873, ABOUT eighty routes were expedited, and
on many OF the routes the trips were increased,
too.
He was asked how many had ever been expedited
before that time, and said he could not tell
Mr.Ingersoll had the witness read a letter dated
In the Senate chamber, June TO- 1873, and written
py senator Dorsey 10 Mr.. Brady, urging reasons
why the route 4S145 or the Ojocalente route
silouid be increased seven times week, SO that
the people OF New Mexico could get the benefit in
their mail service OF the extension of the Denver
ana Rio Grande railroad.
LETTER OBJECTED 10.
MT. Merrick offered a letter from John NJ. True
postmaster at Animas City, La Platte county,
lected to 1t on the ground that IL one letter i'm
peaching the Judgment OF the Second Assistant
record Should be introduced
Mr.. Merrick, in reply, said that the defence
might have the right TO Introduce other papers in
reply II they chose. He would follow his own
Brady only rs relating to the case of RerdelI who
had convicted himself OF conspiracy.
stnr Aver S some discussion the court admitted the
substance, that route 3S145 was not OF the
slie hest benefit to San Juan or La Plata counties
and the expenditure upon it was useless
SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL ELMER ON
THE STAND.
Here Mr. woodward was temporarily relieved
from the stand to admit Second Assistant POST
master General Elmer to be called Mr. Elmer was
simply examined as to the Whereabouts OF papers
relating to various cases under consideration The
records remaining in his hands regarding the case,
he said, were in court The other papers relating
70 them were in the possession OF the Department
OF Justice.
Mr. Merrick submitted letter. which Mr. Wood
ward read, from Anthony Joseph, sub-contractor
would be impossible to expedite the route to 100
hours on account OF the length OF the route and
the obstacles it presented
THE RERDELL CASE AND THE STATUTE OF LIMrTA-
TIoNs.
During the hearing In the Police Court OF the
star route conspiracy case against M. c. Rerdell,
Wednesday evening, when counsel for the defence
were asking for a temporary suspension In the
hearing, Mr. Bliss said that IL the hearing was pro-
longed in the Police Court to May 1St the defence
would probably plead that the charge was not
within the statute OF limitations Counsel for the
defence said they would make no point OF this
the result OF such plea. A STAR reporter asked
Judge Smell bis opinion as to the result OF such a
plea, in case the bearing was prolonged after the
time mentioned Judge Smell said that the indict-
ment OF the grand jury Will have to be dated
within the statute or limitations, three years)
The present waritn mt is dated May 1st 1879 and
month.
changed to make it date within the statute OF
Limitations. or new warrant can be made out
during this hearing, II 1t is found necessary,
because the alleged conspiracy OF the star route
combination did not expire on May lst 1879, but
continued into 1881. Any date within this time
can be substituted on the warrant
GEORGETOWN MEDICAL COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
Lincoln hall was completely filled last evening on
the occasion of the commencement OF the medical
department OF Georgetown University. On the
platform with the president and faculty OF the
college sat large number OF physicians and CON-
missioner Dent. The program indicated in yes
na Seraays STAB was was carreG m out Professor Noble
l. Beale delivering the address to the graduates
Degrees were then conferred upon the following
J. Markrfter and Thomas Taylor, OF the District of
Columbia; Frederick Eckfeldt, OF Pennsylvania;
Of New sO and Frank
lows: Faculty prize, gold medal, Dr. George C.
9ber; honorable mention as next highest, Dr.
higher percentag than was necessary to secure
the medal, and DR.: Frank Flnney; physiology
prize, second class, Mr.. L. Kolipinski; honorable
mention, Revere r. Gurley; anatomy prize, Chas
E. Bronson. The committee in charge OF the ex-
erciseS consisted OF John j. Darby, Arthur Snow
DIN, Charles R Whiteford, r. r. Gurley, Tracy
Walworth, Moor s. Falls, Paul R. Chambers Ben
tannin F. Madison, Carroll N. Rawlings, Thomas
w. Burke, George e. Harvey and Thomas Tay-
lor, jr.
THE ROYAL ARcANUx.-The members OF the Su-
preme Council, Royal Arcanum, who have been
holding their annual session in Baltimore arrived
In this city this morning, and after spending the
morning hours In sightseeing were entertained at
lunch at one O'Clock at the Riggs House, by Or
entail and National Councils. OF this city. They
VIII return to Baltimore this evening. Forty-one
members OF the supreme council, accompanied by
about sixty members of the Baltimore councils
and Others, entertaining the supreme council
there. composed the party. They viii return to
Baltimore at 6:4o this evening. The Royal
In Boston in 1877. The order has now between
I'm th1ty,nve and thirty-si1 THOUSAND members Al
ern states, in which the order is