New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-18
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-In the Criminal
Court hearing the Star Route this morning,
after the introduction of further documentary
evidence upon the Eugene City-Brdge Creek route,
Oregon, A g. Powers, recently of McKenzie's Bridge,
Oregon, was called to the stand He had been sub
contractor on the mail route, and he described the
character country and the stock required for the
service His mOny upon the latter point failed TO
agree with the contractors affidavit Witness said the
fftyhour schedule utterly mpractcable IN winter,
because the all had then TO be carried foot owing
the deep snow. On crossexaminatOn the witness in
sisted that he had sufficient to operate the route
and bis failure, he said had been unavoidable
After recess the Government called Francis r. Wilcox.
Of Oregon TO the stand He said he formerly resi-
dent OF Arkansas and had held Government position
mail agent He was on intimate terms with s. W.
Dorsey, and had corresponded with him while witness
Oregon. These letters he had turned to an
attorney named odward, to in the collection or
certain claims against W. Dorsey. He asked TO
state he did In consequence OF having received
these letters The Court ruled the question out In the
inquire what the witness had done after be had received
letters the Court expressly stpuating that Dorsey
unless letter conf-rrng authority was produced
He identified some of them being in has fathers hand
writing Mr.. Bliss said he wished to show that the let
ters had passed into the hands of Mr. Dorsey and the
other side had servet with ice recurring them
produced The Court said that Ia that event they
could proceed to prove the contents OF the letters
The witness was then asked II had received pay
from Dorsey for his services and had then discontinued
the The question rel out the Court remark
ing he did not what connection this had with
the PROCEEDINGS IN an Oregon court. he thought the
prosecution mad better proceed Al once TO prove the con
tents Of the letters The witness, In answer
10 Mr.. Bliss, said lie did not definitely
remember the contents OF the letters He read or
the copies and said he believed that ne had
received OF the kind from Dorsey Portions
OF them, however, he failed TO recOlect Three tee-
graphic dispatches submitted TO the witness by Mr.
Bliss several objections against their reception were
made The Court sad that admitting that the kilograms
were genuine dispatches, IL a notorious TACT that
often signed other persons names TO telegrams and
he ilIng let in evidence unless he was
that Dorsey had ACKNOWLEDGED them as MS The
dispatches we're then let conditional upon the prose-
cutiOn proving such acknowledgement from Dorsey.
The witness then dismissed tue deieDcs waving
for the present the rignt OF crOss-eKanlnatiOn.
T. NJ WILCOX. OF Portland, Ore, father Of the last
witness, next called and Identified several tele-
grams, petitions and letters The witness said he mad
caused a man prepare OF the letters which re-
quesfed expedition ard increase OF service upon the
Eugene City-Bndge Greek route. He had gone TO
Waula al tie request of son. and there received tel
egrams addressed 10 him. The witness was then shown
the copies OF letters which had been shown 10 ms
he recognized them as being OF about the same
nature received by nim He said he had cor
responded with w. Dorsey, using MS sns name Inc
court adjourned before the witnesses testimony had
hpeu ed