The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
THE sTAR-RoUTE TRIAL.
RerdelI's Cross-Examination Concluded
BOsIer on the Stand.

BosIer the Stand.
WASHINGTON March lin the star-route
trial, to-day, Rerdell testified that Dorsey
agreed to pay him $4,000 at the end of the
contract term, contingent upon his proper
conduct, the conduct of the business, and
upon the profits of the concern. At the con-
clusion of RerdelPs testimony, Jas. w.
Bosler, of Carlisle, Pa, was called to the
stand His testimony only consisted in the
statement that he had been unable to find
the letters from Dorsey and Rerdell to him
self, and did not believe he had ever re-
ceiyed such communications From testimony
that the kilograms from Dorsey to Rerdell
had been destroyed under a standing rule
requiring the destruction of messages after
being kept six months. Rerdell was recalled,
add said Dorsey wrote a letter to Bosler,
Mag 49, 1872, which witness copied in the
letter-book. 1t first proposed to Bosler
TO take an interest in the business. Then
followed a statement as to how much Dor
sey had already paid out etc. It gave the
amount paid to t. ]. B., $4,000; amount
credited to S. w. D., $4,000. The profits at
the time were $4,000, and there would be
ten or twenty thousand more to be paid T.
]. B. The second letter, dated MAY %. $780,
was from Rerdell to Boser. 1t tells Bosler
that witness had been subp9naed to appear
before the appropriation committee and
bring Dorsey's books, but says he will not do
so unless he has an order from Boser or Dor
sey. The disclosures would be damaging to
Dorsey in various ways, and witness would
endeavor in every way to delay his examina-
ton" Bosler is informed that General b. is
very much alarmed, and that he had made
very valuable suggestions concerning the
books which witness would follow"
Mr.. Ingersoll asked if it did not astonish
witness when Bosler telegraphed him he saw
no harm in showing the books to the COM
mittee, and that, too, after Dorsey had writ
ten in his letter of May 10, 1879, statement
of the amounts paid and due to 81. J. b.
Witness answered that it was because at
that time Bosler knew nothing of the man
ner OF keeping the books, and never saw
them so far as he knew
Mrs. Alice G. Cushman and Mrs Rerdell
testified that while Rerdell was in Jail they
went to his Office and found his papers in
confusion.
Joh1l.W. Donnelly was the next witness;
he copied Dorseys books for Rerdell in 1880.
Recollected the accounts of Dorsey and
William Smith. Some of the accounts, no
tably William Smiths, were omitted from
the copies. Rerdell marked with a pencil
those entries he wished omitted; could not
remember the exact amount of the Smith
account; believed it was about $50 900. In
balancing the books that amount was car
ried to profit and loss. Two or three ac-
counts were so transferred. Did not remem-
Der any entry against Belford, Tyner A. NJ.
Gibson, Lilley, McGrew or ~. B. B."
Charles e. Gibbs, cashier of the Ebbitt
House, took the stand. Had known Rerdell
since the fall OF 1879; between Christmas,
1879, and March, $780, his wife and himself
copied books and papers and letters for
Rerdell the books copied contained an ac-
count of the expenditures and receipts of
under the heads Rerdell, S. W. and J. w.
Dorsey, Steele, Smith, Jones and Jennings.
Rerdell said he wanted to send a copy to
Dorsey, who was then in New York.
After the examination of some papers, adj
iournad