Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23

WAS tlat IL called LOT everything Dut tnc lhs
will and testament of the defendant. 1t wa
drag net intended TO catch any fish Their
might be in the river. 1t failed to describe
the book they wanted.
: Merrick modified the question 40 as TO in
quirc what the witness did in pursuance o
! Dorsey's direction to look at the entry in TIN
s stub book.
:. Witness said that Dorsey told him to lool
, at tic check books to find the amounts. III,
l. looked through various check books AM
: whenever he found check drawn to the &C
, account of mail he charged the amount t
"William Smith,
Wilson objected that the witness WIS tcsti
8 flying to an entry, which was allowing TIN
I witness TO give secondary evidence upol
one of the most important points of TIN
case.
''What have you to do with William
! Smith," bluntly asked the court.
4 Wilson with warmth said that Merrlck hat
S been attempting to connect Brady with VIM
t Smith. Wilson vigorously protested against
$ the statement of the witness and asked that
| 1t lie stricken out. No man was safe it that
4 method Of investigation was pursued.
Witness said that when he was summoned
before the congressional Investigation com
mittee he notified Brady and telegraph
cd $. Dorsey and Boslcr. Before he APP
! pearcd he tore out of the letter books a
number of letters That book contained
copies of every letter witness wrote concern
, ing mail business, including letters TO Dorsey,
BOslcr, sub contractors and witness, and Fri
vate letters. There were three of these books.
Witness saw one in the possession OF Will
son and Carpenter, last week, in the court
room.
evil you let us have that book now," in
quired Mcrrick of the defence.
lao egll ;nI l,nt In al In
where the book was. Proper notice should
he allowed.
Merrick then gave formal notice to The de-
fence to produce the three letter books.
Witness said that ii was question to
whom the books belonged. They contained
some of his private letters and he thought
they belonged to him.
lngersolI-"lf they arc his books let him
produce them"
Merrick- Somebody stole them from
him."
Ingersoll-"lt is rule of law that the
clerk does not own his employers books"
Rcsumiug, witness said that he tore out
some letters because they Indicated
| Objected TO and sustained.
| MerriCk cndcavored 10 prove that witness
afterwards told Dorsey what he had done but
the court would not allow the question.
Brady's opinion of housekeeping.
Witness identified two pages torn from
the letter book. The originals were in his
handwriting lie saw Brady the day he
wrote that letter. A Congressional invest
CATION was going on aud illness had been
subppnaed He saw Brady and told him
that they wanted the books and papers.
Brady asked what papers he had. Witness
told him the account books, etc. Brady
said Dorsey is damn fool for kcepn.
books" lie then asked if they could not
be copied. Witness said il would take day
or two and Brady said it would be q good
idea. Brady asked the nature of the books
Witness answered that there were some
charges that would require explanation.
Acting Upon Hrady's Suggestion,
witness pu. man copying the books,
crasing the entries he wanted left out by
crossing them out with pencil. A new set
of books was thus prepared and the amounts
set down against "Smth and Jones" were
changed to profit and loss. Witness APP
pearcd before the committee and was excused
lie did not appear then for IL or 10 days.
lie sent physicians certificate TO Black
burn, stating tina, he was unable to appear.
books. lie saw the original letter from Dor
sey to Boslcr, written May IL, 1879, in rels-
ton TO the Star-route business, Dorsey told
him to make up n statement sho wing the
profits Of the mail business 1t was to he
kept in the Office and shown TO Boser when
he called. lie either showed or gave it TO
Boscr. 1t was II statement OF the cost of
the entire mail service with Il column for
profit and column for loss.
Tampcring with Petitions.
The petition on the st. Charles and Green
horn route was presented to the witness, lie
said it had been changed since he saw it. BY
Dorsey's Instructions he inserted the words
'and faster time" Dorsey told him to put
in that because the petition failed to ask for
expedition. Another petition on the same
route he changed by the insertion of the
words ''on quicker time" Another change
was ION faster schedule All this was by |
5. Dorscy's directions.
Some letters in s. Dorsey's handwriting
were presented TO the witness, who said they |
had been been in his possession. The first |
was dated at Chico Springs, New Mexico,
April 3, 1878. 1t requests Rerdcll to get |
the fullest information relative to new post
offices and to schemes afo0t in the depart.
ments Certain routes we want advertised |
and others not" writes Dorsey.
The second letter is dated April 1ith, 1879 |
introducing Rerdell to Governor Routt of |
Colorado. He commcnds Rcrdell as a straight |
Republican and upright man, and says that |
Peck and Rcrdell have the mali business of
that section.
The third letter to Captain Paddock of
Denver says that Rerdell is man of the
highest character, Che defence greeted this
statement with derisivc laughter and has
large interest in that country. 1t concludes
with the statement Anything you do for
him you do for me"
"Did You have any private interest out
there - inquired Merrick.
Answcr-"No"
After wrangle over the notice to compel
the production OF the books, the court ad-
journcd,
Miner TO Plead GUILTY.
1t is reported that Miner, Sar-routc de
PENDANT, will turn states evidence.
Herdelrs Retroactive Amdayi, Prepared
by Dorsey-More Of Brady's Accounts. |
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 19.-Rerdell
took the stand again in the Star-routc case
to-day. Among the papers taken from his
room was memorandum in j. W. Dorsey's
handwriting, 1t vas tabular statement in
tho fist column was the number of the
route, then the termini, next the present pay,
then the expected increase Figured upon the
basis of $50 TO $50 per cent? and the last
column was headed 1T. j. b., followed by
allowances of 33I per cent. When Dorsey
heard that the witness had made an affidavit
before MacVeagh and Jones, he pleaded for
the sake of his wife and children and himself
In lle namc of ihnir Irlrndshin md hnainrss