Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-30

filed up or authorized any one to fill I'D
an affidavit in regard to the number of
men and enimals required On route, after
1t had been sworn to or fled.
Ingerson asked permission from the
court to inquire of the witness if he had
ever given a check to James B. Bedford.
The court asked if there was any obiec-
ton.
Merr1ck answered that he had no obiec-
ton, provided the counsel would recipro-
cate by allowing him to examine the wit
ness upon the subject.
The question was put and the witness
said that he never told Reerdel that he had
given a check for $4,000 to Bedford, nor to
charge check for that, or any other
amount to j. B. B., upon the books.
1ngersoll-Did you ever give a check
for any amount to Belford?
| Answer-Not a dollar. I never had a
transaction to the extent of one cent with
the exception of what you stated t. the
court the other day, the presentation of
rifle. l would like to see that check to J.
B. B., anyway. Witness also denied that
he had ever told Reerdel that Boone was
| to be frozen out because of Brady's hos
/ tility to him. Had never seen the letter
| produced by Reerdel purporting to be
from Vale to witness, requesting him to
dissuade Reerdel from continuing bis suit
against Miner and Vale.
Ingersoll then went into the routes, tax
ing up the first route from Pueblo to Rosi-
ia. He undertook to prove that derellction
of duty on the part of the postmaster at
| Pueblo had negative effect of expedition
upon that route.
| Objection was made and a long argu-
ment followed, the court finally refusing
to allow inquiry.
Route from Trinidad to Madison and
from Garland to Parrot City were taken
up. Witness described the character of
the country and said his action in regard
to the latter route had resulted in
| the discontinuance of over 100
| miles of service. Witness was
present at conversation between
Reerdel and Bosler about June 10, 20 or q,
at his house on street. Pencil mem
orandum was the subject of conversation.
Reerdel was telling Bosler that he had
shown to MacVeagh memorandum in imi-
tation of witness handwriting. Reerdel
went to the waste basket, picked out pieces
and laid them on the table; the writing re-
| sembled witness handwriting so closely
that he was unable to distinguish between
| them, but witness never wrote the memoir
andum.
! With a few further unlmportant ques-
tIons the direct examination closed and
Mr.. Merrick began the cross-examination.
Witness said he first went to Arkansas in
1870 and met Peck in Washington in 1874
| He did not know whether or not Peck was
here in 1877 or during a session of the
long congress, beginning in December,
| 1877. Witness was in this city during
most of that time, but could not say in
what month of 1877. He received letter
! from Peck, or John Dorsey, that led him
to call upon Boone, but it might have been
after the session began. He next saw
Peck at his, witness, rancho in July, 1878.
| Never saw him In Washington after that
time. Witness was required to describe
his movements for several years with
great particularly. Speaking of certain
date, Mr.. Merrick asked,
"You were then occupied in Indiana?"
| Answer was then preparing to oc-
Ply Indiana.
Mr.. Merrick produced copy of the
! New York Herald, of Dec. 2, 1882, contain
ing statement from Dorsey sent by the
Associated Press.
Witness said he could not live for six
months and for three of those months had
| been shut up in dark room.
Question-Can you see to play billiards?
Answer-Oh, yes.
| Mr.. Merrick proceeded to read the arti-
Gle sentence by sentence.
! Witness corrected several errors of date,
and believed it was true as stated that
Peck had been large mail contractor in
1873. During that year Peck was at wit
ness ranch to transact business for
Peck.
Merrick produced proposal for tenn
porary service dated Dec. II, 1877.
Mr.. IngersolI called witness into witness
room and read paper to him.
Some discussion ensUed as to the pro-
priety of witness leaving the stand in this
way, but before it ended witness returned
and said he believed ne had not signed
a paper for Peck. The same was true of
the contract He might have argued them,
however, and forgotten the circumstances
Boones statement that papers had been
signed with PeHk's name by Dorsey was
referred to and witness said Boone was
mistaken. He did not believe he had
signed the papers.
QuestiOn-Don't you know it?
Answer don't know anything. I be-
lieve good many things, but am not eb-
soluteIy certain about anything.
Question-You are not certain that you
did not conspire to defraud the govern
ment are you?
Answer-A Gerisive smile was the only
answer.
Mr.. Carpenter-He wants an answer,
give it to him.
Mr.. Notwithstanding. want an an
swer to all my questions.
Witness-My recollection has been pref
ty thoroughly refreshed on that subject
and 1 am as certain about that as I am
about anything.
Witness SAID he drew money on Peck's
routes and it was placed to the credit of
his account, but every cent was paid over
to Peck, after deducting the amounts paid
to the sub-contractor.
Mr.. Merrick pushed the inquiry in re-
gard to this subject further, by asking why
Peck, who was out there. near the
routes, had delegated to him, Dorsey,
senator of abe United States, the work of
managing them.
Witness said he did not see why the fact /