The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-27
"Rattled" From the Beginning and Very
Impatient.
Points Brought out In the Testimony

Points Brought Out in the Testimony
| WASHINGTON, March 26.-When the Grim
inal court Teassembled this morning, In
gersoll began the redirect examination oil
Kellogg. He said he had been unable to
identity positively Dorsey's handwriting,
because he had seen 1t so often and so often
initiated by Reerdoll il was matter oil
much difficulty to distinguish between the
original and the imitation. In answer to
Merrick, he said he had conversed with Dor.
sey on this subject since leaving the stand;
had not fully understood the remark of the
court that he did know Dorsey's handwrt
| ing, or he would have made an exclamation
at the time.
Hon. Horace +. Page, of California, was
called. He identified letters and petitions
| concerning the route from Redding to At
| lures, aud related the efforts he had made
| to have that service increased
t. A. llilk, formerly of Arkansas, was
! the next witness. He had irequented Dor
| sey's house in this city; Kellogg was Dor
sey's book-keeper; Reerdell was in charge
VI lilt ltlull-DUOkN. WITNESS WflS uskrll III lie
had ever seen Reerde'l initiate Dorsey's
hand writing, but objection was made,
| and the question ruled out. The Smith
Jones memorandum was shown witness.
He was acquainted With the handwritngs
OF Dorsey and Reardell. AS for the memo.
randum, witness said il was very difficult
matter to say who wrote IL; excepting "S
w. d., expense" "cash,n "proft and
| loss" II 1t were not for other knowledge
upon the subject, witness would say Dor
| sey wrote the remainder, but from consid-
Grafton OF those circumstances he believed
Dorsey did not write it, witness was asked
| II he had seen Reardell write several lines
| at the time in imitation of Dorsey's hand.
| writing, but objection was again made.
The point was argued at some length but
the court finally refused TO allow the ques-
ton, and witness statement rs TO what
Reerdell said on the occasion. lngersol
| asked who wrote IN. G. r." Witness an
| swered that while 1t resembled Dorsey's
handwriting he did not believe Dorsey wrote
| it; did believe Reerdell could have written
II. This last statement was stricken out
by order of the court. Cross.examlned bv
| Bliss: Was a lawyer and journalist had
| contributed occasionally to the New York
sum during the last six months wrote for
the Critic of this city; last year had done
great deal of work for Dorsey
and got paid for it; whenever
Dorsey desired to make q publication he
usually sent for witness; these communica.
lions were published over DOrsey's sigma
ture, and had been telegraphed by the As.
ISOLATED Press; had for many months re-.
celved n salary of $50 per month from Dor.
seyi had been deputy grand master of the
Arkansas lodge OF Free Masons had never
been expelled for appropriating funds be-
longing to the order; hnf demitted from
his Arkanseslodge; keerdell had frequently
identified an order by Dorsey upon Reerdell
Tor payment OF money; 80 were due wit
ness; possibly he had presented that
paper to Reerdoil and had received the
money Another bunch OF papers was OK
hibltcd to witness, but IN many igstaucee
he Ieiraincd from expressing a positive
opinion upon their authorship. At the
conclusion OF his testimony, ingersol called
Stephen w. Dorsey to the stand. The clerk
was about to administer the usual oath,
when MerriCk arose and asked permission
from the court TO question witness regard
| ing his belief in its binding force. The re-
quest was granted and Merrick inquired
II he regarded the oath Ms binding upon his
conscience. lie, HerCely shakin, his finger
at the gentleman, answered that the oath
was rs binding upon him rs upon Merrlck.
He regarded it as binding upon
his conscience. Merrick asked II
In taking the oath witness had
IN his mind the effect of failure to observe
1t upon his future state of reward and pun.
ishment. Instantly Mr.. lngersol was
upon his feet. III object Sit down." said
he to Dorsey. lie then proceeded to de.
liver an impassioned address. lie objected
TO the preparation of this monstroslty of
the dark ages, The country had pas, ed
that point. In nearly every state, In every
civilized state, every man was allowed TO
testify whether he believed in future pun
ishment and personal God or not There
was one defendant in the Case
The government had tainted him for
u year Tor not taking the stand, and when
he came here they sought to prevent his
testimony, because he did not believe in
their Jehovah. He admitted that in many
states n gentleman could not testify; that
| Humboldt, who knew more than all lie
state, would not have been allowed to tes
thy II his own brother had been murdered
before his eyes; "but in those states" said
lngersoll with extreme bitterness, "a man
who beat his wife could 40 upon the stand
and testify" lie did not believe his honor
would allow such n procedure The last
| time he had seen IL tried was before
Judge Drummond, at Chicago, and the
Judge said the examination concerned mat
tiers of this world; the witness was to testify
about what he knew here.
| Merrick replied that the religion of the
nineteenth century needed 40 defense from
MIN. lilo was acting under rules OF law
lie referred 10 lngersolps charge that the
government did not wish Dorsey to testify
and declared II untrue, What he did do
sire was, that the court and Jury might
know what weight to attach to his testi.
mony when he invoked the supreme Being.
Witnesses were under obligations OF per.
sonal honor and integrity, hut In addition,
they, had the obligation that they had
invoked the, Justice of honor and the
wrath OF men II they falsihed, and the
court and jury should have final opinion of
the weight OF that obligation. He wanted
to know II in taking the oath he felt his
conscience involved and there was an obi.
CATION to tell the truth lie read from
Ereenleat IN support OF his position.
lngersoli saio II there was another world
ana he had acted badly In this be would
expect 10 lare badly there, and 50 he wonld
expect 10 fare well II he acted well here
lie regarded truth rs the most dear and
sacred Of all obligations. Ii he was ON
tho stand and all he held most dear was M
stake, still would he DO compelled to OK.
press his ocliel and say he did NOT believe
IN q personal deity, ana there were many
excellent, generous people who we've of that
belief In the dark ages, people were so
gwen 10 lying That nobody was expected to
tell the truth unless they werc scared. The
gentleman ,Merrick) had quoted law. Now
laws wcrc not always right, Many people
believed many laws 10 he wrong, as therc
were many laws that were not right, They
had such laws under the old inuusilion.
with its thumb Sprcvs and rnrkS aud R,,s