The daily Cairo bulletin., 1883-03-29
TheNeWs.
WASHINGTON CITY.
Sweeping Denials Made by
Ex-senator Dorsey.
Marks OF Respect to the Late Post.
Master-GeneraI Howe.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Crowds OF
people were waiting at the entrances of the
Criminal Court room before the opening of
proceedings In the star-route trial but un.
uer the stringent regulations imposed by
the Marshal, but few persons were admit
ted besides members of the bar, and others
haVlng business In the court room. After
making few unimimportant corrections
81 record Dir. Dorsey o,nlinll, d
MS Testimony. And hi,
letter TO Postmaster Clendennn, OF Forl
smith, Ark, was produced and he wus
asked his reason for cauriUnlng Clendennin
not 10 allow Root, KercnS and others 70
Know OF his (DOrsey's) request for the ap-
proyal Of The bonds, lie explained that
the persons referred 10 were prominent
mall contractors and II was very Important
That they should know nothing Of the
proposed bids or they might know.
ingly underbld for the service.
letter 10 Postmaster Haycock was also
read and the same explanation given In re-
gard 10 that. Counsel offered to prove
that the letter had been written at BOOn's
suggestion, hut the court 0yerruled the Of
FER Witnes. said that the bond, sent 10
these postmaster. were never returned 10
hlnl and consequently never used. He had
no interest in the contracts, and bis attempt
had done the same thing for
other persons, notably Mai. Adams, for
whom he secured bonds for $3.50 OOO That
was also only sfriendly act. Referring to
the pencil entries OF figures in the route
book he said that Miner brought the book
TO him and be changed only two entries. He
could not>remember the routes or figures.
be had advanced money (about 81. 900 or
5000 to John W. Dorsey 4 Co. The total
sum loaned to all, Peck, Miner and John,
Dorsey, was Sl3, 300 exclusive OF IL 900
afterwards paid 10 Peck aud $40, 900 paid TO
John Dorsey. The last transaction was
with Miner al st. Louis in July, 1873.
Witness gave two notes 10 Miner. who had
them discounted at the German American
Bank. Miner deposited $50, 900 in posta
drafts as security. Witness returned to
Washington about December /, 1870. and
found that the bank had failed and
that Miner and Peck had taken
Vale into partnership. 70 pro-
tect Vale, Miner (acing as agent for
John Dorsey and Peek had transferred
large number Of sub.coBtracts to him.
The effect OF that operation WAS to destroy
the security deposited with the bank.
Witness was not consulted about taking
ysie into busiaca. Alter some difficulty
be gave another note and got Naile to give
the note as security for his original
notes, and both OF them were retained in
the bank.
lngereoll read from Moors's testimony
his statement OF his interview with Dorsey
abeut the mail service. Witness declared
that he never had a conversation OF three
words with Moore ip the world. His state-
m9nt was lie made out of whole cloth.
Witness gave checks TO Miner in April,
1873, but did not know whether or not they
fasa AnA fnN De-
had told him something Of that kind. but
witness did not now remember. The two
hundred and fifty dollar check which Moore
said had been given TO him was given to
Miner, Peck h Co. Nearly all OF Moore's
statements concerning witness were
denied in theHbrosdest and most en-.
phatic terms. Witness did not re-
collect that he had ever requested
Rerdell to helpIMiner prepare bids. Miner
stopped at witness house as his guest dur
Ing December, 1871, and had use OF the
upper office. II Rerdel did any work for
witness at that time 1t consisted only Of
writing few letters when he called at the
house during the evening. Witness had
nothing to DO with the preparation OF
the proposals on that memorable night as
testified by Rerdell. The only grain OF
truth In that story was the circumstance
Of his sending Rerdell to Booths house for
box Of papers. Witness reason for
taking such an active interest in tho
success OF the business and
for sending Rerdell out TO
help John Dorsey start the
Tongue River route was to protect his
friends, who had become bondsmen on
contracts, from the disastrous consequences
OF the failure OF any Of the routes. In re-
ference to the statement that he had been
instructed TO establish u side post office on
the Tongue River route, witness said II was
utterly untrue. His statement was false
hood. Nor was 1t true that he had instruct
cd Rerdel 10 build stations on that route
solely with a view to expedition. He did
give Rerdell some letters OF introduc-
ton to prominent persons, but did not re.
member saying anything about the per.