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

STAR ROUTES.
The Long Drawn o ut Inquiry Still in Pro
gress-Important Testimony Going to
Confirm That of ReerdeI-The Court and
Public VIII Take Rest Till Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The government
called Chas. H. Hooper to the stand in the
star route trial this morning. Witness was
bookkeeper for Dunnell, Lawson & Co.
bankers, New York, and identified the war
rant drawn to the order of John M. Peel
deposited by T. ". Torray, Dorsey's book
keeper, to Dorsey's credit on Aug. 19, 1880
Bliss pointed out that the warrant mac
been drawn on Aug. 10, and bore Pecks
Endorsement although the evidence showed
he was then in New Mexico.
Wilbur H. Smith and Carl Mcclellan.
former employees on the Bismarck &
Tongue river route gave testimony con
cerAing the service on that route.
Mcclellan corroborated the statement OF
the witness Pennell in many particulars.
He said Jno. Dorsey told him they expected
to get the service increased perhaps in
three months to tri-weekly, and in three
months more to daily service: He ex
pected to lose money in the weekly service,
but after the expedition and increase. ey-
pected to realize about $15O,OOO. He said
his brother, Senator Dorsey, was chairman
of the postofice committee, and through
his influence he expected to get the in
crease. He referred to Senator Dorsey
and the second assistant postmaster gen
eraI. John Dorsey said it did not
make any difference whether or not
the carriers got through on time; they had
an understanding with the second assistant
postmaster general, and had organized a
ring in Washington, but did not say who
was in the ring. He gathered from the
conversation that they meant John w.
Dorsey, Senator Dorsey and others. Will
son, in noJing an exception to one of Judge
Wylie's rulings, offered to prove that the
employees of the government had agreed
to secure extra pay for witness, and was to
receive a consideration therefor.
Isaac Cabell, who had been employed by
Dorsey in establishing the Bismarck &
Tongue river route, corroborated the tesii-
mOny of the preceding witness concerning,
the conversation with John w. Dorsey.
Witness was subjected to a severe cross
examination, but his direct testimony was
not shaken. Inspector Patrick Woodward
was next called and stated how and where
the officials papers had been kept and ideH
titled the petition on the Canon CITY &,
Fort McDemrott route that did not bear
the file mark of the government. Post
master Lounsbery OF Bismarck, testified
that since he left the stand John Dorsey
| told him that he was glad he had not been
| examined relative to the pro
posed post Office on the Little
Missouri river. That was the only wrono
that he had done in this whole business
! Witness explained that in December. 1873
Jno. Dorsey presented for his signature, q
| petition for the establishment of that post
Office. The petition he refused to sign be-
cause there was no settlement there, nor
necessity for one at that point Henke
offered to prove Lounsberry had tolC
Miner in June 1873, of Reerdel's effort t.
establish that postofice, and that Nine
told him, as soon as Vale heard of it
that he had set his foot down upon i
as one of the damned foolisl
schemes of Reerdel." The court refused
to 60 into the subject. A. E. Boone wa
then recalled, and questioned in relation
to the handwriting of the papers. Thi
was monstrous proceeding, and at a late
hour the witness had reached "38. T'' in
myriad of papers. At this point, Bills
said at the next session he expected t,
complete this work, and with the introduc
ton of ninety-two volumes, showing tn,
revenues of routes, the government WoulC
close the case, unless something unfore
seen should arise. Ingersoll gave motto
that he would require day in whicl
to cross-examine Boone. The cour
said it would adionrn the case until Tues
day next. so as to afford an opportunity OF
Monday to execute preliminaries inciden
upon beginning a new term. Meanwhil
it will be well for the defense to occur
the intervening time in active preparation
for the presentation of their side of tn
case.
Davidge and Ingersol seemed to regar,
the proposed allowance of time as INSULT
cient, but without finally passing upon tn
question, the court intimated that furthe,
time would not be allowed. Adiourne
until Tuesday.