The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-03

an imperfect anu indeed false idea of what
actually occurred in congress.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
The government called Charles II.
Hoover to the stand in the star-route trial
this morning. Witness was book-keeper
for Donnell. Lawson & Co bankers, New
York, aud Identified d warrant drawn 10 Or
der OF j. NJ. Peck, deposited by 5. ".
Terry, Dersey's book keeper, to Dorsey's
credit, on August 10, 1880. Bliss pointed
out that the warrant had been drawn on the
llth and bore Peck's Endorsement, although
the evidence showed he was then in Mex
leo. W. IL. swift, and Carl McClel-
n bismarck and Tongue river route,
gave testimony concerning service
over that route, Mcclellan corrooorating
the statement OF witness Pennel in many
particulars he said John Dorsey told him
r, they e1pec ted TO get the service increased
Ii perhaps in three months to tri. weekly and
three months more to daily ser.
vice; lie expected to lose money
stonp the weekly service, but
eh,er expedition andincrease expected to re-
re about $3.50 900; he said his brother,
nator Dorsey, was chairman of the post.
lv,,ee committee, and through his influence
lA III Expected TO get the increase, and he re.
NJ led TO Dorsey and the second
VIl pant postmaster-general;J John Dorsey
{ LII Ut did not make any difference whether
"a It the carriers got through on time;
A. -ad an understanding with the second
W II postmaster'general and had organ.
vi 0,ng in WASHINGTON, but did not say
+ AChE Ire in the ring gathered from the
rN1lon that hey meant John W. Dor
s%lnW .or Dorsey and others. Wilson, in
- .ilIO exception TO one of Judge Wyl-
~ tS. Is. offered 10 prove that employees
nv 'yaes, in Arnment ha | agreed to secure the
Ae uveta ahuqr w,tnesS, and were to receive u
q rlW Sunl,u therefor. Isaac Crbel who
sHiu " = "'eNployed by Dorsey in establish.
~, p.e ~ "A 'arck ana Tongue river route
r"no, ut the testimony of precedire {
ness yeN UFnins the conversation with
I ~ III Y n subjected to Il severe cross.
,'"''oriy "a ING u the direct testimony was
iii ihn,.I ~ lSpector Patrick Woodward
s.a%e - and told how and where
o MOI mo Brocsd; had been kept, and iden,
"a 1,.'S . IL; on the Canon City and
=. re-, route that did
file mark o
, dera orui NJ POSTMASTER Lounsbury
pueparooi,ihet,s.ssnAlN Id that since he had
: ,ha st,nd 81 Dorsey told him he
% rr,,',s j. u iMHU) st-otfice ON the Littlt
y w VI. ~ IL ST as the only wrong Ia,
d done in this ~, or,har iS4s VIZ 80 .
planned Ina, in PAN sisnat. .s pet; pSti
IN for the establisht ZEN ,1aI ,n Wv,
at pttltlun wltneSSraG 49, Wv
use there was No suCES A' H. =
b, Tor post.otlice atut foii.. iter'h Al,
lered to prove 81 pannJaiii
Id told Miner III Juneo a - .eoa' 81,
Tort TO establish that annI .aia
liner told him that, as tylVIK' gu He"'
it, he had set his foot oOVsp upUn pa !. a.
one of the id foolish 81 u9' y, "'e W
AZ" -, The .n qGsEt INV Cola A 10 BoS5 &c
as then recalled and que' and IN r TeIai TIC,
monotonous proceeding, nTNDERWat q iat
our witness had reached we than p,; III VI
,yriad OF papers. AT this fsanphams1 'iss sa
hat at the next session he eN''t a5 w. oGs,
ete this work, and with the ' o,.o,'n
{ nlnety-two valumes sho|, ~
# routes the gocenn ,EA n ecoaa
lose its cases, unless somethii,V o.
hould arise. lngersoll gave & We IL
would require a day in which SS ov uH
mine Boone. The court saicN u U Vs,oui
ldiourn the case until Tuesa oi,
10 as to afford an oth. ~
IN Monday to execute pre-. sle
Incident upon the beginning OF ~
erm. Meanwhile, it would be we III ~
defense to occupy the intervening nfN r.
active preparation for the presenta lLLt
their side OF the case. Davidge anyo
sail seemed to regard the proposed 49,.
ance OF time as insufficient, but VIII
finally passing upon the question the itT
intima ed that further time would nuI
allowed. "A
Adjourned until Tuesday. ~, II
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