National Republican., 1883-02-16


miles-and put in applications to have II nut upon
the route. twas calculated that this would make
up for the distance lost through the erroneous ad-
ycrtiscment. Witness missed connection nj ST..
Paul, and while waiting met John W. Dorsey in Il
hotel. John Dorsey took him down TO the stables
and showed him Pennelrs horses. They went on
together TO Bismarck, aud with the assistance of
John Dorsey and pCnnell witness proceeded TO
buy grain, stock, camp utensils, and other requi,
sites. A irain was prepared, aud Penmeil started
lected the sites of the prOuUsed side Office, and
even picked out name for 1t. Al Miles city Wit
ness got up petition, and every one wnom, ne
asked signed II. lie had n letter Of Introduction
to Gen. Miles, and got him 10 write letter To the
department Witness left John Dorsey at Miles
City. Witness picked out place on the map Tor
the new postonice, but knew nothing about the
number ofinhabitanls Mt that place.
1T wnso paper postohice3 asked the court.
The witness answered unirmatlyely; knew one
Of the carriers on the rOntc.
S. W. Doisgys instructions were to build stations
about fifteen or sixteen miles apart. lie SAID the
service would be increased, and until that time
they could use every third station. lie was also
Instructed 10 get up petitions for increase ana eN-
pcditions. lie had been furnished with letters TO
q number Of prominent persons, ingluduinig Coy Hoy'
About the first OF August witness ieiI John W.
Dorsey in charge Of the route and returned to
WashlngtSp Next saw @ John w. @ poTsGg g in hayo IAN IN
November, 1878. Got letters from him about That
time that would show where he was. ,-,... ,,, .
Mr.. Merritk requested the witness to bring the
Witness continuing, said that his family ooou-
pied senator Dorseys house during the summer
of 1878. When he returned from the west Miner
also took up his abode there. Senator Dorsey was
away, and witness occupied the house at ms re-
quest ,,,,,--
and they couldn't do anything while Boone was
In that Brady was hostile to Bone, VINO talked
too much. Miner asked witness opinion upon
the subject Of admitting Naiie into lhe Goiispir;
acy. Vaile, he said was al old contractor and
had plenty Of money.
"What did he say OF the relations between Nhlle
and Brady 2" asked Mr.. MerriCk
Objected to, hut objection overruled.
a. He sdi1 that Vale was very close to Brady.
The witness resumed When Senator Dorsey re-
turned witness, with Miner, took the house NO
2li Cslrcot northeast. In II general conversation
there one night Miner showed him a petition on
one of the Arizona routes-either the Mineral
Park Pioche route or the EhTenberg rOute-aud
asked him to write in an inerlineaIiOn.
The court sustained nn objection to this state
ment until the paper was produced.
In conversation with Miner aud Vale at tho
National hotel, in this city, Miner told Vale he
had been talking TO Rcrdeli aLouJ giving him en-
pioyment; ho thought they should give him q
good thing. Vailc said he Ind been thinking oil
the same thing and Gccedcd to the proposition
Miner said lac would fix him, aud asked him how
he would like some mail service; ho could 80
west and be his own man. Witness did not an
swer positively, but regarded himself as acting
under this agreement from March /. Nnile spoke
Of the possibilities of the service, saying some OF
the routes lot at $4,000 would be pushed so us 10
yield 100000 or 100000 per year. lie thought
Rawins.Whito river route would be good one
for witness to begin on. witness went on to
RawinS and employed II suOCOntrnctOr on that
route. In the meantime he wrote out II number
of petitions for increase aud expedition ana
caused them to be circulated. He repl osentcd e
the subConlrnctor, Perkins, that the route would
be increased. lie did this because Miner aud
Vaile told him II would be done and that lie was
TO make subContraCt with thtt in view. Before nc
lett he had q subcOntraCt filed in his own name
as n measure of protection to himself. for he was
to receive al part of the increased compensation or
that route Witness next went to Ojo Caliente, and
returned to Washington lust rs ms leave expired
about Feb. ord 1879
At Ojo CalicntG he nnde n subcontract with An
thOny Joseph. Met Vale immediately upon MS
return. Went TO sec him at his hotel. Speaking
of the affidavit on the Rawlins White river route
Vnile asked how they could get an affidavit IN lieu
Of John Dorseys ahldavlt. At that time (Nlarch
1870 S. W. Dorsey was quarrelling with Miner nnd
Vale und refused TO allow his brother TO furnish
the affidavit. Nnile snid he thought lie could &c
Brady to accept an affidavit from the subeuntrac'
tor, and within II few days reported that Brady
had consented to do this. By Nuilo's direction
witness wrote out blank affidavit and sent 1t tc
Perkins for his signature. 1t came back signed
with the spaces Reserved for men and ami
mails unified. according to direction. Mr.
ness, who identified it, and said ih'
ceding men, "siX" preceding animals " eight
preceding men. and "twenly-lour" preceding
animals, had been H. led in by himself, Dy ihe al
numbers. Witness filed the affidavit and letter o
transmittal in the department by Dorscy's di
rectioin. ple was then an ,ex.senatorJ WItneS
Of transmittal. In March, 1879, Peck and JOIN
Dorsey were not in this city, and when wines
again left Tor the west ia April John Dorsey wa
sill absent. Subsequent to his employment b!
Dorsey. the latter got IN new form Of subcon
tract, emitting any provision for expedition TO th'
subCunlr nlractOrs.
Mr.. ingersol objected to this evidence lie sait
they try to make out fraud whcnthe provided ex
petition, and fraud when they did not IL was
fraud either way.
Mr.. Merrick. 1t was n new fraud. Experience
had taught them more adrOit fraud.
Witness said he Gghin went west in April, 1875
where he made new subcoutraCts and got up peti
tlons. His instructions from $. W. Dorsey were 4
prevent the subcOnraCts from being filed. Dor
sey said very few of the subcOntraclOrs knew any
thing about expedition he was to be careful am
not tell them in that case as an excuse for nogo
| tiating new subcontracs; he was TO tell the sub
contractors that the old irm had dissolved, aut
that he Dorsey would see tina. they were pad
the subGontloGts were not il!cd. lie chad prtpare
| Il number OF blank ailidaVitS signed by John W
Dorsey and Peck. Whenever necessary, eithe
! witness or S. w. Dorsey Ouk one of the affidavit
| and filled in the number of the route, and tn
| number of men and animals.
Tho court inquired whether or not reference wa
had to any route named in the indictment.
| Mr.. lngersoll declared that he wanted them al
| in. oil about the aihdnvitS.
| Taking up one OF The andNyits connected wit
| an Ojo Caliente route, the witness said that al
though the body Of the paper was in the hand
| writing of w. Il. Kellogg, notary public, yet tn
| figures opposite the men ana animals and tn
! number OF the route had been written in BY 5. v
| Dorsey.
The court adjourned without completn
the examination Of the witness.
During the recess \. S. Richards,
RERDELL's BoNDsMAN,
came to the court house. lie prolcssed to b
very indignant at the treatment he had rC
ceived from Rerdell.
| In answer to n question from n reporter, h
said he intended to apply immediately for
bail piece; he did not purpose acting as bond,
man for man who would act in that fashio
without informing him of what he was abou
| to do.
But Mr.. Ker had meanwhile quietly pre-
ceeded to serve a subpoena upon Rcrdell, thu
protecting him from the bail piece so tina
Mr. Richards could only ask to DO relieve
| from his bond.
| The request was promptly granted by tn
court and Mr. John Jackson lRcrdell's father
in-law) was accepted as his bondsman. Som
time ago Rerdell appealed to the gOvernmen
counsel for protection, alleging that he ha
been constantly shadOwed, and felt himself I
be in personal danger.
He asserts that on Friday night last he wa
assaulted by some of the persons who hav
been dogging him, and since that time he ha
been efiectually guarded.
Tho court room was well filled throughou
the days session by an attentive and inter
ested audience.
Government counsel say that no promise
immunity was held out to Rerdcll, and tina
there is no criminal law to prevent his pur
ishmcnt, although there would be equitabl
law to justify his release in case Of convit
tion.
| THE EFFECT.
| There were the most cXtrayagant rumol
ahoat last night in reference to the trials nm