Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.


WASHINGTON, Feb 26.
In the star route trial this afternoon Rer-
dell made some corrections in Fridays testi-
monv and wa- then crosse xan'inet:.
Mr. Inyersol in answer to Rrrlell's state
ment, denied that Mr.. Carpenter had ever been
Rrrde1rs attorney. The witness then said
that he was satisfied he did not tell Carpen-
ter he had made his affidavit Chat of June
LIST. 1881 voluntarily. Did not remember
telling him Dorsey had used him badly,
thereby making mistake, for it would tend
to brea. down the affidavit. Many have told
he had written the memorandum shown to
McVeagh and could closely initiate Dorsey's
handwriting; may have told him there were
no books such ~ described by james; NAV
have told French in 1881, at Dorsey's house,
that he conceived the plan Of acting as de-
| tective toward James AMI MacVeagh; NAV
have told him also that he was trying to get
the government to offer him a money con-
| siderati0n to go upon the stand. he to furnish
them with documentary evidence written by
| himself. but purpOrted to be in Dorsey's
Handwriting and that he would then expose
them. 1t was more than probable that he
had told French he could initiate Dorsey's
| handwriting SO closely that Dorsey himself
could not detect it. Very likely he told
| French that after he got a note from Mac
Veayh he got 50 excited over the success of
| his plan, that he toll Dorsey for the first
time what he had been doing and that Dorsey
toll him Z, sion .t once AIso told hin, whom
Roslrr hail conf. rr.J with dorsey thev had
agreed to allow him to continue his plot
Had no doupt he TO Il French there were no
books and that he had exhibited to James a
shirt wrapped up in paper. Had seen Bosler
in Dorsey's Office, June, 1881. May have
told him the aft iavit had been voluntary and
into making some Kind of an offer +, him
Rard,II said IN. may b,va toll RnsI.r of b;s
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oooks '"e witness was inci,neu 70 oeiie'e he
,' 100 ~. W We" orN !h .ne sum
.n.l ~ . .ooo' viz" .ne .aSt se.ie"en' was
In..or 1879, a"" Al,
se'son nes"eu " eross-eAa"''"e ."e
~nues' l ' 70 l'e MEMORANDUM @' 'he
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."e :. ueeueu '',a' .'e paper mus oe
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1891; .,
Das SUI SUI s'. So " 'as ".e' vie" pe'" &c"
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Oil. was '""' IT,
witness sail he told Dorsey he had gone
over 10 the government TO save him Dorsey
and Related 10 him all the conversation be-
tween MacVeagh and James and himself
Dorsey sad You have put 1t in worst
light than 1t was before. They have no evil
uehce against me except what you have
'urh'sheu.
ihge,soi' wanted 10 Know now ne mad ex-
p'a'hec TINS acilon 70 dorsey; now he had
oeen Justlned IN furnishing the evidence
against al, MN.
Inc witness said ne was satisned that Dor
sey was IN PAD state before that time. The
papers were getting close To the facts and 1t
looked bad
lhgerso'l suddenly referred to the affidavit
OF July i''h: 1857 ana asked the witness
now IL was that al mat time. more than
year aIter MS revelations to James, he had
changed ms n'ind so rs to believe that Dor
sey hau zone no Illegal act.
Answer-At that time.in the room was