New-York tribune., 1883-06-08
THE COURTS.
rur srAR ROUTE TRIAL.
THE STAR RUUIE IhlAH'
- ,,cpR1cK CONTINUES HIS DESuSciAiioS VI

,,cv CONTINUES HIS DESuNCiAuoN We
NE THE DoRsEYs
w,xeroN, June lin the Star hoo'e
sa. Mr. Msrrick resumed his argument conf
va upoa the failure Of the defendant. 70 p.ouau
uenuhs ue.ss He then took up John Dorsey's testimony
their oooN avss OF it, to show that he had not been
ana :, p,s account of the organization OF the hrm'
Ga,srred to John Dorsey's stsry that no nao oi'S
~, contract with Miner, whom he ala not Auo" w
"anId nat trust with his money. Yet MS par'noi ~
.n,hor,zed to contract Arm debts IL was au o" 80
-. common sense to ask any one to believe sucn ''ua
Ar Merr,ck read other apparently connic'ins
ond challenged the defence TO untangie 1ohn Do
r ths tb,orv OF the defence 1t was naturai lnief
,nor reraen in 1870 had engaged In preparing Tue
nitro. vcerine to blow up these deIenuH's' -
evidence that the poor debauched wreteh nau
q, the ,eela OF Dorsey, like taithlui uos' uo'"e LIS
Kidding in every scheme 10 put money III niS n"'eI'
Uo.set II Reriel did not keep Dorsey's books VINO
-, u,,o~, svore that he kept only small account
Terry svore that he kept no mail account.
NJ uerrek then pointed ont TO the jury the pecuharues
handwriting of the pencil memorandum and COM
ared with one Dorseys letters with the OBJECT oi
showing that Dorsey had written the memorandum.
Mr. Ingerso interrupted to remark that the aeiehce
5u,,ted that the memorandum resembled Dorseys
nand,qrting IL would not be much Of forgery unless
II did The point was how 1t came to resemble heroe'
handwriting , ,,u..,.
Mr. Merrick replied that IL Rerde had forged DORSEY
handwriting he would not have male IL resemoie his
own hapdwrlti g. He then turned to the evidence
ar,, 20 Rerde,s vis,t to New.York June II, 1881,
when he undertook to bring the red book to the Attor
neyGeneraL Dorscys aud Rerdelrs testimony upon
rbs point was contrased and Mr. Merrcs asserted tnat
Rerdeps version was the true one Dorsey hao sa'u
that they parted In peace and friendship herue hau
said thai they parted anger Mr. Merrick read Rer-
des telegram to Dorsey denouncing the affidavit story
as q is and reSgning his position. ana asked II
thai qua a the he' aidSvit of June, issi, Mr. Mcrck
recalled DOrseys that he ddnot remember Wben ~
sf iury accent that answer3 AS wen tel him that
parent forget the birth of his child only three years
ago Tnat affidavit the child of his brain. created
barrier for his lost 1t had been before his ewes
through and shine forg1 1t on the stand
Forty times had he said that he ala not remem9er. IL
When asked how the affidavit came TO be addressed 10
President. Dorsey had realized that the storm was
indeed upon and wanted to confer with counsel No
more pitabe had ever been seen on the stand
than this creature WHO evoked the ia Oh ms soe
his Gistresssul efforts TO eyade the rutn' ne s~ole @
that his memory was nrst rale IL % %w%'
for il his memory first his conscience was rot
ten; If his conscience pure hls memory was NOT
first rate He declared thar DOrsey's own statement
that he knew Reries account OF his interview Win
MacVeagh and James to be true from col aer eVuence
sspiS s eoate s eydence Besides Rere there was
person present except WOODWARD MacNeagh ,nH JAMES
dell to commit larceny perury Linked arm Ia atn
Dorsey, Rerdel aud Mr. Inserso walked to TIE MtHte
House and presented that affidavit 10 the fresiuent
This brought Mr. mgersOl 10 his ieet Win dehaAo Ao
the evidence.
"That's no evidence" returned Mr. Ingerson. AS
mat. .er OF fact he did not go there"
After further excited discussion with Mr. bgers0u,
Mr Merrck continued: since they lad begun TO 0ury
men he might well follow IL up. He would bury Dor
sey aonssde Ierde his fellow conspirators should
be the mOurers over them he would erect an arch,
one of Dorsey the other end on
that o. Rerde and Keystone OF the areh should
be written the epitaph: "Iney were delighful and
lovely in their lives aud IN death parted" Civ
ing peculiarly lngnbrous and sng-song lntonation 10
his voice, Mr.. Merrick c0ntuued And II, nOtwItb-
standing he counses prayer GaUre when be passes
over those graves should blow, and the
corrupt and buried Dorsey should arise. an Immortal
spirit and into thar last grand court, before tae
Great lrc.er hearts, before wnom must al ap-
pear and the searcher and All Knower should ask
lul Were you not In hesh SHOWN as stephen ".
DOrseyP the spirit W0ald answer, Il don't remember
An proalious burst laughter greeted Mr.. MerrcKs
sally, and after yany rap.iDg Tor order. Judge Nyle
adjourned tic court.