Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-23
Interesting Developments To-day.

THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Interesting Developments To-day.
CONVERSATION WITH RERDELL-THE COST OF q TT
TING RE2rssIoNs-GErTlNG INSTRUCTIONS FROM
SENATOR DORSEY, ETC.
When the star route trial was resumed this
morning the examination OF A. s. Powers the
Sub-cOntractor on the Eugene City route was con
tnued by Mr.. Bliss. After some questions relat.
ing to routine matters on the route, Mr.. Bliss in
9uired: when you were here at the last trial
did you have any
CONVERSATION WITH RERpEILs"
The witness. after consulting a notebook, re-
plied ut was on March sth.n
what was that conversatfon?" asked Mr.. Bliss.
1T was" said the witness, "ln reference to re-
give us" said Mr.. Bliss, "the conversation as
"Well, object" said Mr. Ingersoll, ,ssto any con-
Versatlon respecting reductions and remissions." g"
Alter some discussion, Mr.. Ingersoll having
court, Il am going to prove that MI Rerdeil
stated that they had got these
REMIssIoNs AT COST OF 50 PER CENT"
"You may ask the question:" said Judge wylie.
"Now," said Mr.. Bliss to the witness "what was
that Conversations"
Mr.. Ingersoll objected to the evidence being re-
ceived as affecting anybody but Rerdell, and the
court said that until t was connected with others
1.-THE question came up," said the witness, reply
Ing to Mr. Bliss inquiry, with reference to deduc-
subsequent remissions should come to me- This
led to the conversation when Rerdell, In making
up the f I OF the "a TO charge
that 1t had cost them that to obtain the remis-
S1OnS"
"Anything more Of the conversations" asked
"Yes, Sir more" said the witness
"Well, what was that?"
"He stated further, )" said the witness" that was
not aware OF
THE EXPENSE IT TOOK TO RUN THIS THING HERE.
There were many expenses 1 didn't know OF per-
trated. He took one OF the clerks out at time.
and, af er dining him, he figured out these remis
sions will say, with reference to the 50 per cent,
that he afterwards explained that that was paid
out to lawyers and attorneys. He afterwards
made that statement The statement In the first
place was that it cost him 5Oper cent to get the
mission, and he charged me 50 per cent In making
the statement OF the account"
Mr. Wilson not having arrived. the cross-exani-
lnatlon OF Mr.. Powers was postponed.
A NEW WITNESS.
After Mr.. Bliss had proved some papers from
the Post ONCE department., Mr.. A. W. Moore was
called to the stand ana examined by Mr.. Merrick.
Dorseys and vatle. He first met Miner in the lat
ter part OF March the first OF April 1875 having
been introduced TO him by A. E. Boone. Miner
said he was looking for man to go west to put
service on mail routes and witness had been highly
recommended to him by Boone Witness said his
te rms would be $50 month and expenses, with
permission to put on service on his own routes at
the companys expense. Witness saw him again
as e agent Gner Peek co.. He had another S n
tervtew with Miner a few days afterwards. He
asked witness
TO REPORT At SENATOR DoRsEY's HOUSE
to get instructions and iGIds for his journey.
Witness went to the house and saw Dorsey.
81 eeve," said the witness, ''the first thing ne
asked me was my opinion OF the service. I told
MN MN tnought tne service had been taken too low,
avoided"
Anything else said7" asked Mr. Merrick.
.1 IN speaking OF the service" said the witness,
low prices He said that was the service they
chance OF increase and expedition, and on daily
service there was no such chance"
objection to the testimony, and some time was
spent In argument
Inc objection Ion IN 9s substance was that Of inmate
place prior to the date Of the Indictment. Judge
Wylie admitted the testimony.
EX-SENATOR DORSEY TELLS "wHERE THE MONEY
The examination OF Mr. Moore was then re-
sumed.
'He said," continued the witness, referring to
ex-senator Dorsey, "there's where the money
was-the increase and expedition"
"Was anybody else present at that conversa-
Eyes, sir; Mr. Rerdel was present." said the
What else was said or done at that inter-
view?"
' He showed me, said the witness, a bundle of
blank sub-contracts. and pointed out that he had
made blanks for once, twice, three times week
and daily service, and also certain per cent for
expedition"
The witness proceeding, said ex-senator Dorsey
Instructed him, in making sub-contracts. to make
allowances for daily service all the way through,
and also for expedition; to make contracts Tor
prospective increase on the descending scale; to
make the best terms he could get for
expedition, saying that he thought an average
OF forty per cent to the Sub-contractorS would
be very good. Ex-senator Dorsey gave him let
and arranged to send his (the witnessD pay to hts
wife In Chicago He sent her one check for $780,
Witness believed ex-Sen ator Dorsey gave him
checks payable to Miner: Witness went to the
the money. Witness got power OF attorney from
j. W. Dorsey, Miner and Peck.
Mr. Henkle objected, and said the power OF at
torney should be produced.
II have served notice on you to produce it"
Mr.. Henkle denied this
81 served it on Miner" said Mr.. Merrick: 0you
are one and the same except as to the results OF
The witness being allowed to proceed with his
testimony said that ex-senator Dorsey told him
that he could assure subcontractors as an induce
ment that the service would be increased. Mr.
Miner instructed the witness to get up petitions
when he had time, and not to make them similar
witness went west and sublet four fve con-
tracts IN Nevada, several in Califordia and ten or
twelve In Oregon.
Important Movement i'm the Telephone
Business.
THE WASHINGTON TELEPHONE COMPANY GoBBLEp
UP BY A NEW ENGLAND sYNDIC ATE-wHAT THE
NEW MANAGERS PROPOSE 10 DO
An important change was Effected yesterday
and to-day in the management OF the Washington
Telephone company. The controlling interest has
been purchased by syndicate OF eastern practt-