Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-17
REERDBLL'S GIVE-AVAY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Reerdell con-
tinued his testimony in the star route trial
to-day. A paper purporting to have been
signed by J.W. Dorsey was shown witness,
but he said it was not in Dorsey's hand
writing, and Dorsey was not where he
could have signed it at the time the paper
was dated. A letter was read from J. W.
Dorsey to his brother. He inclosed blank
drafts according to instructions, and has
no doubt the route from Brainared to
Tongue river will pay him
or some one else over 100000
per annum. Witness said S. W. Dorsey
instructed him to prepare an affidavit on
the Toquerville & Adairville route, and
remarked it was only necessary in making
calculation to preserve the proportion of
100 or 200 per cent. in allowing for in
crease. Witness had number of blank
afidavits, but they were taken from his
Office Immediately after the verdict in the
last trial. When witness was released
from jail he found his desk open and the
papers scattered about. j. W.
Dorsey was the only man
besides himself, who possessed keys to the
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a letter that had passed between S. w.
Dorsey himself and between J. ". Dorsey
and ]. w. Basler. The record in the case
of Reerdell against Vale, Miner & Co. was
read, and letter from Vale to S. W. Dor
sey, in which Vaile says: 'Reerdell has
sued us, and if the case goes on it will ex
pose our private affairs, in which you are
the real partners of Vale, Miner
& Co." Vale suggests that Dorsey
induce Reerdell to withdraw the suit at
once. Dorsey gave witness instructions
concerning entries to be made in the books.
Holding the papers in his hand, witness
said Dorsey instructed him to open an &C
count, with names, and that the paper is
headed, Omitted States Senate Chamber,
Washington, 49, The account is cash
loaned Dorsey and Peck: S. W. Dorsey,
$1O,500; under the head Dorsey, $4,000;
under the head Peck, $4,000; VIM. Smith,
$4,000; John Smith, $500. The name
of John Smith had been scratched out, and
the name of Sam. Jones substi-
tuted. Witness said he wrote
the name of Sam. Jones under
Jno. Smith because S. w. Dorsey called
attention to the fact that there were two
Smiths and said he had better make one
Sam Jones. Laughter. Witness was asked
to explain the meaning of these entries,
and said subsequent 1.-The receipt of the
paper S. w. Dorsey asked him if he
had charged Brady with certain amounts,
$4,000, $4,000 and $1,000. Witness an
swered, he had no account against Brady.
'EWhy, damn it, he is Wm. Smith. 1 thought
you knew who VIM. Smith
was" All amounts above men
toned were then charged to Brady.
Witness said upon the occasion when
Dorsey told him who William Smith was,
some time in June, he left the house with
Dorsey and stopped at Middleton's bank,
where Dorsey drew some money. Thence
they went to the post Office department.
Dorsey requested him to wait in Turner's
room and went in to see Brady. He soon
returned, and they left the Office. 1t was
after they returned, perhaps
that night, Dorsey told him
who Smith was. Did not know how much
money Dorsey drew at the bank. Dorsey
told him to look at the check books to find
the amounts to be charged Smith. He
looked through the various check books,
and wherever he found check drawn to
the account of 'MaiI' he charged the
amount to 'sWm. Smith" Witness was di-
rected to confne His answers to
statement of whether or not
he made the entry, and if SO
give a description. His former answer
was modified accordingly. Witness said
when he was summoned before the con-
gressional investigation committee he no.
tilted Brady and telegraphed S. W. Dorsey
and J. W. Bosler. Before he appeared be-
fore the committee he took out of the let
ter book number of letters. That book
contained copies of every letter he wrote
in connection with that business, and
included letters to Dorsey, Bosler, the
sub-contractors and the private letter of
witness. There were three of these books,
and witness saw one Of them in possession
of Williams & Carpenter last week in this
court room.
Merrick gave notice to the defense to
produce these three letters. Witness iden-
tilted three pages torn from the letter
book. He had seen the originals, for they
were in his own writing. Saw BradyIabout
May 21 or %, 1880. The congressional
investigation was going on. Saw Brady
at the postofice. Witness had been sub
poenaed. It was duces tecatm. He told
Brady they wanted the book and papers.
Brady asked what papers he had. Witness
told him the account books, etc.
Brady said Dorsey is a damned fool
for keeping books" He then asked if they
could not be copied. Witness said it would
take day or two, and Brady said it would
be good idea. Brady asked him the