New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-06
THE COURTS.
rup sTAp ROuTE TRIAL.
JOHN W. DORSEY SUCCEEDS VALE UPON THE WIT
NESS STAND

W.
NESS STAND.
WASHINGTON, April BIN the Star Route
trial this morning tee cross-exanation OF Vale was
resumed The explained at length bow he could
have Injured Miner aud made money for himself In
1878 and said that did choose TO take advantage
Of Miner.
The Jennings letter was read and the witness admitted
its authorship and admitted having made the a1daVlt
upon the vermillionsioux Falls route. without
having any positive knowledge OF the humDer Vi ''"
and he stock required.
Mr. Bliss referred the fact brought out in RerdeTs
cross G Examination that Rerden had borrowed money
IRON Vale The witness said 1t was entirely business
transaction Rerdel bal Informed him that nc concur
plated ing over 10 the Government Deiore "i'heSs
loaned HIN money Never told Rerdeu tha he anu
Miner had been talking the ACCESSIBILITY OF gong
oyer TO the Government. SAID the witness; Rerdei toiu
me no WAS IN commune ton with The Government
a ked hin what he kneS AT first ne said Ne ala hot
know anything but afterwari he sail: i am lui1
am full asked him could go on the stand aiter
making 30 many conflicting statements lie salu 'iio
Government did not want him to 20 u on Tue S'Aiu
they only wanted hun 10 give them p0ihtarS' .
John w. Dorsey was next ca led a. witness Ho 'o
how he became assoca ed with Pccs; his bOtner te"
TO dssuade him from emba' k1ng IN the BUSINESS NV
out and down to rexa Tue contract VIII one
was ma lie Jauulry 49, 1878 oy IT'S .e,o, ~ ,ie
US CO. rece,ye -tnr and witness two thirts OF Tue
receipts. Tue wi denied ever u"t'"9 1870
"A A.
w. Rray onIv once in his he MJOres testimony was re-
ferId IN Were ne says tha Joan Dorsey toll MN tnit
ma nrot err ia bor him o. re 10 20 lhto JUST
meas al wnlc re kn nOtiig, ana tuat ne "suc9 hl
s., at bont vi some warmth que ~ih'Ss eAo''noo
s.'r.at Ia "A lie made without any ci'th
A leiTer MAS re u Miner tot Wltnessheu July
% 1878 in winch witness j. 10 "ruei thaI unItss
ry,co ~ NM upon G, ram specified es before August
= they will declared isus CONTRACTORS WI ness ~
49, dyte was at Bismarck OAK, Trying TO estabnSn
service on the Tongue River route lie iescr sea the
6Iculles tnat beset him upon every slde III ts at
fennf witness remembt ref no conversation sncd ~
le1 hV Mcclellan.
Ia the route would o. increased. Trough sis brothers
inHaence IL Is tue most Infamous lie IA the world"
sad ne. AS 4 | would tel couple OF mui-whac"rrs
sucn stuff as that, first lime ever saw them ,O0
Peunes statements IN tls regard were also BeHcray
deLled.
THE KELLOGG INDICTMENTS.
There in tie report tha, tAe foreman OF the
Grad Jury refused TO sign the indictments against
Senator Kellogg. AS matter OF fact the documents
have not yet been prepared, and consequently not
ready Tor signature Counsel the defence in The Star
Route trial declare positively that the indictments viii
not hold waer" They insist not only that proof TO
tain allegations lacking, but also that prosecution
for the ALLEGED oences barred by the statute of mita
lions Inc Government counsel, on the other hand,
maintain with equal confidence tDat the indictments
euiCeut every to bring the pa. ties 10 trial. one
OF ter veNs Is that the postal crafts winch II Is
alleged passed between the parties covered period OF
tue offence may tCnDcdHY De hcld 70 nave
COZ iuued for that time. The indictments WILL in all
pnOpabiiity BE- attacked great VlgOr
come before Lawyers OF experience say tnat
would extraordinary occur encc IN stFct leS
his prCsentbeut were not ,olO"ed Oy an luulCV-
meni 80 1t is probable that indictments VIII follow the
prusentents already made in the OF Brady and
Kellogg