Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-29

P0OPA0' AAo u1o uoI WdnI TO Drlng them
into court for reasons entirely outside of
this case. If the prosecution would agree
upon man, or if the court would appoint
two men to go over all the books, they
might bring into court any account with
John Dorsey, or Peck. or Miner, connect
ed with the business from 1877 to the
present time.
Bliss replied that at the threshold thew
would be met with the question, what are
''DorseY's books" He preferred to stand
by the rules of the law
The court said that it could not make
such an order. even if it had been &C
copied.
IngersolI added, that Dorsey had 10000
pages OF letter books, legal, political and
personal. He would make the same offer
in regard to them.
The court to Bliss-Do your accept?
Bliss-No, sir.
Merrick- they will bring in book
containingithe entries of Wm.Smith,we will
! read them to the jury.
Ingersoll-If had power I might evoke
from the chaos of perjury the two red
books, but as 1 have not such power
shall not.
The court remarked that the argument
was not within bounds.
Ingersoll declared that he was enjoying
himself.
The court replied that he had no right to
enjoy himself at the expense of others.
Ingerson produced another batch of
checks, and offered them in evidence.
The court rejected the offer.
lngersol excepted, although he did not
believe that they would ever get to a bill
of exceptions in this case.
| The court referring to Ingersoll's offer,
said, that after all it depended entirely
upon the credibility of the witness testi-
mony. He might have drawn money from
other banks than those included in the of
fer, and only general statement would be
admissible
| Witness said he kept account of money
received from the government. The sums
were placed to his credit and he never had
a conversation with ReerGel about ''Smith
d Jones'" The memorandum said it was
not given to him, Reerdel, but to Kellogg
that is the upper part.
| IngerSou then made the same offer in re-
| gard to the stub books, that had been made
before in relation to the letter books, but
Merrick positively refused to agree to the
proposition. He said the defense had been
notified to produce the stubs and did not
do it, so let them take the consequences.
The offer was perfect farce.
The counsel exchanged some rather
sharp remarks, but the court cut the dis
cussion short, characterizing it an absolute
waste of time.
Among the many entries III his book,
said the witness, possibly there was an
entry under the head of ''Sam
JONES'" but even if there was, it was not
| connected in any way with the mail bust
ness. There was no SWIM. Smith there
said he; he had had that looked up. When
Reerdel came over to New York he brought
only the route book. The Chamberlain
conference with Brady was one purely on
political matters, Brady being chairman of
the Indiana state committee. Mail matters
were not mentioned Reerdel's statement
that witness had prepared a tabulated
statement setting out the proposition to
be allowed 'T. J. b." was absolutely false.
He never authorized Gibbs to make any
copy of books. Did get transcript,
but if the two books had been twice copied
, for him, he was just half dozen books
out.
In reference to the interview with Reer-
del at the Albemarle hotel, in New York,
witness had previously heard that Reerdel
was consulting with the government; Reer-
| del came to the room early in the morn
, ing and commenced to talk about the Sa-
lisburys and others and about the al!ega-
, tions against him, Reerdel. Witness reas-
/ sured him, telling him that he had conf
> dence in him and rebuked him for leaving
his business in Washington. Reerdel re-
| piled that he had only come for
) information. He went out for
. breakfast, but did not return and
witness next heard from him through a
r telegram from Jersey City. That was all
} there was in the conversation. There was
: no exhibition or rage on the part of wit
ness. Witness wrote to Reerdel at Wash
r ingtoD, but Reerdel's statement of the
! contents OF that letter was an unqualified
lie. Witness was mot much on the beg
5 The story OF an interview at witness house
! when he returned was also false in every
particular.
. Ingersou read Reerders testimony on
this point with much affected pathOs
, Witness said no such conversation oc-
: CURED at any such time or place. II he
saw Reerdel at all when he returned il was
IN the Office, and said witness with smile,
As to any conversation of that kind it is
too absurd for me to answer
The witness denied emphatically having
written word of the affidavit OF June,
1881. Did not demand any BALANCE sheets
of books from Reerdel On July Is, 1882, at
Wizards hotel, and SO he did not know he
had any such balance sheets,
nor did he give him any
red book or copies of Wilcox
correspondence or books, and correspond
ence of any kind. Was not certain whether
or not Reerdel returned pencil draft of
affidavit made at that time. The only &C.
casiOn upon which witness had ever given
Reerdel any directions regarding afidavits
connected with the routes was when Reer-
del telegraphed him at Trinidad, Col, that
the department wanted shorter schedule
on two routes, and he wanted authority to
change the affidavit, which authority wit
Dess gave.
Court at this point adjourned.
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