Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-29
DORSEY.S DENlALS.
His Testimony i'm The Star Route Case
To-day.


MI: Dorsey took the stand again this morning
when the star route trial was resumed. Before
Mr.. Ingersoll continued his examination, Judge
Wylie Said to the doorkeepers that members of the
| bar had complained to him that they were ex-
cluded. "They should be admitted" he said, ''and
within the bar, too"
"The doorkeepers don't know them, your honor"
said IbIr Mr. Car GaTpenter ..,o -, or, =, o,,
man, observed Judge Wyle, and then he added,
ae1n,as after pause 'They don't know gentleman.
The witness denied having given any instruc-
tons to alter petition or affidavit after 1t was
THE 'tJ. B. B." CHECK.
Mr. 1ngersoll said he wanted to ask this witness
whether at any time or place he had ever given O
check TO James B. Belford for any amount.
Mr. Merrick said he would not object If the de-
tense would reciprocate the courtesy and allow
the government to go into an examination as to
this check.
Judge Wylie said he had excluded the inquiry
OF Mr.. Belford because 1t did not tend to dsprove
what Rerdeli had said.
Mr.. Wilson argued that as Rerden said he saw
the check, that made this witness testimony
"suppose," said Mr.. Bliss, che saw the check at
Middleton & Co.'s bank?"
Mr.; Ingersoll decided to put the question In
another way and asked:
NO CHECK TO BELFoRD.
"Dld you ever tell Rerdell to give check Of
! $4,000 to James B. Belford?"
"No, Sir" said the witness
| "Did yOu," asked Mr.. 1ngersoN "ever tell him
TO charge James Jane B. Belford with check for the
"No, SIR" said the witness, "nor for any other
| amount"
"Dd you" asked Mr.. Ingersoll, sever give
check 10 James b. Belford On any bank for any
amount?'
Not dollar" said the witness. and at the
same time Mr.. Bliss said: 81 object"
Judge Wylie decided that the question, in view Of
the testimony that preceded 1t, could be ad-
| m1tted.
| Mr. Ingersoll then repeated the question, and the
| witness replied, II never did,
"Did you," asked Mr.. Ingersoll, "ever have any
transaction with him OF money character"
81 never" said the witness, chad transaction
With him to the extent O a cent, with the eXcep-
| the other day."
.That matter about the rife?" said Mr.. Inger-
| "Yes," said the witness
while While Mr.: ingersoll was looking over some
papers the witness exclaimed, 81 would like to
see that check to y. B b. anyway"
NEVER HEARD OF THE LETTER.
Mr.. 1ngersoll read the letter purporting to have
been written to him by Vale in this city, May 2eth,
1879, and to state the fears OF Vaile that Rerdels
| suit against Vaiie and Miner would expose who
| the real parties were in the firm, &C.
The witness said that he had never heard Of the
letter before this trial, and was not In Washington
at that time, having left here the 18th of May.
THE PUEBLO AND ROsITA ROUTE
Mr 1ngersoll then examined the witness as to
circumstances connected with the service on
! various routes in which he interested, begin
| ming with the Pueblo and Rosita route. The Wit
ness said he could describe 1t with a map
| Judge Wyie.
| Mr. Ingersoll wanted to question the witness to
| show that the expedition would have been bene-
ncial to the region OF country, IL had not been
for the failure of the postmaster or some one else
! to send the mails on over the Pueblo route.
after considerable argument the Judge ruled
out the question proposed by Mr.. Ingersoll as
Speaking OF the Trinidad and Madison route the
| witness said that the want or communication
their own telephone and telegraph lines. Witness
| mad such communication with his own place.
which was near that route. The witness was ex-
amified as to the condl, Of the country on va
| riou routes.
RERDELL AND BosLER.
The witness said he was present in his Office
about June 19, 1881, when Rerden and Bosier had
conversation about what he (RerdelH had said
| to MacVeagh. He said he had shown Macveagh
memorandum In imitation OF his(Dorsey's)hand-
sg wiring. Kerdeil SAID ne had torn up the memo
dell and Bosler then got the scraps out OF the
basket and put them together Rerdell said he
| look more like the witness handwriting in that
way than with pen. 1t was very much like wit
ness handwriting and he would have mistaken it
for his handwriting If he had not been told differ
ent
Star Route Notes.
After THE STARS report Of the star route trial
ciosed yesterday. the prosecution declined the
proposal OF Mr. Ingersol1 to have some one ap-
pointed to inspect the books OF ex-senator Dorsey,
and declared their purpose OF trying the ac-
l-cording to the usual modes. The witness denied
all OF Rerdetl'S statements about the "Smlth'
| memorandum and about the account books or
that he had ever instructed Rerdel to alter Pc
utfon or had himself filled up the blanks In an
aff1davt His version OF the AIbermarle hotel in
tervew. June 9th, 1881, was that he was amazed
when Rerden came in and asked him about inti-
nations that he Dorsey had heard that he had
formed some scheme with the government. Rer-
dell said the intimation was untrue and left. He
next heard OF Rerdel In Jersey City. The wit
| ness denied having begged Rerdell to retract his
statements to the government, and said, 81 am
not much on the beg" The witness denied utterly
hat Indc