The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-05

Bliss-"No SIR"
Merrick-"If they will bring In the bool
containing the entries Of William Smith VI
will read them TO the jury"
Ingersoll-"If had the power nigh
evoke from the chaos of perjury the two
red books, but as / have not such power
shall not"
The court remarked that the Argument
was not within bounds.
Ingersoll declared that he was enjoyint
| himself
The court replied that he had no right tC
enjoy himself at the expense Of others
] fngersoll produced another batch oi
checks, and offered them in evidence. =,
| The court rejected the oifer. lngersoll
excepted. although he did not believe that
they would ever get to bill OF exceptions
| in this case.
The court, referring to Ingersoll's offer,
said that after all 1t depended entirely
upon the credibility of witness testimony.
He might have drawn the money from
other banks than those included in the
offer. Only general statement would be
admissible.
Witness said he keptno account of money
received from the government; sums were
placed to his credit, and would be shown by
his bank books; never had conversation
with Reerdell aG6ut the "Smitt and Jones
memorandum" 1t was not gwen to him
(ReerdelD but to Kellogg; that is, the
upper part
Ingersoll then made the same offer in re-
gard to the stub books that had been made
before in relation to letter books, but Mer-
rick positively refused to agree to the
proposition. He said the defense had been
notified to produce the stubs, ard did not
do it. Let them accept the consequences.
The offer was perfect farce. Counsel ex-
changed some rather sharp remarks, but
the court cut the discussion short, charac-
terizing it an absolute waste OF tirne.
Among many entries in his book, said
witness, possibly there was anentry under
the head of Sam Jones" but even ii there
was it was not connected in any way with
the mail business; there was no William
Smith" there; he had had that looked up;
when Reerdell came over to New York he
| brought only the route-book; the Cham
berlain conference with Brady was on
purely political matters, Brady being
| chairman of the Indiana state committee;
| mail matters were not mentioned; Reer-
dell's statement that witness had prepared
tabulated statement setting out the pro-
portion to be allowed "T. j. b." was
absolutely false; never authorized Gibbs to
make any copy of the books ; did get a
| transcript, but if two books had been twice
copied for him, he was just half dozen
books out. In reference to the interview
with Reerdell at the Albemarie hotel, New
York, witness said he had previously heard
that Reerdell was consulting. With the gov
ernment Reerdell came to his room early
| in the morning; he commenced to talk
about the Salisburys and others, and
about the allegations against him
| (ReerdelD witness reassured him. tell
| ing him that he had confidence
in him, and rebuked him for leaving his
business in Washington ReGrdell replied
that he had only come for information; he
went out for breakfast, but did not return,
and witness next heard OF him through Q
| telegram from Jersey City; that was aid
there was of the conversation; there was no
! exhibition of rage on the part OF witness;
witness wrote to Reerdell at Washington,
| but Reerdell's statement of the contents OF
| the letter was an unqualified lie; witness
was mot much on the beg" the story OF
the interview at witness house, when he
returned, was also false in every particular.
| Ingersoll read Reerdells testimony on
this point with much affected pathos.
Witness said that no such conversation
occurred at any such time or place; if he
saw Reerdell at all it was when he returned;
! il was in the office, and Sslid witness
with smile, "as to any conversation OF
that kind, it is too absurd for me to an
swer." Witness denied emphatically hav-
ing written word of the affidavit of June
1881; did not demand any balance sheets OF
books from Reerdell on July 18th, 1882,
at Wizards HOTEL did not know
that he haI any such balance
sheets, nor did he give him any red book or
copies of WilcoX's scOrregDondence, or books
and correspondence o! any kind was not
certain whether or not Retrdell returned
the pencil draft oi the affidavit made at
| that time; the only occasion upon which
!. witness had ever given Reerdell directions
/ Al, a nxtit taA xuifh n
routes was when Reerdell telegraphed him
at Trinidad, California. that the depart
mept wanted shorter schedule on two
routes, and he wanted the authority to
change the affidavit, which authority wit
ness gave.
Court at this point adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Dorsey resumed
the stand in the star-route trial to-day.
Witness denied that he had ever filled up
or authorized any one to fill up an affidavit
in regard to the number OF men and ami
mails required on route after it had been
sworn to or filled. Ingersoll asked permis-
SION from the court to inquire OF the wit
ness if he had ever given check to James
b. Belford. The court asked if there was
any objection. Merrick answered that he
had none, providing counsel would recip-
rocate by allowing him 10 examine witness
on the subject. The question was PVT and
witness said that he never told Reerdell
that he had given check for
$1,000 to Belford. nor to charge check ior
that amount or any other TO j. b. u. on the
books.
Question-"Did you ever give check fol
any amount TO Beliord?"
| Answer-"Not q dollar. i never had O
transaction TO the extent of one cent, with
the exception OF what you stated to the
court the other day, the presentation OF the
rifle, and would like TO see that check "a
j. b. B,
He also denies that he had ever told
Reerdell that Boone was TO be frozen out
because OF Brady's hostility TO him; hau
never seen the letter produced by Reerdelli
purportiDg 10 be from Vale 10 witness. re-
auesiing him to disuade Reerdell from
continuing his suit against Miner and
Vale.
] Ipgersoll then went into the routes. TAX
ing up the first route from Pueblo TO Rost-
] Ter, be undertook TO prove that dereliction
ofduty on the part Of the postmaster Al
Pueblo had negatiyed tie effect OF expedi-
tion upon that route. Objection was made
and long argument followed the court %
/ finally refusing TO allow the inquiry. The
route II ON Trinidad 10 Madison, and from
Garland to Pfrrott City was taken
M. Witness described the char
acter of the country, and said that
I his action in regard 70 the latter
route had resulted In the discontinuing OF
over 100 miles Of service. Witless was
present at q conversation between Reerdsll
and Bosler, about June 10Th, 10th or 2lst, at
his house, on I. street; the pencil memoreB-
dun was the subject Of the conversation
Reerdell was telling Bosler that he had
shown TO MacNeagh q memorandum in
imitation Of witness handwriting; Reer-
dell went TO the waste-basket, and picked
ont the pieces and laid them on the table,
the pieces resembling witness handwriting
90 closely he was unable 10 distinguish be
tween them, but witness never wrote the
memorandum
With q few further unimportant ques-
tions the direct examination closed, aRd
Mr. Merrick began the crOss-eIaminatlOn.
Witness said be first went 70 Arkansas in
1870 met Peck In Washington in 1874; did
not know whether or not Peck was here in
1g77 or during the long session Of congress