New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-24
THE STAR ROUTE TRIALS.
pppnr,1 trxDER CRoss-ExAMINATION.

xytrSFSe WITH F0RGkRf-A JOhOh IN ihE
FIRST TRIAL INDICTED.
w.suNGroN, Feb. 23.-The Star route tn u
,vos resumed this morning. Regden again TOOK the
stand He desired to make several corrections IN inc
,oo,,monv already gwen. The only one of significance
related TO the STUDS of the checkbooks, upon which Wit
ness made entries by Dorsey's direction. The Court
allowed the correction without prejudice to the defence
Rerel said that II should have been "check BOOKS IN
etead of d" check-bOOk"
RERDELL CONSTRAINED,
Mr. Ingerscn then resumed the cross-examnation'
Referring 10 the interview with Dorsey at "il"ru
Hotel On July H. 1892 the witness said he lett the
courtroom with Dorsey his request and went 10 Tue
hotel They proceeded to DOrsey's room wheh Dol9o'
locked the door and began the oonVei'""O w.,
verv abruptly. He referred 10 49,
going over to the Government and said: "But you
reckon without your host; have got you IN my grasp
and propose TO hold you there. can SEM you W %
penitentary for perjury have got those letters anu
propose to publish Them Now have written o'V "Aa
want; want you to and copy H. 'ake IL " a MAJ
pube and swear to 1t. can have you arreSUeu ooo'
NIGHT u want" witness did not recoect anything
mo. oven .enteoce of what he said IN reply Ihe con
orsation was all Oh one side Witness was completely
crashed.
IN W. DORsEY's POWER.
Mr. Incer.ol-Didnt it occur you when you got out
with that pencil affidavit in the handwriting Oh o. w.
Dorsey that you had an advautage2 Alt ala not.
o.
Tno. +ben snnnose1 he could be prosecuted for per-
urv in making the first affidavit. He did not think OF
demonstrating vita Dorsey for MS deViHsh 'nlc'''
and of reminding HIM of the circumstances
under which that paper had been given After MAKING
the affidavit on the day following witness went TO DOT
seys room at the Bosler was there with Dorsey
Didn't saw anything to Bosler about his being mprls-
oned In that room the day before, nor ala nc te hl
how he came to make the affidavit. Dorsey reau 'ne
PAPER aud directed witness TO write III the worn
"statement" which did. Dorsey then wrote in the
words "and others" Lighting a match, dorsey
burned the pencil draft of the affidavit
HOW AFFIDAvITs WERE PREPARED.
Mr. Ingerson asked the witness what point Dorsey
wanted covered in the affidavit OF July ID lsS|, Una.
had been omitted in the affidavit OF June 20 1881 ana
what reason Dorsey gave
Witness did not remember that he gave any reason;
md il may have been only an Inference OF mis- why hc
Dorsey wanted the last affidavit: .
"OE6o YOU remember saying to him You are now
one adaVit how do Know thayOa %i not have me
indicted for making another Al 40 NOT a., @
The witness referred the affidavit and said that after
.9e bos.l the wrds ITO g. W Dorsey, j. W. Bosler
and other persons alluded to- Ine addlton nau peo"
made before the paper was sworn TO-
RERDELLs INTERVIEW WITH WOODWARD.
Odd YOU tell Woodward in interview at the
Arlington Hotel in june 1878 the PostmasterGeneral
being present, that the persons comprising tue hrih
interested in the bids of 1873 j. W. Dorsey, Peek
Miner aud A. E. BoOnef
Mr. Merrick objected but the question was allowed.
The witness answered that he certainly told them who
ware rho contractors but as who composed the frm
he did not think he did. He did not RENE n0er then
stating that Dorsey had loaned money 10 tne nT In
Woud not say he did not make such statement pa
TS 6 az naI P SeeK e. chdc
his Official actions. Did snow them memorandum 10
that effect -. r,ou.o. ,aro rorresM
Tyner 1000 shares Of the anne mining STOCK that ne
had given Turner to influence In some way ss ocal
IInn ttlll i
menu" op whose handwriting was that memorandum
Ain the handwriting OF s. ". Dorsey. 49,. .,,,,
Odd you explain 1t to tnemi Al uoh 'nihA
O-What did you do with the memorandum At
was In my office wnen last saw H. Ihat was oelore
went to jail have not seen 1t since. ,, sw
Q.-where did you get that menorandumf as; W.
Dorsey gave il to me at his house 20 fnIn'e' Nov"
Mr. Merrick objected to going into the subject OF that
memorandum
MR.. INGERsoLL DESIRES TO SHOW FORGERY.
Mir ingerson sal he desred TO call the attention Of
the Court TO the fact that it had been alleged that Rer
dell initiated Dorseys handwriting He referred to the
abatement made by the witness on Wednesday Affecting
MIR Belor1 member OF Congress from Colorado whom
he believed to be perfectly honest man. The witness
had stated that check for $1,000 had been given to
Mr. Bedford and the amount Charged 10 mall Now
The fact was that Dorsey had in his possession peculiar
kind of rifle; BefOrd saw II AMI wanted one. Jersey
SO Tnat check for the rife, and It was CHARGED
against -. b. b." ina VS. 'Lf oIy IiaIssyn
of tnat cheek, for not gwen 10 MIN put 10 he per
son whom the rIie was puf sntse' dHe Gongu
famished for reasonable lie, ana Tor tbal reason
~ f that reason that he wanted to 90 into this
oranduD, to show that 1t was made entirely ny Inc
Mr Davidge argued favor of going Into the subject
The Court the paper had not been mentioned
during the examination IN CHEZ aud, teIeOIe, coud
he touched uPol in cross g13nnaGS lney c wer
test the wtnesss memory on tlal su,yect ous @
bound to accept hS 1 S as sn ad That G the s
Mr. Inrero read the record support Of his asser-
ton that The witness had dec rcd the memorandum to
he m DOrsey's handwriting Therefore he deDaEded tAc
privilege of ross.examnlng upon the subject .. -
examine lin up any document writ ca by nm IN me
fmil,ude Dorsey handwriting ana they would nav
Tie rg to cJnIraict hin, but would nave 10 produce
NJ 1ngersoI-we have not got the papers. and will
Iave q, asl lie witness at did with paper.
The witness said showed memorandum m NIX, not
mcneil 10 M4ssrs. James, MaeNea9h AM Woodward
rnside of the b Oks taess showed Aessrs MaeVeigh
and'Wo DWARF two Da.ance shyet1 o. me BOOKS Ihey
la been written by James ". DCneily Gave hem TO
Dorsey on Jolly 10, 1882. When he made the dnddVlI
Dorsey al d lnauded them Of him -. 49,. o..
sir Inger-oll sharply ARA gnei the witness for
his failure to sta,e t1at a qI ta h7 be eI VIA
OF tue lnci0ents OF tlat CON ci dtlOIi. nc IL,
ness required 10 again relate the CONVERSATIONS al
Wizards Hotel.
PAPERS IL RERDEIIs POSSESSION.
Mr. Inecrsol made a sharp examination upon the
Subject of the balance sheets The witness SAID he tod
Dorsey he had Them but did not know when he told him
Dorsey certainly knew Of their existence because II had
appeared in the evidence given the police court Inc
witness closely pressed upon this subject but the
Court finally INT rpOsed
At tnat conversation. said the witness other
Wsre spoken Of, tECm cope,
~ :he oregon correspondence with tue WicOxes f1e
correspondence witness had COPIED Dy Miss Nelhe l.;
Nile n scnograpnrr. Han told DOroe' that he hat
those copies week or ten DAYS previous TO Juy l3 ana
surrendered them him on thai OCCASION lines rad
he a In ms possession before July 49, 1882 the wilcox
corrcspOndcnce the balance sheets ana the DOCK WIN
the smith" entries, that he had Drought lIoin new
York.
AFRAID OF PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.
MI Ingerson asked him TO explain why with all OF
this evidence IN his possession he was afraid OF Dorsey
r,i.a. tcd his that he afrail Of pros