National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1883-04-06

witness seemed TO know more about IL than
the whole outfit"
The court said that he seemed to know
what questions would be asked him.
The witness denied this, but said that he did
know what had been said about him. Moore's
testimony was where he says that John Dorsey
told him that his brother had brought him
on here to 90 into a business of which he
knew nothing. and that he wished himself at
home. With some warmth the witness ex-
claimed, THAT is lie made without any
cloth" [Laughter.l
A letter was read from Miner to the wit
ness, dated July 30, 1875 in which witness is
informed that unless service is put upon GER
tain specified routes before Aug. 10 they will
be declared failing contractors. Witness at
that date was at Bismarck, Dakota, trying
to establish service on the Tongue River route.
He described the difficulties that beset him
upon every side in this attempt. Over 800
was spent in long-range rifles with which to
arm the workmen against Indians.
The witness went on to explain the pecu-
liarities of the country and its requirements
with great fluency.
az object" said Mr.. Bliss. "These facts
are not of his own knowledge; he ripples
along here"
Mr.. 1ngcrsoll Qaughingly). at sounds
good"
The witness recounted u conversation with
Gen. Miles in regard to establishing the
Tongue River route. Witness told him all
| about the business Gen. Miles said that the
| people at Fort Keogh would not be satisfied
with weekly service, and while not saying
| that he had the power to get it) declared that
he would use all of his influence to have 1t
increased. He said that the stations
were too far apart for frequent SER
vice. and recommended that they be
placed nearer to one another. Then
the witness went back to Pencil
| (the building contractor), and had inter-
mediate stat ions built. Had no instruc'
tions whatever from Washington upon this
| point. Witness remembered no conversation
such as detailed by Mcclellan in which he
| (witness) had said that the route would bt
increased through his brothers influence. "lt
| is the most infamous lie in the world" saio
he, "as If l would tell a couple of mule whack
ers such stuff as that and the first time evel
saw them, too" Continuing, ho explained
the circumstances of his meeting with the men
and declared that If he had sale
anything of the kind it would have
been heard by the whole party of workmen
Pencils statements in this regard were alsC
generally denied. The witness identified
a memorandum as being in Rerdells hand
writing, and Mr.. 1ngorsoll attempted with
out success to place it before the jury, to
gether with the Smith and Jones" mem
orandum, SO that the penmanship might b'
compared Tho court remarked that thu
papers might be compared at n later stage
MIR. Ingersol offered in evidence a pape
which he asserted was the original affidavit
of John w. Dorsey upon the Tongue rive
route with the object of showing that Rerdel
had forged another afiida Wit but the court re
fused the offer. An adj urnment was thel
had.
Mrs. S. w. Dorsey was present in the cour
room yesterday with her sister, Mrs. Peck
Miss Spingeman, the al legged recipient of Rer
delPs letters, is also in attendance in answe
to subpoena from the prosecution.