The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-02-23
Star Reuters Doomed.
RERDELL's REVELATIONS

The testimony of Rerdell, who was
secretary of Dorsey's, in the Star
Route trial now going on at Washing
ton, settles the guilt of the defendants
Rerdell was on the stand on Monday
and said
had conversation with Attorney
General MacVeagh in 1881, and went
to New York to get the original books
for that officer. Met Postmaster Gen
eral james on the way. Arriving in
New York, went to the Albemarle Ho-
tel, and saw S. w. Dorsey in his room
Dorsey was in bad health, and witness
noticed that he was very much excited.
He Immediately commenced by saying
that he (witness) had turned traitor to
him, and had been holding interviews
with the Postmaster General and the
Attorney General. Witness also be-
came excited did not remember what
was said subsequently, except that Dor
sey requested him to return to the room
when he had dressed, but witness said
nothing and did not return. After
wards Dorsey pleaded, for the sake of
his wife and children and for himself,
in the name of their friendship and
business relations, that he would not
go back on him. He implored Rer-
dell for Gods sake to reconsider any,
thing he may have done, and to take
no step further until he Dorsey saw
him, and much more in the same strain.
In answer to the Court the witness ex-
plained that the affidavit referred to
was one supposed to have been made by
witness before Messrs. James and
MacVeagh. The witness went back to
the conversation with Dorsey, at the
hotel in New York. Dorsey said he
was perfectly informed of every step
taken in Washington, and knew that
Rerdell had made an affidavit before
james and MacVeagh. He wanted to
know what he meant. Witness told him
his action was in his Dorsey's) behalf
the newspapers had been attacking him,
and witress had done it to help him.
Dorsey got excited and said, damn it
he didn't want to hear anything fur
ther from him. They quarrelled and
witness was much excited.
There seems to be no hope whatever
for Brady and Dorsey. The testimony
is 80 overwhelming against them tina,
nothing short of corrupt or ignorant
jurymen can possibly save them. II
does not seem probable that any of the
jurors can be approached successfully
The risk is too great aud the lesson of
the other jury ought to be warning
and doubtless will be. There are two
or three members of the jury who
know about as much about Star route,
and mail bags as they know about the
moon. What they will do cannot, Of
course, be surmised but il does moi
seem possible that any one of them car
mistake the plain evidence in this case
The defendants appear very much de
jected. Their counsel, too, are in i'll
humor, with the exception of Colone
Ingersoll Ingersoll is trying the bluff
game. His weapon is ridicule and he
meets the testimony of Rerdell will
sneers. Ingersoll is making a desper
ate fight, and how any Judge can pu
up with his contemptuous ways in thu
court room is past understanding, A
severer Judge than Judge Wylie woult
have committed Ingersoll for contemp
long ago. But sneers and ridicule dC
not work. The prisoners are begin
ming to understand this, and are begin
ming to see that the outlook is any
thing but bright for them. Since Rer-
dell has confessed the greatest interes
is taken in the trial and the court room
is crowded.