Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-27
IDFORMER REERDEL.
HIS TESTIMONY CONTINUED IN THE
STAR ROUTE Trial YESTERDAY.
How He Stole the Books of the Firm-The
Prosecution Making Lamentable Fail
ure of Their Work = The Indictment
Dodge to be Worked Again for Effect.


Prosecution Making a Lamentable Fail
ure of Their Work - The Indictment
Dodge to be Worked Again for Effect
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Reerders cross
examination was resumed in the star route
trial to-day. He said he was satisfied he
did not tell Carpenter he had made his
affidavit voluntarily. He may have told
shown MacVeagh, and that he could closely
initiate Dorsey's handwriting. He may
have told him there were no such books as
described by James. He may have told
French in 1881 at Dorsey's house that
he had conceived the plan of act
ing as detective towards James aud
| MacVeagh. He may also have told him
he was trying to get the government to
offer him a money consideration to go
upon the stand, he to furnish them with
documentary evidence written by himself,
but supporting to be in Dorsey's hand
writing, and he would then expose them.
1t was more than possible he had told
French he could initiate Dorsey's hand
writing so closely that Dorsey himself
could not detect it, Very likely he told
French that after he got the
note from MacVeagh ne got SO ex-
cited over the success of his
plan that he told Dorsey for the first time
what he had been doing, and that Dorsey
told him to stop at once. He had no doubt
that he told French there were no books,
and that he had palmed off on James a
- fOr hoNI-S
Had seen Bosler III Dorsey's Office
in June, 1881. May have told him
he had been trying to entrap MacVeagh
into making some kind of offer to him.
May have told Bosler of the Smith and
Jones entries. Was not prepared to say
he had initiated MacVeagh's handwriting
as illustrating his exultation over his reve-
lation. When witness returned from New
York he placed the book he had brought
with him in an old valise IN his wood shed
and left it there when he went to Nebraska.
When he returned he gave the book to Dor
sey in Bosler's presence. Witness said
Dorsey put Down the statement that there
was no book, knowing it to be a lie,and he
(witness) swore to it knowing it to be
lie. Witness carried the balance sheets to
James and MacVeagh. Reerdel would not
deny that he told B. F. Gilbert that Mac
Veagh offered him $4,000 for Dorsey's
books, and that he had been trying to en-
trap him. Had taken two of Dorsey's let
ter books from IngersolFs house just after
his interview with James. Took them to
MacVeagh and returned them in a few days
after. Witness made an affidavit in June.
Dorsey came to his Office, and in spite of
his explanation that the papers were pri-
vate, he examined a great deal of the cor
respondence and tore up number of let
tiers. Afterwards witness went through the
remaining papers, and among Dorsey's
vouchers, he found the Smith and Jones
memorandum and stole it.
Two or three days after his release from
Jail witness found the memorandum and
resolved to use it against Dorsey. While
he was in jail his wife took his key and
carried some of his private papers from
his Office to his house. After the division
Vale and Miner had nothing to do with
the route managed by witness for Dorsey,
and during the summer OF fall of 1879,
witness did not recognize Miner or Vale.
That state of affairs continued
to the beginning of the last trial. Mean
while his relatives with Brady were friend
ly, and witness saw him occasionally upon
mail business. He thought the expenses
of the Dorsey routes averaged somewhere
between $3.50 and $4,000 per month.
Mr.. Ingersoll REQUIRED to an interview
between Dorsey and witness in 1881, when
the first retracting affidavit was made.
Witness said he told Dorsey he had gone
over to the government building to see
him Dorsey and related to him all the
conversation between James and MacVeagh
and himself Dorsey said:''You have put it
in worse light than it was before, and
have no evidence against me except what
you furnished. Ingersoll wanted to know
how he had explained this action to Dor
sey-how he had justified furnishing evil
satisfied Dorsey was in bad state before
that time. The newspapers were getting
close to the facts and it looked bad.
Ingersoll suddenly referred to the aft
davit of July -, 1882, and asked witness
how it was that at that time, more than
year after his revelations to James, he
had changed his mind so as to believe
Dorsey had done no illegal act?
Answer-At that time in the room / was
posing.
"Agitated," cynieally suggested Inger-
soil.
II did not remember anything par
ticularly wrong" continued the witness.
He went on to tell how Dorsey appealed to
him in the name of his wife and children
to retract his statement.
Ingersoll-"Did he say anything about
your wife?'
Answer-"No," said the witness bitterly.
Il don't suppose he let my wife and chill
dren cross his mind" Adjourned.
NEW MOVE BY THE STAR ROUTE PRosEcU-
TION.
The grand jury has found an indictment
against A. B. Williams, one of the star
route counsel specially employed by Dor
sey. The formal charge is that of recsiv-
ing stolen goods, and is based upon his
action as counsel for parties charged with
having stolen watch and other valuables
from Miss Ellis, over a year ago.
Mr.. Williams says the charge is
absurd and it is the outgrowth of the ill
will of the department of justice, because
he has taken an active part in the defense
of Dorsey. The latter has written letter
to Williams declaring that the present in
is an act of prosecution against
himself, Dorsey, through his counsel.
Dorsey aIsO saws in this letter that an az