Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-26
TAE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Testimony for the Defense To-day


When the star route trial was resumed this
| morning Judge Wylle excused the petit jurors not
serving on the panel until April 18Th. Mr. Inger-
soil then began the redirect examination OF WI.
| bur +. Kellogg, formerly private secretary and
oookkeeper OF ex-senator Dorsey, who last Thurs
day testified that he believed Dorsey did not write
| that part OF the memorandum produced by Reriell
regarding "Wm Smith" and 'Sam jones'" but on
croSs-examinat!on showed himself In so much
doubt about Dorsey handwriting IN various docu.
ments that Judge Hyiic remarked that it was EVIL
dent that the witness
DID NOT KNOW DoRsEy's HANDWRITING.
Inc Witness said this morning that he had been
unable to identify Mr.. Dorsey's handwriting posi-
tVeiy, because he had it So often and so
closely Initiated by Rerieu that it was a matter
or much difficulty to distinguish between the ORIG
mai and the counterfeit. ON recroSS-examfnation
tne witness said he had talked with Mr.. Dorsey
since IeaVlng the stand last Thursday He said he
had not understood the remark made by the court
Thursday that he did not understand Dorsey 5
~ MnaMau"riung, M else lie would have made reply 10 IL
REPRESENTATIVES, PAGE ON fnE STAND.
Hon. Horace F. Page. Representative from Cali-
fornia, was then called to the stand and testified
10 the interest he had taken in having the mail
route from Redding TO Alturas increased. He tes-
eiiie0 also, TO other facts concerning the needs OF
The mail service in California.
cRoSS-EXAMINATION OF A BROOKLYN WITNESS
James Gamble, Of Brooklyn, the next witness,
testified that from May /, 1884, to APRIL 1882, he
occupied, with Mr. Torrey, Mr.. Dorsey's clerk, and
Mr.. Mullins Offices at No 145 Broadway He never
saw In the possession OF Mr.. Torrey and never
saw In the Office any where, any books bound in
fea req leather; The witness Said On cross-examina-
tlOn. ne hld been associated with s W. Dorsey In
1880. In promoting the Colorado Pacific railroad
scheme. They had elected directors. MIR. Elihu
ROOT was elected director, but declined TO serve
on account OF his professional engagements. The
witness denied that he had subscribed himself the
names I or people who had refused to take stock
ln Uh.Al hold N
| afterwards. '
exam nation, and Judge Wylie said it was proper
70 SHOW the relations OF the witness TO one OF the
Defendants
ut Is not true"-began Mr. IngersolL
"The court VIII not allow such a remark to be
lnterJected by counsel seid Judge Ny.ie.
sor addressed ..i It to the witness sad Mr. Inger
CIo the witness alt is not true tn lt directors
were elected, who refused TO serve, except In The
case sse, OF !, Mr. Root that you have mention sd9'
Ut Is not" said the witness.
QUESTION WHICH LED TO ARGUMENT
d. w. Hill testified TO having occupied Offices
With s. W. Dorsey In this city, including the one
at the house corner OF 18th and streets. He saw
Rerdell frequently writing In a book called no all
IetterS The witness Was asked ir'he ha1 ever seen
Rerdell Initiating DOrsey's handwriting. This was
0ealTs.sa g ana 3aaqHsat Hta JyaallOwed
MT. lngersoIl handed the witness the smith
memorandum.
he said he was acquainted with Dorsey'S hand
writing, ana also that o; Rtrdell. ii said it
very diIncuit matter for him TO sly who wrote
the manuscript He thought the words .S w. D.
''cash" ana "pront and Joss" Were written by Dor
sey. AS TO the other worls, Including the "Snith"
and Jones' be said that he might have Thought
Dorsey wrote them IL It were not for other knowl-
edge witness had. The witness said that in 1879
ne nc was employed to do some newspaper work for
Dorsey. One day Rerdell wrote some lines on a
paper and showed them to witness
Inc witness was not allowed TO state what Rer-
DELL said TO him at that time.
Mr.. Ingersou then asked the witness whose
writing these lines written 10y Rerdell resembled
MI: Merrlck objected TO this question unless the
written paper was present. that the opinions OF
others beside this Wit could be given and other
testimony offered In reuuLtaL
@ SuaSe G Wyle, vile sMxeiadng exc the testimony, said he
Mouu not ueny the defense the opportunity or get
ting from the witness his Judgment as to Who
wrote this memorandum.
dell wrote the lines sposen OF he tod the witness
That he wanted to write like Do, sey because il
Was convenient to him in hts business
The witness said that he did not think that Dar.
sey wrote the letter"M. c. R." He thought Rer-
Dell could have written them.
LAWYER AND JOURNALIST.
On cross-exanination the witness said he was q
lawyer and journalist, and his office was at 1895
street. When asked which he was most of, he
said he was engaged In BOTH When asked for
what paper he wrote, the witness said any paper
That would take his writing. He had written most
year he had worked on the critic, I'm this City, He
had not had any cases In court as a lawyer He
was not practiclng before the courts, as his busi
ness Was before the departments and Congress
He had worked for Dorsey. In the latter part or
last December he had taken down from Dorsey's
dictation an article for the Associated Press,
which was subsequently published. When
Dorsey desired TO write anything for pub
l!cation he generally sent for the witness
He had been deputy grand master OF Mason, OF
Arkansas He was not expelled from the order for
approprlating funds. He had never appropriated
funds or the order and had been dimltted from his
lodge. The witness said In 1879 he was employed
oy Dorsey, who contemplated starting paper In
Arkansas, and he received for a long time $50
month from him. kerdell frequently paid him.
Ihr witness was then questioned as TO hand.
writing. purporting fn some cdses to be that OF
Dorsey ana In others that or Rerdeli, In various
papers. The witness testified that he thought a
certain letter Was In the handwriting OF Mr.. Kel-
loSg. Afterwards he corrected his testimony, and
said lU was Reruell'S.
AT this point the usual recess was taken.