The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-26
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ThesLar Route Trial.

was Cross oAdmluOO III Inc sCar
route trial. In answer to question
he said he did not settle his account
and receive a salary up to July II,
1878; did have a settlement with
Minor for some expense incurred
after the 18th of July; was shown a
receipt which he acknowledged he
signed. 1t was dated Denver, July
oath, 1878, for S166, signed A. W.
Moore. He said it was signed in
Washington. Examined by Mer-
rick he said the receipt was for
money spent for kilograms, hotel
bills and other expenses, and did
not include any items covered by
the settlement with Dorsey.
Washington, 25.-A. E. Boone was
called in the star route trial. He
had conversations with Mine, Ste
phen Dorsey, and perhaps with
John Dorsey. In conversation with
Stephen, he recommended Morse.
Miner called at witness office next
day, and saw Moore; Moore insisted
or a salary of $150 d month which
Miner agreed to allow. After
Moore left the city he called Miners
attention to the fact that the check
had not been sent to Moore's wife
according to promise; also saw
StephenDorsey, who promptly sent
the check upon Boone's request. In
conversation with Stephen Dorsey,
in November, 1877, Dorsey pro-
duced a letter from Peck desiring
him to secure an experienced man
to get up bids for the next letting.
Offered witness 2 position, but the
latter declined to accept salary.
demanding an interest in the bust
ness, which Dorsey finally agreed to
give him.
Witness was asked who received
the proposals when they were re-
turned, but an objection was made
and another discussion followed.
Bliss said Ingersoll was right in
the statement that government
assumed that Stephen W. Dorsey
was the root of the concern; in
point of fact he sent out the propos-
ais and received them.
The court allowed the question,
and witness said the packages were
returned to him through Stephen
W. Dorsey. Three postmasters
responded, the postmaster of Little
Rock, Hot Springs and Helena. All
that he could get in, said witness, i'll
respons to request for the identif-
cation Of letter that Bliss put in,
as follows: United States Senate
! Chamber, Washington. December
9, 1875"
"Are YOU sure it is the United
States Senate Chamber, said Inger-
soil, with savage emphasis upon the
quoted words. Then (as the
court raped for order "Oh, [ only
wanted that it be properly empha-
Sized"
Merrick Immediately presented
another letter to the witness, and
inquired: THE United States Sen
atOr, was he not?" Answer: eyes,
sir" The letters were then offered
in evidence, as showing Dorsey's
connection with the transactions to
which witness testified. "In other
words MeTrick said, 1.-THE witness
on the stand was temporarily
placed aside while S. w. Dorsey
himself spoke to the jury in re-
gard to what he had written in his
own hand" The defense objected
and pointed to the record of the last
trial, when the court rejected prof.
fered evidence. In the course of ar
| gument, Ingersoll used the expires
sion where will this end"
Sin the penitentiary," promptly
interrupted Bliss.
IngerSoll, shaking his finger at
Bliss, you will be there IS soon as
my client"
The Court-This is entirely un,
| professional.
Ingersoll-Did l provoke it?
The Court-No.
Ingersoll-I represent a gentleman
and do not purpose doing anything
a gentleman may not do.
The court said that at the last
trial it seemed to have gone off with
the idea that it was an attempt to
prove some sort of official miscon.
duct on the part of Dorsey, aside
from the routes. In this case, in
that instance, it overlooked entirely
the other question, whether the evil
dence did not tend to show connec-
ton. between Dorsey and the other
defendants in the preparation of
bids for letting, soon to be made.
The court then got a certain view
of the case, and then ran off on that
line. It might as we'll be under
stood that questions arising in this
case, would be decided without bias
from any other decision. Suddenly,
and with great Indignation to Will
liams, who was smiling1. What do
you mean by that, sir I? What do
you mean by sneering and giggling
| like a feol at the decisions of this
court? 49,. 49,. ---..'.-
!: Williams II don't understand you
| [ don't believe the courts language
warranted. l was talking about
another matter and did not heal
you. 80 .,-
The County GU should have been
williams lY our honor has no
decided the question yet. E L could
not have expressed any opinion
upon it.
The court accepts your disclaimer
and owes you an apology for the
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