The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29


written such a letter TO anybody il
the world. and never said anything
was to be paid at. J. b. or any post
officials.
Ingersoll then referred to Rerdell'
statement that papers had been takeI
from his office while he was in jail.
Witness said he had only entered
that Office twice, and Rerdell wa'
there upon both occasions. The las
time was upon Rerdell's invitation
after his release from Jail. Rerdel
was closing up his office, and packed
up bundle of papers, which he tool
to witness house and left there; that
bundle was still untouched and uno
pened at the house. Witness never
had key to that Office. and did not
enter it while Rerdell was in Jail.
Rerdell's statement of a converse
ton at Williard's hotel, July %, 1882
when he was locked in and ordered tC
make another affidavit, was taken up
Witness said that some time in
July, during the last trial, Rerdel at
tempted to blackmail Bosler.
The statement was ruled out by the
court.
Witness said G went to Bosler's, at
Wizards, and found Rerdell there
with Bosler. He was protesting to
Bosler that allegations as to what he
(RerdelD had been doing were untrue.
A recess was taken ut this point.
After recess the grand jury came in
to court with Il number of present
mentS, among them the following:
The United States VS.. Thomas j.
Brady, for unlawfully receiving mon
ey and postal drafts, to the amount of
5000, while second assistant post
master general, from James i. Price,
as a reward for making Il con-
tract for mail service with j..
Il. Price on July IL. $780, upon the
star route from SocorrO to Silver City,
New Mexico, and against William
Pitt Kellogg and Thomas j Brady
for conspiracy on April II, 1880, with
James b. Price to defraud the United
States by means of false oaths and
fraudulent allowance for expedition,
and false and fraudulent claims to be
made for increased pay for eX-
petition on the post routes from
Monroe to Shreveport, Louisiana,
and San Antonio to Corpus Christi,
Texas. The said routes being Jnen
in the name of Jas. b. Price as con-
tractor; and against VIM. Pitt Kel-
logg, setting forth that on April II,
1880, whilst senator from Louisiana
he did unlawfully receive from Jas.
b. Price, contractor on post routes
from Monroe to shreveport, LouiSi-
ana, and San Antonio to Corpus
Christi, Texas, a certain snm of mo-
ney, postoffice draft and promisSory
note together of the value of $4,000
for service of procuring, persuading
and inducing Thos. j. Brady, second
assistant postmaster general, to award
and allow TO Price an increase of pay
and compensation for carrying mail
with increased speed on and over each
of said routes, and cOrruptly influ-
encing the action of said Brady
therin; another presertment against
Brady for having on or
about April II, 1880, whilst
second assistant postmaster general,
unlawfully received certain money,
postollice drafts and note, together
being of the value of $4,000, as COM
pensation for the service of awarding
to James Ii. Price; Il mail contractor,
contract on each of the routes from
Monroe to Shreveport, Louisiana, and
San Antonio to Corpus Christi, Texas.
to carry mail with increased speed
and for increased pay. The witnesses
named are John A. Walsh, James b.
Price, Joseph Cochran and j. W.
Brady.
The examination of witness was
then resumed. He denied broadly
Rerdell's statement of the cOnversa-
it was matchmaking scheme on the
part of Rerdell, who had threatened
To have Bosler indicted and to go
over to the government. Regarding
the affidavit of June, 1881, which
was read to him, witness de-
MED that he had asked Rerdell
to make it for the sake of his family
or that he had offered him any in
ducement.
a letter, dated July >, 1882, from
Rerdell to Dorsey, was read by Inger-
soil. Rerdell writes that he has been
considering the step he was about to
take for over a year. He had intend
eel to put himself in connection with
the government before he had
been indicted, never dreaming
that he was liable to indict-
ment, because he had only acted
as an agent; but to his cost, he says,
he listened to Bosler and refrained,
a course he had regretted ever since
and something he would not do again
for any consideration. AS a conse-
quence he IS now pennileSS and will be
under a cloud, no matter what the re-
suit of the trial is. If he had stuck to
the government he would now be free
from indictment and perhaps in good
position. Now again he had made up
his mind togo over to the government
and it is useless for Dorsey to appeal
in the name of his family for he (Rer-
delD also has family. He knows
full well when Dorsey and BOSler have
no use for him he may go to the devil
| for all they care.
Mr.. IngersOll described the red ac-
count books and witness said he never
saw such books in any of his offices.
Rerdell never gave or sent to him any
balance sheets from such books.
Referring to Rerdell's statement
that he brought away book from
| New York, witness denied that he
had ever seen such a book, and that q
book had been taken from the New
York Office. The only books kept by
Rerdell or by witness in the city were
an expense book and a route book.
Holding twenty-eight checks in his
hand, IngerSoll offered to put them in
evidence as representing all moneys
| drawn by Dorsey in the month OF
June, 1879, from Middleton & Co. He
handed the checks to the prosecution
with the request that they pick out
the check upon which money haC
been drawn to pay Brady.
Prosecution objected. because they
| knew nothing of the checks.
Ingersoll-Yo have a man who
does.
DIerrick-He never said he saw a
| check drawn.
Ingersoll- know he is in hole.
| Merrick-NOt much of a hole.
! IngersOll-It would not take much
of Il hole to hide him. Laughter Bu
let us have peace.
Merrick-The gentleman shake:
his fist, and then goes around the
barn.
At request of the court, Ingersol
picked out the checks payable to Dor
sey.
Mr.. Bliss renewed the objection
made this morning to the checks.
The court held that the case wa
different. The offered evidence nigh
be defective or incomplete. but will
the understanding that it would b
shown that these were all of tn
checks drawn in that month the evi
dence would be admitted.
The ohapkS were then read in de