Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-23

out of office. will lie your friend from now
on. For Gods sake don't ruin me and my
children. 1t would be the death of my wife"
Here witness was very much affected and
his voice became low and broken tears sprang
to his eyes.
lngcrsoll remarked with grim sarcasm
"That is very interesting
Witness recovering said: 81 promised
to do everything could and said | would
make an affidavit denying everything said
to MacVeagh. Dorsey told me 10 write out
n full statement of everything | had done or
said to the attorney general. / drew up Il
statement, giving the dates of the different
interviews and other Information" Dorsey
then took the paper added TO and struck
from 1t some portions, making the affidavit
finally copied and sworn to by Rcrdell Wit
ness said this paper had been stolen from his
desk. The affidavit was taken to the White
House by Dorsey. 1ngersoll and witness re-
manned down stairs Dorsey and Ingersol
went up. That was the last time witness
saw the affidavit. Witness read ncwspa-
per copy of the affidavit, pointing out the
portions written by Dorsey and himself. 1t
appeared that many statements derogatory
to the attorney. general, were inserted by
Dorsey. The statement that Rerdcll had
been playing detective was written by Dor.
sey. Witness said he never had such an
idea.
lngcrsoll objected to the examination rea-
tive "to this pudding affidavit, of which they
seek to pluck plums'" Rerdell was their own
witness whom they brought as man to be
believed, yet they were making him swear
that he had sworn to statement diametrcal-
ly opposite to that he now made.
Mcrrick said ii was due to the Govern
ment TO honesty, truth and justice that he
should prove the falsty of the affidavit. lie
demanded the privilege Of cross-cxamina-
ton.
The court said he saw no objection to the
prosecution asking the witness to explain an
apparently contradictory statement. The
evidence was not offered to contradict but to
strengthen and corroborate the other evil |
dence, tending TO show the consciousness of
guilt and the attempt of Dorsey to screen
himself from prosecution.
Mcrrick renewed his demand upon the de- |
fence for the production of Dorseys journal
and ledger
lngersoll declined to assist the witness by
supplying the books.
The court said he did not sec how they
could be forced to produce them.
Merrck insisted upon their production
!ngcrsell [jeeringly): "You can't put up
gudc-board to make the man travel that
way"
Merrick proceeded TO prove the contents
of the books
Payments TO SWIM. smith,"
The witness said there were four entries |
against civilian Smith :" the first of SIS, |
900, the second of $4,000, the third $1,000, |
and the fourth $1,000 Witness took the
check books and went over the stubs the day |
after the interview between Dorsey and Bra |
dy. Those marked mail" four or five
perhaps, he summed up and charged on the
books TO civilian Smith" The checks
footed up $4,000, $4,000 or $1,000.
Recurring to his conversation with Dorsey,
witness stated that Dorsey said ''Rerdell
if you do this, if You stand up for me in this
matter, I'll make it all right with you " Wit
ness replied that money could not buy him.
Witness said the route with the double SER
vice of which he spoke TO MacNtagh was
from Garland via Alamosa to Lake City.
The route that was dumped up and down"
was from Mineral Park to Phoebe. Mcrick
presented the papers concerning the route
from kearney to Kent to the witness, who
testified that the defendants signed one an
others names.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2O.-Rerdell, in
iHc riui-loutc tllul tO-uuy continued his IN
Identification of the handwriting and signatures
Of the papers connected with the Kearney-
Kent route. Witness complained of feeling
lnwcll and asked t. be excused, but at the
request of Bliss he consented to 70 on with
his testimony. lie showed that Miner and
). Dorsey signed the names Of Peck and j,
Dorsey TO many papers. Finally witness
was excused and Thomas I. Eckert of New
\ ork, general manager of the Western
Union telegraph company was called, bu, did
not respond. Bliss explained that he would
probably hs hcr, tomorrow. lie is expect
ID to prove the kilograms sent by Dorsey to
hcidcli. Bliss offered in evidence the mus
Ter roll OF the company of soldiers stationed
N Oregon to prove that the signatures atlix-
ID to the petitions on the Dallas and Baker
City route were those of soldiers not station
ID upon the line of the route at the time the
editions were signed. The defence objected
o the reception OF the roll. A long argu.
nent followed Without deciding the qucs.
ion the court adjourned.