Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-01
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS TO DAY.
THE AMOUNTS TO ct. J. b.

THE AMOUNTS TO ct. J. b."
When the star route trial W as resumed this
morning Mr. Merrick continued the redirect ex-
animation of Rerdell. Mr.. Merrick desired TO ask
the witness how many bank accounts Dorsey kept,
oat objection was made. and sustained, that the
matter was opening a new subject The witness
was then asked II when Dorsey drew the money
from Mddleton'S bank he drew on account
or deposit he had there, or had checks on
other banks discounted. Objection was
made to this, and, after some argument,
Mr.. Merrick was allowed to ask II Dorsey kept
check books on different banks.
The witness said he did, and had accounts with
dne CltKens' National bank OF this city, with Mid
York, and with bank in Trinidad. Colorado. The
witness said that he had referred in his cross
OF the contract term, which was contingent upon
1ne manner ne managed the service and the
Mr.. Merrck finished his redirect examination
feW minutes before 12 O'Clock.
Mr. wilson then began re-cross- examination.
MT. wilson questioned the witness as to
WHAT OCCURRED AT MR. MERRICKs OFFICE
| the night he announced his intention OF pleading
guilty.
The witness said that no one but Mr. Merrick
nad read to him from law books. His counsel Mr.
Henio, nau ooid MIN about whisky cases and the
Judge wylie said this matter amounted to
THAT depends said Mr.. Wilson, "on what
| there Is In the whisky cases."
"There is great deal in whisky" said Mr. Mer-
"There is great deal in the whisky cases. said
MI; wilson. emphasizing the last word.
MI. lngersoll argued that there was a good deal
IN IL, as the decision in the whisky cases, as he
UNDERSTOOD 1t, held that when the government
accepted man as witness, they could not there
IMMUNITY OF STATES wrTNEssEs
nd in f,af do
ciSion," said Judge Wyle. 81 don't believe such
decision was ever made anywhere"
MI: lngersoll insisted that many decisions held
,naI UNDER the circumstances named there was an
iuipneu 00lgation on the part OF the government
"Mr. Wilson said IL was held that the witness an
sucn .sI case had an equitable right to immunity"
equitable suit then, to get 1t. IL is ali bosb
Mr. 1ngersoll asked the witness IL he had with
any person, at the time he made his arrangement
about challenging Jurors, agreed to any signals TO
Oe maze between himself and person on the side
OF the government
II did not" said the witness
ibid not you tell A. E. Boone" asked Mt Inger-
soii, "that you and Mr.. Blackmar had
AGREED UPON sIGNALs?,
VI told him." said the witness ssthat we had
agreed that IL wanted to see him at his room
that would look at the clock-catch his eye and
look at the clock. Now, don't believe told Mr.
Boone that, but that was the factn
The witness said Dorsey was in the habit of
having drafts On New York cashed at Middle
toms
RERDELLS EXAMINATION CLOSED
After brief examination by Mr. Henkle, the
"i'hsss was, at 12:l5 p. m, excused from the
stand, just two weeks from the time he took the
stand. A0
BosLER, DoRsEY's FORMER PARTNER. A WITNESS.
James ". Bosier, OF Carlisle, Pa, S. w. Dorseys
former partner in the mail business was next
called to the stand and examined by Mr.. Bliss He
SAID De nad been Subpoened to produce certain
letters He said he had made thorough search
1r1Fn
May 18th, 1873, and one from RerdeiI to witness.
dated May I'D, 1850, and had been unable to find
Cnen. he dld not believe he had ever received
SucA letterS, else he would have them, as he kent
all letters relating to business.
upon cross-examination he said he had been told
IN general way the contents OF both the letters
wanted. The fact that he could not find them was
evidence to his mind that ne had never received
snem snt II ne had received letter OF the kind de-
scf!Ded lie believed he would remember It. He was
SATISFIED CnaC ne had never received such letter.
TELFGRAMs FROM S. ". DORSEY DESTROYED
CnarieS II. Irving, assistant superintendent of
the western Union Telegraph Company at New
York. was called TO the stand and examined by
Mr. Bliss He said that no search had been made
for telegrams sent by s. w. Dorsey from New Yorl,
10 Rerdell In june 1881, the dispatches are de-
S1a9Sed tSd every % six months He testified to the
ment for destruction.
q. telegraph company, in New York. TESTIFIED to
tne u!SpatcheS being taken from the SUNNY de.
Mr. Ingersoll asked Ii ne knew tele-rarls from
dorsey to Rerdell were destroyed. or whether such
1elegrams ever came to the supply department.
The witness said he did not.
RERDELL RECALLED.
n. c. Rerdell was then recalled to the stand.
THE CALL FOR THE MISSING BOOKS.
Mr. Bliss said that the government had asked
the other side to produce certain letter-press
books, and he believed that as yet they had not
definitely refused
Mr.
letter-press copy, not being an original was sec
ondary evidence, and there was no law under
defense to produce secondary evidence.
Mr. Bliss said that the only question now was |
Mhether they refused to produce the books or not
ane GROUNDS OF the refusal would come In after
Judge wylie said they had not yet reached the |
punt wnere there was call for decision.
DoRsEYs LETTER TO BosLER
The witness then said that In May, 1879 s. W. |
Dorsey wrote letter to James w. Bosler. which |
the witness copied into letter book. The letter
book was left by witness at Mr.. Ingersoll's house
In June. 1881. At one time a copy Of |
This copy was one OF the papers taken from the |
witness oflce while he was In Jail The witness /
said @ ne knew the contents OF the letter, and was
Wylie, who said that as the defense had declined |
mony. The witness then repeated his memory OF |
the letter as follows: "FIrst. IL was proposing to
MI. DOSlcT w tdke an interest In the mail bust.
ness; that was followed by statement as to how
much he had already paid out"
''Who 2" asked Mr.. Bliss
rs w. Dorsey" said the witness "That
was followed by another statement
showing what the profits were and
what would yet have to be paid out to make the
proflts certain amount II also said that IL he
(Bosler) could not get down before he Dorsey left
the the city which he expected to do In a few days,
for Bosler to call upon me, and that I would
exhibit the books and the statements
as to how afralrs stood Itgave
THE AMOUNT PAID TO 4. J. r.
which, I think, was SEQ 600, in round numbers: II
also gave an additional amount that was credited
to him. IS. W. d. and think that was $40 600 The
next statement showed that the profits were at |
that time, IN round numbers, $4,000 and there
would be an additional amount-and am at loss
as to whether It was $4,000 or s20.0O0-yet to be
paid to Il. j. b. There was another amount to be
paid to some one elSe-I think ft was borrowed
money-and that amount, II / remember right.
was $40 600 Before the second statement as 10 the
amount that was yet 70 be paid, It was stated that
he hoped TO get It up in short time to SlOO 600