The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-10
Data From the Different Departments.
The Sinr-Konte Trial

WARRINGTON, April 9.-In the star-route
tria! John Il. Minor, defendant, was called.
He testified he had lived in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, last year; previous TO that he
lived at Sandusky, Ohio, where he had
been associated with S. W. Dorsey in bust
ness enterprises in 1877 witness met Beck,
and they concluded to take a fly at the
mail contract business: witness told how he
had met Boone, John Dorsey and other
contractors, and of difficulties
experienced in securing bonds
men his statement agreeing with
other evidence already given FOR defense;
witness said Kansas, Nebraska and Dakota
routes were divided between John Dorsey
and Boone, the remainder assigned TO Nj
ner, Peck IL Co; the Oregon routes were
sublet to contractor, who failed, and wit
ness came on to Washington, and tried to
get rid of the contract; tried 10 give them
up as holy gilt to several persons Vale
among others; Vale declined at first, out
consented to see Brady, and try to get an
extension of time allowei for putting on
service; he succeeded in getting extension
what he could to put on
the service by the appointed
time, but 1t was week of great difficulty.
and witness, through Vale, applied to
Brady for another formal extension, but the
request was refused Vale went home,
leaving an offer for witness consideration to
take up the service for Miner, Peck & Co..
il they should be declared falling con-
tractors, thereby protecting them from loss
aud securing an extension of sixty days.
there was little "fnessing" in that, wit.
ness admitted; the offer was accepted and
drafts on routes given Vale, who returned
TO Washington in the fall OF 1873.
Witness saw Brady twice before an in
dictment was returned; upon the first occa-
sion went to secure an extension OF time
for putting on service; "he blufled me
nearly ont of my boots" said witness, and
| did not go near him until the spring of
ISL when | went to see him about thea.
tire box; witness denied in positive terms
shat he, or any of the defendants, to his
knowledge, bad ever conspired to defraud
the government
Senator Dorsey was member of the rail
road committee, and in the course of his
Inspection Of the Northern Pacific railroad
had been impressed with glowing notions
OF the possibilities of eastern Oregon, and
thought the bids upon the route in that
country had been worked too high; one
was reduced S3,OOO by his suggestion, and
the contractors lost more than that sum for
thelr reliance upon his judgment; witness
had written in every figure in the bidding
book specific denials were made of nearly
everything of Importance included in Reer-
del. testimony affecting witness; Reerdel
lad not been promised this route the
White river and Rawlips) would be in
creased; anything he did in connection with
mat route was on his own responsibility;
witness said he and Reerdel had quarreled
on the avenue one dav in the spring of 1879,
and witness. told Reerdell If he ever
spoke to him again he would
mash his nose all over his face;
had nothing to do with him after that. Elk
tended examinations were based on the
handwriting of different papers in evidence.
witness continuing to contradict Reerdell
On every point. Without concluding the
iOurned