Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-28
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
DOrsey's Testimony Continued.

DOrsey's Testimony Continued.
The approaches to Judge Wylie's courtroom
were thrOnged this morning, but the marshaFs
officers admitted only sufficient number to fill
the seats IN the room. Mr.. Ingerson continued his
examination OF Mr.. Dorsey. The witness said that
In writing to Postmaster Clendenin, at Fort
Smith, Arkansas, his reason for entoining secrecy
was that Mr.. Kerns, a large mail contractor was
living at Fort Smith, and it was not desired that
he should know that bonds had been sent there
ani that he would have ad iitional competitors in
the bidding. The witness explained the injunc-
lion c OF @ secrecy IN the letter TO Postmaster Hay
Doh tsnen IN the same manner. The wit
y. IS sail that, SO far as he knew, the
ooas "a, furnish ed by MesSrs Clendenln and Hay
In these bids He had procured the bondsmen as
friendly act. He had gotten bondsmen for other
contractors. He had made bonds for Mai. Adams
at his request for $780, ,OOO about the same time,
though witness had no interest in the contracts.
Witness said that before the bidding Miner had
ngureS written in 1t, and witness thought that in
two instances he had changed the figures.
ADVANCES TO J. W. DORSEY & CO.
Witness had advanced In round numbers, he
thought, 81, 900 or $1,000 to ]. W. Dorsey Co. He
could not say how much he advanced Peck, or
Miner, Peck & CO. The total amount he had adj
vanced to all OF them was about 81, 300, without
the interest, which would make 1t $4,000. This
was aside from the $4,000 he paid peck, and the
$4,000 D he pail j. w. Dorsey for their interests.
me last advance he made was to Miner, In St
LOUIS, when witness gave Miner two notes which
n Ne nad discounted here at the German-America
lateral at the bank $4,000 in postal drafts. That
was In July, 1873. Witness returned to
Washington about the 1st of December 1878.
bank had failed, and that Miner and Peck had
taken Mr.: Vale into partnership to protect Mr..
Vale Miner had transferred a large number OF
uyhf
the value of witness security Alter some diff
culty witness arranged with Vale and Miner to
take TAX care of that note witness making his note
Dink, ana Miner finally paid the Indebtedness.
From the tine OF this settlement up to the time
WltneSS ieit the senate there were very
UNPLEASANT RELATIONS
between himself and Vaile and Miner on account
OF Peck and j. W. Dorsey's interest having been
cut out Witness finally In the following March
made an arrangement by which he took one-third
OF the the routes and paid Peck and j. w. Dorsey
$4,000 each for their interest. Witness interest
began the first Of April, 1879. There were about
1874 routes, and witness thought he got about
thirty Witness employed Rerdel TO attend to these
instruct RtTdell TO open any books. Rerdell kept
route book, which witness never saw until
a year afterwards After witness made the ar
age the business. After the division OF the routes
Wn S. 5ad no connection with or interest in the
valie and Miner routes, and never saw vaile and
Sub-contracts and drafts were given to witness to
give him control OF the routes Miner and Vaile
had no interest in the routes thus given to wit
ness.
AN ALIBL
On the 3D. day OF April, 1873, the day Rerdell
testified witness wrote 4 letter to him dated at
Chico Springs, New Mexico. witness was here at
tending to his duties in the Senate. The witness
denied having written such letter.
MOORE's TESTIMONY CoNTRADICTED
Ipot oLoro
drew W. Moore but once, and that was In July,
1878, when Moore called at his house. The witness
denied having any conversation Wit. Moore. such
as Moore described in his testimony explaining
that they had bid on long routes with infrequent
He pronounced Moore's recital OF the instructions
ne EMoore) received from witness as q lie made OF
whole cloth He said he had never had CONVEX
sation or three words with A. w. Moore. Moore had
come to him with letter from Miner requesting
witness to give Moore $3.50. and witness had given
1t to him.
Mr.. Ipgersoll introduced in evidence five checks,
for $50 each gwen by witness to Miner April 9Th,
1873. and endorsed by Miner to A. W. Moore.
20 j. as9 s OF the
pose, he Sid, Of showing that the check Moore
said 81: was { 1wn to Miners order was given to J.
Judge Wyie refused to admit the check.
me witness said he had never given Moore any
check in APRIL 1873. He ident fed the check he
gave to Moore I'm July. 1873, for $3.50 which he gave
10 Moore at Miners request. The witness denied
all the testimony OF Moore as to alleged subse-
quent transactions between himself and Moore
respecting Moore's employment as an agent m
start the route.
THE WITNESS DID NOT REcoLLEcr
that In February, 1873. the night before the bids
were put. he asked Rerdell to help Miner fix up
proposa!s Miner was then stopping at. witness
house. Witness had nothing to do with making
out the bids Witness denied having the conver.
sation testified to by Rerdell in which the wit.
ness turned over the notices OF contracts from the
it post Oiuce depa rtment, and told him he wanted
witness explained the active interest he took In
starting the J. w. Dorsey and Peck routes by saw
ing that he ielt In honor bound to protect from
loss the DondSmen whom he had obtained by pre-
venting failure OF the service. The witness de.
MED having given the Instructions TO RerIelI re.
gTrag Tonsn he edu1png In Of the Bsmarc and
The usual midday recess was taken.
Star Route Notes.
After The STARS report closed yesterday, Mr.
1ngersoll introduced in evidence. twenty-etyht
checks drawn by Dorsey on. Middleton g.
CO. IN June, 1879, and which he said were all that
Oo0 check drawn to the order OF Rerd"ll, ana no
Other check Tor sum greater than ST Coo Mr. In
0ersoll desired the prosecution to nick ont the
check which 1t was claimed the money @ paa 'io to
Brady was drawn, but Mr.. Merrick declined to try
the case in that way. W
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
CITY COUNClL.-The two boards OF the c,tv coun-
Gil held their regular senl!-monthly meetings last
night, which were thinly attended and of short
duration The subject Of new engine house for
the Columbia tre company. was brought un and
1t was resolved to buy 10. On ST. Asaph Street.
,, near ,or hing t s,reepart OF the Lowe estat-as
Worth Hulfish and others for the enact nlent OF a
law to prevent the playing OF base bali, &c, on the
lot corner OF Columbus and Cameron streets was
referred to the committee on general laws "A
proposal of S. j. Reed to compromise his suit
against the corporation in regard TO the ofral at
tns nsl wnarl, on payment OF s20 ard costs, was
agreed to allow Robert Tomln Sick policeman.
one months salary during his illness A peti1ion
or l.. Hopkins and other contiguous owners ask
ing to be relieved from bills for the Cameron street
gutter. above Patrick street Xas reierred To t1,o