Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-23
RERDELL'S REVELATIONS
HIS CRoss-ExAMINAT1oN CONTINUED.
MORE ABOUT THE REVISED AFFIDAVIT
WITNESS TELLS OF DORsEY's THREATS. ETC

|
| When the Criminal Court met this morning the
star route trial. which was adjourned Wednesday
afternoon until to-day, was resumed. Rerdell
again took the stand for crosse examination by
| Mr.. IngersolL
The witness desired to make some corrections
In the report OF the testimony. He called atten-
zion to the report in the record representing him
as saying that Dorsey, after visiting Miidleton's
pank and Brady's office, told him to foot up the
| books"
Messrs Wilson and Davidge argued against per-
mitting the 90 -rection and allowing the witness
to "cook up" his testimony.
The witness said he telieved it was an error in
the report, as In the following question he ad re-
ferred to "check books"
The court allowed the correction, without preju-
dice to either side IL 1t should transptre hereafter
| That the matter was material
I RERDELL's INTERVIEW WITH DORSEY AT wIILARD's.
the witness, when he had finished his correc-
tlons, said that he thought that when he had the
| interview with S. w. Dorsey at Willard's on the
18th OF July last, he thought he left the court
lard's hote! with him. They then went into the
saloon at Willard's; he thought they took drink,
and then went to a room, where they were alone.
| Dorsey locked the room door on the inside
The witness was then croSs-Questioned as to the
conversation between himself and Dorsey, I'm which
| Dorsey compelled him tc make new affidavit
| DORSEY THREATENS RERDELL
Dorsey said. after speaking OF the witness in
tention to go over to the side OF the govern ment:
"fou are counting without your host. have got
you within my grasp, and propose to hold you
!nere can send you TO the pen1tentiarv for per-
jury: have got those letters, and l propose to
publish them"
The witness said the talking was nearly all on
| Dorsey's side. Witness was under much excite
! ment and could not remember all that was said.
He could not remember anything that he fwitness)
| sald. he remembered that he thought he was
| COMPLETELY IN DoRsEY's POWER.
| He thought the conversation lasted fifteen min
utes. Witness felt that he was in Dorseys power.
| even after Dorsey had let him out OF the room.
| He did not know that he would not be prosecuted
| 1or perjury for making the first affidavit exon
Grating Dorsey. for which Dorsey threatened pros
| any one. He was afraid OF the aridavit, but more
AFRAID OF the letters. After copying the Rev ida-
VII, the next day witness met Dorsey, he thought,
at the courthouse and went with him again to the
| room at Wizards. After Dorsey read the pauer
over witness went of to Notary Callan's Office and
at the hotel Mr. Bosler was there with Dorsey.
Witness did not tell Bosler anything about what
had occurred. Witness did not understand that
the affidavit was gotten up for BOserS benefit
| Witness handed Dorsey both the original pencil
manuscript and the copy OF the affidavit
DORSEY BURNS THE MANUSCRIPT.
Witness did not remember what Dorsey cid with
the pencil manuscript at first Dorsey soon after
wards applied match to it and burned it up. Wit
ness inserted the ord statement" In the afIida-
! Wit in place where he had omitted It, and Dorsey
o36srs d36s up pen and wrote in the words, "and
| The witness said he did not remember that Dor
sey gave him any reasons why he should make the
a1fidaVit OF July, 1882. or what point Dorsey
the affidavit OF June, 1881. He did not remember
| having said to Dorsey that If he made the new
| afidayIt, Dorsey would then have two afTidavits
| after examining the July affidavit, again said
that the closing words "to ex-senator Dorsey, j.
w Mt fhnr
| were written in at Wizards hotel after he had
shown his copy to Dorsey and before he took it to
TO to it There
was acknowledged, for the purpose of perfecting
the sense. Prior to making the afidavit OF June
| 1881, witness had had
MIR. Ingersoll asked the witness IL he had not In
June, 1851, in a conversation at the Arlington
| hotel, told Mr.. Woodward that the persons COM
posing the firm interested In the bids OF 1878 were
.. w: Dorsey, Peck, Miner and A. E. Boone
MT Merrick objected to this question, as the
evidence In chief had not referred to any CONVEX
| sat1on with Mr.. Woodward
MI. lngersoll said at this conversation the Post
master General was present He claimed also
that an croSS-examination he could interrogate
| the re- witness as to any conversation
1he court having allowed the question, the wit
ness stated that he had told Mr. Woodward who
the contractors were, but he did not remember
| having said who composed the firm He remen,
bered telling him that
BOONE WAS FROZEN OUT,
and that after s. w. Dorsey left the Senate there
| was division OF the routes He did not remem-
ber having said that Dorsey had loaned money to
the firm. He did not remember what he had told
a. Turner 81, ,5OO 2OOO shares OF mining stock to
W. H. 1urner. to control his official action. He
thought he showed him memorandum.
Mr. IngerSOll having asked, If he did say So
whether the statement was true, Mr.. Merrici ob.
jected, unless he could 60 into the subject
The court sustained the objection.
witness did not remember saving that Dorsey
gave James M. Tyner 1900 shares Of the same
nn,n min'ng STOCK as he gave Turner He remembered
| In the handwriting of s. w. Dorsey. The last
| time witness saw the memorandum it was in his
(wltnessD Office He thought he saw 1t there be-
fore he went to jail, and had not seen it since
where did you get that memorandum" asked
'.stephen W. Dorsey" said the witness, "gave
1t to me at his house on Fifth avenue, New York" /"
AT what timer" asked Mr.. IngersolL
"Ihe latter part OF March, 1880. 7" said the wit
After Mr.. Ingersoll had askei one or two oues
lions with reference to WHIT had occurred at Dor
sey's house In New York when Dorsey gave Rerdell
the memorandum, Mr.. Merrick objected to going
any further into this matter. He had endeavored,
to these transactions, and he submitted to the
court whether this was competent in cross-exami-
nation.
THE BELFoRD CHECK EXPLAINED.
Mr.. 1ngersoll said he expected to show that the
papers OF that character were written by the wit
ness himself II don't wish," said Mr. Ingersoll.
"to bring in the name OF any other person in this
case but If this witness told at that time that GER
tain payments were made to other persons we can
be allowed TO show by the other persons that no
such payment was ever!made." After declaring his
purpose to call these persons to the stand Mr..
Ingerson remarked that, unfortunately, in
pursuing the cross-examination he had asked a
question In reply to which the witness had said
that check was given to James B. Belford. a
member OF congress from Colorado. and whom he
(Mr. IngersolD believed to be perfectly honest
man 81 shall prove. If the court please said Mr.
IngersOl, "and want to make the statement
now, that Mr. Beltord saw In the posses
sion sion OF Mr.. Dorsey peculiar kind OF
and thereupou Mr. Dorsey sent him a rifle that
cost $50 and check was given for the rife, and
that was marked y; B; B. because it was given
for Mr.. Beforehand that was the only transac-
tioD that ever passed between the parties on the
face OF the globe. Now, that is the case we will
establish. or course, Congressman Belford did
not know at the time the check was given, be-
cause 1t was not given to him, but given to the
person from whom the gun was purchased"
Mr.. 1ngerSOll, proceeding, said that he. was eS-
pectally reluctant at this time to bring into con-
troversy the names OF persons not defendants,
account OF the present state OF mind OF the pub
lie, which he described as absolutely famished
for reasonable lie" ssIf Dorsey ever paid doc
tors bill he said, 0r lawyers fee or even any