Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-28
STAR.ROUTE TRIAL.
DOrsey's Examination Continued, But
With No Material Development
The Price Drafts.
New Indictments Returned Against
Brady and Ex-senator Kellogg by
the Grand Jury.

| WASHINGTON, March 27.-Ingsreoll con.
| tinued his examination of Dorsey in the
| Star-route trial this morning. He was asked
| if he knew whether he had drawn any check
for $1,000 upon Middleton & Co., in June,
| 1872 as described by Reerdell. He said he
had not drawn a check for that amount, but
did draw a check for $500 on June 9th or
18th. 1t was given TO Reerdell. The check
| wac shown and identified. Witness did not
draw money on he check.
The Court said he did not believe this
was the check referred to by Reerdell, and
discussion arose between the counsel,
which wss ended by the Court refusing to
allow the check 10 be put in evidence. The
examination was then continued.
Witness said it was possible that he had
gone with Reerdell on June 9th to draw
money from Middleton's. He did not be.
lieve he had. He did not 90 to the post
off re and into Br ady's room as described BY
Reerdell. He did not pay any money to
Brady on that or any other occasion. He
did not draw a check on Middleton & Co. in
June for $500.
Ingersoil asked if any OF them added to.
gether would aggregate that amount.
Witness said he could not see and could
only repeat what the clerks told him after a
careful examination OF the checks; probably
for tour or five days in June Rserdell had
access to witnesses check book.
Ingersoll referred to R.erdell's statement
of the contents OF the letter from Dorsey to
Bosler, inviting Bosler to assume an interest
in the business, outlining and including an
account Of the Indebtedness 10 ct. J. B."
Witness said there was not grain of truth
in The story. He had never written such a
letter 10 anybody in the world, and never
said tn at anything was to be paid to st. J. B."
or TO any postefice official.
1ugersoll then referred to Raerdell's state
ment that papers had been taken from his
Office while he was in Jail. Witness said he
had only entered that Office twice, and that
Reerdell was there on both occasions; the
last time was upoa Reerdel's Invitation.
after his release from all; Reerdell was clos
ing up his Office aud packed up a bundle of
papers, which he look TO witnesses house and
left there. That bundle was still untouched
and unopened at the house. Witness never
had key 10 that Office, aud did not enter il
while R,erdell was in Jail.
ReerdelPs statement of the conversation at
Wlllard's Hotel, on July IL, 1882, when he
was locked in and ordered to make another
affidavit, was taken up.
The witness said that soma time in July,
during the last trial, Resrdell attempted TO
blackmail Bosler.
The statement was ruled out BY the Court,
The witnest said he went to Bosler's room
at Willsrd's and found Rserdell there with
Bosler. He was protesting to Bosler that
the allegations as to what he (Reerdell) had
been doing were untrue.
A recess was taken at this point, and when
court reconveued the grand jury came in and
returned number of indie ments, among
them one against Thomas j. Brady for cor
rupt official action in connection with the
two Price routes, one against William Pitt
kellogg for unlswfully receiving money
from Price in consideration of corruptly in
huencing the action of Brady in regard to
Prices mail route, and one against Thomas
j. Brady and William Pitt Kellogg for con-
spiracy in connection with these same routes.
The witnesses named are john A. Walsh,
james B. Price, Joseph Cochran and J. w.
Brady.
The examin alton of witness was then re.
sumed, aud continued 10 the hour of adjourn
ment without any material facts being
brought out.