Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-04
TBH Star ROUTE.

o"uuen Close Surprise to
Insersoll-Ihe Customary Spat Betweea
Dorsey ana the Government Counsel.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The cross-exani-
nation of Dorsey WAS continued to-day.
He said that Bosler took away the hook
referred to yesterday to show to Bliss.
| An attempt was made TO show that the
completely of accounts necessitated the
keeping of the books by Reerdel, but wit
ness strenuously maintained that no such
| books had been kept, and that agents and
employees had been paid directly upon the
| rendition Of their accounts. Witness did
not know how long John Dorsey had bee n
employed. He had been paid by witness
orby Reerdel; did not know WHO kept his
account. 1t made no difference, for the
money came out cf his witness') pocket.
Witness explained that the check for
$500 drawn in favor of Reerdel had been
given to the latter when the witness was
| about to leave the city and wanted money
and had no time to go to the bank Reer-
del returned with the money and it was
| placed in witness valise.
Merr1ck asked if that was not an unusu-
al proceeding for a capitalist to draw a
check for salary to the order of
|
order, and endorsing it.
Witness answered it might have been an
unusual occurrence for capitalist, but he
did not happen to be one. He regarded it
as the most natural thing in the world.
He wanted the money, and sent for e.
John W. Dorsey and Peek had been paid
| $4,000 each.
Witness was quite certain that ReerdeI
asked him to write out the form of affidavit
that he swore to. 1t was intended to
protect Bosler, for there was nothing new
IN it concerning witness.
| In regard to the letters to Miss Syringe
m an, which Reerdel said had been used to
threaten him while in Jail, witness said he
| knew the woman and had recommended
her for position in the treasury depart
ment in 1881. He left the recommends
| ton with Reerdel when he, witness. went
away, and Reerdel secured the appoint
ment. Reerdel wrote a number of very
vicious letters, all of which she copied and
| transmitted to witness in New Mexico.
Witness forwarded them to Ingersou. The
letters had been shown to Reerdel while he
was in jail, ouly for his information.
Some one suggested they be published and
he told Reerdel that, and added he would
destroy them to avoid any possible trouble.
He was not threatened at all. Perhaps the
letters had been shown Reerdel before that
occurrence. Witness had seen Gen. Gar
field in the presence of Col. Ingersoll, and
had gone to New York on his way West
with no intention of returning. Possibly
| Bosler had been requested to see Reerdel.
| Such thing was perfectly natural Kerens
told witness about Reerders visit to-
James and MacVeagh and witness at first
refused to believe it until he came to
Washington the latter part of that week,
and the statement was then confirmed.
He regarded the affidavit then made by
Reerdel as of Importance, because he knew
he would do anything on earth he could
do, to nJure him, witness, by perjury,
forgery, or subornation of perjury.
Merrick inquired why he had retained
such man in his employ.
Witness answered that IN the first place.
he did not know that Reerdel was such a
man, apd in the second, because nobody
could protect himself against treachery.
When he left New York, witness had no.
definite idea of the means he should adopt
for his protection. He did not believe be
prepared any part of Reerdeps retracting
affidavit. He could not remember whether
or not he had lnterpolated any portion.
He was asked how that affidavit came to
be directed to the president of the United
States.
The witness wished to confer with his
counsel but the court refused the request.
He then SAID the affidavit had been sub
mltted to Col. Ingersoll, and by his direc-
ton addressed to the president. He be-
heved Reerdel wrote the words "Mr. Presi-
ident." Did not recollect that he, wit
ness, wrote the words. Probably the
affidavits had been rewritten. If he, wit
ness, had written better English, it would
have been used.
| Merrick endeavored to secure an admis-
sion that witness had written or suggested
any portion of the affidavit. but he steadily
refused to make any positive statements
| about what had occurred four years,
| ago.
1t was possible ne had suggested
| changes.
Merrick- Anything is possible.
The Witness-Even this trial. z
Merrick-You may forget it II little
while.
A remark by Merrick led witness to say {.
You seem to question my testimony"
Merrick--No sir; am trying to refresh
| your bad recollection.
The Witness-Oh, my memory is first
rate.
Merrick-You say that, after failing to
| remember where you directed that affidavit
to the president.
Answer-Mr. Merrick, give me a brief
you used before the supreme court four
years ago and let me question you about
every word and line of it.
Merrick-I would remember every word
used in such serious matter.
The Witness-That would show you were
remarkable man.
He was asked if he had not sought to-
use the affidavit to secure the removal of
James and MacVeagh, charging them with
burglary and other heiuous offenses, in
seeking to procure his, Dorsey's, books and
papers, which had been stolen.
Witness, rather defantly, decla red he,
had done everything he could TO insure
that removal. That the charges in the
affidavit were true and that Governor Eos
ter, of Ohio, had told the president SUBJ
stantially the same thing, and said those
officers ought to be removed. Witness
opinion was that if the president had lived
week longer he would have followed that
advice. He indignantly repealed the as
sumption that he had sought protection
from To orI &c