New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-16

toSa Ronk and placed to the credit OF John w. Dor
sey $1,000 Witness signed the 1 WSrS Witness
returned he negotiated three blank notes signed John
Dorsey Co. and Endorsed s. W. DSr1ey c notes Used
nearly all the money for stocking inc no Irnose
Before ho witness vent West furnished him
with postal blanks and told him 10 mt in
applications have i put upon the route dso ws lost
.Ssed that this wOSs a@2 Ip neT s0 The Witness
missed connection at St Paul. and while waiting met met
dawn N the stables and showed him Penners horses
They went togeher to Bsmar9S ana Win dne 70
buy grain stock camp utensils and other reGnisltes
ranches and dig wells
PAPER POsT-OFFICE.
The witness selected the site of the proposed sde once'
and even picked out name for It, At Mills City witness
got up petition, and every whom he asked signed
st. He bad letter OF introduction to General Miles, ana
got him write letter to the Department The wit
ness left John Dorsey at Miles City The witness picked
ont place on the map for the new posohce nut knew
nothing about the number of inhabitants at that plac
1T was "A paper post-oficel" asked the Court.
The witness answered anavey; knew one of the car
rers on the route s. W. Dorseys instructions were to
build the stations about fifteen sixteen miles apart
He SAID the service would be increased and until tnat
time they could use every third station. He was also
nstruced get up petitions for increase ana expo
ution He had been furnished with letters to number
of prominent persons including Governor Ramsey Cen
eral Rosser and Senator WndCm. About the LIST OF
August witness left John W. Dorsey in charge OF the
route and returned 10 Washington. Next saw John
Dorsey in January or February, 1879 Did not see him
here In November. 1873 Got letters from HIM about
that time that would show where he was.
Mr. Merrick requested the witness to bring the letters
with him Tomorrow.
The witness continuing said that his family occupied
Senator Dorsey's house during the summer OF 1875
When he returned the West Miner also took up his
abode Senator Dorsey away and the witness
occupied the house at his request. Miner said the
service was bad condition. and they couldn't do any
thing while Boone was In that Brady was hostile 10
Boone who talked too much. Miner asked the witnesses
opinion upon the subject Of admitting Vale into the
company Vale, he said was an OLD CONTRACTOR ana nau
plenty OF money.
what did he say Of the relations between Vale and
Bradyl" asked Mr. Merrick.
Objected to. but objection overruled
Answer-He said that Vale was very close to Brady
The witness resumed:-Whe Senator Dorsey returned
the witness with Miner, took the house No PA est n
E. In a general conversation there one night, Miner
showed him a petition one OF the Arizona routes
either the Mineral ParkPoche route or the Ehrenberg
route asked him to write in an interlneaton The
Court sustained an objection to this statement until the
paper was produced.
INCREASE AND EXPEDITION.
In conversation with Miner and.vale at the National
Hotel In this city, Miner told Vale he had been talking TO
Rerde about giving him employment; he Thought they
should give linn q good thing. Vale said he had been
thinking of the same thing. and acceded to the propO-
sition. Miner said they would fix him. anu sheu mn
how he would like some mail service ne egna 10 WSsr
positively but regarded himself as acting uder tS
te OF the service saying some Of ths the routes
at $4,000 would DO pushed 50 as TO yieid SIX H
seven hundred thousand dollars per year lie thought
the Rawlms White River route you'd be good one lor
u" The witness went to Rawins and employed sub
contractor that route IN the meantime ne Wrote ou
caused them to be circulated. He represented the
contractor Perkins that the route wonid be IN
it would be- done an that ne Wa a To mad
filed in his name, measure OF protection Tor
himself, to receive part OF the Increased
COMPENSATION on that route. The witness next went 10
Oio Caicnte and returned TO Washington Just as his
leave expired-about February 3 or A, 1879. AT oJo
Caliento he made subeontract with Anthony Joseph
Met Vale immediately upon his return: Went 70 see
hm at his hotel speanS oil the a hn S U cor coTd yet
an affidavit in lieu of John Dorsey's affidavit AT that
Miner and vac. and refused 10 allow his brother
furnish the affidavit Vale said he thought ne eqaid get
and within few days reported that Brady had con
out blank affidavit and sent it to PERKINS, for his sig
nature 1t back signed with the spaces referred
for and animals untitled according 10 direction MI
Merrick presented the affidavit TO the witness who ide-
titled it and said the word one preceding tIPs'
three " preceding men, sl1 pteceains anlnn,S,
~eight preceding men, and twenty four preceding
,, III ;be MN and jeter of transittai in the
Department by nOrseys dir ctiOn. He then an tx
SENATOR The witness signed the name OF john W Dor
sey the letter OF transmtaL In March, leI9Peck ana
ohn Dorsey were city, aud when the witness
again lef for West in April John dorsey still
latter got up new form of sub-contract, emitting any
provision for expedition 70 the sub-conl1actois.
Mr. Ingerso objected to this evidence lie said they
tired to make fraud when they provided for expe
dition and fraud when they did not. 1t was fraud
MI Merriok 1t was a fraud. Experience had
TIE witness said he again went West in April 1879
where he made tulSconTacts and got up petitions
His Instructions from s. w. Dorsey were TO prevent tho
subcOntI3cts from being filed Dorsey said very lew OF
the sub-contractOrs knew anyhng bout expedition; he
tn he careful tell them III that As an
Tor negotiating sub contracts he was 10 tEI
The that the old firm had dissolved and
that Dorsey would that they were paid If the
Der OF blaak aidavits signed by John W Dorsey and
Peck Whenever necessary either witness or ;. w
Dorsey took OF the afdays and filed IN the number
OF the route and the number OF men and animals
The Court inquired whether or not reference was had
to any route named Ia the Indictment. -,
Mr. ngersOll declared that he wanted them all IN all
Taxing up one OF the afidayits connected with Ojo
Caiente route the said that although the body
OF tine nh Sa yt the Tes onpo.Ite The men and
animals and the number of the route had been written
The Court adjourned without completing the exaInina-
The conrtro IN was well fllel throughout the days
session BY an attentive AID interested audience: Gov
held aerdeI and tDa tnere Is no criminal law TO
table law Justify his release ia case OF conviction
MORE IMPORTANT TESTIMONY EXPECTED.
Mr. Merrck OF Government coun el in the Star Route
cases. ton ght asked by representative OF the New
York Associated Press for hts opinion TO the effect OF
RsrdeII's disclosures during to-day's proceedings
He answered. al believe that Rer6el entirely sincere.
and telling the truth. The testimony which he has
thus far gwen about only onefourth OF what he is ex
peeted and is nothing Ike as important as that
give tomorrow. When II 10 all before the
taken connection with the evidence al
ready in (which -ustaas him IN every particularly do
not believe there remain doubt In any mans
OF guilt Of all OF the parties that there can
be doubt That any statement made Last summer was
correct Rerdel only subordinate Instrument,
knowingly ant purpOsey aiding prominent ami able
men their ncfdriOus schemes TO de,raud the Govern
anent the United States. .
Again" said Mr. Merrck, slowly and emphatically