Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-03-28
FROM WASHINGTON. 4
TIE STAR ROUTE.
lnEersoll Examininlng =. W. Dorsey-A
Good Deal Of Talk AbOat Those
Checks.
WAsHIxGroN, Mar 27.

WASHINGTON, Mar %.
Ingersoil continued the examination of
Dorsey in the star route trial this morning.
He was asked if he knew whether he had
drawn any check for 5000 upon Middleton
& Co.. june 1879. as described by Rerdell.
The witness did not draw money on the
check. The court did not believe this was
the check referred to by Rerdell. Ingersoll
argued that it vas the check, and declared
that Rerdell had forgotten the amount, and
the fact that he had endorsed it and drew the
money. Wilson read from the record and
argued that il was proper for the defence to
contradict Rerdell by showing that Dorsey
did not draw such sum Of money, and did
not pay it to Brady. They wished to prove
exactly what sums of money were drawn and
what become of them. The court did not
see how the offer was adequate to prove that
1t might be proper, however, to show what
checks had been drawn OH Middleton & Co
After considerable debate, the court re-
fused to allow the check to be put in as evil
dence. The examination was then resumed.
The witness said that while it was possible
that he had gone with Rerdell on June 2sth
to draw money from Middleton's, he did not
believe that he did. Did not go to the post
Office and into Brady's room as described by
Rerdell did not pay any money to Brady on
that or any other occasion: did not draw
check on Middle ton & Co. for $1,000 in June.
IngersOll referred to Rerdell's statement
that Dorsey had written BOsler, inviting him
TO assume an interest in this business. The
witness said there was not a word of truth in
the story Ingersoll then referred to Rer-
deIl's statement that papers had been taken
from his office while he was in Jail. Witness
said he had only entered twice, and Rerdell
was there upon both occasions. After his
release from Jail, Rerdell closed up his office
and packed up bundle of papers. which he
took to thu witness house and left there.
That bundle was still untouched and uno-
pened at the house.
Rerdell's statement of a conversation at
Willard's Hotel on July II, 1882, when he
was locked in and ordered to make another
affidavit, was next taken up. The witness
said that sometime in July, during the last
trial. Rerdell attempted to 5lackmail Bosler.
This was ruled out by the court: The wit
ness said that he went to BOsler's room at
Willard's, and found Rerjell there with Bos-
ler. He was protesting to Bosler that the
allegations as to what Rerdell had been doing
were untrue.
A recess was taken at this point.
After recess the grand jury came into
court with a number of presentments, among
them the United States VS.. Brady for unlaw
fully receiving money and postal drafts to
the amount of $1,000. while Second Assistant
Postmaster General, from James b. Price as
reward for making certain contract of
mail service.
Against VIM. Pitt Kellogg and Thomas ].
Brady for conspiracy with James B. Price to
defraud the United States by means of false
of this and fraudulent allowance for expedi
ton and false and fraudulent allowance for
expedition and false and fraudulent claims.
Against VIM. Pitt Kellogg for unlaw fully
receiving from James B. Price on a certain
sum of money, postoffice drafts and prom
is0ry note, together of the value of S20,0 900.
for procuring, persuading and inducing
Brady to award and allow Price an increase
of pay and compensation for carrying the
mail, and corruptly influencing the action of
said Brady therein. Another presentment
was against Brady for having, whilst Second
Assistant Postmaster General, unawfully
received certain money, postotfice drafts and
a note. together the value of $4,000, as COM
pensation for the 1service of awarding mail
contracts.
The examination of the witness was then
resumed. The witness denied Rerdell's
statement of the conversation at Willard's
Hotel, and declared that it was blackmail-
ing scheme on the part Of Rerdell.
Ingersoll described the red account books,
and witness said he never saw such books in
his office Rerdell never gave or sent to him
any balance sheet from such books.
Referring to Rerdell's statement that he
brought away book from New York, wit
ness denied that he ever seen such book or
that book had been taken from the New
York office; the only books kept by Rerdell,
by witness authority, were an expense book
and route book.
Il ,Ia nlys in, han
Ingersoll offered to put them in evidence as
representing all of the money drawn by
Dorsey in the month of June, 1879, from
Middleton & Co. He handed the checks to
the prosecution with the request that they
pick out the check upon. which money had
been drawn to pay Brady.
The prosecution objected because they
knew nothing of the checks.
Ingersoll-YOu have a man who does.
Merrick-He never said that he saw the
check drawn.
At the request of the court. lngersoll
picked out the checks payable to Dorsey.
Bliss renewed the objection made this
morning to the checks.
The court held that the case as different.
The offered evidence might be defective or
incomplete but, with the understanding that
it would be shown that these were all of the
would be admitted.
The checks were then read in detail.
IngersOll renewed his request that the
prosecution pick out any checks upon which
money could have been drawn to pay Brady.
and he would then trace the check
The prosecution sat silent and the exami-
nation proceeded.
Ingersoll requested the witness to explain
how he became connected with the mail
business.
The letter to Clendennin was read.
The witness admitted its authorship and
was about to explain his motives for writing
it when the prosecution objected.
Without hearing an answer the court sd.
journed.
Decision in the Western Union Case.
The Judge holds that the injunction shall
continue because the Western Union did not
obtain the consent of the stockholders at
formal meeting upon this failure being recti-
fed, the Western Union would be privileged
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