New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-31
6 W noRsEy,s CROSS EXAMINATION.

W.su1NGrov, March 30.-ln the Star houVe
4ol his morning Mr. Merrick continued MS cross'oA
animation Of ex-senator Dorsey The witness S"u '"a
Ia mad been unable 70 fn1 certain cbecA lol"iio1
bv Mr. Merrick Mr. Merriok directed nun 10 P'o'"u0
III. hank book on the GermanAmerican Savings Bans
r., so,d no thought he had book on The Ger
80, American National Bank but il it contained the nc
couns Of other people would not produce them lie
was not going 10 draw outside people or matters '"O
this case il be could help it, The witness sa" 'Ha'
Ioones testimony accurate In all respects save o
that the witness had promised him third interest in
the business. What he did tell Boone was that lie
thought the arrangement wOald be agreed to by PECK
and John Dorsey 5000. 80,
Mr. Merrck inquired whether the witness had rot au,
tbOr2ed BOOnes actions TIE witness answered Iat H
had reed TO pay Boone until the Arrangement WIN
Peck and John Dorsey was con-umna'eG. p nSu moI
agreed to pay him his own account put of TecA "uu
John Dorsey. -.
ness said that Clendennn ha1 relScu 70 eAecu,1 W.
bons eclarng that IL would be unlawful pro eedng,
bu the witness did not believe that mis- was MS real
Boone had prepared tAe blanks anu WINES ~
did not understand that the aiar was uhi9WIui pa
not know that there was an unla"fu bono I'D the "2oe
number Mr. MerIick called his attention TO the Tact
that blank spaces for the names ~ the bidders hdu
understand that the bidders had not then been agreed
upon lie warmly replied thai he understood onIy Wnat
blanks Did not then understand what me olaEs Were
Postmaster Haycock and PECK were ntnae neiu y,
Witness mad not mentioned Pecks name IN MS ilief 10
Haycoek because h did not Wish the other contractors
TO learn that Peek was BIDDER: ne hdu no id
of defining the he used Tor suOcOltacts lie uiu
nor recoiiec directing the insertion Of clause providing
for expedition In the surcontlac's h"oe ua GUY 60 ~
eral Instructions The witness had 40 recollection OF
having sui-c)ntract up 10 fcOFuai ~, 1of vi vi
onagihg Ios mon The contract clause pro-
vding for expedition but the witness steaGiy dcheu al
recollection on that point. $500
Tie witness said that he saw the bd-book only once
when the bids in preparation; lie Oehe'ed tnnt
Miner aud not Boone filed ia the hgnres ana the wiz
ness went over the book with Miner The witness MADE
changes in the amounts prOp0Sed 10 % pa pt u
change inc bids themselves me Wllness siI w.
Ii hid had been spoiled and new one returned WIZ
Peoks signature within few minutes men sono one
else must have signed 1t; he did not. Expmoihs ais
reasons fer taking active part lu ne business inter
July 1879 the witness repeated W bd ng oa 1d
added that Endorsed notes for the partners 10 te
checks for deposit in the Post Office Department. II
they had failed put on the service these notes "ouid
An apparently personal letter from John Dorsey to
the witness was acknowledged by the latter 10 be
he In the letter John Dorsey says he Is glad that
Vale has bought OUT The witness said his recollection
was that he his brother that Vaie had cut him
OUT that John Dorsey had misunderstood It, He
could not have sad bought out because II was NOT SO
d. 1879 signed by the witness for Peck and John Dor
Soy Dorsey SAYS that penn Uuy :" ".t U
fracs on fe Ia the name Of IL. NJ Vale; demands tnai
tsy Inc cancelled after April l. ana that no subc0nu
b. filed upon routes except tEose III the Indian Ter
rory, unless under power Of attorney. The witness
eaid mar PECK John Dorsey were In ignorance OF
Wales operations and that the subc1nTacts had been
given TO Vale by Miner, acting foI PecK ana John Dol
Mr. Merrck began an inquiry in ealiOn to the letters
OF authorization. The witness ala not RhO" Wh'Te we
letters were al nsnuaed that Jhe assisant COUNSEL
was better informed.
MIR Merrck-Who do Won meant A.-Rerde'l
O-Is he assistant c1unseli A Qaushlnsy VI should
Judge ,
hun ;tlng there.
Mr. Merrlci tslrcastcally )-YOu eyesight Is not SO
bad. after all.
Tie Wiiness-I can some small things.
Nj. Merrck-I eongTa uiste the witness on tAe goa
effect exercised by Rerlell oa his eyessbt-ho snoad
be glad that he IL here.
= Ilc cOaTt-Gooi for sore eyes. lLanghterl
Adjourned until Monday next