National Republican., 1883-03-02
RERDELL'S BOOKS.
Who Copied Them and What Names We're
Entered and Omitted
The Question Of Pardon--Bosler on the
Stand--A Letter From Rerdell.
Testimony Of Miss Cushman and Charles E, Gibbs
The Copysts.
Remembrnnccs OF Conversations About
Smith nnd Jones.


witness stand in the criminal court room for
the tenth time, and was examined by Mr..
Mcrriclt. He testified that Dorsey kept sew
eral bank accounts other than the account
at Middlcton's Dorsey had agreed to pay
him $4,000 at the end of the contract term,
contingent upon his proper conduct of the
business, and upon the profits of the concern.
Mr. Wilson cndcavorcd to draw from the
witness q relation Of the conversation be.
tween Mr. Wiltshire aud himself in relation
Il the whisky eases. Upon objection by Mr.
Mcrrick that It touched the relations between
counsel and client, the inquiry was not per-
mitt,d.
Mr. inCcrsOll thought Il was important TO
sh,w what had been said ON that subject, lie
und,Istood is TO he held in that case that
when the government uses man as a wit
ness II implied an obligation on the part of
the government not to punish him.
The court disagreed with this view, and
said that no court had power to restrain or
stimulate the executive in the exercise of the
hardening power.
Mr. Wilson insisted that IL was held in the
whisky cases that the witness was cquitably
entitled to u pardon.
The court ldryly) Lcthim begin his equity
suit to get II laughter; II is all bosh.
Mr.. lngcrsoll asked If the witness had not
agreed with certain persons upon secret
Signals for his government during the trial.
The witness answered in the negative.
Mr.. Ingcrsoll asked if he had not told Boone
something of that kind.
A. Not in that regard. l told him that
when wanted TO sec BlaCkmar at my room /
was TO look at the clock.
At tho conclusion of Rerdells testimony
James w. Bo:lcr, of Carlisle Pa was called
TO the stand. lie was asked by Mr. Bliss if
he had been able to find n letter directed by
Dorsey to himself dated May 49, 1879.
lie had not been able to find 1t nor letter
from Rcrdell, dated March -, 1850, and did
not believe that he had ever received such
letters.
The cross.examination was mere reitera-
tion of the answers already given.
Charles ii. Irwin, assistant superintendent
of the Western Union Telegraph company,
aud John Spellman, of the supply division of
that company, testified that the messages sent
by that company We're destroyed after being
kept for six months.
This testimony was intended to prove tho
destruction of tho messages alleged to have
been sent by Dorsey to Rerdcll, and received
by the latter while on his way from New
York TO Washington with Postmaster General
James The messages IL seems, were finally
consigned to q paper mill for destruction
Rerdell was then recalled.
Mr.. Bliss renewed his demand upon the
defense for the production of the letter books
Mr.. lngorsoll took the position that the
letcr-press book was secondary evidence
which the defense could not be compelled TO
furnish.
The court said they were anticipating the
case.
Rerdcll said that Dorsey wrote letter to
BOsler on May 49, 1879, which witness copied
in the letter book. Miss Nettie l.. White
made another copy from the letter book,
hat tod nf.
flee while he was in jail. lie was requested
10 relate the contents of the letter.
Mr.. lngcrsoll objected, but the court al
lowed the inquiry.
Witness said the letter was dated May 49,
1879. 1t first proposed to Bosler to take an
interest in the business. Then followed state
mcnts as to how much Dorsey had already
paid out, the profits, and the amount esti-
mated TO be necessary to swell the profits to
100000. Dorsey had instructed BOsler to
call upon Rerdell for information In his alb
sence. Ii gave the amount paid to Il. j. b."
$4,000 in round numbers) and the amount
credited to rs. w. d." that that was $40, 600. }
The statements showed the profits ut that
time TO be S5i, OO0 and that there would be an
additional amount (about $4,000 or $20,00O)
to be paid to n. j. b." There was also an
amount Of $4,000 on account of some bOr-
rowed money. The second letter was dated
May %, 1850, from Rerdell to Bosler, and is
as follows;
DEAR SIR: Yours of yesterday to hand with in.
closure-S6OO-for Steele TO start west and who
VIII 80 tonight, On last night / was subpgnaed
togo before ihe appropriation committee 10. day at
1850 a. M aud TO bring all books aud papers rclat-
ing 10 the star mail route contracts belonging to
:. W. Dorsey" Immediately telegraphed to you
70 that effect asking what should do. am new
Just IN receipt Of your reply saying harm could
come Of the books being made public. In this we
Gll here think very different for the following
reasons: First the books would show very large
profits aud would be used by the committee as an
argument that all expedited routes should be re-
advertised and reletj second, there are several
entries giving D, credit for large cash payments
made 70 John Smith and Samuel Jones; third, i
understand tue committee will try to show he had
an Interest in mail routes before last April. ap.
peaTed before the committee this morning and
got excused until Monday morning, but
sr getting tie aGvce Of S% Counsel that at "SWS eoTd
not produce the books and papers asked for until
ba aga SGS consulted ,S with Mr. Dorsey This answer
deayor by every means TO delay my examination
until hoar from Dorsey, There Is much more
from you about II. Gen. B. is very much alarmed,
and heand had long conver.a alton to-day, dur.
ing which he made several valuable suggestions,
which vii! follow, Iwill not produce iRe books
until authorized by you or Dorsey to do so, rs
s nn, reanI9 St%im tHGt Hm MS attorney and as such
would be glad TO hear from you by Monday morn.
Ing Very truly, NJ, q. REiDELL,
Mr., Bliss called attention to the fact that
the copy presented bore the numbers of u
letter book from which the sheets had been
torn.
Proof of the contents of the kilograms was
then offered
The defense objected because the foundation
had not been laid, and the kilograms were
ruled out.
Mr.. lngGsOll then cross-examincd the wit
ness. lie said he had had one of the letters
copied TO show to the government. Mr..
IngersOll asked If il did not astonish witness
when Bosler tolepaphed him that he saw no
harm in showing the books to the committee,
aud that too after Dorsey had written in tho
letter Of May l3, 1879, statement of the
amounts paid and due IT. j. b."
The witness answered that il did not be-
cause at that time Bosler knew nothing of the
manner Of keeping the books and never saw
them, so far as no knew.
Witness did not show the letter TO Mac
Neagh or James when he carried the book to
them, Did not think Of II at that time, but
discovered ii on the day following on looking
over the Oregon correspondence, and had II
copied because he was too lazy to do it him
self knew when he made his affidavit that
Bosler had received that letter.
Mr., lngersOll asked why the witness kept
that letter-whether il was TO sell to Dorsey,
OF. buy his liberty, OF to "show his good
faith"
Witness could not remember his reason for
preserving il. The first time he had told any
government officer of the letters was in No
Yember last.