Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-31

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The steno-
graphic record of yesterdays proceedings
in the star route trial reports Dorsey's
answer to Merrick's question as to whether
he could see to play billiards, as sob, no
sir" 1t was understood by the press re-
porter as eyes," and was so reported.
When the trial began this morning Mer-
! rick continued the cross-examination of
Dorsey.
Witness said he had been unable to find
a certain check required by Merrick. He
had over 1000 checks and they we're pretty
well mixed up.
Merrick notified witness to produce his
| bank book on the German American saw
ings bank.
Ingersoll bluntly refused to produce the
book.
Witness said he was not sure that he had
such bank book. Thought he had a
book on the German National bank. but
did not recollect whether or not it COR
tanned a cheek dated July 25, 1878, for
S56,25O.
| Merrick requested witness to produce the
/ book.
| He answered that depends on the con-
tents of the book. If it contains accounts
of other people, wilt not produce it. l
| will not produce them. I am not going to
draw outside parties into this case if I can
help it.
| The court remarked that Merrick must
content himself with the notice.
! Boone's testimony was then taken up.
! Witness said 1t was accurate in all respects
save one, that witness had promised him a
| third interest in the business What he
did tell Boone was that he thought such an
arrangement would be agreed to by Peck
! and John Dorsey, and witness believed
Boone had so testified in former trial.
! Were you not creating cause that was
to move him?
Ingersoll-Is not that metaphysical, your
honor?
! Merrick changed his question SO as to
| inquire whether witness had not authorized
| Boone's actions.
Witness answered: He had agreed to
pay Boone. Until the arrangement with
Peck and John W. Dorsey was consummat-
ed, he had not agreed to pay him on his
own account, but for Peck and John Dor
sey. Witness had not, so far as he could
| recollect, agreed to pay any stated salary,
nor to pay anything In case Peck and John
| Dorsey failed to ratify the agreement.
Witness believed Boone mistaken on this
point.
Was first spoken to by Peck and John
| Dorsey about engaging in the mail carry
ing business; witness opposed it because
they had not the necessary means, and be-
cause it would seriously embarrass him.
Peck had between $4,000 and $4,000.
John Dorsey was not worth that much.
| He was poor man. He had kept a hard
ware and tin store in Vermont from 1851
| to 1876, and was then connected with an
agricultural concern. Did not know what
concern. The counsel would have a
chance to ask John Dorsey that question.
Merrick- am glad of it.
| Witness again referred to something that
Boone had said during the first trial.
Bliss sprang to his feet and declared
that the words spoken by witness had been
suggested in an audible voice by his coun-
sci, and that the same thing had occurred
many times before.
! Witness-Col. Bliss, witness is not a
parrot.
The counsel for defense Indignantly de-
| MED the imputation that they had
| prompted the witness.
| The court presumed that if anything
| had been said, it was through inadvertence,
The court was compelled to rely upon the
counsel's sense of propriety in the matter.
The examination was resumed.
| Witness did not remember whether or
not John Dorsey was in the employment
OF the senate during 1877.
| Merrick inquired whether John Dorsey
was not employed under the senate com
mittee in the District of Columbia and
whether Mr.. Curtis, clerk of that commit
tee. had not drawn his, John Dorsey's
| salary.
| Witness answered il the negative His
recollection having been refreshed, how
ever, by further questions, he said he be-
lleved that John Dorsey might have been
employed by the senate.
CIendennin letter was then referred to
| the witness. He said Clendennin had re-
| fused to execute the bonds, alleging that it
would be an unlawful proceeding, but wit
ness did not believe this was his real rea-
| son. Boone had prepared the blanks and
witness did not understand that the affair
was unlawful. He did not know that there
was an unlawful bond in the whole num-
Der. He understood that the amounts
| were always left blank until just before
i tllO UlQS W6r0 ulou.
Merrick called his attention to the fact
that the blank spaces for names of bidders
| had not been filled up, and asked if witness
| did not understand that the bidders had
not then been agreed upon.
He warmly replied that he understood
| only what Boone told him. Witness did
| not tell Boone to leave those blanks. Did
| not then understand what blanks were for.
Merrick spoke of "bid book"
Witness, correcting him, said it was the
government advertising book.
''You called it a bid book among you"
said Merrick.
Il was not among them," repliee the wit
ness.
Question Didn't Boone dine at break
fast at your house?
Answer-Somstimes, and he does yet oc-
casionally.
Witness said he saw the bid book only
once, when bids were in preparation. He
believed that Miner and not Boone filled in
the figures. Witness went over the book
with Miner. Witness made some changes
in the amounts proposed to be bid but did
not change the bids themselves. He re-
membered he changed two sets of figures