National Republican., 1883-03-28
Dorsey Declares that He Did Not Draw the
$1,000 Check Described by Rerdell.
Certain Checks offered as All that Were
Drawn in June.
a. Prosecution 0bject-Intimating that the "Stub
Book Would Be Better Evidence
The Letter 10 Boslcr Stating an Account
Of Indebtedness with j. Il. u.

upon Middleton & Co. in June, 1879, as de-
scribed by Rerdell. He said that he had not
drawn check for that amount but did draw
a check for $500 on June q or %; 1t was
given to Rerdell. (rhe check was shown and
.identifed.) Witness did not draw the money
on the check.
The court did not believe that this was the
check referred to by Rerdel.
Mr. Ingersoll argued that it was the check,
and declared that Rerdell had forgotten the
amount, and the facts that he indorsed it and
drew tho money. He purposed accounting
for every check drawn by Dorsey on Middle
tons bank. He asked leave to read the check
to the jury.
Mr.. Merrick maintained that il was not the
check referred to- Mr.. Ingersoll had called
Rerdoll the pillar of the prosecution" !" that
was not so. If all of his testimony were
blotted out there would remain enough evil
dence to mako out the case. The pillar of the
prosecution was all of the evidence, and not
until they had pulled down all Of it would
the structure be shaken.
Mr. Wilson read from the record, and argued
that IL was proper for the defense to contradict
Rerdcll, by showing that Dorsey did not draw
such sum of money, and did not pay money
to Brady. They wished to prove exactly what
sums of money were drawn and what became
of them.
The court did not see how the offer was
adequate to prove that; it might be proper,
however, TO SHOW WndL CutChS lluu Dtch uIuWH
Oh Middleton.
Quite long discussion here followed, and
Mr.. Wilson finally moved to strike out, so far
as Brady was concerned, all that Rerdell
had said about Dorsey drawing money from
Middleton's bank, being at the Citizens bank,
and going to Bradys room.
The court refused to entertain the motion
until all of the checks had been offered.
The examination was then resumed
The witness said that while IL was possible
that he had gone with Rerdell on June q
to draw money from Middleton's, he did not
believe that he had 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 Middleton g. Co. for 1900 in June.
Mr.. Ingersoll asked if any of them added
together would aggregate that amount.
The witness said that he could not see and
could only repeat what his clerks had told
him after careful examination of the checks.
Probably for the four or five days in June
Rerdell had access to witness's check book.
Mr.. Ingersol referred to Rerdell's state
ment of the contents of a letter from Dorsey
to Bosler, inviting Bosler to assume an inter-
est in the business, setting out the financial
state of the business, and including an account
OF Indebtedness to ~. L. b."
The witness said that there was not grain
of truth in the story he had never written
such a letter to anybody in the world, and
never said that anything was to be paid to
~. Il. b." or any postofice official,
Mr.. Ingersoll then referred to Rerdell's
statement that papers had been taken from his
Office while he was in Jail.
The witness said that he had only entered
that office twice. Rerdell was there on both
occasions. The last time was upon RerdelPs
invitation after his release from Jail. Rer-
dell was closing up his office, and packed up
q bundle of papers which he took to witness's
house and left there That bundle was still
untouched and unopened at the house. Wit
ness never had key to that office, and did
mot enter il while Rerdell was in Jail. Rer
dell's statement of the conversation at Will
lards hotel on July 12 1882. when he was
locked in and ordered to make another atti-
davit was next taken up.
The witness said that some time in July,
during the last trial, Rerdell attempted to
blackmail Boslor
The statement was ruled out by the court
The witness said that he went to Bosler's
room at Willard's found Rerdell there with
Bosler. He was protesting to Boser that
tho allegations as to what he (RerdelD had
been doing were untrue.
The court here took u recess, and upon re-
assembling the witness resumed. He denied
broadly Rerdell's statement of the conversa-
tion at Willard's hotel and declared that it
was blackmailing scheme on the part Of
Rerdell, who threatened to have Bosler in
dicted, and to go over to tho government
Regarding the affidavit of June, 1884, which
was read to him, the witness denied that he
had asked Rerdell to make it for the sake of
his family or that he had offered him any in
ducements.
letter dated July g. 1882 from Rerdell to
to Dorsey was read by Mr.. Ingersoll. Rerdell
writes that he has been considering the step
he was about to take for over year. He had
intended to put himself in connection with
the government before he had been indicted,
never dreaming that he was liable to indict-
ment because he had only acted as an agent.
But to his cost, he says he listened to Bosler
and refrained; n course he had regretted ever
since, and something he would not do again
for any consideration. As II consequence he
Is now penniless and will be under cloud,
no matter what the result of the trial is. If
he had tuck TO the government he would
now be free from indictment and perhaps in Il
good position. Now, again, he had made up
his mind to go over to the government and it
is useless for Dorsey to appeal in the name
of his family, for he (Rerdell) also had
family. Ho knows full well that when
Dorsey and Bosler have no use for him, he
may go to the devil for all they care.
Mr. lngersoll described the red account
books, and the witness said that he never
saw such books in any of his offices. Rerdell
never gave or sent to him any balance sheets
from such books Referring TO Rerdell's
statement that he brought away book from
New York the witness denied that he had
ever seen such u book, or that book had
been taken from tho New York Office The
only books kept by Rerdell by witness's au-
thOrity were an expense book and a route
book.
Holding twenty eight checks in his hand
Mr.. Ingcrsol offered TO put them in evidence
as representing all of the money drawn by
Dorsey in the month of June, 1879, from
Middleton & Co. lie handed the checks to
.he prosecution, with a request that they
pick out the check upon which the money
had been drawn to pay Brady.
The prosecution objected, because they
knew nothing of the checks.
Mr.. lngersoll-You have a man who does,
Mr. Merrick-He never said that he saw the
check drawn
Mr.. LII know he is in hole?
Mr. M.-NOt much of hole.
Mr. Lit would not take much OF a hole to hold
him. lLaughter.l But let US have peace.
Mr.. M.-The gentleman shakes his fist and then
runs around the barn.
At the request of the court, Mr.. Ingersoll
picked out the checks payable to Dorsey, Mr.,
Bliss renewed the objection made in the morn
ing to the checks. The court held that the
case was different. The offered evidence
might be defective or incomplete, but with
the understanding that it would be shown
that these were all of the checks drawn in
that month the evidence would be admitted.
The checks were then read in detail Mr.
1ngersoll renewed his request that the prose-
cutOu pick out any checks upon which money
could have boen drawn to pay Brady he
would then trace the check The prosecution
sat silent, and the examination proceeded
Mr. lngersOll requested the witness To eX-