Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-22
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
4 NEW YORK WITNESS,

| NEW YORK WITNESS
Theo A. Torrey. OF New York city, was the first
witness called in the star route trial to-day. He
was examined by Mr.. IngersolL He testified that
| he occupied rooms lis Broadway Boreal building,
| as an Office. with s W. Dorsey, going into the
Office from January 27th. 1880. until May 1st, 1884,
| Witness had charge Of Dorsey's books and papers
| as bookkeeper After leaving the Boreal building
the Office was moved to las Broadway, and was
maintained there until the last week OF April,
| 1882 In June, 1881, they occupied rooms S and 6,
No. 145 Broadway. Witness had full charge OF
his checks Witness described the relative loca-
| ton OF the rooms. Mr.. r. F. Mullens occupied
room No with witness There Were two desks
| IN room NO and safe in which Dorsey'S private
DOCKS and papers We're kept
TORREY CONTRADICTs RERDELr.
| W1t0eSS had known NJ. c. Rerdell since Febru-
ary, 1880 Witness did not give Rerdell red book
on the 18th OF June, 1881. or any kind of book.
! Witness never saw Rerden at the Office No. 145
Broadway, and never gave him any book. There
was no such book as described by Rerdell In wit
| ness possession at that time or any time. Witness
never saw at Mr.. Dorsey's Office any account book
| OF the description given by RerdelL There could
nave been no such book in the Office without wit
ness knowledge Witness saw s W. Dorsey on
| the evening OF the 18th OF June, 1881, at Abe
marie hotel He knew 1t was the day that Rerdell
had been to see Dorsey, because Mr. Dorsey told
February last witness left New York for London,
| ana was on the ocean on the 23d of February.
time during February, 1880. These check BOOKS ]
were on Middleton Co. and the Citizens National
Bank Rerdei! took the Middleton book away
/ afterwards and subsequently returned it. Those
| were the only books Rerdell ever brought to wit
| ness. Witness arrived In London on the 5th of
arrived home Sunday morning last. Witness
| never received any abstracts or copies of boo ks
| from NJ. c. Rerdell
| UNDER GREAT OBLIGATIONS TO DORSEY.
On cross-examinat!on the witness said he came
| from London S1v no
was cabled to come back by MI. Dorsey, who said
In his dispatch that the witness testimony was
very important. Witness left Dorsey's employ in
January, 1882 Dorsey sent to witness after the
Dorsey gave witness check for 500 on the 5th Of
May last. Since then witness had drawn up some
Dorsey owed him for that, for Dorsey had been been
very kind to him. When witness son died on the
18th M OF May last Dorsey drew his check for nearly
| Si,UW 10 pay the funeral expenses. Witness felt
that he was still under great obligations to Dor
sey: He remembered having a Correspondence
f'FSs Be 8 aO0e CENTS or Is wnsss
PPaiaanSIng Pa,aasi the books. Witness thought
beaaie Rslde he knew something about
books That was in February, 1880. He brought
| the check books so that some checks could be
books He he cbeck oW soe e
| In the month OF March,. Witness, when further
| questioned, was not positive whether his CORE
Rerdell left the check books at the Office. He
| thought 1t was after. He was not sure that it
arose out OF an entry in check book. He was
counts furnished by RerdelL He was
SURE RERDELL WAS NOT THERE
on the day he said he got red account book at
| the Office.
"Suppose," asked Mr.. Merrick, "two detectives
followed him there and saw him enter3"
,,rd dont mt & care bow many detectives followed
81 object to that" said Mr. fngersoll, .1t is
1T is Hypothetical" said Mr.: Merrick, sin the
by putting them on the stand"
"They were not detectives" said Mr.: MeFrick.
"Dnt Post Office inspectors"
Tee said which he
matters and the rancho business The business
W was very extensive. Witness was kept very busy.
Co., Koontz Bros. and small account with
Middleton & Co.
DoRsEY's CHECK BOOK.
The witness ran over the check book Of the mail
accounts yesterday, he said, at Mr. Dorsey's
house in this city, which refreshed his memory
ABOUT the checks drawn by Dorsey for the sub
contractor: He talked over some OF the points of
the case with Dorsey. The first entries witness
mace In the books respecting Dorsey's mail bust
nSs ness was IN Fe6ruary 1880 when he entered the
SUD Dy KerdelL Witness kept no account with
J: W. Steele or Reside. The books kept by
mainly rancho accounts and personal accounts
witness did not know NJ. l. Stevenson. He did
not not remember S Of any settlement between Dorsey
ana BoSer In the summer of 1880. Witness did
not remember when Bosler was at the offlce.
PEOPLE came troOping into the Office In the Boreal
building In such numbers that he could not re-
MEMBER who came in at different times. When
asked to explain how he could remember then so
Iss,, ssHy tnaJ Kerdel was not at the Office June
18TH. 1881, he said that at that time the Office was
at 146 Broadway and very few persons ever came
there.
COLOR BLIND.
on redirect examination the witness said he
could not say exactly what the color OF the books
he kept were, as he was color blind. He knew
they were OF light color. He described the yarious
DOCKS he kept, and said there were accounts fn
Jones' ~
ON nre-cross-examination Mr.. Merrick asked the
Wltness now II ne were color blind, he could tell
snefe sn ~ were no red books in the oc The witness
sal0 ne could distinguish the leading cOlors He
was only partly color blind.
DOWN ON HIM
AT this point lot OF plaster fell from the wall
and struck Mr.. Merrick.
"That's ominousl" said Mr.. Ingerson
Mr. Merrick, looking up to the ceiling. said. "T
will bring him down as 1 brought that down"
Exactly" said Mr.. Ingersoll, s'on top of your
ANOTHER NEW YORK WITNESS
Robert F. Mullins. OF Brooklyn, N. Y, testified
that In June, 1881, he occupied with Mr. Torrey an
ONCE room at 145 Broadway. Witness never saw
once. Wl1peSS never saw any red-bOun Journal |
and ledger In the of1ce. He testified that he was
aC the once every day in June 1884, and was posi-
tive Mr. Rerdell never came there during that
month. The cross-examination elected nothing |
new. e
At this point the usual recess was taken.
The Indicted Detectives and Thieves.
NEW YORK NAN IN SEARCH OF COUNSEL
It is stated that the New York man who was in. |
dicted as receiver in the Christiancy robbery
case and to whose visit to the city yesterday refer
ence was made in TIE STAR last evening, came |
here for the purpose OF securing the services OF a |
well known criminal lawyer. There was no agree
ment reached as 70 the fee, and the New York man
Will endeavor to get some one else.
AS TO P0LICR REORGANIZATION.
There is rumor that graduate OF West Point. |
residing in this city, is to be appointed chief of
police There are several other candidates for the
place. but the smalness OF the salary Is said to be
the obstacle in securing man that is well quail
ned for the position. The Commissioners how
ever, are said not to have entirely agreed upon
any change In the present organization their views
all not being In harmony on this subject Thew
however, have the matter under consideration.