Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
$. W. DoRsEY's BRUTALITY.
He Makes . Cowardly and Felonious
Assault Upon Judge Lilly, an Aged
Man-More True InwaTdness
Of the D0rseys Exposed.

The Star saws today it has leaked out that
on TUESDAY, morning an attack was N ade BY
Stephen W. Dorsey on Judge Lilly, father
of ex-Auditor Lilly. at the residence of the
former. No. 1903 X street, North West. Mr.
Lilly called at Dorsey's residence. accom-
panied BY Mr.. George +. BrOdt. and ad-
mitted BY Dorsey, who invited them to his
parlor. They commenced conversation dur
ing which Dorsey accused Lilley of obtain
ing Rerdell as a government witness. Dor
sey became excited and dealt Lilly blow in
the face, the latter throwing himself back
to avoid the blow, his chair was upset and he
fell to the floor, when it is alleged Dorsey
kicked him in the lower part of the abdo-
men. Brodt interfe and prevented Dor
seq doing further injury.
Lilly is now about 20 years old and is con-
fined to his room by his injuries, DR.. Bulky
being his physician.
The Star also says tina, Rerdell has made
a statement to the government counsel con-
corning the Bedford check matter.
He says in August or September, 1879, he
was sent for by banker, who showed him a
check for $1,000, payable to ]. b. B., or
James w. Bedford, or las he thinks
bearer and was signed by S. W. Dorsey
The writing and signature was 50 irregular
and bad that the banker had doubt about its
being genuine. Rerdell examined the check
and said: '.It had undoubtedly been written
and signed by S. w. Dorsey, but he must
have been drunk when he wrote it." The
check was paid.
S. w. Dorsey returned to Washington
about the first of October, 1879. Rerdell
informed him of the doubt about the check,
and what he (RerdelD had said to the bank.
Dorseys reply was mo, was not drunk
wrote that check on the cars on my way
out to Denver, and that is why it is SO badly
written" A few days afterwards Dorsey
gave the check to Rerdell to make up his
mail account. The stub of the $1,000 was
there remarked, -, B. b. $1,000, mail and
Rerdell charged that to the mail account as
directed by Dorsey.
Rerdell saws: afterwards, from CONVEX
sations between Dorsey and others, overheard
by him. he came to understand that Dorsey
Bedford and crowd of friends were on a
train going west
1t was proposed to play a game Of cards
Dorsey was one of the players, and Bedford
was stakeholder and cashier for the crowd
Dorsey lost nearly all the money he had, and
in the settlement with Beltord, gave him
this $1,000 check, which was put in the bank
for collection by eithereBelford or one of the
winners, to whom Bedford transferred the
check. In the settlement Dorsey was shrewd
and charged his loss to the EMAIL" and thus
generously permitted Bosler, Brady, Vaile
& Co. to share his loss.
Dorsey, in reply to Rerdelrs statement
printed in the Star, says that he never gave
Bedford check for any purpose, and nevel
played cards with him or in his presence. He
says no check, no stub of a check. no entr,
of any name or character ever existed upOr
which to base this infamous libel.
Dorsey's friends, in conversation tonight
admit the fact of the assault on Judge Libby
but assert that it took place under circum
stances of great provocation, and after Mr.
Dorsey had been grossly insulted