Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-29
BRADY's CROOKED ROUTES.
The Trial and Other Incidents in the
Star Route Proceedings.

! why in his letter to Postmaster Glen.
/ DENIM, of Fort Smith, Ark, he had eau.
toned the latter not to allow Root Hernes
and others to know of his (Dorsey's) re.
/ quest for the approval of the bonds. He
said that these men were mail con.
! tractors, and might have underbid
/ him. The same explanation was given
/ OF his letter to Postmaster
| HaycOck. The witness said that the bonds
! sent to those Postmasters were never
/ returned to him, and consequently never
! used. He had no interest in the con-
| tracts. and his attempt to secure the bonds
was friendly act. He had done the same
thing for other persons, notably Mayor
Adams, for whom he secured bonds for
| $64,O0O. That was also only friendly act
Referring TO the pencil entries of figures
in the route book, he said that Mr.. Miner
| brought the bank book to him and he
changed only two entries. He could not
remember the routes or figures. He had
advanced about $4,000 or $1,000 10 John
w. Dorsey Il Co. The total sum loaned
in all to Messrs. Peck, Miner and
j. w. Dorsey was $4,000, exclu-
slye OF $4,000 afterwards paid
TO Mr.. Peck and $4,000 paid to John Dor
sey. Up to the time of the witness leav-
ing the Senate the relations between Mr..
Vale and himself We're much strained se-
cause the advances had not been repaid
and Messrs. Peck and John Dorsey had
been cut out of the business. An ar
rangement was finally entered into in
March, 1879, by which the witness took
One-third ofthe routes, about thirty in num-
Der, and paid Mr.. Peek and John Dorsey
$4,000 each. He employed Mr.. Rerdell to
attend to these routes some time in April,
1879, but he retained his position i'm the
District Government until May, 1879.
Mr.. Rerdell took general charge of the
routes. He was not instructed TO omen
any book; there was no occasion for it.
The witness did not keep his own books.
Mr.. Rerdell did keep bank book, but the
witness did not see it until a year after
wards. The witness described his move
ments in detail until 1879 and 1880.
Col. Ingersoll read from Mr.. MOore's
testimony his statement of his interview
with Mr.. Dorsey about the mail service.
The witness declared that he never had
a conversation of three words with
Mr.. Moore in the world. His
statement was a lie, made out of
whole cloth. Nearly all of Mr.. MOore's
statements concerning the witnesses were
denied in the broadcast and most emphatic
terms. The witness did not recOllect that
he had ever requested Mr.. Rerdell to help
Mr.. Miner prepare bids. Mr.. Miner
stopped at the witness house as his
guest during December, 1877. and
had the use of the upper office.
If Mr.. Rerdell did any work
Tor the witness at that time it consisted
only of writing a few letters. When he
called at the house during the evening
witness had nothing to do with the prepa-
ration of the proposals on that memorable
night as testified to by Mr.. Rerdell. The
only grain of truth in that story
was the circumstance of his sending Mr.
Rerdell to Mr.. BOOne's house for the books
and. papers. The witness reason for
taking such an active interest for the
success of the business. and for sending
Mr.. Rerdell out to help JnC. Dorsey start
the Tongue river route, was to protect
friends who had become bondsmen on
contracts from the disastrous conse-
quences of the failure of any of :he
routes. In reference to Mr.. Rerdell the
statement that he had been instructed
to establish a side post office on the
Tongue river route, the witness said that
it was utterly untrue. His statement was
falsehOOd, nor was it true that he had
instructed Mr.. Rerdell to build stations in
that route solely with the view of eXDedi-
tiOn. He did give Mr.. Rerdell some letters
of instruction to prominent persons. but
did not remember saying anything about
petitions. The witness had no recollection
OF even filling up an affidavit connected
with these routes. He never directed Mr..
Rerdell to fill up any. The ''Smith' and
"JOnes" memorandum was produced.
and the witness said that he never gave
that paper to Mr. Rerdell. Col. Ingersoll
prOpOsod that Mr.. Dorecy's books
and papers be submitted to one indi-
vidual agreed upon by the counsel or to
two persons appointed by the court, but
the prosecution insisted that all the dOcu-
ments be read to the jury. Among the
frin in.
ness, possibly there was an entry under
the head of "Sam JONES'" but even if
there was it was not connected in any
way with the mail business. There was
no A. NJ. Smith there. He had had that
looked up. Mr.. RerdelPs statement that
the witness had prepared tabulated
statement setting out the proportion to be
allowed st. j. b." was absolutely false.
The witness denied Mr.. Rerdell's state
ment, that he (the witness had begged
for the sake of his family, that Mr.. Rerdell
would not carry out his purpose to go
over to the government. All of Mr.. Rer-
delFs statements of this kind were pure
tictiOns and lies made out of whole cloth
as also were Mr.. RerdelPs stories about
the affidavits of June, 1881, and July 10.
1882. With Mr.. Dorsey still on the Stand
the court adjourned.
KELLOGG TO EXPLAIN.
Ex-senator Kellogg said to a reporter
of the associated press tonight that in a
few days he expected to be able to make
statement which would be a cOmplete
denial of the allegations concerning him
set forth in the Price affidavit. He would
show from the records in the Post Office
Department that be had never indOrsed
an applicant for expedition of service on
any mail route except for one steamboat
route on the Red river in 1876 or 1877.
He would also show what was the ar
rangement made by the prosecution with
su9-C0ntractor Price; who, he said,
had been promised immunity for
his services in this matter. Mr..
Kellogg said Furthermore that the pro-
ceedings against him were not begun with
the consent of the ATTORNEY General.
Messrs. Merrick and Ker had taken
advantage of the absence of Cen
eral @ Brewster from the city to
go before the grand jury, and that
the counsel for the prosecution had ad-
mltted that this step was rendered neces-
sary by the testimony of General Brady.
He added that if an Indictment were
found against him he should ask to have
the case tried Immediately after the con-
clusiOn of the pending cases.
PILING UP THE INDICTMENTS.
A. f. Boone, g. L. Carpenter and Jas
n. Callan appeared as witnesses before
the grand jury to-day. 1t is understood
that charges have been preferred against
j. b. COlgrOve and John /. French. Gen.
Brady's chief clerk. The latter was Sec
Ond Assistant Postmaster General. IT is
alleged that Mr.. COlegrove underbid other
contractors for service on certain star
routes, and then for a consideration threw
up the service, so that temporary con
tracts might be awarded by Mr.. French at
eXorbitant figures to other persons.
Flood at AtchafaIaya.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2S.-The Times
Democrats Atchafalaya special says:
''The river is rising two inches per day.
Passenger trains have been stopped be-
tween the river and Baton Rouge At
June the water is over the track from
one to three feet. The new levees between
Churchville and SimmspOrt are fast Civ
ing away. One break is already an
nounced. Very few plantations along the
river will escape the overflow"
Prominent People Who are No More.
LONDON, March 2S.-Alfred Clint, the
celebrated landscape and marine painter,
is dead.
John Brown, the well known personal
attendant on Queen Victoria, is dead. He
died at Windsor Castle.
MOBILE, March 2S.-Hon. Thomas Fl.
Herndon. member-elect to Congress from
the First district, died to-day; aged 55
years.
Dukes Out of Politics.
HARRISBURG. PA, March 2S-The
House this morning declared the seat Of
n. L. Dukes vacant, and ordered that a
new writ of election be issued. This
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