Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-09
The star Route Trial.


were few white settlers, except army st
tacheP, who established mail service, twenty
to sixty or more being concerned In COM
nlunicating with Washington. Witness re-
membered that John Dorsey came to Fort
Keogh before the Tongue river route was
opened, thinking route might be estab-
lished more direct than that proposed. Wit
ness sent out an armed escort in the attempt
to discover such route. The attempt failed,
however, and Dorsey returned to Bismarck.
Witness described the obstacles to the estab-
| lishment of Eail route, arising from hostile
Indiana. Sometimes. he said, white men
could pass safely over the route, and sgain
they were liable to be molested and muir
dered, On one occasion, when the mail had
been captured, witness had called upon the
Postmaster. General and one of his assistants,
and had written letters through different
channels, recommending the establishment
and increase for the Tongue river route.
| Nothing of Importance developed in the
cross-examin alton, and after its conclusion
counsel spent some time in the customary
wrangle over official papers, which continued
until adjournment.
That Bedford Check-An Explanation.
| WASHINGTON, March Sth.-The Star says /:
Rerdeli has made statement to the Govern
ment counsel, and also statements to the Star
| reporter COHCtEu1uS VIC DOAloAo SAOSA NAV
| ter. which explains the relations between
Dorsey and Rerdell. These statements are
| to the following effect: In the latter part of
August, or the beginning of September, 1879.
Rsrdell was sent for by banker. He went
to the bank, and there was shown o check
dated, he thinks, some day in July, 1879.
Tho check was for say $4,000, psya-
bic TO j. B. B., or James B. Bel
ford, or, as he thinks, the bearer. and
signed by S. W. DORSEY. The check had q
number Of Endorsements, showing that is mad
passed through some banks. The writing
and signature was so irregular that the
banker had doubt about its being genuine,
and therefore desired Rerdell 20 give his
opinion about it. Rerdell examined the
check, and said it had undoubtedly been
written and signed by S. W. Dorsey, but hs
must have been drunk when he wrote it. The
check was paid. s. w. Dorsey returned to
Washington about the LIST of October, 1879.
Rsrdsll informed him Of the doubt Of the
check. and what he (Rerdell) said to
the bank people. Dorseys reply was
"No, 1 was not drunk; l wrote that
check in the cars, on my way to Denver, and
days afterward he gave his check back to
Rerdell to make up his mail accounts. The
stub of $1,000 check was there, marked
~. B. b., $1,000, mail" and Rerdell
charged that to the mail account, as directed
by Dorsey. Rerdell says the check-book will
show that he is telling the truth, and there is
no other way to verify his statement, because
no bank records the name of the payee
of check. He also says that the
men st the bank must remember
about it, and the entries Of checks in August
and Septembez, 1879, will show one in the
sum of 50, 900 charged against Dorsey. The
Government could not offer this testimony,
because you cannot cerroborate witness on
| collateral matter, and besides the Court ruled
out Rerdell's testimony relative to Bedford.
Whether the check was given to Bedford or
not, was O matter Rerdell had no interest
| in. Afterwards. from q conversation be-
tween Dorsey and others, overheard by
| Rerdell, he came to understand that
Dorsey, Bedford and crowd Of
friends were on train going West. It was
proposed to play game with cards, and Dor
sey was one Of the players. Bedford was
stakeholder and cashier for the crowd. Dor
sew lost nearly all the money he had, and In
the settlement with Bslford, or one of the
winners. gave his check, which Balford trans
ferred. Dorsey was shrewd, and charged his
loss to the mail, and thus generously permit,
ted Bosler, Brady, Vail & Co. to share his
less. The above statement of Rsrdell has
thrown some light upon the transaction, and
| Interested DGELiSS are bdflnS Lively
among themselves.
DORSEY REPLIES.
WASHINGTON, March Ssh. - Ex-senator
Dorsey furnishes for publication the follow.
ing card:
To the Associated Press l am informed that you
sent to the country the villanous fasehood that APP
peared in the Star tonight statement of Rer-
| dell's The Associated Press being supreme in its
sphere, am forced to appeal TO If, and ask that
what say be placed beside what the perjuTer says.
| | never saw Belford on the / never played q
! game of cards with him, or IN his presence, any
where, or at any time. never gave him check OF
any kind whatsoever Tor any purpose In the world.
/ never met him in my life except II Washington or
| in Denver and then only socially. Rerdell says
was here in October, 1872 and that he spoke to me
about the check was not here any day after the
18th OF July, 1872 until about August, 1850, and in
the meantime | had not seen Rerdell This story is
| one that flows from the mouth OF self-admitted
| perjurer and thief Rerdell never kept book for
me, never wrote line book for me, never made
| a charge for me- never had a check-boOk Of mine
(uuless he stole it) No check, no stub OF check,
| no entry OF any name or character ever existed,
1 upon which to base this in amous libel. Rerdelfs
statement is the natural outgrowth of the usual in
fanny of an admitted perjurer and fairly represents
it. S. w. DORSEY.
Judge Bedford in conversation tonight.
fully confirmed all that ex-senator Dorsey
states concerning the check story.
Dorsey on His Muscle.
WASHINGTON. March S.h.-The Star says
to-day 1t leaked out on Tuesday morning
that an assault was made by s. w. Dorsey on
Judge Lilly, father of ex-Deputy Auditor
Lilly, at the residence of the former. Lilly
called at Dorsey's residence, accompanied by
q friend, and they were admitted at once by
Dorsey, who invited them to his parlor.
They commenced conversation, during
Dorsaxz T iilx- of ohfainin1 II or.
dell as Government witness. Dorsey be-
came excited, and dealt Lilly blow on the
face, The latter, throwing himself back to
avoid the blow, upset his chair, and he fell to
the floor, when it is alleged that Dorsey
kicked him ia the lower part of the abdomen.
Lilly is now confined to his room by his in.
juries. Ex-senator Dorsey's friends, in con-
versation tonight, admit the fact of the az
sault on Judge Lilly, but assert that il took
place under circumstances Of great p-ovoc2-
tion, and after Dorsey had been grossly in.
suited.
The Case OF General yEszen.
WASHINGTON, March Shit is said at the
Executive Mansion to day, in response to in.
quiries that the President had not ordered o
Court-msrtial to investigate the conduct OF
General Hszsn, Chief Signal Officer, and
that no representations on the subjscs bad
been made TO the President by the War Ds.
psrtment.
Exempt from scoidinS for Having Cold
Feet.
CHICAGO, March 8sb.-A Concord IN. CT
special says: NJ. Wilhelm, of Cabarrus
county, passed through here to-day with q
sick son, aged 90 on the way to Salisbury, to
consult physicians about the extraordinary
malady with which the youth is affected.
An ordinary bathing tub can be filed with
cold water and the boys feet placed therein,
and in eight minutes the water will be made
so hot that the heat eau be felt through the
slaves of the tub. The boy suffers agony,
describing his sensations like having his feet
in bed Of hot Goals all the time. He is car
ried from his fathers house to Salisbury with
his feet in tub of water. Between his house
and Concord Mr.. Wilhelm had to change the
water four times, and shortly after being
changed each time it would become hot again.
AT times the pain suffered by the boy is al
most beyond endurance. Morphine, used in
treble doses, has no effect upon him.
Apologies for Firing ON the Valencia.
NEW York. March Sth-Boultou. Bliss
& DalIett have received advices from Curacao
by the steamship Curacao. which arrived yes
terday, with regard to what was believed to
be dastsrdly outrage on the part of Dutch
officers in firing solid shot at the steamer
Valencia on February 12sh from the fort st
the entrance of the harbor of Curacao The
Governor and officers OF the port have SUBJ
mitted apologies for the conduct of one of the