Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-29
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
CrOsS.Ex animation Of A. E. Boone.

nation OF Mr.. A. E. Boone. The witness said he
had made contrac fixing his interest in the COM
bination on the day when John w. Dorsey came
here. Witness was partner in the firm of John
w. Dorsey & Co. He had not, either before or after
the contract, made any effort to defraud the gov
contract between the witness and John W. Dorsey,
fixing John w. Dorsey's interest at two-thirds
and the witness interest at one-th1rd in certain
mail contracts, and providing for the appoint
ment OF a cashier. The witness said he had been
dissolved. The firm was dissolved August 8, 1878,
to the other so as to properly divide the routes
Mr.. 1ngerson examined the witness to show that
the bids destroyed and not put In by the contract
OrS were for routes OF six trips or more Mr.. Dor
sey told witness to make no proposals for routes
0 over three times week or under fifty miles
gea og M Msr that
for the more expensive routes. When the pack
ages of proposals came back from che Arkansas
postmasters paaas they were lett at witness house
these proposals, they were awarded In witness
name Witness thought in all the-proposals sent
denim, the blanks were filled, with the exception
that the amount of the bid was omitted Those
sent TO Nil. Clendenin were entirely Ia blank.
A REMARK BY MR. MERRICK WHICH LED TO coNrRo.
vERsY. 8j
Mr.. IngersOll having asked the witness some
questions regarding an agreement between Miner
and the witness, in reference to an assignment of
routes, Mr.. Merrick remarked: 81 would like to
ask Mr. Miner some questions myself, II can get
Mr.; Ingersoll and Mr.. Wilson desired to except to
Mr.. Merrick remark.
,os,s We'll" said Judge Wylie, "he means out Of
'No he DON'T" said Mr. Wilson.
How DO you know what he means?" asked
Jndge, y, Wylie 81 don't think there was anything
at al In what he said to prejudice Nj. Miner"
"The law 1s," said Mr.. Ingersol, THAT the
question OF defendant going on the stand should
.'That," said Judge Wylie, sis after the de-
fendant has had an opportunity to go on the
"The law" said Mr. Merrick, sis that the fact
that a defendant does not 60 on the stand should
not raise presumption against him."
-, Mes'rs Merrlck and Ingersoll still insisted on
their exception as a right.
Judge Wylic said exceptions were usu ally taken
to utterances OF the court, but the exec ption
The witness said he knew OF no agreement with
Brady for the increase and expedition OF ser
vice.
II will go little further" said Mr.. Ingersoll.
sn,d you suspect at that time that there was any
not object" '-'
The court ruled the question out
CONVERSATIONS WITH BRADY AND DORSEY.
The witness recOunted q conversation with
Brady, in which Brady called his attention to The
Dalles route. and notified him that II the service
was not put on by August 18th the contractor
would be declared failing contractor. An argu-
ment sprang up as TO whether the cross-examina-
ton could extend to other conversations with s.
w. Dorsey than those adduced In the examina-
tiOn In chief-MeSSr5. Davidge and Wilson argu-
Ing that the cross-examination shou Id have as its
field all the conversations relating to the subject
matter to which the conversations introduced by
the prosecution related.
THE COURT HELD
that the rule was to confine the cross-examina-
ton to matters stated in the direct exa mination
the party having the right in case OF desiring to
examine as to other matters to make the witness
his own during the future progress of the case He
therefore confined the cross-eXamnattOn to the
matters and conversations referred to In the direct
eXa minatlOn.
The witness was asked II one OF the reasons he
mad quit the concern was not that S. w. Dorsey
had had refused to advance money. The witness said
that TACT was taken into consideration by him, as
the service would fail II no more money was forth
coming He therefore concluded that it was best
70 let some one como in who had money. The
witness td said In printing proposals. the instruc-
lions were left out for the purpose OF saving ex-
Pense In printing, and because it was necessary,
In oraer 70 make perfect proposal; that the In
AZ one O'Clock recess was taken
AFTER recess the crOSS-examination of Mr.. Boone
was continued :