The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-28
THE STAR ROUTES.
Stephen w. Dorsey Continues his
Testimony.
The New Indictments against Brady
and Kellogg.

WAsHlNdIoN, hlarch zI.--MT. lngerEOu con-
| tinned the examination OF Dorsey in the Star
| route trial this morning. He was asked il he
! knew whether no had drawn any check for
| $7cco upon Middleton & Co. in June, 1870 az
described by Rerdell He said that he had not
drawn check for that amount but did draw
one for 5000 June 9th or 2Sth. 1t was given
10 Rerdel. The witness did not draw the
money check.
saThe corrt did not believe this was the check
referred 10 be Rerdell.
Mr.. Ingersoll argued that it was the check,
and declared that Rerdei had forgotten the
amount and the fact that he endorsed it and
drew the money
Mr.. Wilson read from tho record and argued
that u was proper for the defence to contradict
lterdell BY showing that Dorsey did not draw
such sum Of money and did not pay the mon
ey 70 Brady. They wished 10 prove exactly
what sums Of money were drawn and what be-
came Of them.
The court did not SEQ how the offer was ade-
quate 10 prove that. 1t might be proper, how
ever, 20 show what checks had been drawn on
Middleton.
After considerable debate tho court refused
70 allow the check to be put in evidence.
The examination was resumed, The witness
said that while ~ was possible that he had gone
with Rerdeil on June 9Th 10 draw money from
Middleton's lie did not believe that he had. He
did not 60 to the post Office and into Brady's
room as described by Rerdeli He did not pay
any money 20 Brady on that or any other occa-
& Co. for $G5c0 in June.
MI. Ingersoli referred 10 RerdeII's statement
that Dorsey had written Bosler inviting him to
assntne al interest In the business.
The witness said that there was not grain
OF truth Ia the story.
Mr.. Tngersoll referred to Rer lell's statement
that papers had been takeR from his Office
while he was IN jail
The witness said that he had only entered
that Office twice. Kerdell was there upon both
a kfa fravrs tail 1off
was closing up bis Office and packed up bup-
die Of papers which be took 70 the witness
house and left there. That buadle was still
untouched and unopened at the house.
Kerdell's statement of q conversation at VIII
iard's hotel on JHlg u, 1882, when he was
locked Ia and ordered to make another afida-
Wit, was next taken up.
The witness said that some time iB July, dur
Ing the last trial, Rerdell attempted TO black
mail Bosler.
This was raled out by the court.
The witness said that he went to Boilers
room at Wizards aud found Rerdell there.
He was protesting 70 Bosler that the ailega-
tlons as to what Rerdell had been doing were
untrue,
Recess was taken at this point. After re-
recess the grand jury came into court with a
number OF preseDtments among them the
United States VS.. Thomas j. Brady, for unlaw-
fully receiving money and postal drafts to the
amonnt Of 95gv9 while second assistant post
t4A1tcI NcuEfA4 from &kftt3 -. IElEes a rEWafQ
for making certain contracts Of mail service;
against William Pitt Kellogg and Thomas j.
Brady for conspiracy with James b. Price to
deifaud the United States by means OF false
oaths and fraudulent claims; against William
Pitt Kellogg for uniawfully receiving from
James y. Price, contractor, one certain sum
Of money, post Office drafts and profnissary
notes together of the value of $50 0CJ, for pro
curing psrsuading and inducing Brady 10
award aad allow Psies an increase OF pay and
compensation for carrying the mail; aud cor
ruptiy influencing the action OF said Brady
therein; another pKesentment against Brady
for having while such assistant postmaster
general. unlawfully reeeived certain money,
post ofce drafts and notes together OF the val
ue cf $20,C99, as compensation fer the service
Of award in mail contracts.
Examination Of witness was then resumed.
lie denied kerdel5s statement of the conyefsa-
tlon at Wlllard's hotel and declared it was a
nlaekmaiiing scheme on the part OF Rerdsll.
Mr. ingersoll described the red account books
and witness said he never saw such books In
any Of his offices. Rerdeil never gave or sent
10 him any balance sheets from such books.
Referring to Rerdeil's statement that he
brought away book from New York, witness
denied that he had ever seen such q book or
that book had been taken from the New York
cfiice. The only books kept by Rerdell BY Wit
ness authority We're al expense book and
route book.
Holding fwenty-asehs checks III his hand Mr..
Ingersoil offered 70 put them in evidence as
representing Gil Of fhs money drawn by Dor.
ssy IN the month Of June, 1879 from Middle
ton u Co Ha handed the checks to the PROS
ecntien with the request that they pick oul the
check upon which money had been drawn TO
pay Brady.
The. prosecution objected because they knew
nothing Of the checks.
Mr.. Iugersoil-Yon have a man who does
Mr.. Merrick-Hs never said that he had
seen tho check drawn.
~ the request OF the court Mr.. Ingersoll
picked cut the checks payable TO Dorsey.
Mr. Bliss renewed the objection made ahis
morning to the checks
The court held that the ease was different.
The offered evidence might be defective or In
complete, bnt with the understanding that II
u would be shown that these were all of the
checks drawn Ia thar month the evidence
would be admitted.
The checks were then read ia detail
mr. IngersoM renewed his request that the
prosecution pick out any checks upoa which
the money could have been drawn To pay
Brady. He would then trace tho check.
The prosecution sat silent and the examina-
tlon proceeded
Mr.. Ingersoil requested witness 70 explain
how be cams 70 90 connected with the mail
business
A letter 70 Clendennin was read. Witness
admitted its authority and was about to explain
his motive for writing il when the prosecution
objected.
Without hearing the answer the court ad-
icurrcd