The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-15
1'ELEGRAPHIC
Star Routes.

and formerly corresponding clerk
in the second assistant postmaster
generals Office, was placed upon
the stand to show the method of adj
vertising contracts to be let upon
certain routes; but the court re-
fused to allow the testimony. The
witness said IN 1S79Che travelled over
the W rest in his capacity as inspector
of the star routes, and desert bed the
growth and development of the
country.
Walter Spangler, of the inspection
division of the Pacific department,
described the method pursued in
making fines and deductions for
failures of service. A long exam
ination was made regarding the
Kearney-Xent route, with the OBJ
ject of showing that the su5-con-
tractor failed to comply with the
terms of his contract. The exami-
nation of this witness, and the ar
guments to which it gave rise, occu-
pied the remainder of the days ses-
sion. Adjourned.
Washington, 14.--In the star route
trial, this morning, Wilson called
VIM. H.. Turner to the stand-the
only defendant who was acquitted
as the result of the first trial. He
said he entered the post Office de-
partment as first-class clerk IN
July 1885. He was subsequently
route bureau clerk and afterwards
corresponding clerk, being as
signed in 1877 to the Pacific
states division. He had moth
ing to do with the preparation
Of the advertisement in 1871 Will
son asked if witness ever had con.
ference with any Of the defendants
relative to that advertisement, but
the court ruled out the question OF
an objection by the prosecution
Had known Vale for ten years
never had especially intimate &C
quaintance with Stephen Dorsey
Speaking of the degree of intimacy
existing between the defendants
witness said after the division Of
the routes In 1879 Rerdell and Vailt
would meet in the department with
out speaking. Rerdell had nothing
to do with Minors route after tbat
and Minor had no control over thu
routes managed by Rerdell.
A paper connected with the Raw
Inns and White River route was pre-
sented to witness. He said thu
alterations, an erasure of eighty
hours, and the insertion of forty
five hours, had been made by him
self, to save the trouble of making
up new case. The portions wert
never altered while in the depart
ment. Wilson inquired of witness
if he ever received money, mining
stock, or other consideration from
any of the defendants to influence
| his action in connection with tn
routes.
The prosecution objected, be
cause witness was no party t
the Indictment; Wilson referred t
the evidence concerning Samue
Jones. The court asked him
Jones had been connected wit
witness. Ingersoll called atten tioI
to the testimony of ReIdell an,
Mac eagh, wherein they SAT-
Samuel Jones was the alias O
| FortunWier, Merrick said tn
question was no more pertinen
than the evidence of Belferd on
similar point. If witness was al
| lowed to touch upon the subject h
would feel called upon to rebuff hi
| testimony.
Davidge said he proposed to prov
by witness that RerdelI undoubtedl,
lied.
The Court did not see how tn
offer would fulfil the proposition
if Reredell said he saw the none,
paid, the evidence offered might b
used to contradict him. Witnes
peaIed to the court to allow hin
to answer the question, buU Jodg
Wylie babe him remain silent unit
the question had been passed on.
IngersOll, in explanation Of tn
offer, asserted that the pencil mem
orandum was not genuine, but il
whole or part was made by Rere
dell. 1t was part of the defense t,
show that Brady, as "Smith," neYe
received one cent; and that Turner
as "Jones." never received a cent
Suppose it should turn out that no
a solitary cent had been paid t.
Brady or Turner, he thought
would establish the fact that tn
pencil memorandum was not genu
| Inc or that the meaning placed upol
it was absolute perjury. 1t woul
establish the fact that Rerdell ma
liciously and falsely put a wroni
meaning on the entries. TIL
question was whether he di
not write the memorandum himsel
for the purpose of purchasing hi
own liberty, from government. Th
defense wanted to go further an
prove by others whom Rerdell sal
received money, was false.
Bliss characterized the offer as
side issue not calculated to sho1
whether Rerdell told the trut
but whether Dorsey told the trutl
The court reviewed MacVeagh'
testimony upon the point in que!
ton and said it had been give
against Rerdell.
Ingersoll said it would prove til
falsity of Rerdell's statement, bu
: the court did not concede this. ]
WouldInot prove that Rerdell carrie
out Dorsey's directions in maxim
the entries. True, witness Nigh