The Evening critic., 1883-02-24
THE HIRED HOUND.
Rerdell Continues 10 Admit Sis
Lies and Periuries.

The cross examination of NJ. @. Rerlcll, the
boss swearer for tho Government In the Star
Route trial, was continued by Colonel Inger
soil yesterday after THE CRITIC report closed.
He testified that he told ex-senator Clayton
that he had about $500 In the Jennings claim,
and II he went over 10 the Government he
would lose IL, for Dorsey and Bosler would not
pny II to him. He did not remember telling
clayton that he had S11 900 interest In the
claim. He was agent indirectly for senator
Dorsey, who had large interest In tho claim,
but the witness did not know how much. He
did not expect to get the claim settled for
senator Dorsey by going over 70 tho
Government and testliylng against him.
He did not tell Senator clayton that II
the Government would settle the
Jennings claim, give the Witness father-in.
law situation, restore the steamboat route
and appoint him to place, he would testify
for the Government. He went TO New York to
Senator Dorsey. He did notknow that he stole
1t. lie walked Into Mr.. Dorsey's ONCE Ia his
absence, in tho presence of his bookkeeper,
picked up the book, and without saying word
The witness walked out of the ofIlce. He went
10 the office about twelve o'clock. Mr.. Il. W.
TORY was there. The book was In a desk, or
an ordinary table. At any rate it
was In case down near the floor.
When he entered the Office he found Mr.. TORY
In the first room had talk with him and told
him that no wanted to see the mall books.
MIR. Tory took him into the next room, got
the books out Of the case and witness sat down
and looked at them Tor uWiLc. HB ti6n got up,
put one back and the other under his arm aud
walked out. He spoke to TORY rs he passed
out, and he might have seen the book IL he
had looked at witness. The book was not
wrapped up andawa red leather-covered
book. After he left Dorsey at the hotel the
witness went and got lunch, and finished
about IL o'clock, and then went TO Dorsey IS
office. From the time no left Dorsey at the
hotel until he saw Mr.. TORY at the office, he
had not met any person and conversed about
the mail business.
M, t,.t,,
at the Albemarle Hotel. After the repetition
OF the conversation the witness said that was
all he could remember at that time. SIT you
can refresh my memory as to any point" said
the witness to Mr.. Ingersoll, 81 Will be glad OF
It,"
81 was not there" said Mr. Ingersoll.
sIf he has told you anything" began tn o
witness, evidently referring to Mr.. Dorsey.
''He," said Mr.. Ingersoll with much en-
phasis, "has told me that what you have sworn
is not true.
After he reached Jersey City and had writ
ten and was intending 10 send the dispatch,
"Up TO this moment have been faithful to
my trust" he had in his possession the book
stolen from Senator Dorseys onlce and In.
tended TO bring 1t to the city, and If 1t became
necessary he Intended to turn the
book over to the Government and use
II against the Senator. When he said
in the dispatch that he would turn over
everything TO his successor whom Mr.. Dorsey
might appoint he did not intend to include
the stolen book. He did not remember telling
Mr.. McSweony, one OF the counsel at the last
tlial, at willards Hotel, that he did not bring
q bookfrom New York. He did not remember
telling Mr.. McSweeny at Wizards Hotel,
during the last trial, that he had no book
coming from New York, but It was only shirt
he had wrapped up in u paper with which he
fooled James.
Mr.. Wilson asked that tho witness be com.
PEELED to answer categorically. His Honor said
that he could not look into the witness mind
and tell what was there. II tho witness chose
10 make such answers he must take the conse.
quence of the Jury believing him.
The witness, continuing, said that he did not
remember telling Mi. McSweeny that no such
book, in fact existed. He did not recollect
telling Judge Carpenter, one Of the counsel in
the case in the courtroom at the last trial that
no such book existed. He did not recollect
telling Judge Carpenter that he had no book
when coming from New York, that 1t was only
shirt In newspaper, and he was afraid that
James would ask to see II.
Colonel Ingersoll was pressing his inquiry
in this direction when he was arrested by an
objection that he was invading the privileged
precinct OF counsel and client. He answered
that Mr.. Carpenter was not and never was
counsel for Mr.. Rerdell. A lengthy discussion
followed, and the Court held that, as the con-
spiracy was joint affair, there was mutu
ality existing between the respective counsel
In the case and clients, and that the evidence
was inadmisslble. At this point the trial ad
1ourned until next Monday.