The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-31
The Second Day Of Dorsey's Severe
Sitting by the Prosecution.
He Can't See TO Play Billiards,
as Previously Stated.
lie Says That a Postmaster is Some
times a Gentleman.
Admits lie Was Green in Postal Lore
at First,
But Merrick Demonstrates His Rapid
Progress.
The Darts Penetrating the Greayes
of His
Silver Plated and Steel ArmOr,

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The steno-
graphic record of yesterdays proceedings
in the star-route trial reports Dorsey's an
swer to Merrick's question as to whether he
could see to play billiards as son no, sir"
1t was understood by the Press reporter as
"Oh yes, sir. and was SC reported.
When the trial began this morning, Mer-
rick continued his cross.examination. Wit
ness SAID he had been unable to find GER.
tain check required by Merrick; he had
over 1900 checks. Merrick notified wit
ness to produce his handbook
on the German American Savings
bank. lngersoll bluntly refused
to produce the book. Witness said he was
not sure that he had such u bank book;
thought he had book on the German
American National bank, but could not
recollect whether or not il contained
check dated July 25th, 1878, for $5G25.
Merrick requested witness to produce the
book. He answered "'1hGt depends upon
the contents OF the book; If il contains &C.
counts OF other people | will not produce
them. | am not going TO draw outside
| people or matters into this case If ! can
help it,"
The court remarked that Merrick must
content himself with the notiCe.
Boones testimony was then taken up.
| Witness said 1t was accurate in all respects,
save one--that wltuess had promised him
third interest In the business; what no did
tell Boone was that lac thought such an ar
raugement could be agreed TO by Peck and
John Dorsey and witness believed that
Boone had testified in former trial
Were you not the creating cause that
was TO move him2"
lngersoll-"ls not that metaphysical,
| your honor?h
Merrick changed his question so rs to in-
quire whether witness had not authorized
Boones action.
! Witness answered that he had agreed to
pay Boone until the arrangement with
Peck and John Dorsey was consummated
had not agreed to pay on his own account,
but tor Peck and John Dorsey witness
had not, so far as he rccollectcd, agreed to
pay any stated salary nor to pay any in
case Peck and John Dorsey JAILED to ratiiy
the agreement; witness believed Boone
was mistaken on this point.
Continuing, witness said he was first
spoken to by Peck and John Dorsey about
engaging in the mall-carrying business;
witness opposed ii beCase they had not the
necessary means, aud because il would SO
rlouslv embarrass him; Peck had between
$1,000 and $4,000 John Dorsey did not
have that much he was poor man. he
had kept u hardware and tin store i'm
Vermont from 1879 to 1876, and was then
connected with an agricultural concern,
did not know what concern counsel would
have an opportunity to ask John Dorsey
that question.
MerriclS-"I am glad of it,"
Witness again referred to something that
Boone nGi said during the first trial
Bliss sprang to his feet, and declared that
the words spoken by witness had been sug.
gested, in m audible voice, by his counsel
, and that the same thing had occurred many
I times before.
Witness-"ColoneI Bliss, tho witness i,
; not q parrot
Counsel Tor the dcteusc Indignantly de
, MED theimputaii0n that they had prompted
the witness.
The court presumed that ii anything had
been said II was through inadvertence. The
court was compelled to rely upon counsel.
sense Of proprietp Ia the matter.
The eNamir alton was then resumed
Witness did not remember whether or noe
John Dorsey was In the employment of the
, senate during 1877. Merrick inquired
whether John Dorsey was not EN-
ployed under the senate committe
or tho District of Columbia, anC
whether Mr.. Curtis, clerk of thai
sey's) saars. Witness answered in th,
negative. His recollection having been re
f freshed, however, by further questions, h,
A said he believed that John Dorse,
might have been employed by
b the senator. The Clendennin lettc
$ was then referred to. Witness said Glen
8 DENIM had refused to execute the bonds
alleging that it would be an unlawful pro
coeding, but witness did not believe this wa
his real reason; Boone had prepared til,
: blanks and witness did not under
stand that the affair was unlawful; did no
n know there was M unlawful bond in thu
; whole number; understood that thu
amounts We're always left blank until Just
before the bids we're filed.
8 Merck called his attention to the FAC
, that the blank space for names of bidder
had not been filled up, and asked il witness
did not understand that bidders had no
# been agreed upon. He warmly replied IA
understood only what Boone told him; wit
9 ness did not tell Boone to leave thos
u blanks; did not then understand wha
blanks were,
did you not find out, when Clendennir
, wrote you, that they were unlawful"
' Answer-"l made no inquiry"
Witness said he directed Clendennin l.
II send the bonds to j. ID. Adams.
. Question-"Who Wa Adams post
:. master ?"
Answci-"Nc; a gentleman"
$ Question-"ls not n postmaster u gentle
v man2h
=, Answer" sometimes"
Witness, continuing, said Adams was ell
8 itor of q Democratic paper in Arkansas.
Quostion--"Why did you send them /,
him. Answer-"l had no object
Question--"Arey you IN the habit OF send
ina thinua A nnnnln w,thnut M nl,antp
" AnSvcr-"l did not send them. Clenden
II min did"
/. Witness acknowledged that anothe
batch Ol proposals had been sent to eX-Gov
Is crnor Hadley; he thought Hadley bett.
n qualified than Clendeunin to Judge of tn
VI legality OF bonds, and he had made them.
o Mcrrick inquired of witness if his reaso
: for imposing secrecy in the ette
4 was not to prevent its bcin
! known that he Dorsey wa
Q engaged in the business He answered n
i he had no answer to make IN addition {,
= what he had already said upon the subject
!. Merrick IN evidence read letter from
Q witness to Cendenuin in 1877. In it Dor
y sey says he knows nothin,
h about the bonds: he ask
i Clendennin 10 make them Il
r obliee Boone, who had often served hin
r (Clendenntn) while IN the postoilico depart
: ment. lie quotes Boone ms saying /
Is not necessary for Clendennin :,
$ sign the certificates, only the bonds
0 but Il he will not do that he is directed I,
J. send them to Adams. Speaking for him
+ self Dorsey says that Clendennin's letter /
. rather hard on him, Uchas seen Postmaste
I Elmunds, of Washington, who assure
= him that there is nothing unlawful
{ about the bonds. He (Edmuuds
/. certiios to them MS matter Of duty
4 whenever he thinks they are all right
A Dorsey adds no has nothing more 10 Il,
q With the bonds, aud that Clendennin may
y burn them no.
Witness said that the letter had refreshed
his memory, and that he now remembered
/ tina, he had made some inquiries alto
. receiving Clcndcnnins letter. Postmastc
Q llaycock and Peek, witness said, wer,
: intimate friends witness had not men
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