New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-27
pEpDEII,s CROss.ExAMINAr ZION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In the Star Route
trial this morning. after allowing Rerdei an opporth
pty TO make some corrections in the testimony given ON
Friday, his examination was resumed
Mr. IngersoIl asked him IL be had not told Mr. Carpen
fer in January 1892 at witnesses Office In the Corcoran
Building tnat no such book existedas had Dseh
by Mr.. James.
The witness said he -aried Mr.. Carpenter as being
his attorney and that had assisted him In vnFi0s
WAYS among others in the preparation OF his argument
Mr. Carpenter desired make statement of the facts
but the Court declined TO allow it.
The witness stated that Mr. Carpenter came to him
with a letter introducing him a. > W. DIT DOT
his own counsel. The Court said that the witness
had no rnt fo regard Mr. Carpenter his counsel at
that time and directed the with 'ss 20 answer
Tie witness said tha n sntish-d that ne an
not tell Carpenter that lac had made his adaVt VhAt OF
lime IsSI voluntarily Did not remember telling him
that dorsey had used MIN badly hoteoy masing ms
have told him that he had written the mrnorandum
shown e. MacNoagh and that no cOnid closely IutiIe
Dnrsey's handwriting. May nave told him that there
were no hooks such described oy James. hay nave
tod French 1891 al Dorseys house tha be had CON
ceved the plan OF acting detective towari James
and MaeVeagh. May nave told hun also tnnt nc was
trying To Set the Government to oher an money con-
sideratIon TO go upou stand, he 10 furnish
them with documentary evide zee written by nun
sell out ,, Purp Sss 70 %onI then expose tbeS
II was more than probable that he had to French that
bioeS could no. detect H. Very likely told French
that after he got thc from MaeVcsgh he ~ ex-
cited over the OF hs plan TINT NJ told Dorsy Tor
the FIRST tine what he had been doing and that Dorsey
tod him to stop az once. Also told hin that wsen
al him 10 continue hts plot HAD doubt That nc
old Freneh that there were 20 books ana mat De- 4
aeeu Bosl,r in Dorsey's oIcc ~ Juae. ISL may have
fold HIM TINT AFFIDAVIT ha becn voluntary ana tst
he bah been trying to entEap haeNeagl lnt' maAlhs
some kind Of an 0nrF 20 hun. -
MT nseTio S sS McyesrS and Of his
OF the smith and " Jones entries. ehd II iosirr
M ~ = Ee1ieii Won are n pa not" lIangntcr.l
The wtness answered that he may nave toid MN OF
the entries, but dill not remember tbs patriot mat
ter Inc wi,,s "a nt ~ ro p,sitive Thar he had
Sir InSersoii-Did yoa nst eli F. Gilbert las, July
an = arecf ear mat 8acVeaea hal of1rei yol 10000
fer nnrsey'. bo,ha and fhat You had trying 10
entrap him Al d0n't remember IN ~ oIt don drny
saying IL. said many tEnss IN my attempt 10 Jus"y
After the witness made AFFIDAVIT in june 1881.
Dorsey came to his once aud spite OF his explanation
tat III yers were private lac examined great deal
correspond nee and tore up number o. lettcrs
papers nnd among Dor-cy's vouchers hs ioand tue
- smith aud Jones" memorandum. lie put u
Mr. lngersoI-You stole that paper A.-Yes. sir
After recess tho witness continued his testimony
Aftrr tue division Vale and MIN ad nothing % do with
mn 81 so the witness dd NOT recognize Ell aer
Miner Vale mat state OF Affairs continued no To tue
bsginnng OF the last trial Meanwhile his reanous with
IRA v were friendly aud the witness min OCCASION
ally upon mail business Thought tue expenses OF inc
Dorsey routes averaged some "hefe oet"seh ~" anu
" f. kellogg had been employed by Dorsey book
keeper and not only saw this books Qthe Journal ald
ledger but worked upon them
n IsS3 and asked the witness how II that
at that time, more than a year after ms
revelations to James. lie had changed his
mind so "a to believe that Dorsey had done no Illegal
AIT that time; In the room was -tpansing).
"Agtated." cYuically AugRested Mr. lDgersol.
81 DID not remember any ding particularly wrong con
timed the witness. lie went 90 tell how Dorsey Rad
appealed him IN the OF his wife ana children to
retract his statement
Mr. Ingersoii-Dld he say anything about your wife
No. said the witness bitterly; don't suppose he let my
wife and children erOss his mind
Theretracting OF June 1881. was then takenu
witness subjected 10 severe examination dur
ing he required 10 specify the portions
". ttea by dorsey and by himself
The Court then adjourned