The Evening critic., 1883-02-16
RERpELL,S TESTIMONY.
How He swore After the Critics
RepOrt Closed.

After the report In THE CRITIC closed yester-
day NJ. Q. Rerdell continued TO testify In tho
Star.ROute trial, and described how he car
ried out instructions In regard 70 tho putting
on OF service on the Blsmarck-Tonguo River
route, prepared and circulated petitions both
at Bismarck and Miles City He also pre-.
pared papers for Pennell 20 have signed and
sent back to the Department for a postoflco
GO miles on the route which he alleged was
done under tho instructions OF Senator Dor
sey. He returned here in November, 1873,
and met Miner Immediately after his arrival.
Miner told him OF the bad condition me inc
service was In; that they had received notice
from the Postoi1lce Department. General
Brady was very hostile TO Boonei that Boone
talked too much, and they could 40 nothing
an old contractor, had money ana was very
close TO General Brady, and asked the witness
what Mr.. Dorsey would think OF taxing Vaiie'
pying Senator Dorsey's house for the
summer and Miner took room there. When
the witness and Miner left Senator Dorseys
house they went to 214 street northeast,
and took the house together. That was In Oc-
tober, 1878. At that time he had a conversa.
tion with Miner In regard to petition on the
route from Mineral Park to Pioche. He asked
witness, showing him petition for increase
OF service on Arizona route, to write In a GER
tain word on certain line and the witness
subsequently he had q great many conversa
tions with Miner and Vale at tho National
Hotel. In one, In reference TO tho employ
ment Of the witness, which took place about
| December 81, 1878, Miner stated 70 Vale that
he had been talking TO the witness about CIV.
| good place. Vailc answered that ne
had been thinking about 1t. Miner said
viaiie asked how the witness would like some
| routes. witness did not take very favorable
| TO Il. Vale said that he could have routes,
| and properly worked out In the Western
| country tho thieves could do something. He
| (Vaile) said that with the routes they then had
that they ought 10 make gross from SVOo'ooo
| TO 100000 per annum. He wanted the wit
ness to take the White River route as one that
would be best for him.
In January, 1870, Rerdell again went out to
| Rawlings, and on his return mad two CONVERSE
| tlons with Naile at the National Hotel In TINS
city. The first was as to where and how they
could get an affidavit Of men and animals In
| lieu Of John W. Dorseys afldavit. At thai
| time S. W. Dorsey was quarrellng with tnt
house OF Messrs. Vale & Co., and he had told
John W. Dorsey not to make any aiidavitS toi .,
| They were talking the matter over and Vallt
said that he would see General Brady and SET
u he would accept one from az me g. suoc0ni SIc
conversation and Vale told Miner and the
witness that General Brady had consented
| TO accept the affdavlt of the subcontractor
The witness fixed up tho affidavit and sem
II out TO Perkins, who swore TO aud returned
1t. When the aiIidaylt came back In March
| 1870, the number of men and animals was II
blank. The spaces were filled In by the wilt
ness under the direction of s. w. Dorsey. Tn
latter suggested the number OF men an
| animals. The witness thought that he flle
the affldavit IN the Department, and did s
under the direction of ex-senator Dorsey. 7
the letter accompanying the affidavit the VII
ness signed the name of j. W. Dorsey. Neithe
Peck nor j. ". Dorsey were here in March
1870. The witness had an arrangement witt
Senator Dorsey to take charge of mall matter
for him in the spring of 1879. Tho Senate
got up form of new subcontract, and In
there was no clause for increase. He lei
here again for the West April II, 1879.
He then referred to the affidavit on tho OJ
Callente route and said that the number {
| men, animals, hours and trips waslnlled In b
S. W. Dorsey and the signature was that OF
W. Dorsey. At this point the court adiourne
for the day.