Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-13
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Testimony I'm Rebuttal by the Govern
ment.

Testimony I'm Rebuttal by the Govern
ment.
When the star route trial was resumed this
morning, Chas Sageant, OF Brooklyn, a truck
man, testified to having collected the old dis
patches from western Union telegraph offices In
the district including the Albermarle hotel, New
York. in January, 1882. and taking them to the
supply department. Objection being made to the
evidence, Mr. Bliss stated that he proposed to lay
the foundation OF proving the contents OF
TELEGRANs SENT BY 8 W. DORSEY TO RBRDELL-
Mr.. Benjamin Sargent, of Brooklyn, boss truck
man OF the W. Q. Telegraph company; Mr.. Spell
man. foreman Of the supply department OF the
telegraph company In New York, and Harry L.
Atkinson, an employe of the same department,
testified to the destruction of kilograms
JOS w. Barber, foreman for Geo. W. Miller &
Co. of Duane street, New York, testified to re-
ceiving the bales of old dispatches from the ". u
Telegraph company and shipping them away to a
paper mill at Hoiyoke, Mass.
VIM: a. May and Chas H. Usher employees OF
effect
Frederick Hubbard, receiving clerk OF the Chem
ceiving the bales OF old W. U. Telegraph dis
patches
FOLLOWED RERDEII-
Lewis A. Newcomb, post Office Inspector, sta
toned in New York city, was next examined In
June, 1881, he was employed a clerk detailed I'm
Postmaster Pearsons Office, in connection with an
Investigation. Witness met Thos. L. James on the
1lth or 12th OF June-he thought 1t was Monday
morning-in the Pennsylvania depot In Jersey
City. In pursuance OF Instructions from Mr..
James witness followed Mr.. Rerdell across the
ferry.
Objection being made to the testimony. Mr.
Bliss said he was going to show that Mr.. Torrey.
witness for the defense, had mfsStated the facts
when he said Rerdell did 60 to Dorsey's office,
145 Broadway. and get book, in June, 1881.
Mr. lngersoH said that Rerdell stated he was
about O'clock insisted
should corroborate RerdeI. He wanted to know
II the government proposed to prove that Rerdell
or some other time, and thus prove that their
witness Rerdel had sworn to lie.
mo-" said Mr.. Merrfck, I'VE propose to prove
that your witness swore to de."
ARGUMENT.
After passages had been read from the testi-
mony OF Rerdell and Torrey, bearing upon the
alleged visit OF Rerden to Dorsey's office, Mr.. In
gersoll insisted that the government should de-
clare whether 1t was their purpose to contradict
or corroborate their own witness.
Mr. Chandler objected that the testimony now
offered could not be introduced as rebuttal test-
mony merely to strengthen the testimony-in-chiet
Mr. Merrlck argued for the admission Of the tes-
timony, holding that the main fact-that Rerden
went to the office and got book, and went to see
Dorsey at the Albermarie hotel-was essential
only, the exact time of day. and sequence OF
events being OF little consequence.
Mr. Davidge, In replying, held that this testf-
mony did not tend to contradict TOrrey, unless It
was shown that this detective followed Rerdell to
the ONCE at time when Torrey was at the once
He characterized the offer as an attempt to patch
up another case. He argued that when the prose-
cut1on entered upon any subject In its examina-
tlon IL must exhaust the subject They could not
experiment upon the defendants. He held also
that the effect OF this testimony would be only to
that Rerdell was telling lie, 1t was their
duty to the court and to the country to say it."
the court don't expect that from counsel" said
He declared that Rerdell knew that there was q
government detective following him. The reason
ne had fixed his visit to the Office at 12 O'Clock
tnat Torrey was then at sea- Knowing this Rer-
dell had rung the changes on meeting Torrey
there, but the defense had brought Torrey back
1900 miles over the sea.
recess was then taken
The Defense at Rest.
THE CLOSING PROCEEDINGS IN THE STAR ROUTE
TRIAL YESTERDAY.
After The STARS report of the star route trial
closed yesterday Mr. VIM. H. Belts was called to
the stand by Mr. IngersoiI for the purpose prov
Ing that A. W. Moore, before going On the stand
for the government, had told him that II he
wanted to see some music he should come over to
the court house the government was going to
try to put him (Moore) on the stand and he was
not going to TESTIFY until Boone was granted i'm
mupity. Mr. Merrick in making his objection, said
that Moore, who was now 900 or 5000 miles away
had been kept herea long time In view OF the posi-.
oity OF such questions being asked, but he had been
called home by sickness and death In his family
He made objection to the question on the ground
that 1t was q collateral matter, and made line
argument In support Of his position, to which the
defense made no reply.
Judge Wylie sustained the objection.
The counsel for defense then announced, each In
turn, that the defense rested.
"Any more to rest" asked Judge Wylie, looking
over the array OF lawyers and defendants
Rerden," said one OF the lawyers.
I" He is at rest In the bosom Of the government"
said Mr.. Ingersoll
"Well," said Judge Wylie. "there Is no rest for
the wicked, anywhere"
Mr.. Bliss at once commenced putting in evidence
In rebuttal, and examined Messrs Casey and
Brown, and Messrs Day and Clare Western Union
telegraph operators In the district including the
A:bermarle House, in New York, to prove that
search had been made for kilograms sent thence
In June, 1881, and none had been found, as they
had been destroyed.