Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-20
DORSEY DOOMED.
Reerdell Continues His Testimony in the
Star-ROute Trials, asd Gives the
Inside History
OF bis Two AfidaFits-Hs. Swears that
He Perjured Himself TO Save
His Friends.

WASHINGTON, February 19.-Reerdell
again took the stand in the s,ar-route trial
to-day. He testified that among the papers
stolen from bis room Tas memorandum in
S. W. Dorsss's handwriting, containing
tabular statement of the number Of routes
and she expected increase, figured upon
basis Of $50 10 $50 per cent The last col
umn was headed I. J. B., followed by allow
snces of thirty-thres and one-half per cent.
Witness went 10 New York 10 get the
original books of the firm for MacNeagh.
He saw Dorsey at his hotel. He was greatly
excited, and accused witness of being
traitsr, and of holding interviews with Mac
Veagh and james. Witness also became ex-
cited and left. He went to Jersey City, and
from there telegraphed as follows:
SO. Ns-norey, Albemarle Hotel New York:
"The afidavtt--sary is a lie Confidence
between US is gone. resign my position,
and will turn over everything TO an one you
may designate"
Witness said he received letter and two
kilograms in response. The letter was signed
S. W. Dorsey. He could only remember ie
substance. Dorsey said he did not believe
the stories about witness, and besousht him
| in the name of his wife and children not TO
90 back on him. He implored Reefdel for
| Gods sake to reconsider anything he may
| have done, or to take no further steps until
| he Dorsey told him During the conyer-
sstion with Dorsey IN New York the latter
accused wituess of making an affidavit
against him before MscVeagh and James.
Witness tai him his action had been taken
! in bis (Dorsey's) behalf, and that he had
I L rod nv GanGral Mac.
Veagh that If he Dorsey would come over
! and make a full aud open story of the
postal frauds the attorney-general would
/ not even use him as a govern
ment witness against anybody else.
| Witness next saw Dorsey by ap.
poinlment at his residence. Dorsey asked
what had been going en- between witness aud
| MscVeagh, and inquired if Reerdell Intended
to ruin him. Dorsey asked how he could
get out oil the trouble, and witness said he
would do anything he could to help him, ex-
cept TO commit perjury. Dorsey said: "D-n
il, what does that amount TO when a friend's
fate is at stake? | have been your friend
for long years. took you from the District
government, when l knew yod would be dis
charged AZ soon as l went out of office.
will be your friend from now on. Fer Gods
sake don't ruin me and my children. You
would be the death OF my wife," Witness
became much affected at this point, and
tears sprang 10 his eyes, and his voice wa;
low and broken 1 promised, he continued
10 do all 1 could, and said l would make an
affidavit denying everything l had said
10 MscVeagh. l drew a statement o.
all / had done and had said
20 MGcVeagh. Dorsey added TO snc
struck fron it, finally making the document
/ swore 10. The paper was stolen from my
desk, with other papers. Dorsey and mysel
took the affid svit, as prepared, 10 the White
House. | waited down stairs while Dorsey
and Ingersoll went up. That is the last
saw of the affidavit.
| Witness had a newspaper copy OF the al
idavit, and pointed out the portions writer
by Dorsey and himself. Il appeared tina
many statements therein contained deroga
tory TO the attorney general had been insert
/ ed BY Dorsey