The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-16

all the money for stocking the Tongue river
route. Altogether 200 was used for this
purpose. Before witness went West Dorsey
furnished him with postal blanks and told
him to establish station off to one side of
the route about sixty miles, and put in APP
plications to have it put upon the route, and
said it was calculated that this would make
up for the distance lost through an errone-
Gus advertisement. Witness missed connec-
ton at st, Paul. and while waiting
met John w. Dorsey in the hotel. John
Dorsey took him down to the stables and
showed him Pennells horses They went
on to Bismarck, and, with the assistance of
John Dorsey and Pennell, witness proceeded
to buy grain, stock camp utensils and other
requisites A train was prepared, and Pennell
started out to build ranches and dig wells
Witness selected the site of the proposed
side office, and even picked out a name for
it. At Miles City witness got up petition
and everyone whom he asked signed it. He
had letter of introduction to General Miles,
and got him to write letter to the depart
ment. Witness left John Dorsey at Miles
City. Witness picked out a place on the
Missouri river for postoffice, but knew
nothing about the inhabitants at that place.
wALsH's TESTIMONY.
John Walsh was then called to the stand,
and the court remarked: "Mr. Rerdell, L
suppose, will remain under his present bail.
The court will pass no order at present"
Rerdell and his counsel then left the room,
and Walsh proceeded to relate his story ofan
interview between himself and Brady. -
The testimony of Walsh was a substantial
repetition of that gwen during the first trial.
He told how an interview had been ar
ranged at the Sheridan House. of Brady's ex-
PLANTATION of the methods of manipulating
contracts, and of his statement of the per-
centage due by Walsh on account of his
route. Witness said Brady asserted he (wit-
ness) owed SIS, 900 as his pro rata of expense
attending the passage of the star-route APP
preparation bill and other congressional ex-
penses Witness denied the justice of the
claim: Brady also said he owed him so per
cent. of the remissions of fines on his route,
and thought he would find that he BRADY
owed witness nothing. Witness then re-
lated how Brady had seized papers, despite
his protest; how Brady had defied him to
proceed against him BRADY in the courts.
Brady, he SAID, advised him to sell out.
How did you part?' inquired Merrick.
" was very philosophical, and he seemed
to be satisfied" answered the witness.
Witness said Brady had cited to him the
Peterson draft in proof of his statements as
to the usual practice of contractors.
Counsel for defense declined to cross-ex-
anime Walsh.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. MERRICK.
Merrick, of the government counsel IN the
star-route cases, was to night asked for his
opinion as to the effect, Rerdells disclo-
sures during to-day's proceedings He an
swered: II believe Rerdell is entirely sin
cere and is telling the truth, and will disclose
the entire truth. The testimony which he
has thus far given is about only one-fourth
of what he is expected to give, and is nothing
like as important as that which he will give
tomorrow. When it is all before the court,
and is taken in connection with the evidence
already in (Which sustains him in every par
ticular) do not believe there can remain a
doubt in any mans mind OF the guilt of all
parties, or that there can be any doubt that
my statement made last summer was correct,
that Rerdell was but a. subordinate instru-
ment knowingly and purposely aiding
prominent and able men IN their nefarious
scheme to defraud the government of the
United States.
again" said Merrick, slowly and emphat
ically, 81 want it to be understood that the
government would not consent to accept
Rerdell as a witness and nolle pros the
case against him, and peremptorily refused
to do anything of the kind, and certainly
would not have put him on the stand unless
he had of his own voluntary action pleaded
guilty and unreservedly thrown himself
upon the mercy of the court" Merrick
added that he believed the government
would close its case sometime during next
week. RerdeIl, he said, had spoken of
number of blank afidavits of a damaging
character that had mysteriouslv disappeared.
1t would shortly appear that while he was in
Jail, after the first trial, his room had been
broken into and papers carried off A promi-
nent lawyer called attention to the fact
that Walsh had not been ossexamined,
and asserted this had been omitted
because it was known Merrick had a witness
ready to testify that the Price drafts had
been paid to Brady just as stated by Walsh.