Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-19
RERDELL'S REVELATIONS
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY TODAY.
MORE DAMAGING DISCLOSURES.
THE WITNESS MUCH AFFECTED.
TERMINATING LETTERS, TELeGRAMs, ETC.
DoRsEY's MEMoRANDUM-"T. J. B.,

DORSEY'S MEMORANDUM-sT J. B."
When the star route trial was resumed this
morning the examination OF Montford C. Rerdell
| was continued by Mr.. Merrick. The witness said
| That he first met Andrew w. Moore I'm 1873 He
was present at a conversation between Moore and
s. W. Dorsey at DOrsey's house, 1l21 street north
| west, In the spring OF 1873 The witness heard
| the drift OF the conversation. The subject OF II
was the sub-letting OF the mail service in Cali
fornia and Oregon. The witness had had
| AMEMORANDUM IN DoRsEY's HANDWRITING
| as to the payment Of percentages This paper
was among the papers taken from his Office. This
memorandum came into his possession in April,
| 1879. 1t was tabular statement. In the first
column was the number OF the rouGe:
| In the next column was the termini; the next the
| present pay; the next the contemplated pay; the
| next was the percentage to ct. j. b. So 4 per
cent" and the amount in figures.
| ct J.. B."
st. j. B., said Mr.. Ingersoll. chucklng.
Mr.. Merrick having turned around to look at
| Mr.. Ingersoll, that gentleman added, Don't look
| at me So"
81 thought" said Mr.. Merrick, "you found some
| tions"
| THE TRUE AND THE FALSE.
The witness continuing, said that prior to hav-
| AHS ouC ldiSO Copy VI tuc UOOkS Waue, ne uaQ,
| by direction OF Dorsey, had true transcript of
| the books made to send to Dorsey. to be used In
enecting settlements between himself and Dorsey.
This transcript was made by Charles E. Gibbs and
wife. Witness took the transcript and went over
| to New York.
| RERDELL's INTERVIEW WITH POSTMASTER GRNERAL
JAMES.
Witness heard the testimony OF Messrs Mac
| Veagh and James He had an interview with
| these gentlemen in june 1851, and in consequence
/ OF that interview went to New York about the
middle middle OF & June for the purpose of getting the
| Witness lert Washington on Sunday night, and on
| his way there met Mr. James on the train.
STORMY INTERVIEW WITH s. W. DORSEY.
| Witness on arriving In New York went to s. w.
| Dorsey's room at the Albermarle hotel, where he
| met Mr.. Dorsey. On going to the room he found
Dorsey in bed. As soon as witness entered Dorsey
| got up Witness saw that he was very much ex-
| cited He Immediately commenced saying that he
lwitness) had turned traitor to him and had been
nOld1ng interviewSwith the PoStmaSterCeneral and
the Attorney General Witness could not give all
| that was said as he himself was very much ex-
| cited. He left the room, Dorsey saying II wish
| you would come back here when get dressed /
want to see you"
WITNESS TELEGRAPHs TO DORSEY.
Witness did not go back to the room. He went
down TO Dorsey's Office, got the original Journal
and, after getting lunch, went to Jersey City.
| At jersey City he telegraphed to Dorsey. The
! randum book. The witness here produced his
memorandum book.
MI MeTrick tore out the page containing the
handwriting, the copy having been made imme-
| diately after writing the telegram.
Witness said he found IL difficult to frame the
telegram he wanted to send and wrote several be-
fore he got the one that satisfied him. He was
inclined to think that this memorandum was the
original. The book was an ordinary memorandum
or pass book, which witness carried In his pocket
Mr.. Merrck offered to read the copy Of the tele-
hppfn oh a6nf
claiming the right to see the whole book, and Mr..
wilson urging that there was no evidence that s.
w. Dorsey ever received the telegram.
Judge Wyl1e said in substance, that 1t was one
step In the proof to prove that the telegram was
sent Whether it would be evidence against Dor
sey depended upon the further testimony to be
The telegram, the witness said,w addressed to
s w: Dorsey, Albemarle hotel The telegram was
"The af1idavit story is lie. The confidence be-
tween us Is gone: resign my position VIII turn
everything over to any one you will Designate"
erased, as follows:
trust"
The witness said that in reply he received two
kilograms that day on the train and also a letter
The witness said he had destroyed the kilograms
Objection was made to the witness stating what
the contents OF the kilograms were, and Judge
Wylte sustained the objection.
Mr.. Merrick said he had served notice on the
proper persons In New York TO produce the origi-
nails
"A 1TOEM -. We DOf6cYs
RERDEIL SAYS DORSEY TORE THE LETTER UP; THAT
1T BEGGED HIM (RERDELL FOR GODS SAKE TO
TAKE NO STEPS FURTHER.
The next morning, on his return to Washington,
witness received letter from s. W. Dorsey. This
letter, he testified, Dorsey had torn up. The wit
ness said he could not remember the exact words
of the letter. The letter started out by the state
ment that he Dorsey didn't believe the stories
about witness; that he dorsey also believed the
ardavit story to be lie, and he plead for the sake
nnt IN
do anything to inJure him. and for Gods sake to
reconsider anything he (witnessl had done, and
in that strain the letter continued begging wit
hess not to do anything further
THE AFFIDAVIT STORY.
The witness explained that the af1davit story
was the statement referred to at the Albermarle
hotel interview-a story that witness had given
MacVeagh and James an affldavit AS near as
witness could remember Dorsey at that interview
told witness that he had been Informed OF every
knew @ that he had been holding CONVERSATIONS with Nth
MacVeagh and James As soon as Dorsey came
into the front room from his bedroom he accused
witness with having held conversations with
James and MacVeagh, saying that he was well
informed OF all that was being done In Washing.
ton.
DIDN'T WANT TO BE SAVED BY RERpEI1-
Witness told him that his action was in his Dor.
sey's) behalf for the purpose OF saving him. Dor
sey said, ID me, he didn't want to be saved by
me; he had nothing to be saved from. Witness
COl0 MIN CQaC ne n1Q Oocn assured Dy Mact 6agn
that ii he Dorsey would make full statement OF
all his knowledge OF and connection with mail
matters that he (MacVeagh) would not even use
him as a government witness to prosecute any one
else.
An Intervfew with Dorsey In this City.
Witness next saw Mr.. Dorsey on the Sunday
morning following at Dorsey's house In this city.
Dorsey telegraphed witness from New York to
meet him there. Witness went to the house
between II and 12 O'clock Sunday morning. Wit
uess had forgotten to bring his key, nd rang the
door bell. Dorsey came to the door, shook the |
witness BY the hand and said: ''Come down
stairs" They walked down to the office together,
and Dorsey Immediately brought up the conversa-
ton they had had In New York and asked Wit
ness u he (witness)
INTENDED TO RUIN HIM.
Witness replied that he did not intend to ruin |
him, out to help him out OF what he fw1tness) |
thought was bad dinhculty. Dorsey asked him |
II he had done anything further. Witness replied
that he had not Dorsey asked how he |
could get out Of what had been done
win do anything I can except commit perjury |