The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-24
Another Bottle Picked up on thu
Beach, Bearing
A fearful Tale of a LucklesS Ship In
Distress.
Other Happenings at Home and Abroad
Washington News-Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The cross-exami-
nation of Reerdell was resumed in the star
route trial this morning by Colonel Inger-
soil. Referring TO the interview with Dor
sey at Wizards, witness said he left the
courtroom at the request of Dorsey and
went to the latter's room at the hotel; Dor
sey locked the door and charged witness
with going over to the government, but
said; You reckon without your host.
have got you within my grasp and propose
to hold you there. can send you to the
renitentiary for perjury. | have got those
letters and propose to publish them now.
| have written what want togo and copy
1t, take it to the notary public and swear to
1t. can have you arrested before night If
1 80 desire" Witness was completely
crushed, and supposed he could be prosecu-
ted for perjury in making the first affidavit.
lie did as Dorsey desired, and on the day
following the interview gave affidavit to
Dorsey in Bosler's presence; dorsey
wrote in the words land Others"
the then peS ss1k'"g ara Of mai ths o Sasnsd
witness did not remember telling MacVeagb
and Woodward that Dorsey gave w, II.
Turner 800 or 1000 shares OF mining stock
To influence his official actions; did show
them memorandum to that effect; did not
recolleCt telling Woodward that Dorsey
gave James M. Tyner 1000 shares of the
same mining stock to influence in the same
way his official action remembered show
ing memorandum; the memorandum was
in the handwriting of s. W. Dorsey, and
was given witness by Dorsey; it was in
Reerdell's desk at his office when he was sent
to Jail, but he has not seen it since.
lngersoll called the attention of the court
to the fact that it had been alleged that
Reerdell initiated Dorsey's writing. He
referred to a statement by witness Wednes-
day concerning Congressman Bedford,
whom he NngersolD believes to be per-
iectly honest man. Witness had stated
that check for $4,000 had been given Bel
lord and this amount charged to mail.
Now, the fact was, Dorsey had IN his pos.
session peculiar kind of rifle. Bedford
saw it, and wanted one. Dorsey procured
1t, and in payment drew check for $50.
That check was for the rifle, and was
marked on the stub against J. b, b. That
was the only transaction between them.
OF course Bedford did not know anything
OF that check, for il was not given to him,
but to the person from whom the rifle was
P"Nhhotus ihGViohll utSiltu,ut sulu, W 10
into this memorandum to show that it was
made entirely by witness; that he used a
pencil because it was easier thus to initiate
writing, and to show that no such payment,
such as had been sworn to by witness, had
been made to Beliord, Tyner or Turner he
wanted to show they could not
have been made by Dorsey.
These statements of witness had
been put in the Associated Press and read
by millions of people. He thought it only
lair that he be allowed to probe the matter
to the bottom, and put witness on the
stand to tell the truth. Merrick said If the
defense wished to vindicate the gentlemen
they should produce the books.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The house committee on foreign affairs
agreed to report favorably the resolution
asking further information concerning the
importation OF sugar from the Sandwich
islands, whether or not frauds are practiced
by the trade, etc.
THE PROPOSED CAUCUS
Of republican senators has been abandoned,
only six or eight members putting in an ap.
pcaranCe.