The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-28
RExDELL's EVIDENCE.
The orOss-ExaminatIon of the witness he

alton Of Rerdell was resumed in the Star
Route trial this morning by Colonel Inger-
SOIL Referring to the interview with Dorsey
at Willard's, the witness said he left the
| Court Room at the request of Dorsey and
| went to the lstter's room ct the hotel.
Dorsey locked the door and charged the wit
ness with going over TO the Government,
but said: You reckon without your host.
l have got you within my grasp and propose
to hold you there. can send you to the
Penitentiary for perjury. / have got those
| letters and l propose to publish them now
have written out what / want and want
you to go aud copy it, take it to Notary
Public and swear to it. l can have you ar
rested before night if / so desire" The wit
ness was completely crushed. He supposed
he could be prosecuted Tor perjury in max
ing the first affidavit. He did as Dorsey de-
sired, and on the day following the inter
view gave the affidavit TO Dorsey in Bosler's
presence. Dorsey wrote in the words ''and
others" aud then striking a match, burned
the pencil drat OF the affidavit
The witness did not remember telling
MscVeagh and Woodward that Dorsey gave
w. II. Turner 1,500 or 2, 600 shares OF mining
stock to influence his official action Did
show them q memorandum to that effect
Did not recollect telling Woodward that
Dorsey gave James NJ. Tyner 1000 shares of
| the same mining stock 10 influence in some
way his official action. Remembered show
Ing the memorandum. Tne memorandum
was in the handwriting of S. w. Dorsey and
given the witness by Dorsey. 1t was IN ReT-
dell's desk at his office when he was sent to
| Jail bat he has not seen il since.
Mr.. IngersOll called the attention of the
Court to the fact that il had been alleged
that Rerdell initiated Dorsey's writing He
referred 10 the statement made by the wit
| ness on Wednesday concerning Congressman
BelfOrd. whom ne (Ingersol) believed TO be
a perfectly honest man. The witness had
stated that check for $1,000 had been given
Belf0rd and the amount charged to mail -
| Now, the fact was that Dorsey had in his
possession peculiar kind of rifle. BelfOrd
saw 1t and wanted one Dorsey procured
one for him and in payment drew a check
for $29 That cneck was for the rife, aud was
marked on the stub againstJ B. B. That was
the only transaction between them. OF
course Bedford did not know anything of
| that check, for 1t was not given him, but to
the person from whom the rifle was pur-
chased. lngersol desired, he said, 10 90 into
this memorandum 70 show that it was made
entirely by the witness; that he used a
pencil because il was easier thus to initiate
the Handwriting, and to show that no pay
ment, such as bad been sworn TO By the
witness, had ever been made to Bedford,
Tyner or Turner. He wanted TO show that
Il o
These statements of the witness had been
put in the Associated Press dispatches and
read by millions of people. He thought it
oply fair that he be allowed to probe the
matter to the bottom, put witnesses on the
stand to tell the truth.
Hr. Merrick said if the defense wished to
visdicate these gentlemen they should pro-
dTtte the books.
Mr.. Davldge argued in favor of going into
the subject of the memorandum. The
Court said the paper had not been men
| toned during the examination in chief and
| therefore, could not be touched upon in the
cross-examination. They could test the
witness memory on that subject, but were
bound to accept the witness as final.
The witness was required to 60 over the
story of the interview with Dorsey at Will
lards, but added nothing to the previous
testimony. Speaking of the reference TO
Tyner and Turner the witness said he de-
sired to correct his statement
His impression now was that
he did not show any memorandum
about Tyner IL Turner, but did tell Wood
ward Of the charge against them. On the
other hand he may have shown the memo
been paid to Lilly Il McGrew. Had told
Woodward he would lose 1000 year and
may have mentioned his father-in-law, bui
did not ask to have him provided for. Had
told ex-senator Clayton of steamboat
routes and Jennings claim; also said be
would like to get a clerkship for his father.
in-law. The witness told Clayton in speak
ing of what he would lose by going over tC
the Government, that there was about S40C
due him on account ofihe Jennings claim
and that he could not get that from ID srsey
as B0sier was prosecuting this claim in
directly for Dorsey, who had large Interest
in it. The witness knew that when he wen
over to New York to get the book for the
Attorney General that it was Dorsey!
property.
Question-Did you expect to steal iP
objection was made and sustained, al
though Mr. Ingersoll contended that it wa
a clear case of larceny. The witness sale
he walked into the Office and picked up th'
book in the presence of the bookkeeper
That gentleman must have seen him d.
this, because he stopped and spoke to him
(the boOkkeeper) holding the book unde
! his arm in plain sight.
( Mr.. Ingersoll attempted to draw from tn
} witness the statement that he told certail
! parties that he had a shirt Wrapped up il
the paper which he palmed off on Post
master General James rs the Dorsey book
: but the witness failed to remember any sue
conversation.
Ingerson Trying to Break the Force o
His Direct Testimony.