Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-21
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Rerdell's Testimony in the
Star Route Case.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN DORSEY
AND aERDELL.
Dorsey's Appeal to Rerdell to
Save Him.
DORSEY AND BRADY WILL GO
UPON THE STAND.
Gen. Sherman and Others to be Called
by the Defense,
SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Rerdell yester-
day testified that among the papers stolen
from him was a memorandum in S. W.
Dorsey's hand, with a tabular statement
Of the number OF routes and the expected
increase figured on the basis Of $50 to 250
per cent. Saw Dorsey at a hotel in New
York. Dorsey was greatly excited, and
charged witness with being a traitor, and
Of holding interviews with james and Mac
yeagh. Witness also got excited and left.
He went to Jersey City and telegraphed
Dorsey: 1.-The affidavit story is a lie.
Confidence between us is gone. l resign
my position, and will turn over every
thing to n one you may desire" Dor
| sey sent a letter and two kilograms in re-
spouse, saying that he did not believe the
stories about witness, and besought him
in the name of his wife and children not
to go back on him. For Gods sake to re-
consider anything he may have done, and
to take no further steps until Dorsey saw
him. Dorsey had accused witness of
making an affidavit about him before Mac
Veagh and James. Witness told Dorsey
that Macveagh said if he Dorsey would
make a full confession Of the postal frauds
Macyeagh would not even use him as a
Government witness against anybody else.
Dorsey invited witness to his residence
and asked if he wanted to ruin him. Dor
sey asked how he could get cut Of the
trouble. Witness promised to do any
thing possible to help him, except to COM
nit perjury. Dorsey said: On it,
what does that amount to among friends
What is it at stake? I've been your friend
for long years, and took you from the
District government when l knew you
would be discharged as soon as l went out
Of Office. I'll be your friend from now IN.
For Gods sake don't ruin me and my
children. 1t would be death to my wife"
Witness became much affected, tears came
to his eyes, and his voice was low and
broken. l promised to do MI possible,
and to make an affidavit denying every
thing / had told MacYeagh. drew UP a
statement Of all had said to MacVeagh.
Dorsey added to and struck from it. max
ing up the document swore to. This paper
was stolen from my desk with others.
Dorsey and Ingersoll took the affidavit,
and that vas the last witness saw of it.
Ingersoll came up stairs about that time.
Dorsey inserted many statements deroga-
tory to Attorney General MscVeagh. In
gersoll objected to the examination rela-
tive to this affidavit, and after a long
wrangle between the lawyers the Court
adjourned.
Salt Lake Intelligence.
SAIL LAKE, Feb. 2O,-Edward Griffin,
the miner who was buried in a lead mine
at Bingham on Saturday, was rescued
yesterday morning. The miners dug 60
feet and rescued him after being I'M
prisoued 35 hours. He was not injured.
Elder J0hn Vsncott, one Of thu Nor
mon fathers-in-lew Of Brigham Young.
died yesterday, and Will be buried to-day
with considerable church ceremony.
Col. V. K. Hart, commanding at Fort
Mckinney, Wyoming, died suddenly at
that post yeetaFdsy.
The wife Of Nay, the goHnded Central
Pacific pabber, who has been attending
him az tho hospital IN this city, has been
forbidden visiting the hospital. Tt is
though. that arrangements Eers being
made through her to aid him to escape.
Wise Placed under Bonds.
RICHMOND. Va. Feb. 2~0.-Capt. John
s. Wise was fined SIS in the Police Court
for an assault, on John E. Massey. Dur.
ing the taking of his deposition in the
contest OF the latter against the former, as
Congressman at large. Wise said, under
sthS 49, WAN w Az aSokAs
even if Massey was $50 years old, and in
church. A sharp colloquy between Wise
and Gen. Geo. J. Hundley, Massey's couu-
sci, during which Hundley said he was
ready to accord Wise any satisfaction he
desired outside the courtroom. Wise was
placed under bonds to keep the peace, but
the order was subsequently, Withdrawn.
a New List of the Killed.
BRAIDwooD, Feb. 2o.-six new names
are sdded to the list OF those killed in the
Diamond mine disaster, making SO in all.
1t is feared that the number may yet
reach 100. The new names are: Lewis
Williamson, who leaves 5 wife and six
children; Samuel linguistic, who leaves
q wife and four children in Germany;
John Dowin5, single; Abe Linooming,
relatives unknown; Louis Starbaok, fam
lily, and John Jelif. These names were
learned through kilograms and through
a canvass.
Strange Freak OF 81 woman.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-A most shocking
tragedy occurred at Springfield, Mo-, yes
terday. Mrs. Tilly schoudea, the young
wife of Frank schoudea, a collar maker,
during her husbands absence from home,
shot her three-mouths' old baby through
tbs head with 44-caliber pistol, and then
fred another ball into her own head. No
cause ia known for the act. The couple
came from Bellegille, Ill.,. about two Yeara
ago. They lived happily together and were
prosperous.
Four Children 1iUraed 80 Death.
BRAcKErr, Tex, Feb. 20.-By the explo-
sion of a kerosene lamp in a farm house
on Beside Greek, - miles from here, four
children, aged from 2 to I, were burned to
death, and their mother, Mrs. Michael
Mcdonald, who was alone in the house
with them. was compelled to witness the
scene, the flames having cut her off from
the children.
Damages Recovered.
New YORK, Feb. 20. Mrs. Matilda
Paulitsch. a professional singer, recovered
In the Superior Court a verdict for STA.
500 damages, with $500 extra allowance,
from the New York Central & Hudson
River Railroad Company, for injuries sus-
tanned by an accident, which necessitated
the Ernpntstion OF 3 foot.
To Testffy Ia Their Owa Defense.
WASHINGTON, Feb. a0.-2 2. Mt is
nov understood that both Dorsey and
Brady will go upon the stand as witnesses
for their own defense, in order to contra
dict Rerdell's story. Gen. Sherman, Gen.
Miles and other prominent army officers
will also be called by the defense.
Heavy OH Lumber Interests.
KEoKuK, To-, Feb. 20.-If the ice goes
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