Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-30

CROSS-EXAMINING DORSEY.
Proceedings In the Star Route Case
Today.
Mr. Merrtck continued the cross-examination OF
| ex-senator Dorsey this morning The witness
said he had looked for a check Mr.. Merrick had
asked about on the German American bank, but
had been unable to find it among the 14,cO0 checks
he had.
"Will you bring your bank book on that bank
into court?" asked Mr.. Merrick.
"No," said Mr.. Ingersoll.
81 win examine and See," said the witness
what does the counsel Say?" asked Mr.. Mer-
rick.
~ say" said Mr.. 1ngersoll, "that we will not
agree to It."
The witness said he was not certain whether he
mad bank book on the German American bank or
not.
NOTICE TO DORSEY TO PRODUCE HIS BANK BOOK.
Mr. Merrick gave witness notice to produce his
bank book and checks on the German American
national bank.
The witness did not know whether there was a
sum OF s562 so charged in his German-American
bank book on July 25th, 1878 The witness said he
could not remember.
Mr.. Merrick then asked the witness II he would
produce the book showing his account on that
ut depends" said the witness, entirely on what
Is In the bank books--what accounts. 1 am not
going to drag my outside business or outside peo-
liz
BOONE AND DORSEY
In reply to Mr.. Merrick's questions the witness
said the bank book would not show in whose
favor checks were drawn, but disclosed simply the
amounts. The witness said that she thought
Boone's testimony, as to his interview with the
Witness witt about ,s taking charge Of the prepara-
ment that witness agreed to give him
one-thlrd interest in the business. Witness
thought he LEFT that open, to be arranged when
Peck and John W. Dorsey came Witness told him
that he should be paid for his trouble until Peck
and John W. Dorsey came, and he had doubt
they would agree to give him one-thlrd when they
came. He could not conceive 1t possible that after
six years and a half any two men could agree up
on the particulars OF a conversation.
PECK, MINER AND JOHN W. DORSEY.
The witness said when Peck and John W. Dor
sey proposed first to 60 into the mail contract
business he discouraged them. Witness did not
| think they had means enough to engage In such
extensive business, and also that 1t would en-
DarrasS him (the witness.) Peck. he thought, was
worth about SIC, 600 or $4,000. He did not know
had kept tinware and HARDWARE store in Yer.
mont from 1851 or 1852 to 1916 After that he had
some business IN connection with an agricultural
Mr. Merrick asked what agricultural concern he
was employed with.
81 don't know" said the witness. "You will
nave chance to ask that OF him.
VI VIII have chance to ask that OF him, will II"
-! am glad OF that" said Mr.. Merrlck.
The witness having stated again about Boone's
last trial. he thought that it was to be left to J
W. Dorsey and Peck to arrange his interest
AREMARK BY MR.. BLISS.
MT Bliss here arose and said that one Of the coun-
Sci behind him evidently meaning Mr. IngersolD
had plainly said, before the witness gave his an
swer and so the witness could hear him, s,That is
what Mr. Boone said at the last trial - "That hus,
N hp Of mad TT &c
Cured"
is not parrot"
JUDGE wYIIE SAID
that there were certain matters the court must
Trust 10 the sense Of proprlety OF counsel He
observed that there should be no reference at this
time whatever TO the testimony OF Boone at the
last trial.
The counsel for defense disclaimed any intention
TO prompt the Witness Mr.. Ingersoll said they
hau Deen looking over Boone'S testimony, and all
ne sald 10 MS colleagues was: "That is not the
The witness said he had no recollection that
ts Hoh9 "; D9rsey I was employed In an Office under
"Do you recollect," asked Mr.. Merr1ck, sever
Wri1ng e, to o., him and telling him to come on and
Now you remind me-" said the witness 81
think ne was employed there for short time"
The witness did not know In what Office he was
employed, or ever seeing him about the Senate
He did not know whether Mr. Curtis, OF the Chi.
cago intef-Ocpdn, then chairman OF the Senate
Dlstrlct committee, drew John w. DorSeys pay for
him or not
WHEN WITNESS WROTE TO POSTMASTER CLENpENrN
TO approve bonds in blank, Clendenin declined
saying that he considered it unlawful. The wit
ness did not believe that that was Clendenins rea
could not get the bOndsmen. The witness was not
familiar with the law on the subject He did not
know M that the bonds were sent In blank, because
MI boone had fixed them up. The witness was
asked how he came to write to the witness then to
I'LL only certain blanks The witness said he
wrote what Mr.. Boone told him. The witness did
not make any inquiry as to whether CIendenin
was right or not. The bonds were not made and
he did not care anything about 1t.
The witness wrote to Cendenfn to send the
bonds to John B. Adams. at Little Rock.
WAS he a postmaster" asked Mr.. Merrick.
mo. sir" said the witness
"What Was he?" asked Mr.. Merrlck
IA gentleman" said the witness
AREN'T postmasters gentlemen?" asked Mr.
Merrlck.
sometimes" said the witness
Adams, the witness said. was editor OF demo-
cratic paper. The witness said he had sent bonds
to ex-Gov. Hadley, postmaster at Little Rock.
VINO did not agree with CleDdenin. for he made
The bonds. AT the time witness sent the bonds to
Adams ne (AdamS) had some steamboat mail con-
tracts and he bid at the letting for which the
witness intended these bonds to be used.
Mt. Merrck asked the witness why when he
was careful to enjon Clendenin to secrecy so as
not to let competing contractors know. he had
iimmedaaey in sent the bonds to Adams compet-
The witness said that Adams was not very ex-
tenSive bidder.
The witness was croSs-eXamined at some leneth
as to his injunction OF secrecy in the letters to
Postmasters Clendenn and Haycock. He insisted
that In telling Clendenin not to let any one know
from whom they Che bOnds) came" and In TELLING
Haycock not to let any one know "that have
written on this subject" he meant only to Keen
contractors from getting knowledge that they
would have competition.
Mr.. NGERsoLL OBJECTS,
Mr.. Merr1ck desired to question the witness
upon letter which he desired to read to him. Mr..
Ingersoll objected to his reading the paper before
the jury until he ir IngersolD had read it to the
witness privately Mr.. Merrick said the govern
ment was subjected to peculiar disadvantages bv
the infirmity Of the witness, and argued that he
had right to incorporate the letter in his QueS-
tiOn to the witness.
Judge Wylie, In passing upon the question said
that 1t was proper that the paper should be read
10 the witness quietly by his own counsel who
was his representative in court He thought the
accident OF blindness was equally Injurious to
both sides.
D0RsEY's LETTER TO cLRNDENrN.
When Mr. 1ngersOll had read the letter to the
witness the latter said he had written it. The let
ter was dated December 2sd, 1877. This letter was
addressed to Clendenin, and stated that he had
asked him TO make the bonds for A. E. Boone that
Boone said that IL was not necessary for him to
sign the certlncateS as he would have that done
Dy Judge EdmundS; that II he did not pet the