Show Star Somes Washington 14 In the star route case Howard Lambert mail 1 carrier testified that John Dorsev t said he would make the routes good one When witness complained it com-plained of the miserable condition of the road Dorsey told him it was 4 his brothers affair Davidge attempted to break 1T1 down the testimony by severe cross t examination and was so pointed on questions that the court interrupted and declared witness was not required re-quired to answer He informed Davidge that he could not ask questions of that kind Davidge excepted ex-cepted to the language of the court and to the rulings The Court said r it would protect witnesses from unnecessary pressure The erier called James W Baster No response The prosecution began the introduction of official papers connected with the route from Bismarck to TongueRiver Dakota the last of the nineteen routes set out in the indictment Joseph Pennell who has been employed em-ployed by John Dorsey to build stations sta-tions along the route testified that a man was stationed at each stopping stop-ping place under order to get up is petitions for increased service more rancnes were erected than was necessary at the time but Dor soy said all would be needed when the route was expedited It would be cheaper to build all at one time Dorsey offered him an interest in the route Witness declined because be-cause he thought it would not pay Dorsey told him the service would be reduced to three trips a week that he had a brother Washing ton who would help him get it He f also spoke of being all right with the department He said the pay for three trips would be at least 82500 a year and might be more |