On his examination-in-chief he swore that these words were written by Dorsey.
On his examination-in-chief he swore that Dorsey wrote this:
And to further deceive them and learn their plans, carried the letter-book containing—And then he wrote—the much-talked of Oregon correspondence.
Afterward, when cross-examined, he swears, I think upon the same page, 2506, that he himself wrote the words:
Carried the letter-book containing.
That Dorsey did not write them. He also swears in his examination-in-chief that Dorsey wrote these words:
Making only one mistake, or rather slip, by which Mr. MacVeagh could, as a good lawyer, have detected me, and that was by stating that I had kept a set of books.
On his examination-in-chief he swears that Mr. Dorsey wrote those words. On cross-examination he admits that Dorsey did not write them and that he wrote them.
On his examination-in-chief he swears that he wrote this himself:
He said, "Well, Mr. Rerdell, I am in a position where I cannot make promises, but if you will place yourself in full accord with the Government, you shall not lose by it, and I would advise you not to receive any salary from Dorsey this month. It will be all right."