New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-04
TIE ERIE BRIBERY CASE.

MR.. DivI>'S MYSTERIOUS VISIToH-A JUROR WHO
WOULD NOT SWEAR THAT HE HAD NOT
BEEN BEIBED.
\ TKIBUxE reporter called, last Saturday, on
Villain L. Days one Of the jurors in the Black Fri
day suit % Davis AMI Others against FISK and Others
lately tried in the Superior Court before Judge McCnn
TO obtain further particulars In regard to the alleged at
tempt to bride some Of tuat jury. Mr. Davis said, IA
substance:
On Sunday last Nov g. tai. stouy built man called
at y residence and sent word that he wanted to sc.
me- nn T We he oo t in uh NAV way that the
light. which turned down much lower than usual
Turned the gas So low. but suspect that he
did hrc.,u.c II is custom to have ii burning brightly
a. IS did NJ know Him. He said he wanted to inquire
a"n III" rr.posbitJ OF CERTAIN person "ns h' nEsr
and he wa, n dry goods mer liant in Buffalo, N Y l
told him it was All unusual thing 10 can on nan apor
either him or thr person he named: pnrinS the Inter
he watching me eoss ana h pa i1e manner knSw
how to Introduce. told MIN that idn't do business
c cn St hv calling at my place OF Monday
morning between and II o'clock. ne said ne would
Gus be sat" at the Court House BY that hour arr
Oh jury there" His iaee bistened up Of that and
said. yes" lie rcered then If he did INT know what
to say. and kept looking al me- ! SAID u you cai!
what i, more there's no Baker in Buffalo IN The dry
goods business. any one named Saughter IN Maco
/
to make up verdict the jury room. At that Time
rropo-, that should vote I.nly some one ese Ir.
that We vote ~ rss s ou aerGf sa. to We ss
nlnr for plaintiff two for defendant aud one hlnnk
voted the blank myself and told them go; because S
not quito sure about Inc veru Gin am Trs.
Mr. Whitney told that he had received an lnatioh
that large sum OF money woud he paid ior ms ~,
meut told him say nothing about that the' nut 10
LEI us yo,, aliI AID If any else had the same
Offer This lime stood ten {" two. but after '2 r
other Lid ont. aud w"uIdn even arEu. IN. @
tons wi'hM. Thu came %' nu pt'1 and "a said
ntcmrn. think have been approa' hea 100; an !
then related the strange circumstances oi tha man
can OH nday might, and We agreed tiat hc cane .ere
+" sound me Ending that tho one who sill stood "u'
for the Defendant stublorn ana wouuh argue the
question gcd him VII being prb,d lie hai noth *
to sav except thai he wouldn't agree ana got thc B!o
nd "a, ed on him. II he wasn't hribr Ia put his hand
ON that hook and swear that he hadn't received nhi
didn't expect to receive and hadn't been promised u
~ f money ~ any consia ration to hang that
isry :" that j.. to MAX" them disagree. He woudn'i d"
that e,l.-r. Then renewed my charges against nun.
aud we All got rahkf excited aud had quite II nNcl
time for while That nan WAS Threatened win a.!
sorts bodily damage. and was only saved from rns
thrown ~ the window by the intervention OF sone
of the praccable He remained stodly oppoSc ~
MS for several hours bu' tnay yielded, ad we piut
in a verdict for plaintiff Who the man WAS tnat Nislt'
me- 90 not know. hut almost sure saw nun SUD
seluently, during the progress VI the Gai ~ VIC '
ROOM
Several others visited but nothing Iur'hor thai
has lady been puik.hed elected. IL haS' no"
ever been asccrtaincd from Trustworthy sources 'n'
Mr. Beisser was offered sIdAO for Disagreement aho
that the man who made similar omr 10 mr. "hTJ
IL positively known, but bs name' luz o"'io"'
| Is withheld for the present
meeting OF the turymen was he'd oa'urua5 "orhns
Mt which re.outiou. strongly sondenins the ATTEMPTED
,,,,,, ,d ury,nx the imnediAse prosecution OF I'll,
"uii,, arti.. were presented by the foreman ah'
signed by ali present,