The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-18
KEENEY'S BRIDE SPURNED.
MONEY AFLOfT IN BROOKLYN as
WELL As IN WdSHINGTON.
Tho Anldavit Of n Jurymau In the suit OF
Bowen Against the EaRle-How he wns Ap-
proRched and how n Verdict " n = OH a In ed.

Tho AndHvit Of n Jurymau in the suit Of
Bowen Against the Eagle-How he WINS Ap-
preached and how n Verdict was Obtained.
The Taxpayers Association of Brooklyn,
which was formed last fail, after THE suns ex-
To5ure Of the brooklyn Ring. has. through its
employed counsel been busy ferreting out
testimony against Kingsley. Keeney, KinseIla,
Fowler, and other members OF the Ring, with n
view of Kidding tho city OF the Ring. Informa-
tlon received recently will result In the applca-
tlon to tue Grand Jury for the Indictment Of
Abner c. Keeney. the fellow contractor of Wan.
c. Kingsley, aud part owner OF the Brooklyn
Daily Eagle, the Ring newsp paper, for attempting
to bribe juryman In the case Of Mr.. Henry c.
Bowen against the brooklyn Daily Eagle. The
AFFIDAVIT Is "a follows:
!, 4. ". Hendricsson. Of n North oxford street,
10 "a North Oxford street Brookiyn. do make the Il.
2s e ease ~ osen 10 be w sso ea OF & rT
opSus d kfSsT 1seq # ny eouss one en-
ii from the window He said 70 my wv wife he SsS,eS
Court. JIG ,Kceqeyj called again about ,. ~ Of he
new kay, to hi. 'f house to lie Rsa s d "aai bd
You think you can influence those Jurymcn In tho
quarter own@r Of the s r., Bo"en Character
business g. The Conversation led Co his speaking Of
,he kdd salvage CopPi1y case. sail nld been 81
wse he Kceneyl said Bowen wa. engaged 10 tho
should sae Tor pabag What no. had va asa ine . hag
pad msn as Bowen that It ought to be a lesson TO
G a@a oss H2 s kci gS'9 Hio 'S1F w sA
ni paee peSnnaTr Te 1n sTS you ~ saS
ne thea intimatcd that he might help me. SAID.
dqct nc to &C. my secf as s sad
Ken ssyd 10 9su Of Os an hour
and az .e e., tine r,sd every Do,,9e means e 9auene,
evening Kseney w,lssa with me nom me Court House
street. but said nothing about e css. The next
ING he called as nerein stated. looked upon this
have net keeaey since 6lt ne h.s 90, spoken Of .he
ease make tns statement voluntarily aud without the
Subscribed shd sworn 70 before me this Goth day of
February. 1870 ~. =. CHANDLER,
have been . resident Of BROOKLYN Tor over thirty
years. have family aud keep house. refer to the
iSs VIM ssy%ouT c. as'ed ~" exsayST Hust"i. fSp
II Prentice. r. NJ. HESDHioKsos.
The afiidavt was first made simply to give the
taxpavers lawyers, who were resisting a change
OF venue In the Ring suits. Information OF tho
influences hkel, to surround a Brooklyn jury In
any case whore Ring interests were at stDke.
MT Hendrckson, who is about sixty years Of
eRe was found In his home yesterday afternoon
He said that he had embodied all the facts IN
bis possession In the above AFFIDAVIT.
He thought at the time that he would call
Judge Reynolds's attention ia the offence, but
decided that II he did this II must stop the
trial and entail much additional expense on the
county, and that II could not better tue result
When the 1Hry reached their room ballot was
taken, resulting IN one vote for $4,000. two for
$1,000, one for fljOO0, and eight for six cents
Mr.. Hendriok son east the vote for the largest
sum; The jury were out from one afternoon
unit the afternoon of the next day the day
before Christmas. The eight men were firm.
The Others were willing to decrease tue sun.
One Of the six cent iurymcn, glass cutter ne r.
Greenwood Cemetery, said that no had large
bills I o pay that night, and he knew that Bowen
wouldn't pay them. Who wouldf Mr. Hen.
Erickson aud other Of the Jurymen accused him
of having been bought up. The Juror asked
whether Mr.. bowen was to pay Mr.. Hendfick-
son. The latter said that no one nut the city
would pny him. II only when there seemed
to be a certainty that the jury must b. out over
Christmas day II they did not agree that IL was
decided To return a Verlict Of $1,000.
H. the course Of tue same trial the author OF the
article which accused MIR. Bowen OF having
been one Of the IromulEators OF the Captain
Kidd SALVAGE Company swindle was in known
sympathy with the plaintiff, Mr. Bowen, for
whom he was q witness. ana in antagonist to
the defence. until lac was called into tue Clerk :
office 10y Mr. kingslsr. lie did not appear after
wari To TESTIFY, and 1t Is now alleged IL in KIN
sella's employ.
Mr. Hendrickson ia a skilled workman, who is
highly spoken Of by all who know MIN. At a
Consultation of lawyers yesterday 1t de-
cided " present the AFFIDAVIT to the Grand Jury.