, 1876-03-11

" LID Yon VIII tho EAA8 -
"No, wo did not. a hoodlnm Jury wAa w.
Iccted and shoy hung"
had 2"
BY = man named Jostc: had. on nineteen
oocantonn used tho same htamp three tImos and
On twtnty-one occasons twice."
How did tho defsnsa meet that array Of
fso's7"
hands nworo positively that no gooda had boon
snrrapiltiously removed that no Irregularities
whatovsr had boen committed, end that tho dis
tlleEioa bud boon run IN full compliance With Ill
the provisions Of the ltavonue LAWS. Tho clerks
who had chasge OF the booAe sxo1o that tho
1gusou recorded tahoning tho duplicate and
tripi!esto nso Of atamps wero clerical orrors.
"Hov did.
sssssss, .!4e jar, n Wow Of this singular owl
.'Tt1o Judge charged the jury substantially 10
fetutn verdict for tho un!:ed States, stating
u9ro than onco in = lifetime, tlas Il wa q
Mathematical ImpoHsibl1itJ for throo or four
CLERKS 70 record tito eafno 18u1ea three or four
times tn different places, Aad do 50 Is clerical
orror.. Nevertheless, tho hoodum Jury, rlcked
agree !, ,st and .,;a sao caso t. stil! Esodins.
"1ePplied 70 tho District Attorney to employ
duzeE, a clerk In tbo oaico, WHO has charge Of
oyerythtnE pertaining to r0Tcnuo rnAtteru. This
Tanduzer in no lawyer, snd wle formerly clerk
ln tue Revenue ColIoctor'a Office. After talking
tho thing over they agreed thoy could do moth.
Washington"
'Whst stops did You no1s tako7
II tetographod to tho Astoruey-Generat, stat-
log tho ufgeooy Of tho case, aud t.qucaEing him
noy e retain competent coonso'."
"Wetl, what was the rosult7"
reooivod no:answor. then telegraphed to
Secretary Dristow, advising him OF the condition
OF a1utEe, and subsequently learned that
UNITED STATES SENATOR sAnoENr
lad 10 fl1od things that nothing coa!d be dono
without his being consulted"
''now did you manage then +"
Tie is practtcing law Will, hlr. Neumanp. In San
Francisco. told him how 1as hxod, and con-
suited With lin ns to tio bost stops to bo pur-
sued+ Hear1nrGed au interview for mo with
taxes. Jos.e is selt-made man, Of low origin. aud
10 socially locked down upon hJ hfb other whisky
brothsan, and though his busincea reastoua
With them are cordial enough being based on
nifty OF interest. 3ott tho sllgh.s and indignisies
oncred 70 him ranked in bis bosom, aud he
| lougea for an opportunity to ret roTonge."
"What did iosto agfeo to do3"
'A7lE AanEED 70 squEAL
on The other distil!crc aud tho Government Of
fctals. X would dismiss the civil suit"
tion2"
II communicated With tho District Attorney,
ana edslsod him Of tho proposition, md ht the
same tinac urged him 70 1etRin soue good first
| clnes lawyer who had no buaiueog or social con-
| neetion With any Of tho Ring"
Ibid ho comply with Jour request7"
| mo Acting undor tho adYlco Of TknduBDr,
bis clerk, who Was lu tho pn5 OF tho Whisky
| Ring, 1o declined 70 do 81 durgestod. Ho said
ho Would not buy testImony. lsxod him il T he
cnmc to shat conclualon from reading Pef1o-
pon.'a letter to tho Dsstriet Attorneys Of Chlca-
80, st; Louis, and hlilwaukoe.
| What did no sAysto that7"
Io replied thaS lt,m.do no difference Tint
ho could get sufficient evidonoe elsewhere, aud
Tint 10 would not purchase testimony uides any
| considerations" ID,
Did ron Bucceed in getting other eounscl
/ Fotsined."
"Yes. subsequently I wa4 41ntormsd that a
| gcsted by Senator Sargent, had Roon retained.
| On investigation learned that be Mould not do,
| and declined to consult With him. % hla rela-
tiona 10 some Of tho molnbers Of the ring aud
ha standing At tho bar wore Of 'auoh charAo-
tor Us to forbid my trusting him."
"What WAS done thcn7"
Arrangements woro then made with law
/ yer named Judge DNinnell (b*foro Nhom Laura
/ Fair whs tried for tho murder Of Gen. Crittep.
! den1. Ho WAS not my chu!oc, and would not
have been had It heon loft to ma. However, ]
impressed On hIs mind tho urgoncy OF tho caeo,
the postion Of the Government. the unBcsupu-
lous character Of tho Ring. and tho fact that tue
Lara, md would do everything poBaiblo to thuAtt
the ends OF Jushce."
"wuAr wAs TIE EE1r s1EP7"
r. III felt that II would DO worde than useless to
solect g1Aad or petit jury in Ban Francisco OF
Alameda. by experience with tho jury IT. thu
cssil auit egainst Josts n1odo itelear to my mind
that no Jury could bo picked ub In tho tlro coun.
tics named. who would uot bc noto Or less under
tho control Of tho ring. aud I 20 ed!ioed the
United States Marehal. aud ro4eated him to Be-
lect both juries from tho tntcrl,r Counties"
"1iow did the Marslai tae your sugges-
tions2''
"uo said It mas alt nonscise, % good ro-
liable jury could bo picketi upin BIN Francisco.
Desidoa,' said hs, It will cost $500 to summon
jury from the country, and Ionly got $780,"
What Answer did you mass to his objeo-
II told him that all he had to 10 waa to urto
| to fo1ty-aeVeu Postnastors ant mako them
doputtcs for the purpose OF Bdectlng turors.
and incose to each enc dollar. THUS, you sac,
i would only cost him CIT Rsd tho postage
| stamps"
"Did he follow your advies7
"Yes, after 4 great doal OF entzcaty on my
"Did hiH reluctance to do 10 Impress you with
tho opinion that be WAS friendly to Tho 1sng7"
same way. TLoy boassed In tho Courtroom thai
they would FIX thoeo chaps tpu1 tho 8tatoA,
meaning Hawlsy and myself, mi that they could
not como out ho1o and suu things to suit tlam-
oclyes."
4 "Do you think that
J." THE DISTRICT ATroIxxy
Waa tn collnsion With tue Ring r
u hardly know how To ausu1 that question
tdea Of our running tho business. I1o thought
It would ateal his thunder, hndthat had great
deal to do with tho ,naDnor In which, Lo mot ouS
suggestions"