Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-05

The star route organs RI Washington have sud
denly foun1 vigorous ally In the pulpit. The
city haranyue his congregation on Thanksgiving
day To the effect that the STar route jury had been
most unsparlngly asSliied because II declined 10
pronounce verdict or guilty" He Violently
lamented that . trial by newspaper had been sub
sees no objection TO trial by pulpt-and warned
his people that they were In imminent dancer
OF being deprived OF a. those great shields which
our forefathers wrung from King John at Run
nymede as a protection OF the private citizen
against the great power OF the state" He then
arraisned Attorney General Brewster for having
his significant Interview with Marshal Henry
taken down by stenOgrapher, and declared that
ssthe man who would do such things Ia q filter oc-
eupant OF a felOn's cell than to preside over
department OF justice" To sil OF which Brady ct
al will, doubtless, say amen We 30 not find in
the reported remarks OF the Washington preacher
any rnectlonS on plUndeTing the gCvernment
prioing jurors, debauching public sentiment by
publishing scurrflcuS she"ts with money stolen
from the people, &c. But then we do not find
these things In the star route organs OF which
snls reverend gentleman may, perhaps, De con-
slant reader.-N- y. Herald.
The Herald is perhaps not aware that it has
been part OF the program of the star route
thieves. in order TO influence every source of pub
lie opinion, 10 send their afternoon newspaper
organ grdtuitOusly 10 erery clergyman in the Dis
frsct Of Columbia; also to publish church adver-
Using free of charge 1t Is not believed they have
made any Roadway by this transparent scheme,
unless Mr. Richardson's sermon may be cOnSid-
20 the star reuters doctrine OF morality.
He seems to think that he has admin
fstered his censureS quite implrtialiy
upon the prosecution and the defendants in the
star route cases. But reference to his sermon
shows that his structures upon the star route
thieves were slight, vague and inferential, while
all the Walls OF his wrath were poured upon the
heads OF the prosecutin, officers, who are striving
against so many obstrUst.0HS to bring these raS-
Gals tn Justice His TRADE against Attorney Gen
era Brew steriS deserving felon'S CELL simply for
Calling Marshal Henry t. account for the loose
way Ia Which he selected jurors, has
curious likeness to the editorial articles In
the organ OF the thieves rnouncing AMI yiIifying
the government prosecuting officers. tie !Idye on
tle bench, the honest jurors the UnpUrch3Sal lie
newspapers, and everybody ccncernai in any Wy
In the effort to briag 10 justice the men fit;ngly
Characterized by the Attorney General, as 1.-The
worst band OF organized scounlre15 that ever ex-
1sted since the commencement OF tie govern
mentn
In reg ri TO Marshal Henrv's style Of gathering
jury talcsmen, il Is no defense to say that the
Jurors thus procured in this instance proved
70 De honest men, This mode of selecting,
or rather OF picking up men who happen to De
standing around" and who, in many cases are
professional jurors. IS a most reprehenSible one,
aud the Attorney General deserves the praise of
all good citizens for enGelyoring to break it up