Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-12

ieged attempts on the jury or the standing OF the
jury, saying that It would all come out In time.
Of the jury who appeared from the start to be de-
termined on the acquttal OF Dorsey and Brady
de dld not like the verdict
resulted, but thought that all the Jurors were
earnest in their convictions.
what grounds two Defendants were singled ont for
conVlctlon, said that the jury believed there was
conspiracy OF contractors to rob the government
III uld not necessarily follow that Brady knew the
Retltlons were false There was not much against
Brady, except Walsh's statement, and not much
knew nothing about the alleged attempted bribery
except what he heard from Mr. Dickson. No one
had ever approached him Brown) on the subject
Of influencing his Judgment
The Views of Counsel.
WHAT MR. MERRICK SAYS OF FOREMAN DICKSON,
ETC.
The counsel engaged on both sides OF the case
united In severely crtlcsing the verdict as nlog-
ical and absurd The counsel for the government
expressed their determination to press the case to
an end. Mr.. Merrick, In conversation last night
said that the government intended to proceed
actively. earnestly and vigorously in this matter.
The verdict was, In his opinion, outrageous. The
men who held out for acquttal, dickson, Brown,
Holmead and Martin,-who embarrassed the case
by proper motives, and Dickson, I'm particular, had
acted In the jury room IL he attorney for
the defense. The statement that he read 10 his fe
lows concerning the attempted bribery was done
after he had been forbidden to do so by the court
Mr. Merrick denied emphatically that any such
person as Bowen was connected with the govern
ment officers in this case. Mr.. Dickson, he said,
"would have to invent something else TO shield
him him from responsibility for his action" sit has
for MI. Dickson as being an honest trustworthy
juror, and did SO, and staked my reputation upon
him. am willing to confess that have forfeited
my pledge. l had been intimately acquainted
with him for fifteen years. and reposed the utmost
| confidence in him. do not wish to shirk the re-
m hIrfa Savatu
my trust has been betrayed aDd the pledge given
to my brethren Is forfeited. By consulting the
to tne
between Dickson, the two colored men, Brown and
Martin and Holmead, to prevents verdict OF guilty
as 10 Brady or stephen w. Dorsey"
FLoCKED TOGETHER
Most Of the jurors went to the court house this
morning to draw their fees and get their fans,
cushions and other effects left In the jury room.
The result OF the trial was OF course the theme
OF conversation 1t was noticeable that the Jurors
who held out for conviction 'f1ocked together"
BRIBERY NOTES.
Mr. Olcott. one OF the Jurors, was approached
several weeks ago by party who he understood
to be in the interest Of the Defense and offered
quite a sum OF money, and he on the same night
laid the facts before Judge Wylie.
The party who 1t Is alleged made q proposition
to bribe Mr.. Holmead represented himself to be In
the employ OF the government
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Chas S. Moore
was asked by STAR reporter this morning IL he
had been furnished with any Of the facts on which
70 or oase prosecution against the would-be bri-
facts and information, but positively refused to
state what they were, or by whom furnished.
1t appears that several OF the jurymen were ap-
preached, and some of them at least reported the
1actS to Judge Wylie. Juror Olcott, to whom pro-
positions were made which he considered as i'm
proper, wrote out carefully the con versaton held
with him, and placed it in Judge Wylie's hands.
Ihls proposition came from the defense. Juror
Doniphan is not willing yet to make public the de-
tails OF what seemed manifeStly to be corrupt
attempt upon his integrity.
Miner and Rerdell in Jail.
On arriving at the jail yesterday Messrs Miner
and RerdeI were assigned cell No. 101on the third
floor, south wing-a double one-in which they
spent the night, and which will be their present
quarters They took exactly the same fare as the
other prisoners Last evening they had a short
visit from Mr.. Brady, with Messrs- Wilson, Totten,
and afterwards A. B. Williams and this morning
Mr.. Vaile paid them short visit, with friend, a
MI. Williamson: Mr.. Miner appears quite COM
posed and cheerful In manner, but Mr.. Rerdell is
somewhat cast down.