Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-10-28
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Foreman Dickson Wanted-Tyvo War
| rants Out For His Arrest-The State
| ment of Special Counsel Wells.
! WAsHINGToN, Oct. 27.-At six o'clock this
| evening two warrants we're issued for the ar
rest of Foreman Dickson of the Star route
jury. The first was based on the recently
published affidavit of Juror McNeely charging
Dickson with an endeavor to improperly in
fuence the jury, and the other anidavits
| of Brewster Cameron, Henry o. Bowen and
Judge Hoover of Arizona charging Dickson
| with conspiracy with George w. Driver, the
| restaurant keeper, and others to get money
from the United States through Brewster
Cameron for the purpose of impeding JUS
tice. Brewster Camerons sworn statement
gives details of dining with Judge Hoover
and Bowen at Drivers restaurant about the
middle of August, upon which occasion Bow
en- said Dickson had asked several times to
be introduced to Cameron. The latter says
he declined to meet him ON account of the
evil reports he had heard. At noon on
August 23d Bowen reported that Dickson said
he had been offered money by the defense
and wanted to have talk with Cameron OR
else the verdict would be against the govern
ment. Cameron refused to see Dickson but
told Merrick and Ker what he had heard.
Merrick ridiculed his suspicious and said he
had no doubt that Dickson had information
for the department about bribery and both
Merrick and Ker advised him to see Dick
son. He went to Drivers and saw Bowen
talking with Dickson, but Bowen said Dick
son would see Cameron later privately. Cam
eron replied that Dickson had had time
enough to make any statement that he wish
ed to. Bowen said if Cameron would remain
over night he would learn that Dickson
for, h lS1A
he could not wait and took the evening train
for the West. Cameron further said that
he never talked with Dickson
or authorized anyone to address
Dickson with a view of influencing the jury,
and he concludes his affidavit by asking At
torney General Brewster for a recorded vim
dicat1on This is supposed to mean vind1
cation from the aspers1ons which Dickson
has tried to cast on him to divert attention
from his own remarkable conduct The aft
davits of Bowen and Judge Hoover are main
ly corroborative of Camerons. Bowen says
Driver introducedDickson to him and Hoover.
that Dickson seemed anxious to meet Cameron
and subsequently made repeated requests to be
presented to him. On August 21st Dickson
said he had been offered money by the de-
Tense, but that if the prosecution earnestly
desired conviction he would see it accom-
plshed. On the 22d Dickson asked him
what he supposed the government would do
for conviction, and how 1875, 900 would do.
Bowen replied that he had no authority to
speak in the matter. Driver also asked him
what he thought the government would do,
and assured him that whatever Dickson
undertook he would carry out. Bowen
swears that he never conversed with the At
torney General on the subject of the Star
route trials, and denies that he ever told
Dickson that he represented Brewster or the
department of Justice.
The second part of the statement by ex-
Gov Welles of the Star route bribery cases
was made public this evening. 1t reviews
the court proceedings where the judge said
he did not want the question of bribery
raised in the jury room, and it arraigns Dick
son for disregard of the instructions of the
court as disclosed by several jurors. Wells
claims that Dickson's statement bears evil
dence of deliberate design on its face, but is
decidedly inconsistent. He then reviews all
the affidavits in the case and enters into
long argument to show that Dickson's de-
sign was to smirch the prosecution and de-
lude the other jurors into verdict of &C
quittal, and concludes with the statement
that the facts now pres nted are all that the
special counsel has been able to get on the
subject, and that Dickson when asked for
other proofs of his statement had none to
offer.
It is stated at late hour tonight tt ut
Dickson will not be arrested until to morrow,
when he will be taken directly to the police
court where he will be prepared to give bail
in any required amount. His is likely
to go over until next Tuesday and be called
up at the same time those of Fall and
Payne The counsel for the defense say
they will have no further statement to make
until they make it in court.
Married on His Death Bed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Mr. L. r. Taylor,
the superintendent of Calvary Baptist
church, was married on sick bed yesterday
to Miss Mary K. Stickney and died to, day.