Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-16

ing, although buyers still continue theiI
careful. conservative policy. In com
mission houses business hs reported
good, and there has been large deliv-
! eries Of merchandise on previous. or.
ders, which has served to obviate the
absence of large Eumber of Hebrew
buyers on account of the holidays. The
demand for domestic goods IL steady
and stocks are being rapidly reduced.
Dress goods are in good demand, and
for many Leading kinds the supply ID
not up to the requirement. A fair
amount Of business In doing in woods,
andsthere is maderate trade in heavy
goods. Wheat values are still some
what unsettled. Cash wheat shows
some advance, and there is q fair de-
mand by exporters. while speculation in
futures 10 of rather hesitatin2 charac-
ter. There is a brisk movement in
corn options with wide fluctuations, the
September delivery and cash showing q
strong relation 70 the general market.
There is q pressure TO sell oats with con-
seQuent lower prices. The whole grain
market is in an uncertain condition.
The saaF Reaee Cases.
WAsHIsaroN, Sept. 15.-In the star
routeicass. Henkle, Miners counsel, fled
affidavits for new trial. Merrick said
the various atlidavits claimed the verdict
was unreasonable. As counsel for the
Government he was not disposed to file.
Tbs Court said, as TO tho misconduct
OF the Court, both sides concede that
discussion as to the bribery matter took
place In the jury room. Under the cir
cumstances, considering the rather in
coherent character of this verdict, /
think It will Be safe for the Court, in
view OF what Ia said to have occurred
u the Jury room. to award . new trial.
Iooriner, one Of tho jury, happening to
be IN the Courtroom, was called to the
witness stand, and testified to reading a
statement by Dickson after tho retire
ment Of the jury. He said the jury
voted IN the Affirmative upon the ques-
tl0n ~ to whether the paper should be
read.
The Court-What wanted to know
vas whether the Jury had voted direc-
tions. Tho verdict Of guilty, then, as
to Rsrdeu and Miner, is sef aside, mot
only ON account of the misconduct of
the jury, but, may say, on account of
general grounds-nOt that the Court
would have made this decision on the
ground of the unr8asOnablenoss of the
verdict, for that il for the Jury rather
than the Court, unless the unreasona-
bleness is shocking.
consent to the motion, but feel il is
my duty 20 oppose it. The Government
itself Ia not entirely satisfied BY the
means with which the verdict which
permits masters to retrsat and COnvicts,
servants and miniOns. Is was apparent
% all that, guilty a. were Rerdell and
Miner, their crime was tho scheme, the
device of the others. The Government
cannot. consistently with its dignity, OBJ
ject, by practical resistance, to q motion
70 set aside such verdict, and bring to
trial again both masters aud servants,
that full justice may be done. The
Government seeks no victim. but simply
justice, and when the verdict apparently
tribes with justice, the Government can
not approve it.
Henkle read the grounds ON which he
based tho motion for new trial, and
read Diokson's q statement.
The Court stated that he decided that
the jury must not converse on bribery. |
DicksOn's affidavit didn't say whether
or not that the injunction had been dis
solved.
Henkle argued that the verdict should |
be set aside ON the ground that the Jury
was tampered with. The Court room
was dotted with spectators hired 60 AZ to
shadow the jury, counsel aud the wit |
nesses. Some Of them were the yilest |
men IN Washington. in the service of |
the Government.
Merrick asked il there was any affi- |
davit 20 that effect.