Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-15

which ought to he in the hands of the officer:
of the law, and il any scoundrelbe convicted Of
such an attempted don't know whether thu
jury would convict him or not. We shal
endeavor to do our duty as court. Mr.
Wilson, counsel for the defence, will have !
hand in the examination OF the charge. The
court will not make the examination by It,
self.
Mr.. Merrick: Pardon me, but the govern
mcnt will, and put it where it belongs
The court (smiling). never was so happy
in my life. Here are both sides anxious tc
expose crime, and we shall certainly have O
conviction next time.
The Proceedings in the Jury Room.
Foreman Dickson says that after long
discussion of the case by the jury ii wa:
agreed that two informal ballots should be
taken. The question first submitted was
elias the conspiracy as to all the defendant:
been fully proven" The vote resulted, yea,
8, nays a. The next question was, "HavC
overt acts as to all the defendants been fully
proven" Not guilty as TO all, 9; guilty as
to all except Turner, 8 ; and guilty as TO j
W. Dorsey, Miner, Vaillc and Rerdell, 1
guilty as to Miner and Rerdell, /. The first
formal ballot resulted in the acquittal OF
Turner. The next ballot was on the ques
ton, "Are j. W. Dorsey, Peck and Miner
guilty as indicted ?" The result was j. W.
Dorsey, guilty. o, not guilty 81 Miner, guilty,
0, not guilty, 3; Peck, guilty, 4, not guilty,
8.
The Facts about the Bribery Business.
Dickson says he will to morrow lay before
the district attorney the facts within his
knowledge regarding the attempted bribery.
On the 23d of August he was approached
with an offer of $4,000 by an officer con-
nected with the department of justice, who
produced letters of appointment as special
agent of that department. and stated that he
was authorized to act in the matter, if he
would vote for the conviction of Brady and
Stephen W. Dorsey. The statement will be
corroborated by witnesses and circumstantial
evidence. There were others of the jury
who have been approached from different di-
rections The sums offered were from 5000
to $500. The man who approached Dickson
told him he represented the Attorney Gener-
al, but Dickson did not believe that. The
man was accompanied by another officer OF
the department of justice. The next day
the man sent in card asking for All inter
view and appointing time and place. Dickson
made no reply. He has learned that the
man left the city the following day.
The Foreman Reviews the Evidence.
Reviewing the evidence in the case. Dick.
son said there was nothing against Brady un
til Walsh's evidence was admitted, and very
few jurors believed Walsl's testimony
Shortly before Walsh appeared on the stand
u remission of S25, 900 had been made on his
route from Prescott to Santa Fee. Walsh
got more in the way of remission OH his route
than the contractors obtained on nineteen
routes. The prosecution tried to get the
case against Brady supported by the Walsl
testimony extracted from himby Woodward
after those rcmissOns made by the present
administration. Regarding S. w. Dorsey
there was no direct criminal act shown. The
case against him was made up of circum
stantial evidence, doubt and inference. ii,
believed conspiracy existed as far as thu
contractors were concerned, and that Rerdcl
while nominally acting US stephen Dorsey
clerk, was actually working in the interest o.
Miner, Peck d Co.
The Allegations of Attempted bribery
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Commercial
Washington special says that the Star-rout'
trial was the longest ever held in the Distric
of Columbia. The speeches were the longcs
and the length of time the jury were out WA
without precedent. There is reason to be
ieve that rigid investigation relative to thu
attempt to bribe jurors will he made soor
and startling disclosures are probable. 1t il
rumored that the lawyers for the dcfenc,
will take steps to investigate the charges o
bribery, which they allege againt the prose
cution