The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-10
NO.136
STAR EOUFE.
The COrruptlbia Jury

w dsHluSIOn, IA statement said
to have been voluntarily made by
Frank B. Fall, under oath, on Octo-
Der 10th, is made public to-day. 1t
begins by asserting that he OBJ
tanned the impression from an inter
view with Brewster Cameron, June
14th, that the government desired
to obtain evidence OF misconduct of
the star route jury, past or future;
that he was engaged at $40 per
diem, to ascertain if any of the
members of the jury We're corrupt
ible; that he reported to Cameron
every night. On June oath he
talked with Thomas A. FOote, col
Ored juror, in the circuit court.
from information obtained from
Richard f. Laws, he concluded that
Brown, the star route juror, was
approachab1e, and told Foote so;
that he afterwards negotiated with
Paine and Foote, looking to securing
control OF Browns vote. a contract
was drawn contemplating paying
$500, and was presented to Brown
by Payne, but the former refused to
sign the paper, saying il was de-
tective job. Brown, however, said
| he would do as wanted if paid 81
| 5Oe,and would control juror Martin.
Fall refused to pay the money with
out the contract being signed. See.
ing by the newspapers on September
18th, that, Brown had made an aft
daVit charging Payne with attempt
ing to bride him, Fall sought inter
view with the latter, when Pa yne
declared Browns statement a lie.
Brown offered to sell his vote 20
whosoever wanted 1T for $500;
Payne pleaded poverty and asked
for loan which Fall refused, unless
he would make a sworn statement.
Payne promised but did not appear.
All efforts to find him failed until
October Ind, when he was en-
countered in the Baltimore and Pc
tomae depot. He then reported
that his failure to keep the engage
ment was due to oYertuTes made by
Charles Jones and Mr.. Mall, for a
meeting between him (Payne) de-
tective Miller, Mayor Richards and
Brown looking to the getting of a
statement from Foote who mean
time had gone to Newark.
Richards gave MIN $50 in response
to the demand Richards and Payne
started for Newark; Richards paid
all the bills. They saw Foote and
got an affidavit. Foote wanted
$4,000 for the affidavit, and wanted
it left in Payne's hands until he got
the money. Foote finally wrote a
letter, which Payne brought to
| Washington, addressed to Brady
Dorsev 81 Co., demanding $1,000 be-
fore the affidavit should be deliy-
cred. Richards threatened to get
Payne to make an affidavit which
sheuld agree with what FOote said
in his. Payne said he wanted
81, 500 for his affidavit, and he de-
MED making it until that time.
Payne wanted advice of lawyer
before he would make affidavit.
! They wanted him to go to Col.
Cook and make affidavit in his
Office. Payne waEted te advise with
Col, IngersOll. Richards telegraphed
. for Col. IngersOll, and Richards and
Miller took Payne to Col. Ingersou's
house on Sunday, Oct. LIST, and there
Col. Ingersoll read the affidavit,
and said the afidavits were wanted
for purpose by Downing, Attorney
General Brewster, Cameron and
CoIkhill, all of whom would have
to SO when Congress met and began
} investigating into the star route
business, and it was agreed FOote
should make affidavit and give it to
Payne and Payne should hold the
affidavit until he made his own Oh
until they got $1,000 which FOote
demanded for his. But that Major
Richards got possession Of the afii-
daYit in Newark and refused to
give it up. He was discharged from
the department of justice July
18th, while acting for the govern
: ment. Fall says he was to spread
the impression that he was working
in the interest of the defense, and
!. authorized Skivington to say so,
The result was John G.. Cox was ap
! preached by him repeatedly and
! said he had two jurors for sale, and
: whenever Fall had the money Cox
; engaged to bring in the men. Rich
! ard I Laws claimed that through
: Brown he brought about the dis
. agreem ent of the jury. Laws SAT-
; he was employed by the defense t.
: influence Brown and did so, the,
beng neighbors and on terms o
brotherly intimacy, while mar
named Ludington also claimed tC
control the vote and offered to de
e liver it ANYTIME when the money