New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-16
THE JURY BRIBERY CHARGES.
LATEST DEVICE OF STAR ROUTE MEN.
ATTEMPT To FOREsTALL THE ACTION OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF JUsTICE-AN APPEAL TO THE
PUBLIC.
lBr TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE. I

PARThENT OF JUSTICE-AN APPEAL TO THE
PUBLIC.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-AttOrney- General Brew
SER IN an interview in Philadelphia yesterday,
stated that important arrests in the Star Route
bribery matter would soon be made by the Govern
ment; that among those arrests would be one or
two persons IN the Department OF Justice who had
been used ms spies for the defendants and who ap-
pear to be deeply implicated in attempts to corrupt
Jurors on behalf of the defence and that moreover
the defendants having obtained infor-
nation from some of their numerous
spies that the Government contemplated
such action. would within a short time furnish an
article 10 the Press disclosing facts that have long
been within the knowledge Of the defendants and
take the credit before the public of being exposers
of wron g-doing
The prophecy Of the Attorney General Is to be
verified sooner than he had perhaps, anticipated.
Inc article was furnished tonight, for publication
Tomorrow. TO such papers as would agree to pub
hsh 1t In full could be induced to think It was
worth purchasing at extravagant price
1t would occupy about one page of HE
tribune. Special care has been taken 70
furnish 1t free TO suoh papers as have sympa-
thized with the Star Route defence while attempts
have been also made to induce the Editors of other
large price upon It, IN the hope that its publca-
ton might thus be secured as genuine sensational
news. The document has been prepared by clever
attorneys, and its spirit and purpose are to
aId the Star Route people by forestailing the
action OF the Government in making the contem-
plated arrests, and to the public to think that
the effort to bring guilty men to justice proceeded
from the side of the defense 1t is in short shire wd
device OF skilful criminal lawyers to help des-
perate case by seeming to expose attempts at
bribery.
The voluminous document consists of aflidavits
recltng III detail the attempts to bride members of
the SraT Route jury to find q verdict
tor the Government. The at1idavIts charge special
agents OF tine Department of Justice, Bowen aud
Fail, and it is believed Brewster Cameron and
Others, with having made these attempts The
ahdayts contain In substance no fact which has
not been published, the new features being mainly
matters of detail. The affidavit, as to some Of the
facts, the Government officers think, viii be true;
as 10 her, they Will be false. The Government
has the utmost confidence in Brewster Cameron.
VINO Is man IN high position, and occupies a
spOuslJle trust AttOmey-ieneral Brewster has
himself said that arrests would soon be made by the
Government of persons who mad star Route
specs within the DtJdr, meut OF Justice.
Inc voluntary DISCLOSURE by this publication on
the part OF TIM star Route people eau hardly fan to
snow the existing desperation of their case. he
star Route organs have recently charged that the
Government had system of espionage which
tended over Judge. jury and the opposing unset
lhlS evidence, or confession, which tney themselves
furnish Tonight VIII, The GOY"ruluent counsel
Think show that the star Route people placed spies
IN the department OF Justice, aud thai the APP
prOacAos 10 Foreman DlcksOn, while they IN fact
were made substantially IN the manner and form as
he has charged, were nevertheless, a part OF the
general plan Of the defence.