Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-10
The Star Route Bribery Cases.
Mr.. FALL GIVES BAIL-HIS sTATEMKNT-PAYNE RE
LEASED ON BAIL.

Frank a. Fall, who was before the Police Court
yesterday, charged with attempting to influence
the vote OF Juror Brown, In the star route trial,
and who waived an examination and was put
under 81 000 bail to appear before the grand jury
came into court at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, and offered Mr.. Frank j. T1bbets, as his
bondsman, who was accepted for 1850 of the
amount Mr.. Fall came into court this morning,
and offered Mr. Martin Barringer for the remain
1ng$l 500. MrBarrtnger was accepted by the court,
ana this comDleted Falls bail.
Arthur Payne, who has been In jail since his
arrest, was also released on bail late yesterday
afternoon, Mr. Chase Roys, the school teacher,
going on his bond.
THE CASE OF Mr. DICKSON.
,,-, MT c. Maurice Smith, counsel for Foreman
William Dickson, of the star route jury, charged
with trying to influence the vote OF juror, said to
STAR reporter this morning that he had just
trial Of his client Mr.. Wells declined TO set day,
because, he said, one OF his principal witnesses,
Judge Hoover, was cut OF the city.
STATEMENT MADE BY MR. FALL.
statement made by Frank H. Fall, under oath
before justice of the peace Moss, on the 10th OF
October, was given out for publication last night
This statement recites a conversation held with
Mr.. Brewster Cameron on the 14th OF June last, in
the presence OF post Office inspector Woodward
and Edward Taylor. Fail states that he under
stood from Mr.. Cameron that the government de-
sired evidence Of any misconduct by the jury, in
the past or the future If such existed His duties,
aS ne understood them, We're 10 learn whether any
OF the jurors had been approached, and the result
was that Fall was, on that day. employed at
salary OF $40 a day. On June q. Foote agreed TO
nnd out II Juror Brown was for sale. and Fall
promised him S25, II he would get written agree
ment from Brown, atteSted by two witnesses
Payne was afterward brought In by Foote and
agreed to get an agreement from Brown, selling
his vote for s., 500 Payne, on the 5th or 9Th OF
July reported that Brown refused sign the agree
ment, as he thought 1t was detective job put up
by the government. Alter Brown made his affidavit
Payne said that Browns statement was lie; that
Brown came to his house and said he would sell
his vote In the star route case to any one who
wanted it for $500, and that at that time and
place they tried to get him to sign the written
trap and would not sign it. Fall then gives a fun
account of the manner in which the aft 1avits
were procured, through Major Richards. Detective
Miller and Col IngerSOll. Taylor had been rep
reSenting that the government was willing to use
money In some way With the jury. He asked
Brewster Cameron II 1t was so. Cameron de-
nounced 1t as an unmitigated falsehood. and Fail
thereupon, to establish TaylOrs falSehO1d. pro-
cured affdavitS Fall also states that he gave out
that he Was employed by the defense, In order TO
OBTAIN Information. The result was that John q.
Cox came to him repeatedly and offered him two
jurors who, he said, he had for sale. Richard L.
LAWS was another, who said that he and Brown
were as brothers; that he had induced him TO
haI,g the jury In the Long case and that he could
control him. Laws, Fall says, told him that he
had been promised money by the defense for
working Brown, but that he had never received it.
Lu1ington WAS another, who toll him that IL he
nad money TO let him know, as there was i Juror
whom lie could control.