The Evening critic., 1882-09-13
william DicIsson's Charge.

National Republican.
The foreman of the star-Route jury, Mr..
William Dickson, distinctly charges that an
agent of tho Department Of Justice either at.
tempted to bribe him or attempted to make
him believe that he could havo $4,000 II he
convict Brady and s. W. Dorsey. The name of
this agent is Bowen. He is said by Mr.. Dick
son TO have shown n letter OF appointment
at salary OF 81 a day and expenses. Dickson
show. him his relations to tho Attorney;
wanted to go West and take a holiday, and so
the place was mado for mo-" Dickson further
says that Bowen exhibited a letter from the
recently appointed marshal OF Arizona, asking
for Bowen's appointment as an agent to inves-
tigate certain matters. Bowen is represented
as having gone to tho extent OF Offering to de-
posit the bribe-money secretly, and to Dick
sons satisfaction, for delivery after tho bride
service should be performed; and also as hay
ing proposed to arrange meeting between
ley Hotel.
Dickson says he does not believe the At.
torney'General was party to this Infamous
transaction, but thinks Bowen's movement
was made TO ascertain II any OF tho Jury could
be bought. Mr.. Ker, OF counsel for the prose.
cution, says that Bowen will be brought on
from Arizona 10 answer the charge.of Mr.. Dick.
son. Mr.. Dickson claims to haye corr0bora-
tive testimony Of the truth OF his statement.
If we were to copy after the manner of sen.
satlonal journalism, and to accept the rules OF
evidence its conductors have always treated
as suflcient, we should at once declare that,
as Bowen Is an authorized special agent Iof
the Department of Justice, therefore he must
have leon acting under the Attorney-Gen-
erals Instructions In Offering bribe to
Juror. The newspapers which try and con-
dence for the defense, and which denounce as
apologists for crime all who recommend a
t6e
Attorney. General and demand his removal or
impeachment; The foreman Of the Jury, IN
case In which the Attorney'General hiYseli
personally appeared, and to his professional
connection with which he was probably in
debted for his call to the Cabinet Is invited to
meet that high oticer at WormISys Hotel o,d to
OF a bride OF $4,000 TO vote with tho prosecu-
ton. The man who invites him seeks to con-
vince him Of his authority by exhibiting a let,
ter OF appointment as n special agent signed
by the Attorney General. Tho foreman evades
him and consults the Judge, who tolls him not
TO engage in any further talk with this agent,
behind him. And there the matter dropped.
And here the sensation-mongers would natu.
rally take IT. up and picture AtorneyGe13e e,,
his trusty agent and "the man with the most
intelligence" selected as tho Governments
and II %oSa haVe To et Ito be
for the foreman acted uprightly and connded
In Judge Wylle.
and oldfashioned, and which has hitherto
refused to howl against accused but uncon.
victed people, Will now refuse to believe
Special Agent Bowen's alleged tale against his
chief. II will refuse TO denounce Mr.. Bowen
until he is heard. THIS may subject us 70 the
charge OF being callous and Indifferent In re-
gard TO Official corruption. But It is only the
exercise OF our sense OF Justice. When Bowen
comes we shall sec whether he Will
deny Dickson's charge, or admit the
| mitted or sustained, then 1t will be for him to
| accuse the Attorney-General OF having directed
| him TO commit IN awful crime, or else to con.
| TESS that he used that officials name without
| authority for purposes OF his own. II alone,
| or under tho advice or suggestion or with the
knowledge or assent OF anybody connected
| with the Department OF Justice, he tempered
| with Juror, either 70 bribe him or to see
| II he was approachable, then he is a vile
man, and tho Attorney.General cannot
| harbor him or any who may have
| Allotted him. ''Court vermin" was tho term
| applied by Theodore Parker to those vile
creatures who sneak around courts for lille
| gltimate purposes, and engage In dirty work
| like this attributed to Bowen. II tho Depart
| mont OF Justice could BIO shown to believe In
or to tolerate that sort OF nastiness It would be
| the first duty OF tho President to clean 1t out
from chief TO scullion. That 1t Is of such Q
| character We would not believe, even upon
| Bowen's evidence, unless, after giving II, he
| and his inside friends, II any there be, were
| retained In their places.