Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-12

commenting upon the testimony Mr.. Dickson said
that very few OF the jurors believed Walsh's tes-
guilty did so because they thought there could be
| no conspiracy without Brady. The others thought
jurors, however, thought that as Walsh was un-
contradicted, he should be believed. Had any one
but Walsh testified. as he did, Mr.. Dickson said,
Brady would have been convicted Va1le'S teSti-
| mony, he said, was damaging TO the defense
Juror McLain ON the Bribery Question.
| Juryman McLain, who voted for conviction OF
all, except Turner, from the start said to STAR
| reporter to-day: "No man has ever approached
me. have heard that was thought to be for the
defense because went to Hagerty's where the de-
PENDANTS were; but that was supremely absurd.
| Whatever got from Hagerty's paid for myself.
Not even Turner paid for anything I would
l was little in doubt as to one or two men
1 wanted certain facts explained, as knew they
would be explained by counsel and arter the coun-
guilty except Turner. sto the reports Of bribery
firmly believe that so far as Mr.. Dickson, Mr..
Holmead and Mr.. Martin were concerned, no man
approached them-that is do not believe that
| they were bribed l have firm faith in William
Dickson, though the first time met him was on the
| 7th OF March last, when was drawn on the panel
When Mr.. Dickson drew that paper from his
pocket in the jury room and said he would explain,
| bring that into the jury ROOM said: Read it
| AS 10 Brown say nothing about him one way or
tn tae @ other, for know nothing about him. Several
not at liberty to give their names. So far as the
verdict is concerned it is simply disgusting"
What Juryman Mccarthy Says.
Mr.. Mccarthy was seen last night at his home
| In West Washington by representative of THE
STAR. He has an honest looking face, and his
| manner Is that Of q conscientious man, sincere
| and earnest in his convictions and frank and
| truthful In expressing them. He said there were
| eight jurors, including himself, who voted
| throughout for conviction Of Brady, the two Dor
the jurors) own minds that the evidence had fully
| sustained the Indictment. Mr.. Dickson the fore
the case in regard to Brady and ex-senator Dor r.
sey, and met their points with much earnestness.
Brown, the colored juror, had for time voted not
guilty, then guilty and then again not guilty.
"Well Mr.. Mccarthy. some people think 1t
little Illogical, to say the least to convict Rerdel
and Miner and disagree as to Brady and the Dor
o., It'll, "it Looked X 50 to me- as thought the evidence
ments, OF the other men. That ground we went
over in the jury room"
"some people think If the jury had not been
discharged they would have shortly agreed upon
| verdict In the case OF all the defendants" I"
81 do not think anything would have moved Mr..
Dickson or those acting with him. to vote for con-
menG
| you did not find very severe, did dyOu?"
"Oh, no It was merely deprivation OF liquor,
but as don't drink, didn't mind that would
days yet If 1t would have resulted in verdict as
to all the defendants, but don't think it would"
MI. MCSdlGuy duutu tudG lie UuOuSQG JuQQe wy
lie was surprised when he learned that one of the
four men upon whom the jury had agreed was
Peck, and that If he had known it before hand the
jury might not have got off so easily.
"Were you approached corruptly, with a view to
brbng you?" asked THE STAR man.
son, no. 1t was published that l said I had been.
| and even the amount was named-saO, ,OOO-but
never said so. was never approached directly or
indirectly: The reporters seem very eager to get
all the talk they can about the case. do not like
to figure so conspcuousiy in the newspapers. Mr..
Dickson is going to write up all that occurred; he
What Juror HOlmead Says.
Mr.. VIM. Holmead was interviewed at his store
at Mount Pleasant last evening by STAR reporter.
The jury, he said, was, in his estimation, as
Intelligent as any he had ever known. Each men,
Der OF 1t had carefully weighed all the evidence
submitted and had voted entirely in accordance
with his honest belief and conviction He would
be very glad, he said, II the individual arguments
made by the jury In their efforts to reach verdict
could be made public, SO that the people might see
their votes as they did. AS to his individual votes
he was not always with the majority, he said, but
conscience. In his opinion the verdict rendered
was an imperfect one 1t was the best verdict they
could get, however, and II they had been kept out
When asked as to the reported attempts to bribe
the jury. Mr.. Holmead said that no overtures had
believed such attempts had been made upon three
OF the jurors All OF the jury were very Indignant
at gness t attempts and they were all anxious to
who had been approached had promised the others
to withhold no Information in their possession
when called upon.
Juror Tobriner.
Mr.. Zachariah Tobriner, who voted for convict
Ing all but Turner from the first, says that
after one or two ballots the jurors began to argue
and several times the argument partook OF the
nature OF quarrel in which hard words were
used and one juror almost tainted after he had been
Mr.. Doniphan said: 81 have proposition IL YOU
accept" Mr. Dickson asked what it was, and
declined for there were but three in the minority
Mr.. Tobriner asked If any one had approached
negative. He said that Mr.. Holmead stated that
ne @ had been approached by party In the interest
ery." asked the reporter discussed in the Jury
room or was any memoranda made" 81 decline
to answer at present. said MI. Tobriner, .but
would refer you 10 other members OF the jury"
Juror McNelIy.
Mr.. Matthew McNelly was found at his shoe
store, No. 45 8th street southeast, by STAR re-
porter last evening. he said he didn't want to be
interviewed. for his record could be seen at the
court house. He voted for conviction from the
M to the END Me the conyc
as to Brady, the Dorseys and vaile, in this way:
.The Jury on the eighth ballot stood the same as
Some Of the three for acquittai said they would
stay there and rot before they would change their
he MKe
exactly. for the jury was just haunted By them.
house house for his home he was followed BY one Of
these wolves" to the center OF the CAPITOL
grounds, when he turned and told his puTsuer
noaehe he neeG g0 no Itner TOT ne could not be
man named Shaw, for the defense Mr. McNelly
said that he was on the regular panel and before
the star route jury was chosen man was sent By
the defense to his 4cNelly5) house to see whether
he was favorable or unfavorable to the defend.
ants Even around the court house the fury were
watched and dogged by these ."wolveah He said
that they all knew it was desperate case, and
wnile IN the jury room every man watched the
others TO see that he signalled one outside and
u one man went to the window he was followed
Dy some one else.
Other Jurors.
Juror Cox said that he had nothing to say about
anything, as 1t had been arranged with foreman
Dickson to prepare statement concerning the
jury.
Juror Murray, when asked about the alleged at
tempted bribery, said: 81 know nothing OF 1t my
all about 1t y
Juror Donlphan. when seen by = srAn reporter,
did nos caro- 70 say anything n relation to the al