Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-17
BOB'S BOMBSHELL.
An Interview With Col IngerseIl, OF
the Star-ROute Defszse-The
Latest DeTfe
or the Desperate Eingsters-The Cow
ernment's Side OF the story-What
Mr...Merriek Says.

or the Desperate EiRgsters-The Gov
ernment's Side OF the story-What
Mr.. Merriek Says.
WASHINGTON, October 15.-The Poa thii
| mornIng publishes an iuerview with Col
Robert q. Ingersoli, embosying 4 number Of
stndaYits, which he makes public for the
| purpose OF showing that several of the jury.
men IN the late StaI-route trial were cor
Tuptly approached by employees of the De
| pariment of Justice, and that these employees
regularly reported their proceedings from day
TO day TO the department or some officer
thereof.
THE FIRST AFFIDAVIT.
given is one made by Wn. Knox Brown
one OF the JUROR, on the 18th instant, a:
follows:
County of Washington. District OF Columbia:
VIM Knox Brown, being duly sworn, says he
case; that during the trial of aid case one Arthur
Payne came 10 atlantis house and left note say
ing he wished to see afiani; afiant afterwafd
saw said Payne and Payne said the man had asked
MN Il he could say anything that he wished, and
mat 4 ne had told the man ne gould say anything
handed 1t to aftant to read. The paper was an
agreement with F. H. Fall, to be signed by afiant
one of the jury should vote to convict the defend
ants in the starroute case; or. if atlantis vote OF
was to receive $500 Afiant read the paper and
then said to Arthur Payne: am going according
both can go to hell, and shall vote in accordanc
with my convictions Arthur Payne said thai
ran was lawyer and had an office on p Io st5set
Subscribed and sworn to before me, on the 18th
day OF October A. ID. 1882. J. F. OLMSTED.
Notary Public.
FOOTE'S AFFIDAVIT.
Then follows the affidavit of Thomas r.
Foote, resident of Washington until July
last, but now of Newark, n. j., under date
OF Newark, September 26lh. He swesrs
that he was present when Payne was en-
ployed by Fall to corrupt the jury, and that
he himself brought Payne TO Fall for that
purpose. He also swears that Fall gave him
to understand that he (FalD was employed
by the government, and he was TO get money
from the government 10 pay the amounts he
had offered for the corruption of Brown and
Msrtin. Fall informed the afiant that he
wanted the signature OF Brown to the paper
above referred TO in order that he might
show it 10 the parties he was working for,
and thus obtain the money.
STILL ANOTHER ONE.
Next comes the affidavit of James A.
Nelson, of Washington, September 18th, in
last June, when Fall informed him that he
would soon be employed by the Depart
ment OF Justice as special detective in
the Star-route cases. Fall also 8 ated that
he wanted two to three men working under
him, who would make daily reports 10 him,
and if Nelson was employed by him it would
be in the capacity of special detective. and
that one part of Nelson's duty would be to
watch the jurymen and see that no one tam
quently that he went with Fall to the attor-
ney generals Office and there met Brewster
Cameron. Fall told Cameron he thought
Nelson's services would be valuable, and
Cameron informed Nelson that he would be
placed on the rolls of the department at
$50 per month. Nelson was to receive in
from Fall. Some days later, or
about the let OF July, Fall instructed Nelson
10 see Jurors Brown and Martin, the two
coored jurors, and tell them if they would
vote for The conviction of Dorsey and Brady
they would be we'll paid for it, and both
have government places at once. After the
trial Nelson swears that Fall informed him
that. he (FalD had the authority of the
proper parties to say this. He was also in
,u ucted by Fall to watch Dorsey and Brady,
and see who they were connected with a I all
lines.
VIM. r. LAWS,
4 resident of Washington, swears that
Fall approached him and endeavored to en-
ploy him TO obtain evidence that the Star
'oute jurors had accepted bride in another
Ease. and make an agreement in case the
ury could not be broken, 10 induce one or
more of them TO vote tor the conviction of
he defendants. 80 that the worst that couId
happen 10 the government wouId be hung
ury. Fall, Laws swears claimed to be in
he employ of the government, and author
Zed affiant not only to pay jurymen but to
Promise government positions. Laws de-
lined to assist Fall, informing him that his
Laws) sympathies were with the defendants
THOMAS R. FooTE
critics that on the 18th OF September he |
eceived letter from +. II. Fall, written |
september oath, containing the following |
asssge:
FRIEND FooTE-I saw Arthur Payne to-day. |
. no brown Is out with statement that Payne
nat he represented F. n. Fall. IF PAYNE or me
cts into any trouble we may want you, as you
NOW NOV a. an az 5Pont quit II, We can 1 Brown II we
as the government detective. and want a poipt
n Brown. There was, so far as 1 know, no at
,mPt 70 or16e there may have been enough got
5 to do it. Don't talk to anyone about the mat
n sntil inform you of the right time The gov
1a s VIII perhaps hl want US BreWn has LED
iniure PAYNE. He and Won know IL all and
reporter. Mum is the void Please answer
ours respectfully, F. II. FALL.
COL. INGERsoLL
ext addresses two afidavits, subscribed by
I'm. Halmead, one OF the jurors, on the
]th OF September, 1882, and the 18th in
ant. He swears that during the second
eek OF the Star-route trial Fall csme TO his
ouse TO see him, alleging that the visit was
II the purpose of ascertaining whether he
knew of any attempts by defend
ats TO corrupt the jury, such information
avlng come TO the ears OF the attorney-gen-
al. Fall told him all the jurors were I'M
,r the ban of suspicion, and he was the
lly one in the whole department that had
~ con6ders. Fall also told him that
errick and Bliss and Key knew nothing
,out his employment in the Star-route case,
1t he reported TO the attoruev-peneral ey-
v night. HaIme,d on This and one or two
her occasions when Fall souobt interviews
in him avoided conversatIon as mach 90
,ssihle bnt told Fail he had M know1sdge
anv attemnts To corrunt The inrv and de-
nded with much zeal Dickson 0Icott and
artin- whose names were msntioned bv
ali as being nnder snsnicion bv the den.rf-
emit. He promised however thar he wouId
Ali he conid to rsvel ont sny corrnntion
might hear of,
co- ,,on,,
I'LL iN0Nnsoi-
en- introduced the shdaVlt oil Edward
'ylor, 1aylor, ne says, was, during Inc
ar-roule trlai, the principal agent OF The