Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-16

guilt of the four chief conspirators. though each
is recorded in favor of verdict against one or
more of these defendants.
Exceedingly DiaphanOus.
FROM the Phladelphia Record.
In view of the self-contradictory verdict of
the star-route jury in acquitting the principal
consplrators and cOnvcting the lesser offenders
tnat story of Foreman Dickson of the attempt
on oenalf OF the government to corrupt his
virtue is exceedingly transparent.
Inc more the verdict of the star-routc jurors is
considered. and the circumstances leading up to
1t as detailed by the Jurors themselves, the i'm
preston Is confirmed that it was procured by
bribery.
Worse Than an OEt-and-Out Conviction
Wash ngton Specia to Boston Herald.
UT course. everybody Will see at once that the
verdict brought in by the jury is worse for
Brady and Dorsey than an out-and-out cOnvic-
ton would have been. There is always the
posi- ility of mistake about an honest convic-
ton, but there can be none about a dshonor-
able discharge as the result of a disagreement
brought about by dishonest means.
Intended to Divert Suspicion.
Washington Correspondence Baltimore Sun.
Little if anv credeirce is given to the state
ments that the government sought through its
agents to obtain verdict by any improper
means, and all such assertions are believed to
be intended to divert suspicion from those who
were really engaged in the attempt to corrupt
the jurors.
Too Prominent To Meet a Felon's
Doom.
From the New York Journal of Commerce.
This verdict is not one of mot guilty." or
even of mot proven" but simply of mot con-
victed." The guilt is established if the conspi-
special reason why the principals in the affair
were not convicted. That reason ia SO plain to
the dullest apprehension that no jury need sit
upon an inquisitiOn for 1t. We gave it months
ago as the reason why these prominent men
would not be reached by the hand Of justice.
felons doom, and whatever money was neces
sary to purchase the result must be furnished
and placed where it would do the most good.
From the GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Courier.
Had the jury given strict attention to the
evidence. and attended carefully to the instruc-
lions from the judge, there would have been no
difficulty In finding that Gen. Brady and ex-Sen-
ator Dorsey were the ringleaders in the con-
spiraey to stealthe peoples money.
The First thought.
They (he jury cannot agree with the great
mass Of the people, with every honest man in
the republic, that Dorsey and Brady have plum
dered the Treasury of hundreds Of thousands of
uoiHtis. Tic HIst CnOuShC tnaI comes INTO the
mind of the average citizen is that the jury has
been tempered with, and it is more than prob
able that Investigations now to be set ON foot
will show that to be q fact.
A Practical Conviction
Washington Correspondence Boston Post.
The ring and their friends are jubilant, but
the sober-minded and honest part of this CON-
munity regard the extraordinary verdict as
practical conviction of all the defendants who
were arraigned except Turner, against whom
the COVER nment had no case.
Not the Most Grave confederation.
From the Providence Journal.
Nor again, is the amount of money said to
have been fraudulently obtained the most grave
That which the people are
thinking OF is whether the public affairs are
honestly conducted. Is it possible to cheat the
government with impunity; and is the conduct
Of any department such as to incte fraud ?
Whether there shall be another trial or not is for
the government to decide. We do not think it
necessary in order to an intelligent and honest
opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the de-
PENDANTS as yet undispOsed of.
What Distinguishes Bowen from the
Rest Of the World.
From the N. Y. Truth.
Foreman Dickson of the star route Jury. tells
\ tale which is SO improbable on its face that
we cannot credit it. 1t is not reasonable to be-
eve that the Department OF Justice would
offer bride for the conviction of the defend
ants and if it did it is very certain that it would
not select as it's agent man like Henry A.
Bowen.
Bowen is one Of those men whose names ex-
cite derision. Bowen is a man whose word is
not as good as his bond, and his bond is good
Tor nothing. Whether or not he is a
special agent of the Department of Justice.
Bowen is just the man to assume the role of
|ury-fxer. The audacity with which Bowen
talks of thousands, when he has not cent in
his pocket and is not sure of his dinner, is one
of those characteristics which distinguish him
when he undertook to play the part OF jury-txer
that he did not offer 500 600 instead Of S25 900
for the conviction of the defendants. If he
offered any money it is clear to our mind
that it was offered to be useful to instead of
D. ainSt the defendants
Stealing the Livery OF Heaven.
From the Philadelphia North American.
Stealing the livery of heaven to serve the
devil in about fits the case of man who would
dare to assume to be the emissary OF the Attor-
ney General on an errand Of corruption.
The newspaper press vOicng the opinion Of the
community, is substantially unanimous in de-
the verdict as mOnstrous miscarriage
Ofjustice, and as an incOmprehensible compound
of absurdities and contradictions
A Shameful Failure of Justice.
From the New York Herald.
The result of the star route trial is a scanda-
lous failure of justice well calculated to arouse
popular indignation everywhere. That the pub
lie treasury has been robbed in the most shame
full manner, that it was robbed for wears and of
untold sums Of money by a ring OF plunderers.
Is a notorious fact. If the men who have lust
been tried for these frauds are not guilty nobody
is guilty. If they are not to be punished nobody
can be punished.
VIII Dorsey Resign?
From the Philadelphia Press.
Is Dorsey going to resign his position as Sec
rotary Of the national committee, or does he
prefer to be branded thief and drummed out OF
camp to the tune Of 1.-THE ROgue's March ?"
Maybe Brady got his disagreement, as
ne claims to have made his fortune. by tele-
phone. There is great power in the electric
current. and it is being put to new uses every
day. Attorney General Brewster would
be bad man to undertake to elk" Jury. He
has gone too long without learning how.
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