Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-14
Jurors Approached With Money
Judge Wylie's Astonishing Declare.
alton in Open Court.
Brady and Dorsey Refuse TO Talk
About the Charges.
VILLAlNX AND SCOCNDRELI~M

Judge Wylie delivered a very lively
lecture to the jurors in the criminal
court Just before the noon recess Sept s.
and succeeded in creating the greatest
commotion that Washington has wit
messed for many a day. The court,
room was packed by the audience that
had gathered to hear Attorney General
Brewster's closing argument for the
prosecution in the Starroute trial. Mr..
Brewster had finished his speech, and
the counsel had begun making their
suggestions for the consideration OF
Judge Wylie in his charge. From the
manner in which the counsel started
out Judge Wylie concluded that tn e
offering OF prayers by the defense
would consume all the afternoon and
he ordered Il recess. The audience
began to leave, and the jury were pre-
pairing to retire, when Judge Wylie
called the latter back. The manner OF
the Judge attracted the attention OF
the crowd and the noise and confusion
was quickly hushed.
AN ESEIDSlON.
He is generally good-natured and
pleasant, and can endure With com
posture what would drive another man
distracted. In the course Of the trial
he has impressed everybody with his
geniality, and the gracious manner in
which his rulings have been made has
taken half the sting from bench-re-
buke to yrangling lawyers. AT the time
he called the jury back there was an
expression on His Honor's countenance
that attracted attention. An angry
cloud sutiused his features, and he
spoke in his sharp, jerky way, betray
ing the wrath which he made no eff
fort to conceal; his voice was the only
sound to break the stiffness of the
room. He spoke slowly and deliberate
ly, carefully measuring his words, but
was unsparing III his denunction of
the wolves, whose villainly and
scounJrelisms deserved no mercy"
At the conclusion of Judge Wylie's
remarks the foreman said: "When
this case is ended, Your Honor, shall
lay the whole matter before You for
action" 1t was some minutes before
the full extent of the judges speech
could be comprehended. 1t was an
explosion entirely unexpected. The
lawyers were the first to collect their
scattered senses, and those of the de-
tense began clamoring for an investiga-
ton. Judge Wylie only remarked
that we will see about that in due
I; ~, q o,,l tbc .,ooso .,og lbn ,olron
WANT IT MADE PUBLIC
Mr.. Dickson, foreman of the Jury
and the spokesman for such of the
jurors as had been corruptly approach
ed, has been besieged by many inter-
ested parties to make public the names
of the bribers. He has, however, been
well disciplined by Judge Wylie, and
he, as well as the other jurors, will say
but very little. Mr.. Dickson
says that i would be mani
testify improper for him to say
anything about the matter at present.
All he could say about the matter was
that in August he was approached,
and hearing that some of his brother
jurors had also been approached with
brides, informed Judge Wylie Of the
occurrence, and told the other Jurors If
any more attempts were made TO cor
rupt them to let him know. In answer
to how much was offered by the would
be bribers, Mr.. Dickson said it would
not be proper to state that, but the
amounts were large. Judge Wylie
said it had come to his ears that mem
bers of the jury bad been approached
in q most disgraceful way in attempts
to influence their action. He had at
first heard of it about. week ago,
when he had received most direct and
positive information of this character.
He had then advised the jurymen to
say nothing about it, as he did not wish
TO stop the progress of the case. With
in the past twenty-four hours, however,
these wolves that surrounded the jury
had become tiercer and holder, and
upon hearing of one attempt more
brazen and villainous than the others,
he had felt such indignation he had
nearly advised the juror to shoot down
such a man on the spot. He hal
thought that, but had not advised it.
He now adjured the jurymen to spurn
such men with the toe of their foot; to
turn from them with scOrn. He wished
to warn these men that they were not
to commit such outrages without pun
ishment.