Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-15

Aug. q, 1SS2;l that We could meet al
Wormley's hotel undisturbed, and he
would satisfy me that what he prom
ised was correct. He further said
"Well, you are 81 man of the world
and know when you are in fight you
must use every means in your power
to win. This is now the attorney gen
erals fight and he must succeed. 1t is
political life or death with him. He
does not regard Judge Wylie as friend
ly to the prosecution by his contrary
rulings" He also said
THE CASE CAME To BREWSTER AS LEGACY
from his predecessor MacVeagh, and
that it had been terribly mismanaged
by MacVeagh and James. Mistakes
had been made, and errors of counsel
had jeopardized it and the present ad-
mlnlstraton did not care to press the
case until Brady's papers commenced
their TRADE of abuse and vilifcation OF
the administration and its officers; and
now under all the circumstances the
defendants must be convicted. |
asked him if any of the council for the
prosecution knew of his action. He
said that they did not. Before leaving
he said: Il will send word to your ad-
dress to- morrow, and arrange where we
can meet and see the attorney general" 3"
On the following day after adjournment
of court, proceeded to my office, and
shortly afterward, colored boy hand
ed me card with the following written
in lead pencil:
Dear Col. Dickson:-"Eight o'clock
this evening, at Brewers" Bowen,
August "A.
Friday, August 25, l called upon
Judge Wylie at recess, and informed
him
THAT AN IMPROPER PROPOSITION
had been made me and by whom. We
conversed about the matter and he
said he would think over it and resolve
upon course to pursue. After ad-
journment that day, he called me and
said he was afraid these damnable at
tempts to pollute the jury might have
been made on some of the
other jurymen, and advised me
to caution and consult with them
privately; that for the present he
would not take action. | suggested l
could encourage Bowen and probably
let the proposition eliminate into an
actual deposit of the corruption fund,
and then expose him. He checked
me by saying, No, that has too much
flavor of police business" I said /
would report to him any further facts
l might CLEAN from day to day.
SOME DAYS AFTER
| had a conversation with him and
told him other jurymen had been ap-
preached, and he said he would attend
to the matter in time. | attempted to
tell him the facts IN the Bowen inter-
view, but he prevented me, saying he
did not care to know the facts in de-
tail or know what side of the case they
represented. 1t was apparent a person
acting for the defense might approach
jurymen with corrupt offer represent
ing themselves to be in the interest of
the prosecution and vice versa, with
a view of testing or entrapping the jury
men. He again advised the strictest
caution. Later on Mr.. Alcott intimat-
ed to me that he had been interviewed
for a corrupt purpose but did not state
the facts, and Daniphan reported to
me that man named Shaw had offer
ed him 5000 to clear Dorsey. | adj
vised him to report the matter to the
Judge and he did SO. Until we took the
first informal ballot on Friday, Sept.
Sth, l did not know how any OF
the jury would vote, nor did
in the slightest degree endeavor to
control their actions, and | refer to my
colleagues to substantiate my statement.
| could not discover any possible GRIM
mating evidence against S. w. Dorsey
that was supported by undisputed facts.
| explained my position TO my col,
leagues fully and freely, and whenever
we discussed the charges in the indict-
ment or any of the overt acts, sup
ported my position by facts sworn to
by government witnesses.
A DENIAL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-Alex. F.
Falls tie lawyer referred to III the
Dickson statement, of having attempt.
ed to bribe a juror, pronounces the
story direct falsehood made entirely
out of whole cloth, and without the
slightest foundation. In fact Falls says
he was never in court during the trial
and does not know the juror referred
to, and has no recollection Of ever see.
ing him.