Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-12
STILL HANGS FIRE.
The Star Route Jury Still Una
agreed Upon a Verdict.
Estimated that the Trial viii Cost
the Government 100000.

WASHINGTON, September s. The
jury in the Star Route cases came in~
TO court shortly after ten o'clock and
announced that they had not agreed
upon a verdict, and asked for further
Instructions. These were given by
Judge Wylie at considerable length,
and their general tendency was
strongly against the defendants. At
their own request the jury was al
lowed to take their notes to the jury
room and again retired. They will
report at two o'clock, to which time
the court took recess.
At three o'clock the Star Route
jury again came into court and re-
ported that they had failed to agree.
They were directed to return and re-
port again at six o'clock. When
they came into court at the latter
hour they announced that they had
reached an agreement in regard to
some of the defendants, but not as
to others. Judge Wyle stated that
he was not prepared as yet to accept
partial verdict, and the jury we're
told to retire for the night, and come
into court again at ten o'clock to
morrow morning. The session of the
court has been continued from day
to day since Friday by recess, no ad-
journment having been taken.
One of the prosecuting counsel
was interviewed tonight, and he
expressed the opinion that the jury
have reached a verdict of guilty as
to Brady, Reirdell, Miner and Vale,
possibly an acquttal as to Turner,
and that they are still considering
the case of the two Dorseys.
1t was ascertalned at the Treasury
Department to-day that the pay
ments already made on account OF
| expense III the prosecution OF the
Star Route cases are as follows: b
IL. Brewster, for services aud eX>
penses before his appointment as
Attorney-Genersl, $4,000; W. A.
Cook, services and expenses, S6,7O2;
George Buss, services aud expeuse-,
S19, ,251 90; W. A Kerr, services and
expenses, s6, ,527; r T. Me4i ck, ser
vices and expenses, $4,000; A M
Gibson, services and expenses, 50,
900. Total, S47, ,4SU go.
1t VIII be seen tuat the above ex-
penses include only lawyers fees and
expenses aud oDl y SO much Of tnaI
class of acc UNITS as has been passed
| by the accounting officer of the
| treasury. None OF the other accounts
OF the expenses incurred iii this trial
such as witness fees, compensation
of special agents, court expenses
etc have not yet been presented a
the treasury. Ii is estimated tha
these expenses, together with the
| additional amount to be pa d a:
counsel fees, will swell the total ek-
penses of the Star Route llIal +,
about 100000. I'LL. --,t
WAHINeToN, September. 10.-Th'
Star Route jury came into the cour
at 10 o'clock tins morning, and at
in the afternoon, and each time re-
ported that they had not reached /
verdict as to all the defendants
They We're accordingly sent back t,
their room with instructions to re
port again tomorrow morning at II
o'clock.
/ WASHINGTON, d. O., Septemt r II
AT 1910 O clock this morning, tn,
Star Route jury entered the court
room, and through their foreman
announced that they had reached
conclusion as to four of the defend
ants and stood as they did on rSatur
day as to the others. Being unable Il
agree as to all of them, the court de
clined to receive the verdict.
A recess was then taken until
O'Clock, p. m.