Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-13

that statement is true,
so HELP ME GOD.
The others then told their experiences, and
prefaced them with the same remark as
made, that they were not given to influence
ANYBODY, and it was impossible to Judge In
whose interest the corrupt offer was made
az suggested by Judge Wylie. The result
OF the verdict was "a unsatisfactory 10 me az
it was to any of the counsel. 1t was incon-
sistent. The jury did not expect to render
verdict when they were called in yesterday
afternoon. They had decided, by vote OF
eleven TO one, that the foreman should not
report unless the judge commanded them to
do 80.
JUDGE wYLIE
did direct me to report. 1 turned to the jury
and polled them as to whether / should re-
port according to our last 1.-THE twelfth) bal
lot. / did this, 80 that if there were any
doubling minds on the jury last chance was
given them 10 change their vote, II deslrous
to do 30. Each and every man assented to
my reporting the result, and did so. l be-
lieved conspiracy was made out to some
of the contractors, who were organized APP
parently with the view OF obtaining contracts
upon unfrequented territory or in a growing
section at low figures, and by nisrepresenta-
tions of the facts and petitions to the depart
ment, to secure expedition and increase until
the
FIGURES REACHED LARGE SUNS.
/ believe this was systematically done By
them, through their officers located here,
and the principal sufferers were the sub
contractors, whose Losses comparatively with
the government were ten times greater.
believe in many instances the department
was imposed on, and BY the misrepresenta-
tions, which were probably made, orders
would be issued. Take any executive officer
under the government, care not who, and l
| know from my experience that ii is physi-
| cal impossibility, considering the growing
| wants of the people, to personally inspect,
examine and discover the true inwardness of
| the effect OF each order he issues in the
MANIFOLD DUTIES ASSIGNED HIM,
and then the exercise of mistaken judg
ment should be considered by every liberal
| mind. II the Jury are TO be composed of
| men who do not act and think for them
selves, and who are expected to accept cir
| cumstantial evidence as fact and shadows as
| proof, then the authorities made a woeful
| mistake when they drew my name from the
| wheel In regard to the Bowen matter, L
| have copied the statement l made on the
night of August 23d, and placed it in the
| hands of the district attorney Tor acton,
| and this afternoon / shall write to the attor-
ney-general asking for
AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION,
and dem landing, as a citizen, the protection
| of his department from vicious, malicious
| and contemplate attacks of his officers of
| justice upon a juror who dared to vote his
honest convictions. If brilliant Merrick
| imagines he can sustain his views of my
course BY vituperation and abuse, calumny
I and inuendo, am willing to surrender; but
1 shall eagerly watch to see what his course
| will be when the damning proofs are pre-
scented against one of his subordinates and
corrobating evidence which is amply sufi-
cient to satisfy the most incredulous is be-
fore him; till then we will not talk about
| personal integrity. That he will do me the
| justice of an apology, feel certain, for do
| not
| BELIEVE HIM CAPABLE OF WRONG.
1 have lived and struggled for an honest
| livelihood in this community for twenty
years this month, and l hope | have not
I fallen SO low in the estimation OF my fellow
| citizens, who have honored me so often by
their evidences of condolences, as to be
| branded a. falsi6er and be suspected OF
perjury. 1 shall patiently await my vindi-
cation at the hands of the Department OF
| Justice.
| 1t is understood that Bowen's companion,
| when he approached Dickson, was a man by
| the name of Brewster Cameron, also a special
agent of the Department of Justice, and this
fact will probably be stated in Dickson's for
| NAL and sworn statement 10 the district at
| torney. 1t is long document, but embraces
| in detail only what Dickson stated above in
| a general way.