The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-17
THE BRRGERS CHARGES.
G0Ye Ulemg COuuseE Talk
but Answer R0G.
a Great Deal Threatened ..gt
she Proper FEme.'.

Uiil9 1-1OA ~ IL COuIECU!OH WIFI the
star route jury bribery affair, Mar-
rick said, in his opinion. it was be-
meath the dignity Of government
counsel to engage III d NEWSPAPER
discussion OF the matter at this time.
The whole subject was under in
yestlgati0n, and in two or three
days he expected that speciaI
counsel would make report; mean
Whileany attempt to forestall public
opinion would be unsuccessful.
Without doubt, attempts will be
made with more or less success, to
f0isi upon government services. cor
rupt men, with the object Of dam
aging their case. 1t was a circum-
stance worthy of remark that every
one of the jurors whom it is al
legged were corruptly approached,
voted for the acquittal Of the same
defendants. Some time ago, when
Falls disloyalty was first discovered,
the district attorney was advised by
letter of the circumstances by gov
eminent counsel, and his prosecu-
ton recommended. After Falls
dismissal he wrote several letters to
the encouragement, who refused,
in most emphatic language, to have
anything further to do. with him,
and referred him to Merrick. He
has not, however, awaited himself of
this advice. Merrick added that he
already had three or four cases ready
to bring to the attention Of the
grand jury. and would also be ready
to proceed with a retrial Of the
star route cases, just as soon rs
reached Oh the court docket.
Governor III. FL. Wells, SPECIAL
counsel for government, conducting
the investigation into to the jury
bribery charges, was asked if hehad
read the af1idavits published this
morning. He answered that he had
read Col. Ingers0il's very ingenious
argument, and said while it contains
many inaccuracies and evident mis-
takes, / do not think it proper for
me TO discuss the matter in columns
OF newspapers. | may say, how
ever, that it is not true, | ~as not
employed by MIR. Cameron. Indeed,
l had never seen that gentleman,
nor had any communication Of any
sort with him on any subject, until
after l was employed to Ito a plain
professional duty. Another serious
mistake is to suppose that I am
| investigating a case OF alleged
! bribery in any private interests.
/ [ would not undertake an in
/ ves5igation of that sort, regard
/ ing it as unprofessional. | under
stand my duty to be to prepare
cases against the accused par
ties, and when prepared I shall IN
doubtedly prosecute them in an APP
propriate legal tribunal; nor will
| their prosecution be hindered by
this publication of Col. Ingersoll or
any like publication. The character
Of some of the persons making the
: atlidavits is SO VIGOROUSLY bad chat
their statements are not likely to
obtain much credence anywhere,
My opinion is that the public Will
be satisfied with the real facts. l
. have for some days been in the pos
2 session of all the material facts to
, which several OF the afidavits re-
] late, but as they include but small
part of the matter before me, ii
I ought not to be laid before the pub
lie until it is possible to give full
true and complete history OF all the
transactions. From the records OF
the department l learned that Fall
was discharged July Nth, for pro
l posing to control the verdict Of
some of the members of the staI
7 route jury in favor OF the
United States, providing clerkships
= could be obtained or guaranteed fol
! their relatives or friends. He was
originally employed because he was
: a lawyer Of good standing.
Henry a. Bowen, who was ar
; rested in Philadelphia, is the person
who has obtained nOt0riety recently
in connection with Dickson;
e charges of the bribery Of Jurors il
the star route trials. The impress
I sion has been created that Mr.
Bowen was employed by the de
partment Of justice in some capacity
5 in relation to the star route cases
) The fact is that he has never had TIT
5 slightest connection directly or IN
ulICCGIJ WILL bHCSG CdStSs AUOQ
s the middle of August las
l; Bowen presented himSel
u to the attorney genera
bringing Il letter from the secretar,
of war in which Mr.. Lincoln state
that Bowen was his personal frient
and that he (the secretary desire
l. favorable consideration Of matter
It about which Bowen would speal
n Bowen wanted to be appointed a
e agent Of government to inyestigat
F. the charges that have been made /
IS relation to the selling Of liquors t
g Indians in Arizona. AS the depart
: ment of justice has invariably Ok
Il Tered to the war department in tn
l. matter appointments of officers fC
duty in connection with ma
tiers relating to that depar
ment, the attorney genera
gave Bowen commission
y He started for Arizona, but after b
n had reached his post, and before /
IS had entered upon tie peTformanC
ID OF his duties, the true character {
Ell the adventurer was ascertaineC
IL He was removed on the 18th of SCI
y TENDER. Dickson's affidavit COZ
ut tains q statement that Bowen a
Re tempted to bTibe the d1iant, VII
twas foreman Of the jury, to vote L