The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-15
The Star Route Jury Render n Partial
Verdict and are Discharged.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1I.-At 2.05 the
Jury in the Star Route case entered and
reported that they were unable to
agree. The court stated that it had
come TO the conclusion 10 accept par
tial verdict. The jury then reported a
verdict of acquitial as to Turner and
Peck, and of guilty as TO Miner and
Unable 10 agree. On the objection OF
Mr.. Merritt that Peck had not be en-
arraigned and consequently could not
be included in the verdict, the foreman
repeated the report as 10 the others but
left out the name of Peck. The Jury
were then discharged. Mcssrs. IIcnklc
and Williams, for Miner and Rerdcll,
gave notice of n motion in arrest OF
. Judgment and for new trial.
Foreman Dickson says that after a
long discussion of the case by the Jury
it was agreed that two informal ballots
should be taken. The question first
submitted was, "Has the conspiracy as
70 all the defendants been fully proven. -
The vote resulted, yeas s, nays /. The
next question was, "Ilavc overt acts as
10 all the defendants been fully proven"
Not guilty as to all, g; guilty as to all
except Turner, $; guilty as to j. W.
Dorsey, Miner Naille and Rerdcll, /:
guilty as to Miner and Rerdcll, l. The
first formal ballot resulted in the nc.
qnittal of Turner. The next ballot was
ON the question, care j. W. Dorsey,
Tie result was j. II. Dorsey, gniity' g.
not guilty, 3; Miner, guilty, 9, not
snlity, -; Peck, guilty, I, not guilty. s.
Dickson says he will lay before the
district attorney inc facts within his
knowledge regarding the attempted
bribery "a tha oal % A..<-..-s - -
approached with an offer of $50 900 by
an officer connected with the depart
meni of Justice, who produced letters
et appointment as special agent of that
department, and stated that he was au-
,horized 10 act in the matter, if lie
would vote for The conviction of Brady
and Stephen W. Dorsey. The state
nent will be corroborated By witnesses
and circumstantial evidence. There
ere others of the jury who have been
Preached from different directions.
Sums offered were from 5000 TO
The man who approached Dick
Il him he represented the attor.
eral, but Dickson did not be-
1t. The man was accompanied
Ter officer of the department OF
1nc HcAt Gay Inc man sent IN
skiing for an interview and an.
time and place. Dickson
reply. lie has learned that
q" =. left the city on the following
/.
II 'lewing the evidence in the case
Jackson said there was nothing apoAsi
'ndy until Walsh's evidence was adj.
,..,tted, and very few Jurors believed
Va!sh's testimony. Shortly before
walsh appeared on the stand, a remis-
sion of $4,000 had been made ON his
route from Prescott to Sante Fe. Walsh
got more in the way OF remission on
MS route than the contractors obtained
on nineteen routes. The prosecution
tried to get the case against Brady sun.
ported by the Walsh testimony, ex.
tracted from him by Woodward, after
NOSE remissions made by the present
administration. Regarding s. w,
dorsey, there was no direct criminal
act shown. The case against him was
made up of circumstantial evidence.
doubt and inference. lie believed n
conspiracy existed as far as the con-
tractors were concerned, and that
herdell while nominally acting as
stephen Dorscy's clerk, was actually
working in the interest of Miner, Peck