New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-16

that ne would do all he could Gravel out any
tion ne might hear Of" and added that Tan could
ten tue Attorney General that FOR his part he believed
1ieved them innocent he should aequit, and he
or anY else
Colonel Insersor then Introduces an affidavit Of one
Edward Taylor Taylor" ne SAYS, was during the
star Route trial the PRINCIPAL OF the Department
OF Justice He was c0gniznt OF nearly every hing mat
was done He was charged with the care and custody
OF most Of tue witnesses for the Government coming from
distance. He held the closest relations with the De-
parment OF Justice aud knew what was done anu VINO
0n u ihshof appears RON letters anu pSPeIs IA
possession, and from memoranda made by himself tnat
ne enjoyed 70 the fullest extent the confidence Oh the
Tayors affidavit is to the effect that he was employed
by A. b. NewcOmbe special agent OF the Department OF
Justice July, 8, ISL. a. "a detective, and con-
unued in that service up to February g. 15s2,
eron, General Aeent Of the Department
Of Justice, in the capacity connection with the
quest brought 20 the later f. II Fali who had been
recommended to him a good man for detective work
would produce evidence that majority OF the jury bai
been bought by the defence. Fall said he would do ~
but thought Merrick should not know anything about
H. Cameron agreed to keep It from Merrick
FAN said Brown, the eoored Juror. was
the BunkO case and chung" the Jury, and was
paid FOR t that James Nelson, the man who paid the
money. under his control and would swear TO that
later interview, asked Fail If he was acquainted
with any Of the jurors and FAN replied that he knew
Juror Holm al Intimately. Cameron said " See Hol-
mead and see what you can do with him" Fall prom
ed to do and also to have Holcad sound the other
jurors Taylor met Cameron and Fan few days later.
when Cameron asked Fan II he had seen HOlmead
Fail rep led that be mad lot Cameron said It was very
important hat he should DO SO that If Holmead and
two other irOrs could b. secured who would hold
out ff the conviction or all, they might secure cOmpro-
mise by whica Brady and kertie would be convicted"
Cameron also remarked that he would prefer TINS TO
breaking the jury.
Later In day Fall told Taylor he had seen Holmead
and that HOlmead said nothing had been proven
against any OF the defendants, hut that he would
to convict Brady his zee and Rerde because he
believed him to be rascal" several days afterwaru
Taylor received note from FAN IN which be said Ao
mead had told him " there no case and II II was
gwen 10 the jury they would acqmt without leaving
their seats"
Holme0d had also told Fall that all the jurors expected
the defence 10 try TO bride hem but they had not done
so. Later Taylor and Fall met Cameron who SAID the
AttOrney-General TAD concluded 10 would not
do % break the jury but he (tne Attorney General
wanted evidence That the defence had brbed some or
thcm and then with hung jury after the trial was over
he (Che Attorney G. ncrab would this evidence
prosecute the rOrs, aud II would out 10 The world
the defence had secured hung in y by bribery
which would be almost as good as IA convection.
An affidavit OF Foreman Dickson Is also introduced,
the substance Of when has already been published.
COOnei inE5r9ol concludes the interview By saying
that he thinks these affdavts establish the
fact that agents and employees Of the
Department Of Justice were for months
engaged in an effort 10 corrupt with money and the
promise OF Official position, Jury upon whose yerdici
depended Tie reputation aud liberty of the deienGAns