Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-10
MEN MAY DIE,
Great Parties Rise, Flourish and
Pass Away,
And Even Worlds Be BIotted from the Starry
Skies, But the Interminable Star
Route Stink Will Still
Hang On.
THE LATEST PHASE OF THE TROUBLE.

WASHINGTON, November "a statement,
said to have been Voluntarily made by F.
H. Fall, under oath, on October 10th, is
made public to-day. 1t begins by the asser-
tion that he obtained an impression from
an interview with Brewster Cameron, on
June l4th, that the Government desired to
obtain evidence of misconduct by the Star
route jury in the past. He was engaged at
ten dollars per diem to ascertain il any
members of the jury were corruptible.
He reported to Cameron every night. On
June 24tb he talked with Thomas A.. Foote,
q colored Juror in the Circuit Court. From
information obtained from r. T. Lewis he
concluded that Brown, Star route juror,
Was Approachabie,
and told Foote so. He afterwards negoti-
ated with Payne and Foote, looking to
securing control of Browns vote. A con-
tract was drawn contemplating the pay
ment Of 8, 800 and presented by Payne,
but the former refused 10 sign the paper,
saying il was detective job. Brown, how.
ever, said he would vote as wanted, II paid
81, 500, and would control Juror Martin,
Fall refused to pay the money without the
contract was signed. Seeing by news.
paper on September 25th that Brown bad
made an affidavit charging Payne with
Attempting 10 Bribe Him.
Fall sought an interview with the latter.
Payne declared Browns statement to be
that Brown offered TO sell his vote TO who:
ever wanted it for g 500. Payne pleaded
poverty, and asked for a loan, which Fall
refused unless he would make sworn
statement. Pavne promised, but did not
appear All efforts to find him failed un-
I'll October ID, when he was encountered in
the Baltimore and Potomac depot. He
then reported that his failure to keep his
engagement was due to an overture made
by Charles James and Mr.. Wall for meet
ing between him (Paynel and Detective
Miller, made for Richards and Brown,
looking to getting a statement from Foote,
who in the meantime had gone 10 Newark.
Richards
Gave Him Twenty Dollars
in response TO a demand. Richards aud
Payne started for Newark. Richards paid
all the bills. They saw Foote and got an
affidavit. Foote wanted two thousand
dollars for the affidavit and wanted it left
in Payne's hands until he got the money.
Foote finally wrote a letter which Payne
brought to Washington, addressed to
Brady. Dorsey. & Co." demanding $1,000
before the affidavit should be delivered.
Richards threatened to get Payne 10 make
an affidavit which should agree with what
Foote had said. Payne said he wanted ST.
500 for his affidavit, and he
Deferred the Making OF IL
until that time. Payne wanted the advice
of lawyer before he would make the atti.
davits They wanted him to go to Col.
Cook and make an affidavit in his Office.
Payne wanted to advise with Col. Ingersoll:
Richards telegraphed for Col. Ingersoll, and
Richards and Miller took Payne to Col. In
persolrs house on October 1st, and there
Col. Ingersoll read the affidavit, and said
the aflidayits were wanted for the pur-
pose OF
Downing Attorney General brewster,
Cameron and Corkhill, all of whom would
have to go when Congress met and began
an investigation into the Star Route bnsi'
ness. 1t was agreed that Foote should make
his affidavit and give it to Payne, and
that Payne should hold that affidavit until
he made his own or until they got one
thousand dollars, which Foote demanded
for his, but that Major Richards got pos.
session Of the affidavit in New York and
refused to give il up. He was discharged
by the Department Of Justice on July 18th,
while acting for the Government. Fall
says he spread the impression that he was
working I'm the Interest Of the Defense,
and authorized Skivington TO say So The
result was that John g. Cox approached
him repeatedly and said he had two jurors
for sale, and whenever Fall had the money
Cox engaged to bring in the men.
Richard T. Laws claimed that through
Brown he brought about disagreement of
the jury. Laws said he was employed by
the defense to influence Brown, and did so,
being neigbbors and on terms OF intimacy:
A white man named Ludwig also claimed
TO control vote and offered il at any time
the money WAS forthcoming.