The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-09-21
The srAR-aourE TRIALS.
Conclusion Of the Long and Tedi-
ous Case.
A Mixed Verdict.

The jurors came into court at 10 o'clock on
Monday morning, the llth inst Judge Wylie
asked If a verdict had been reached, to which
the foreman replied that there had been no
change since Saturday. when conclusion
had been reached ms 10 four Of the t,o-
fendants The Judge, therefore, sent
them back. and announced recess until
L. III At that time the jury returned, and,
after answering to their names, reported
through their foreman that no further prog
res had lccn made
Judge Wvlc hesitated for q minute and
then said: i have decided to accept your
verdict Marshal call the defendants
Erady and Dorsey failed TO respond on tho
first call, and II was suggested that they
We're out OF the courtroom, and Deputy
Marshal was sent after them. In a few mir
utes they clbowed their way through thu
throng and took positions facing the court
III the defense table. The customary ques-
tion was put to the jury. rs to whether they
had agreed upon a verdict. to which Fore
man Dickson replied:
II am instructed hy the jury upon this in.
dictment To make the following return:
As to John NJ. Peck and William H. Tur.
ncr. not guilty.
As to John n Miner and Montford @
Rcrdcll. guilty.
AS to John W. Dorsey, Stephen W. Dor
sey, Harvey NJ. Vale and Thomas J. Brady,
the Jury are unable to agree"
There was painful pause in the proceed
ings. aud all eyes We're directed to the spot
where the defendants sat Brady appeared
rs u stunned by heavy blow. and, with
head sunk low, presented a very different ap-
pearanca from the defiant, Haunting person.
age of the day before Dorsey leaned for
ward rs il in doubt rs to what nc had heard,
while Miner and Rcrdcll We're deathly pale.
The court. after the Clerk had put tho
usual questions. discharged the jury. and
aitOnf tn atiinnrn when hx IN.
rupted by the counsel for Rerdell and Miner
with motion III arrest Of Judgment and
notice for u new trial.
The court then directed the Marshal to
take Miner and lserdell into custody pending
q hearing on the question OF Il new trial
Foreman Dickson addressed the court in
relation TO the charge Of bribery that has
arisen in this case lie inquired II it would
be- proper at this time To present to the
court the additional information in his pos
session rs TO the approaches that had Iecn
made to the jury.
Judge M,lic replied that this was not tho
time nor the occasion for anything Of the
sort The matter would be investigated by
the law officers of the Government at the
proper time. lie had been tod that certain
scoun,lrels had attempted this ahominahlo
and censnlable crime, and when an exami-
nation took place, Ii the charge was proven,
he would runisl. the scounarel, provided .
jury could he found To convict him
Foreman Dickson was approached NJ to
how the iury had voted. and stated sul,stan-
tally thar there were twelve ballots taken,
and that after the fourth ballot there were
no changes from the verdict as announced
in court The vote stood as follows on
the las ballot. To convict Brady 10;
to acuui,. , tsiessrs Dickson and Brnwnl
To convict John W Dorsey. IL: To acqnit, J
tMcssrs. Brown and liolmeadl. To convict
Stephen " Dorsey, =; to acqnit, tMcssrA
Brown, Dickson and Holmcadl. To convict
Vale, IL: to acauit, tiiolmsadl.
Brown. who held out stuhhornly against
the conviction of brady and the Dorsey broth
ers, is one of the two colored jurors