Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-16
Inc star Route Jury-Ingersoll Makes
Out Strong Case OF Attempted Bribery.

Inc star Route Jury-Ingersoll Makes
Out Strong Case OF Attempted Bribery.
WASHINGTON, October 15sh-The Post to-
morrow morning will publish an interview
with Colonel Robert G.. Iugersoll, embodying
a number Of affidavits, which he makes pub
he Tor the purpose of showing that "several
OF the jurymen in the late star route trial
were corruptly approached by employees of
the Department of Justice that these en-
ployes regularly reported their proceedings
from day to day to the Department, or some
officer thereof" Tho first affidavit given is
one made by William Knox Brown, one Of
the jurors, on the 18th inst, as follows:
WASHING ON, October 18th.
William Knox Brown, being duly sworn saws he
was a juryman in what il known as the star route
case that during the trial of said se one Arthur
Payne came to atlantis house and left note saying
he wished to see atfiant. Affiant afterwards saw
said Payne, and Payne said q man had asked him il
he could say anything that he wished, and that he
had told the man he could say ANYTHING to this
am ant. Payne then took out paper, which he
handed aftiant to read The paper was an agree.
ment with T. IL. Fall, to be signed by affiant TO the
effect that IL aiant and Thos. Martin also one Of
the jury, should vote to convict the defendants in
the star route cases or il BOTH or that OF Martin,
should hang the jury, then affiant was to receive
5000 Afiant read the paper, and then said to
Arthur Payne, II am going according to the evi.
dence: Fall is a id rascal. Both of you can 60
W hci', anu sIal vote IN accordance with
vctions." Arthur Payne said Fall was lawyer, and
had his office on d street. VIM K BROWN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th day
OF October, A. D. 1852.
J. F. oLMsrEAD, Notary Public.
Then follows an affidavit of Thomas R.
Foote, resident OF Washington until July
last, and now Of Newark, n. j., under date
OF Newark, September 26sh. He swesrs
that he was present when Payne was EN-.
ployed by Fall to corrupt the jury. and that
he himself brought Payne to Fall for that
purpose. He also swears that Fall gave him
to understand that he tFsE) was employed
by tie Government, and was to get money
from the Government to the amount he
offered for the corruption of Brown and
Martin. Fall informed aft ant that he
wanted the signature of Brown to the paper
above referred to, in order that he might
show II to the parties he was working for,
and thus obtain the money.
Next comes an affidavit of James A. Mel
son. of Washington, September 18Th, in
Which he swears that he met Fall early las,
June, when Fall Informed him that he would
soon be employed by the Department Of j us.
tice as special detective in the star route cases
Fall also stated that he wanted two or three
men working under him, who would make
daily reports to him, and if Nelson was en-
ployed by him it would be in the capacity OF
special detective; thst one part of Nelson.
duty would he to watch the juryme aud see
that no person tempered with them. Nelson
swears that subsequently he went with Fsl
to the Attorney.GeneraPs office, and there
met Brewster Cameron. Fall tcld Cameron
that he thought Nelson's services would be
available, and Cameron informed Nelson that
ne would be placed on the rolls of the De
partment at $50 per month. Nelson was tc
receive instructions from Fall Some day.
later, or about the LIST of July, f all instructed
Nelson to see jurors Brown and Mar
tin, two coiored jurors, and say tC
them that If they would vote
for the conviction of Dorsey and Brady they
would be well paid for it, and both have
| Government places at once after the trial
| Nelson swesrs that Fall informed him thai
he (FalD was authorized by the proper par,
| ties to say this. He was also instructed by
Fall to watch Dorsey and Brady, and SCI
who they were connected with at all times.
William II Laws, a resident of Washing
ton, swesrs that Fall approached him, ant
endeavored to employ him to obtain the evil
; dence OF one OF the star jurors that he hat
accepted bride in another case, and make ar
agreement in case the jury could not b,
broken, to inducs one or more of them Il
vots for convicting the defendants. so that tn,
worst that could happen the Government
would be a hung jury. Fall, LAWS swears
| claims to be in the employ of the Govern
meut, and authorized aft ant not only to pa,
money to the jlrymen, but to promise then
Government positions. Laws declined {,
assist Fall, informing him that his laws
sympathies were with the defsa3snts.
Thomas Il. Foots certifes that on the 25sl
OF September hs received letter from f. III
fail, written September Oath, containing tn
following passage 4:
Friend FooJe saw Arthur Payne TO day. Kno
Brown is out with statement that Pavne tried b
| brlbe hun to vote for the Government, and that h
represented +. Ii. Fall. II Payne or me get int
| any trouble. We may want you, as you know al
| about it. We can " fix Brown if we want to q
| course you AID Payne found that was a Govern
was as far as | know, no attempt to hribe Their
| may be enough got from Brown to fx him, il tn
Government wants us to do it. Don't talk to any
one about the matter until inform you of the RICH
time. The Government will perhaps want us
| Brown lied, and Ee make him smart for it il h
| attempts to injure Payne. He and you know it all
and will stand together against Brown. Payne vii
| send you paper containing my interview with
reporter" Please answer. Yours, respectfully.
F. II. FALL.
Colonel Iugersoll introduces two affidavit
subscribed TO by William Holmead, one O
the jurors, on the 9 h of September and 12sl
instant. He swears that during the seconC
week OF the star route trial Fall clme to hi
house to ses him, alleging that the visit wa
at the instance of Attorney General Brew
| ster, for the purpose CT ascertainiug whethe
| he Holmsad) knew Of any attempts by de
| PENDANTS to corrupt the Jury, such informa
| tion having come to the ears Of the Attorney
General. Fall told him that all the othel
jurors were under the ban of suspicion, anc
he was the only one IN whom the D partmen
had any confidence, Fall also told MIN thst
Merrick, Bliss and Kerr knew moth
ing about his employment in ths star route
case, but he reported Co tie Attorney. G snera
| every night. Homesd, On this aud one OF
two ether occasions when Fall sought an in
terview with him, avoided convers atian az
much as possible, but told Fall that he had
no knowledge OF any attempts to corrupt the
jury. and defended with much zeal Dickson,
Olcott and MARTA, whose names were men.
toned by Fail az being under suspicion by
the Department. He promised, no viewer, tc
do all hs could" Ravel out any corruption
he might hear of. y
The affidavit Of foreman Dickson was also
introduced, the substance Of which has al
| ready been published.
Colonel Ingersol concludes the interview
by saying that he thinks these affidavits es,
tablish the fact that agents and employees Of
the Department of Justice were for months
engaged Ia an effort to corrupt with mopey
and the promise of official position the Jury
upon whose verdict depended the reputation
and liberty of the defendants.
The Fenian skirmishing Fund.
New YORK, Oct 1ber 15sb.-The Feniau
skirmishing fund investigating committee met
this afternoon. A letter was read from Au.
gustiue +. Lyons. one Of the Trustees of the
fund, stating that be had written to Bresline
and Dewey, the two other Trustees, on the
9Th instant, asking for statement of the
outlay OF the money in the fund. The day
after he received letters from them, declining
to give the desired information. The cues.
tions as to Sl2 600 loaned to Jas. J. Oakley,
TO insure his election to Parliament from
County Roscommon, and 80 600 to the muir.
dered editor Highland. brought forth q reso.
luton, which was adopted, accepting Ford's
statement as satisfactory. and holding him
hoaorably released from all blame in the
transaction of the SO, 600 loan. The resolu.
ton condemned ths perversiou of the Skin.
mishing fund, and the conduc. of the Trus.
tees in thus tampering with the peoples
trust.
Two More DesperadOes Disposed or
ST. LOUIS. October 15sh.-James and Ed.
ward Bean, two desperadces who killed the
City Marshal Of Caldwell, Kansas, on the
22d of last June. attempted to murder Deputy
Sheriff Segus, of Van Zsndt county, Texas,
some time age, aud who belonged to a gang
that planned the robbery of the Texas and
Pacific Railroad train near Dallas about a
month ago, but which was frustrated by o
heavy storm, was oyertaken by posse under
Constable Harvey near Sunset on Wednesday
last, and the former instantly killed and the
latter mortally wounded.
Steamer on Fire at Sea.
BosToN, October 18th. Last Monday,
about l o'clock in the morning, as the steamer
z &c icilu was about 400 miles from Cape
Race, upon her voyage from Glasgow to this
port, q brisk fire was discovered by the watch
in the lower deck of the after hold. and smoke
was pouring in thick volume from the open
hstchSay. Ia the hold were stored bales of
Temp. paper, scraps and cases filled with
merchandise. The fire obtained good head
way, but after three quarters of an hour the
flames were extingui.hed. The commander
of the Phenician thinks the FIRE was caused
by spontaneous combustion. The damage
was large by fire and water.