New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-27
THE BRIBERY CONSPIRACY.
ARREST OF A SECOND JURY-BHIBER
FALL UNDER ARGEsr--PAYSE RELEASED on BAIL
REPORT 10 THE DEPARTMENT on JUSTICE By
n ~ WILLS SPECIAL COUNSEL.


rendered 10 Deputy Marshal Williams ut III o'clock TINS
morning. warrant upon which he was arrested was
| accom- cancd by affidavit sworn u Dy hihlam ~.
Brogn Of the Star Route jury, charging MN WIN Gu
deayorlag to cOrruptly influence juror III MS andat
Brown says that Fail offered to him the sum of $1,000 IN
confederation OF his vote juror in the star Route
trial rendering for hs signature written agreement TO
| that eject.
Fail was placed in the custody Of officer and will DO
araoncd in the Police Court this afternoon, when the
| amour. OF his bail will be fixed,
Foote aud Shaw, for whom similar warrants nave Deen
| issued are still at large. Tue Government officers
decline TO say anything with reference TO the
course they intend 10 pursue fn Dicksohs
case Juror McNeiys attendance upon Special C0nise
wells this ng rse the that he is
abort to make affidavit upon which warrant VIII
| issue fOr Mr. Dckson's arrest.
Mr. H. c. Cagett counsel for Arthur Payne. who was
arrcsed yesterday, me into the Police Court tins morn
ing and endcayored have his clients bail reduced
After hearing n statement from Governor Wells, Judge
Smell refused aeoede to the proposition and the Dali
remains at the sum originally hxed-S2OOO
special Counsel Wells, representing the Government
and Messrs Riddle and Davis, counsel for Fall net in
the Police o'clock this afternoon TO arrange the
| amount Of bail I'm Falls case Governor Wells de-
mandcd bond amounting TO $1,000, which the defend
ant refused furnish and decided 70 appeal to Judge
Smell TO the amount reduced. Later In the after
noon Judge Smell accepted q bond for $500 and Falls
released appear before the police court from day
10 day. whenever required to do Paynes ease viii
come up for a hearing Tuesday next No day has yet
! been set for the hearing in Falls
The Department OF Justice today makes public re-
port submitted by Special Counsel II. IL. Wells on the
| star Route bribery
The aHidayits already taken and before me show,
IL they be believed that members Of tine jury were
offered brides in money for tber votes which they us
tened to aud considered with tue persons thus attempt
ing to debauch them. And these solicitations. IL Ia
alleged proceeded as well the agents Of the Govern
meni as rom TIC agents oi tue persons Oh fal put
assume 1t make difference whose agents made the
| dlsgfacefm proposals., and that eondgn punishment
| should fall upon all guilty persons.
specify first the case oil the Juror EDWIN ID pohlpnan
From his affidavit in the Department Of Justice it
appears that before the jury Frederick
that term Of the Court, said to Mr.; Doniphan that be
would TO get this case" and asked what chance
there was for him. Doniphan replied Your chance IL
| tho same "a anyone else" That shaw having been
percmptoriy challenged BY Mr. Merrck for the Uulted
| States, walking home that night with Doniphan
abu Sed Mr. Mertck for Ms action In that particular;
| and from the affidavit Of james Leonard taken on
October H. 1882, appears that Immediately after
Shaw had testified in bis r0ir dire that he was
partial juror and been rejected be said Oh we'll =
IT, they will convict them anyhow. If was on
there. would hang out until roze over before thes
would do any thing in the world 10 save Dorsey
On the oh of september snaw SAID to Doniphann
make little myssn, too. have goi the money in my
pocket to give you II you will s. W. Dorsey" Ho
Jury who held for Dorsey, l need not say word If
there more than me- he would not mold me 10 ~
and If he got off We could get anything want. 81
have two or three hundred dollars he SAID can give
|
Whereupon the juror turned upon Shaw ana asked the
latter, DO you knoS the position yon are p,acmt
| a good friend to him; that would make good thing
| OF IL; that Dorsey was powerful man. anG
and DdrSey got clear, Brewster would be "his:ed."
prcsrnce Until they reached tc corner OF Thirdst aud
Pennsy lvana-aYe AT that point Shaw painhs o1t
| aud he went or Later IN the evening son OF Shaw,
years Old called at the Jurors house and said
" Mr.. shaw says viii you meet hin AZ the Capitol TINS
evening ~ The juror said, Yes, will meet him up
there" but did not 20. On the following morning near
the Court House shaw again appIoiehed tIe JUROR ang
said, Look here, you had better take mat money ana
rested caihng the attention Of Z1chariah To51ner.
brother juror, to the matter as appears by TIE aidA'
Ii also appears by alidayits OF the Jurors Cox and
Murray that at the very time OF TINS occurrence DOM
pan called attention and that some effort was
tnen made to have one OF more OF them present. IS W.T.
to further interview winch Shaw Seemed 10 pc
T seeking but that seeing Tobrner III company with
There is here presented sueh clear and unequivoeal
case violation Of the statute against coruptly at
tmpnS TO Influence the action OF juror as to leave no
Of the prOprety Of criminal prosecution o. Inc
person attempting to corrupt TINS juror ahG lceoh
may found aided abctted ia the offence DC
| Immediately prosecuted on tina charge
| WILLIAM X. BROWN.
This Juror appears to have been approached with
view Of corrupting him. under circumstances IN many
WAYS peculiar. He describes the occurrence IN sworn
statement taken before the Assistant OstrlctAtJoHey
| substantially as follows:
| the Government and offered $500. drove BIN
because WAS confident hey were trylhE 70 Put up
| n joD on me lie my house. lie was member
| oil ny lodge. Ho loft u note thero dii hOt
| know what nc wanted and went up to see The poor
fellow believe ignorant OF H. believe he dld
| not know what he doing His namc |as Arthur
mst have thought was fool Ias,ed Who
you to me would ike 10 see re man J! lie SAD LIS
Fall As soon "a he SAID thar was cohueht
that they did not intend TO give me any money Just 10
see what would say. That my opinion Of the mat-
said he wanted 10 convict Brady AID Dorsey
any OF them. 1t was my opinion that he
wa Brpsr Dorsey or any of tHcm He belongs to nv
lodge I Jaw him down tn the lodge on july 4.
did not Take any further notice of him because was
confident inc lid not know what be was doing. lie |
told Ine he would fix the jon for me to get $500
told him that lac was - fool Gthat did not want
The reason which he gives later for not mentioning
the matter that he had anything tangible to
statement of mine. but it is truc-that is II fact
Here it should be mentioned that in an affidavit |
purpong to be sworn to October H. 1882 by Brown
and published by of the counsel for |
the defense on the 10th OF this moutl, Brown |
gave very different account of the transaction.
The entire transactions in both aidays. and especially
the agreement suggest that the whole thing was de-
vice gotten up by somebody with tho corrupt purpose
not only buy the and make money thereby, but
TO charge the bribery II afterward discovered upon the
A strong confirmation of this view is found In the
earlier history OF this transaction. which IL as follows:
by affidavit made by james Leonard on OCTOBER IL,
1882, it appears That week OF two after the commence
ment Of the trial OF the star Route cases, one
T. r. Taylor asked Leonard how he liked the jury who
replied that he did not Ike some OF them, mentioning
The Juror Brown and giving reason that the juror
had before been bIfbcd in another case. NhcrcupOn
TAYLOR asked If ne cond prove IT, aud the witness replied
tnat Frank IL. Fall could furnish the proof On the fol
lowing day Taylor informed Leonard that the |
Attorney General wished TO hun, when he |
went with Taylor and met Brewster Cameron. |
who asked him some questions as to the
character of the Juror Brown particularly about the
alleged bribery, and whether lie could furnish proof OF
his bribery IN the Long case and he had repeated what
had before told Taylor of that transaction. That he
knew lay or before this time, nor anything OF him
his character.
Frnpk II Fall. in a sworn statement made on October