Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-16
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 14.-Soon
after the proceedings in the
Star Route trials got under way to-
day they were interrupted by the
entrance of the grand jury into the
courtroom. A hush fell upon the
spectators and the counsel listened
eagerly for the clerk to put the
usual question-"Have you found
any presentment upon the evidence
presented to your
dictment7'
The Court, with an air of surprise.
you say that you have found no
indictment"
Foreman-"We have considered
the evidence presented to us and
have found no Indictment.
Counsel Bliss-"There was no pre-
sentiment"
Foreman-''We make no presents
ment."
District Attorney Corkhill said
that he had been informed by Mr..
Bliss that he had no further busi-
ness requiring the action of the
grand jury, and, after thanking the
jurors for the speedy discharge of
their duties, the court dismissed
them until October 9th, next. Since
1t became known recently that the
grand jury was to be reconvened to
consider new evidence in the Star
Route cases, rumor has been busy fore
shadowing, from this action, harm to
several members and ex members
of Congress, particularly to Senator
Kellogg, of Louisiana.
The failure of the grand jury to
find ground for any Indictment on
the evidence presented and the dis
missal of the jury until October,
sets at rest all uncertainties upon
this point.
1t is stated that the vote of the
jury concerning Kellogg was unan-
lmous that no ground was presented
for Indictment, And in regard to
the other names presented by the
prosecution the vote was l9 to 4
against Indictment.
The counsel for the prosecution
profess to be very much surprised at
the slender outcome of their last
move.
Some time ago the report of the
committee on elect ons was submitted
to the House recommending that
Mr. -Witherspoon, the contestant in
the Florida case of Witherspoon vs.
Davidson, be granted leave to with
draw his papers without prejudice
which virtually left the contestee in
undisputed possession of the seat,
and it is now thought quite prooa-
probable by members of the COM
mittee that cefore tinal adjournment
a resolution will be introduced III
Ine Houoo, P-or~~i--o u "rroint
ment of a special committee to pro
ceed to Florida for the purpose of
thoroughly investigating the alleged
irreeul tritles of the election III the
first district.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Cadet Mid
shipman II. L. Flilebrowne, United
States Navy, has rendered his resig-
nation on the ground that the pros
vision Of the present naval bill
would preclude his promotion until
| he had reached the age of 35 years.
DIR. Turner, secretary OF the Ma
tional Board of Health, has had his
attention called to a dispatch from
New Orleans, which states that a
series of letters had been published
there, from himself and DIR. Mitchell
of Memphis, to DIR. Bennes, of New
Orleans, which letters go to show
that a conspiracy existed to proclaim
the existence of yellow fever in Lou
isiana, in order to convince the coun
try of the usefulness of the Nationa
Board of Health. DR.. Turner denies
absolutely and positively, so far as
he is concerned, that any such letter,
are in existence, and he atfirms tina
he never wrote anything OF th'
kind.