Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-01
IsaOersOlI Interviewed.


IMOersOlI Interviewed.
Col. Robert G. Ingersol has been inter-
viewed upon special counsel Wells report
in the star route bribery case. Col. Inger-
soil says: have read the report and am
very much obliged to Wells for making it.
He has corroborated my statement in
many particulars, and has furnished SO
much evidence in favor of its absolute
truth that feel under certain obligations
to him. I charged Payne was employed
by the government at ten dollars day
Wells admits it; that Nelson was employed
at fifty dollars q month, Wells admits
it; that both these men were
hired because Fall said he
and Nelson had bribed Brown in for
mer case. Wells admits this. I also
charged that Fall employed Foote, and
that Foote brought Payne to Fall, and that
Fall got Payne to offer Brown $4,000 for
his vote. Wells admits this. The only
difference between Wells statement and
my own up to this point is as to the form
of the written agreement Fall wrote for
Brown to sign. All the evidence taken to-
gether, shows without one shadow
of doubt that Fall was employed by the
department of justice, and that in the in
terest of his employer Fall endeavored to
corrupt Brown. 1t is admitted by the de-
partment Of justice that Fall not only
made improper proposals to jurymen, but
he carried his impotence to the extent of
making an improper proposal to the de-
partment of justic. Wells substantially
admits that Fall did go to Holmead, and
did tell him all the other jurors were un-
der the bane of suspicion, and that he
(Holmead) was the only juror in whom the
attorny general had any con-
fidence. Holmead did not re-
gard this conversation as an attempt to
bride him, and so stated, but as matter
of fact to approach the juror or offer him
money, is Infamous. The real question
and the only question really in the case is
whom was Fall acting for? Was he acting
for the government or for the defense
Suppose it turns out the defendants were
paying Fall $40 day and the department
of justice nothing. Could it be
possible to make any human
being believe he was acting for
the department of justice? 1t is admitted
that the department paid him SO day,
or the supposition is he was at work for
his employers, and without some positive
testimony to the contrary, we are COM
PEELED to believe he did what he did for the
department of justice. He says he was en-
gagged by the department and worked for
the DEPARTMENT; that it was his business
10 Fl d " lether any jurors had been ap-
preached, and whether any jurors could be
approached and no objection was made
Inv rfr ,n,,% To kLn4 - -
business. 1t has been charged a
hundred times that after Fall was dis
charged on the 18th of July he was re-
employed under the name of Hill, and he
was paid $500 for information furnished
IN criminal prosecutions, and he secured
money under the name of Hill on the
oath of October. Fall, being somewhat
uneasy in mind, wrote letter to Nelson
as follows:
Jim: I am told the government will
abandon me. They say tried to bride
the jury for the defense, and, also, that you
and 1 bribed Brown in the Long case. do
not believe you gave Brown a cent, and
will stand by you lit it comes to the worst
Should the government abandon me shall
expect yogr earnest support, and you may
be assured I shall not let you suffer for
anything you have done for the govern
ment through me. If the government ar
rests me it will be an act of persecution,
as you we'll know, and must fight to the
bitter end. I did what was done for the
government. Yours truly,
Signed f. f. Hill.
am content after this to leave the pub
lie decide whether Fall was employed by
the department of justice or by the de-
tense. There is secret service fund in
the department of justice. On the 1st of
last July the fund of $4,000 appropriated
for the prosecution of crimes, for the in
vestigation of officia! acts. records. etc..
became available. It will not do to say the
government had no money. These arrests
have been made, the charges have been
illuminated against the jurors for the pur-
pose of the Inauguration of such reign
of terror in this district, thatxt the ne jury
Will be afraid to acquit. No greater out
rage was ever perpetated in this. district
than the<arrest of Mr.. Dickson. VThe ar
rest is based wholly upon the affidavit of
Bowen, the very man who-endeavored to
corrupt him. The department of Justice
end rsed Bowen by arresting Dickson.
That department was so ashamed at first
at having appointed Bowen, that it
agreed to throw the responsibility of his
appointment upon Secretary Lincoln, and
now sets forth Bowen as truthful and
competent witness, and with his testimony
is willing to wreck the reputation of an
honest man. No American can read the
report of Wells without feeling Inundated
by the admitted act of the department of
justice. The department of justice should
not act the detective, or spy, or tempter,
and when the department is charged with
having acted illegally and Improperly, it
should not investigate itself, but it should
throw wide its doors and re cords and in
wife the scrutiny of the world.
Accident at the Armory
Quite painful accident occurred at the
new armory building, Sixth and Exchange
streets, about O'Clock yesterday morning,