Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-08
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 FROM ALL QUARTERS. CHARCES OF BRIBERY. A SENSATION IN THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
 BOTH SIDES RISE TO DENY. A Spicy Climax to a Spicy
 Trial.
 The British Advance in Egypt, General WOIseHey Hasten. ing EHis Troops Forward. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Ths Star Route cases-The Arguments l All In-An Alleg ed Attempt to Bribe the l Jury.
 WASHINGTON Sept 7.-Attorney General I Brewster finished his speech in the Star ! route case at noon. His address made deep 1 impression, though many persons think he l failed to break the force of Colonel Inger- soils logical and powerful speech. The At I torney General, as a jury orator, attracted ] fully as much attention from the audience as his subject matter. His singularities of ap- pearance, dress and methods kept the inter- est alive even when the argument grew dry. In opening he denied the charge that the gov- ernment was bounding down these men, req soning with much force that, as they be- longed to the government party, the only motive of the government could be that the papers in the department showed wasted money, bribery and corruption. He produced a tabulated statement containing summary of the expedition and increases allowed upon the routes named in the indictment, showing total expenditure of $37S, ,O4O for these pur- poses. On twelve routes the contractors profits aggregated $40, 300 and these men never owned an animal on route The men who did the duty, who were exposed to the terrible winds sweeping over 4,OO0 miles of ice and snow, got no pay. For days past the jury had been told that there was 8 fatal vari- ance between the proofs presented and the indictment. Counsel had devoted all of thelr time, not to clearing up the reputation of their clients, not to making out their in- nocence, but to exclaiming that there was this fatal variance, to attempts to break l through the indictment. In conclusion the Attorney General said he felt it incumbent ! upon himself to devote the last few words of hls address to brief resume of the dry de- tails of the case and he proceeded to read | from his notes 8 list of all the orders made 1 by Brady in connection with the routes em- 1 bracsd in the indictment The Attorney General closed his address with touching ! anecdote illustrative of the majesty and dig
 nifty of the law and an adjuration to the jury to preserve the forms of justice in their pri- ority.
 At the conclusion of Mir. Brewster's re- l marks. which were listened to with attention from beginning to end though the heat in the court room was oppressive and the air foul, reminding one of the horrors of Gui- teaus trial days. Judge Wilson read the pray CTS of the defense on which they wished
 Judge Wylie to charge.
 Judge Wylie told the jury that they would | not be needed during the discussion of the | prayers. but before dismissing them for the day he said that several members of the jury had come to him with the information that l they had been approached with propositions of corrupt kind. It was direct and square | information given him by jurors privately ' for the purpose of asking what they should l do. The court had suggested that they say l nothing about it at the time, the court did not want to interrupt counsel in the argu- l ment, but he advised the jurors to be careful ] The thing had grown and within twenty four [ I,ny1 <1n yrHIrr had
 some, and he had almost felt like advising | the jurors to shoot the villains on the spot ! but had not done so He did not know in
 what interest the approaches had been made,
 but he advised the jury to reject with scorn ! any attempt upon their integrity Foreman | Dickson said that at the conclusion of the
 case he would lay the whole matter before 1 the court.
 The charges of attempted corruption of the jury are the subject of general comment 1 to night There is wide difference of opin I ion as to where the guilt lay. The counsel
 for the defence are very enthusiastic for an ! investigation, and ass Tt that it will be found l that Colonel Bliss, rather than fail in his
 object, has tried to buy the jury. The gov l ernment counsel smile at each other and say,
 Wait and see." The foreman of the jury
 naturally refuses to speak further than to
 say that large sums were offered. Judge
 Wylie's charge to the jury will occupy about
 an hour to morrow morning. It is thought
 that the jury will return a verdict during the
 day.
 The latest story touching the srial is to the
 effect that the Critic will publish to morrow,
 if the jury retires before the hour of issue,
 the name of the juror approached and the
 name of the one who approached him, alleg-
 ing that he represents the government and
 that he offered money and place to the
 juror to prevent an acquittal. This story the
 government counsel say is trumped up to
 offset the statement referred to by the court
 to-day as made by juror, which statement
 they claim referred to approaches on the part
 of the defense. One gentleman, who is vel
 acquainted with the plans of the prosecution
 said that they have been entirely confident
 of conviction until recently; that the stories ! of collusion between ceetain jurors and tht
 counsel for the defense, who have been sur
 prised together, have made disagreement
 seem possible, but that they consider a1
 acquittal absolutely out of the question.
 The P"lis1cni Pot - Boiling to ESex
 Heat in Several of the States-The Out
 look ssmd Prospects For Candidates l Other Mntters.
 ; WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Senator Malone Colonel Henderson, secretary of the Repub