Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-16
TIE CASH VERDICT.

WASHINGTON. d. c., September IL.
The verdict, in the star route trial was
a great surprise here. At no time, it
SCENE, were there more than three per.
sons on the jury in favor OF an acquit-
tai. These three men were Brown and
Holmead, the two negroes. and the
foreman. VIM. Dickson. Those three
voted to acquit Stephen ". Dorsey.
Only two voted to acquit Brady, Fore.
man Dickson and Brown. John w.
Dorsey had two friends, Brown and
Holnead, and Vale escaped by a single
vote. that OF Holmead, the vote stand
ing II to l for conviction. A singular
story is told by q OF the jurors re-
specting this vote. Holmead voted to.
convict Brady. but, finding it impossible
to make the jury a uni on this issue, he
said he did not believe in convicting all
the small fry aud letting the big fish
escape, and so he voted for Vale tn the
last. Holmead in this position finds
many supporters.
A prominent member of the bar, in
looking over the votes of the Jurors,
said. There was no logic whatever
in the vote OF four OF the Jurors {; eight
stood systematically by and expressed a
decided opinion, whi.e fonr OF the
jurors, Dickson, Brown, Holnead aud
Martin. .eem to have changed their
votes to suit the exigencies of the oc.
casion and ~precOnoerted with one an
other. Having all of them voted that
there was no conspiracy, they subse-
quently, by some accident or other, voted
Miner and Rrrdell into a conspiracy,
which they had previously voted did not
exist. and it is perfectly apparent IRON
the balloting that these four men, in
their votes, were regulated by The genius
and experience Of some one familiar
with political ballots designed to pro.
duce some previously determined result.
1t Is possible this may have been done
by the uniformed negro named Brown,
but public opinion generally ascribes il
to the astu:e politician and recognized
friend Of the board of public works, anC
friend OF S. w. Dorsey, namely, Mr.
VIM. ID ckson." Mr.. Kerr, one OF tn.
two representatives oil the prosecution
now in Washington, says: There l,
not a particle oil truth IN the statemtn
that Dickson WAS eyer approached b,
any man on behalf Of the gOvtrnmen
or by authority of the attorney genera
or his s~nsmdinates Capt. Tidb Ill ant
Mr.. Bowen AT in Ariz ma attending /,
government business. and Cameron is il
California. and it will require nearly tw.
weeks tn bring these gentlemen t,
Washi' gton- In the meantime Dickso,
makes h assertions knowing thai tn,
gentlemen whose names he mentions ar,
out Of the city. A Ii tie reflection vii
show the absurdily OF his story. VIII,
did they select him 8 a man not | kel,
10 do his dutya Why did he not in
stantly resent such an cffer2 Why di
he moi go to the encouragement All,
complain about it? Why did he no
, procure q warrant log their arrest
Why did be use this as an argument t,
, induce the other jurors 10 vote with hin
I for acq :ittal. and why did he vote TO
ac4uittal OF the leaders of this con spira
cy in the lace Of direct and positive ties
n 'imoay and the equally DIRECT and posi-
tive charge OF an honest and uprigl
= lndgep The Matter will not end here
1t will be fully and thoroughly invest
t gated, and Dickson will have an oppol
q tunity OF making good his charges o
subjecling himself to the consequences