The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-09-15

as II stunned by heavy blow. and. with
head sunk low, presented very different an
pearance from the defiant, Haunting person.
age of the day before Dorsey leaned for
ward, as if in doubt as to what he had heard.
while Miner and Rerdell were deathlv pale.
The court, after the Clerk had nut the
usual questions. discharged the iury. and
was about to adjourn, when he was inter-
rupted by the counsel for RerCiell and Miner
with motion in arrest of judgment and
notice for new trial
The court then directed the Marshal to
take Miner and Rerdell into custody pending
hearing ON the question of new trial
Foreman Dickson addressed the court in
relation to the charge of bribery that has
arisen in this case He inquired if it would
be proper at this time TO present to the
court the additional information in his pos
session as TO the approaches that had been
made to the jury.
81 Judge Wylie replied that this wassnot the
time nor the occasion for ANYTHING of the
sort The matter would be investigated by
the law officers of the Government at the
proper time. He had been told that certain
scoundrels had attempted this aborninable
and censurable crime, and when an exami-
nation took place, if the charge was proven.
he would punish the scoundrel, provided a
jury could be found to convict him.
Foreman Dickson was approached as to
how the jury had voted, and Stated substan-
italy that there'WeTe twelve ballots taken.
and that after the fourth ballot there were
no changes from the verdict as announced
in COURT The vote. stood as follows on
the last ballot To convict Brady. 10:
to acquit 2 (Messrs. Dickson and Brown.
To convict. John ". Dorsey, 10; to acquit 9
(Messrs. Brown and Helmead). To convict
StephenW. Dorsey,9; to acquit, 5 (Messrs.
Brown, Dickson and Holmead)g To convict
Vale, IL; to acquit (HolmeaCD.
Ill-o1xyT1s 4fs7toE 1.oIdso,.+
the conviction of Brady and the Dorsey broth
ers, is one of the two colored Jurors
Alleged Attempts to Bride the Jury-Sensa-
tional Disclosures by Foreman Dickson.
Foreman Dickson's attention having been
called to published interview with Mer-
upon his integrity, Dickson replied: We'll,
it may suit Merrick to fret and fume and
say unkind and unjust things about men who
We're sworn to perform their duty and per-
formed that trust in afearless and conscien-
tious manner according to their honest con-
yiction of law and evidence. But if he will
turn his attention to the Department of JUS
tice, of which he is now an officer, and purify
the atmosphere of that institution and
aid in exposing attempted bribery charges
and the corrupt practices of his subordinates,
he will do the Governmentsg6od service No
one has a higher appreciation of Merrick
than / have and / have ever priced his
friendship, and doubt ii he is aware of the
damnable transactions which have occurred
since the commencement of the star-route
cases. A system of espionage was established
by the Department of Justice, and in
that employ were a number of disreputable
persons, prominent. among them a man
under Indictment for robbery, and self
-.
cases lately punished in our court by the
conviction of the men against whom this
party turned States evidence The Jurors
We're followed, and decoys of various kinds
adopted to insnare them into the commits
sion OF wrong act Efforts We're frequently
made to draw them into conversation upon
the merits of the case. have received a.
number OF anonymous letters, and marked
papers were daily sent me- all containing
matter intended to influence the mind
Malicious lies were circulated and pub
lished about the jury being seen lunching
with defendants and drinking at their ex-
pense, all of which were false Intimida-
tions Of every character were resorted to,
and systematic attempts made to terrorize
the jury by threatening them. Some of
them were charged with drunkenness. One
vi them, Holmead informed me early in the
proceedings that a lawyer named Falls had
interviewed him, telling him he was an Off
Ger OF the Department of Justice, and had
desired him to ascertain by watching my
notes, as jotted down the salient points of
testimony, and report to him their import
He told Holmead he was authorized to act by
the Attorney General, and was assigned to
look after him. that it was a question wheth-
er Judge Freeman or r alIss Should be dele
gated to take care Of Holmead, and finally it
was decided totappoint Falls He urged Hol-
mead to act with him and aid him with in
formation, and said it would result in his
Falls9 Advancement, and that Holmead
would lose nothing by it. I cautioned Hol-
mead when he told me, in June, to pay no
attention to Falls or any one who ATTEMPTED
to mlslead him. Falls repeated his visit to
Holmead at intervals and renewed his efforts
to inveigle him until Holmead threatened
to kick him out of his store Our places of
business We're invaded by 'spotters;' our
employees were solicited to tell who we con-
| versed with, and what our sentiments were
on the subject of the trial. and our wives
We're not safe from interviewers and over
Jealous agents. The first personal knowledge
Il had of the presence of q 'jury-fxer was
when Henry A. Bowen made a proposition to
me to convict the defendants, and promised
me Sc, GOO His cool audacity was charming.
and he unhesitatingly exhibited to me his
letters OF appointment as Special Agent of
the Department of Justice"
Washington telegram states that Attor-
new General Brewster has directed the Gov
eminent counsel, by telegram from New
| port, to make preparations for a speedy
retrial of the defendants, upon whom the
Jury failed to agree. He also authorized the
recall of Mr.. Brewster. Cameron from San
Francisco if it was found necessary to clear
up the alleged bribery of Foreman Dickson.
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