The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-13
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suO ot-OLA my -Bonefol, ana SalQ ne EaQ
been telegraphed for and be was ex-
pected IN Washington next day, Thurs
lay, August 24th, 1852. That We could
meet 81 WoTmley's Eotel undisturbed,
and be would satisfy me that what be
promised was correct. BE further said:
We'll, you are q man OF the world,
and know when you are in a fight
you must use every means in your power
to win. This Is now the attorney gene
RAILS light, and he must succesd. This
Is political life or death with him. He
does not regard Judge Wylie friendly to
the prosecution by mis- contrary rulings.
he also SAID the case came TO Brewster
As legacy from his predecessor,
MacVesgh, and that it had been terribly
mismanaged by MacVeagh and James.
\ The mistskes made and errors of counsel
had ieopHrdized 1t, and the present ad-
| ministration did not care TO press the
case until Brady's papers com
menced their trade Of abuse and
and its officers, and now, under all
circumstances, the defendants must be
convicted. / asked him If any Of the
counsel for the prosecution knew Of his
action, He said they did not. Before
/ ACIA1AAb LIN nc t0AOg Will s6UU WDIQ W
your address tomorrow and arrange
when we will sea the atto-ney-genersl.
The following day, after the adjournment
OF court, l proceeded to my Office and
shortly after 8 eeloIed boy handed me
card with the following written in lead
pencil:
Dear Col. Dickson:
Eight O'Clock, this evening st Drivers.
BOWEN.
August 24tb.
FRIDAY, Aug. %.
called upon Judge Wylie at recess,
and informed him that an improper
proposition had been made to me, and
by whom. We conversed about the
matter, and he said he would think over
it. and resolve upon what course to pur-
sue. After adjournment that day he
called me and said he was afraid these
dAmnahle attempts 70 pollute the jury
might have been made upon some other
ljurymeD, and advised me to be cautious
and converse with them privately; that
for the present he would not
take action. l Ssksd il / should en-
courage Bowen and let the proposition
eliminate into the deposit OF corIup-
:ion fluid, snS tden expose him. He
checked ma by saying 40, that has too
mucb favor Of police business. said ]
would report 10 hiD apy further (, eta
might CLEAN from day TO day Some
days after bad a conversation with him
and laid him other jurymen had ceer
approach &c, and he said he would 81
tend 10 he matter In time. | made 81
atlsmpt 20 tell him the facts In tae
Bowen interviews but he prevented ne
saying he die not care 70 know the facts
2 in detail or know What side Of the cas-
= ae represented. Il was apparent that 1
2 person acting FOR the defense might sp
! pT0ach the juryman with o corrupt ofar
: representing themselves TO be in the in
terest OF the prosecution; anS also With
view TO testing or entrapping jurymeu.
de again advised tins strictast snrEeil
;ance and caution. Later Ooniphan re
0 ported 10 me that man FAMED Shaw
: offered him $500 80 vote 10 clear Dorsey
l advised him to report the matter 20 hi
;1dgs, and he did An
Until We .oolz the frat informal bAllo
one afternoon, Friday, September 9Th,
- did not know how the jury would vote
: nor did /, in the slightest cegree en6ea
= vor TO control their actions, and l refe
, to my colleagues to substantiste tn
statement. I cenld not discover az.
l positive criminal evidences against Dor
. ssy that was supported by undispuLet
fscts. / explained my position 20 "a,
colleagues fully and freely, ant
whenever we discussed tie charge
10 the Indictment or any o
S the overt acts, | supported my posi
h ton By the facts sworn to by goVCrn
ment Witr esq. As to Brady the testi
Z mony Of Walsh, sustained by the col
{ lateral facts 10 the evidence, was whs
> the prosecution depDded upon to con
: Wet lin.
al Dicksoa's statement is very long
BE tells how hs read to the jury 3 de
scription of Bogen's attempt, but urge
them not to be influenced in their deci
sion by il, as il wss not certain in who's
interest il was msds, The verdict Wa
as unsatisfactory 20 him as to anybody
II was incontestibe that the cO1spiFac
was proven IS 10 some of the contractor
who were organized apparently with
view TO obtaining contracts in Gnsre
. queoted territory, or IN growing sectiou
at low figures. and by representations @
facts ana petitions to the department se
. cure expedition snd increase until th
figures reached large sums. / believe
this was systematically done By them
through tRsir Od1cers, located here, an
the principal sufferers were tn
sub-contrsctcEs, whose losses. compsre
with those o. the government, were Il
times greater. [ believe in many !,
stsnces the department was imposed OF
snd by misrepresentation, which wei
- probably made, orders were secure,
Take any executive officer uuder Il
7 government, L care rot VINO. and kuO
. from my experience that Il Is 3 physics
imP0ssiCiliiy, considering the growia
ID wants 81 the people, 10 personally u
~ spect, examine and discover the true J.
Tar0aess Of the effect OF eas
? order be issues u tne lnsnifs
duties assigned him. And then =
exercise OF mistaken judgment should
considered 5y every liberia mind
=. iuriss sTe 10 be composed OF men vi
DO moi think aud act for themselves al
VINO arc expected 20 take circumstsnti
: evidence SIS facts, and shadows as prog
/ then the authorities &c AGe a Roeful 10
take when they drew my name from 1
wheel In regard TO theiBoWen natl
/ lave copied statement l made out
. the night Of August sd, and placed IL
the hands OF the district attofn
for MS action, and this sfterno
/ shall write TO the sttorney-qensTl
~ asking for immediate investigate
A. and demanding, as 8 citizen. the pr0ts
" ton OF bis department from the viciol
40 malicious and contemplate attacks
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