New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-08
ATTEMPTS UPON THE JURY

CLOsURE IN THE STAR ROulh NAoL'
:, 49,. ,,-x,,,r c.rsRs EXCITEMENT BY ANNouNC-
,~c ru,r JuayMEN HAVE BEEN coRRUflLi
,ppRoAcuEp-.Is STRONG WORDS OF "AhNiN'
rus ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCLUDES.
Uben the Attorney General had brought 10
. conclusion his argument in the Star hou'o
case Yesterday, Judge Wyhe stated thaV ho
had heen informed by several of the jury il,e"
that they had been approached Improperly,
md that. upon learning that Within .Iie i"''
twenty-four hours these wolves h"'0 j.,
6ercer more determined" he felt so mucn III
dirnation tha. he was almost ieauS ~ "
tbe iurvmen to shoot the men on 'ie s
INDIE Wvlie used very strong "oIus VI
inc. Counsel on both sides demahueu nh ~
vestiration and one will doubtless ne orueleu'
The announcement by the Court causeu lnuch
excitement and many rum0rs resuI'eu iloiN '''
THE SCENE IN THE COURT ROOM,
w.survGTov. Sept An extraordinary scene
,co,,rred in the Criminal Court just before the re-
,sss today. The Jury in the Star Route case n''u
isan n their feet and were the point OF leaving
the box and many of the auditors were prePAii's
70 leave the courtroom, when Judge NyIio s'a.ou ~
That he wished to devote a moment TO a hid''ei
foreign TO the trial proper The sighihcau' 'o"o
in which he said this warned the spectators 'na'
,omething important was TO follow, anu instantly
there wasa dead silence,
several of the members of this jury, sara Tue
Iustioe calmly have come TO ne with the lhIol-
notion that they have been approached with prop
;sltIons most manifestly of a corrupt khu' iuo
Hrt intimation had of this kind was several weeks
,go cannot call them intimations; they are
,ouare and direct lnfOrmatious given 10 me prl-
yatelv for the purpose of asking me what they tine
,rorsl shOuld do Ny advice was TO say nothing
,bout It, The Court did not want to interrupt the
,rogress of the arguments of the case by any such
,;5e ouestion as this. But l advised them 10 De
.arefnl This thing has grown. ana "ltlih
ho last twenty-four hours ii seems that
.hese wolves. which have been around thls
urv have become fercer. more deterhlheu'
felt so much Indignation that was aIihos'
,eadv TO advise the jurynen TO shoot lhe men vi
he spot That Is the way felt about II, but eaNe
~ oninion. But villalny of this kind. scoundiel-
sm Of this degree, deserves no mercy. lao ho' say
n what interest these suggestions have been maze !;
/ Ia not want 10 convey any information on that
mhieet but want to advise this jury to repel with
,corn and indignation any base attempt OF this
character on their virtue and integrity.
"Tbe insult is of the last intensity, and 30 nope
that when we get through this trial fairly you may
oave information enough to enable the Court TO lay
= hanlson men of this kind on these men who
nave approached you III this way. nave cailed
rour attention 10 this subject with another view
20 give warning 10 men of this kind OF Wha' lhey
are about and that the officers OF the law Will 90
their DUTY If il Is possible to ferret out theSe
,coundres It shall be done Give them no 9udfIer ar
vrrrT,In lnfest he earth than men engaged III lhs
kind Of business and the insult to you Is thaI they
suppose that yOu are just as base Just as 10" as
tt.af~s trA ftQuu
per of this kind to be made 10 MN WITHOUT spuI
it with the utmost scOrh ana coh.ehIP,
il he goes no further | DO not ADVISE
violence at any time. Of course, do nor. but
next TO the insult that is given to mans wife Is
be as sacred and as carefully guarded as he would
guaid the honor OF his vile" IL .. doli,.o,od
with great earnestness and III an indignant Tone
winch show ed that he meant every WOrd he sa-u,
with PERHAPS the exception OF hls depreciation oI
violence, created profound ScnSatlon,anu LUZ lqiG-
me of the Jurors approached rose ana SAID that
after the disposition or TINS case lie would lay le
whale paAter before his Honor
TSen %ir Henkia. counsel for Miner and Vale,
rose and on behalf of himself and OF his clients de-
manded AL Investigation OF the charge that hau
The Court-We will see about that; we will
Wr NeSweenv-We too want an Investigation.
MI Wilson emphatcallyl-Ne want II all lOuIu'
ludge Wyhe's eNhOrtatlOn 10 the jury was me
snIiect OF much comment by members OF the Bar
non are disposed to ue reticent about the matter.
When asked whether he had anything 10 say about
IL Mr. Merrlck answered: ODly tAat we haI
known that rascality was going on and feared il.
Therefore said wnat Gid III my argument a00ul
'oirnce's gilded hand pushing by justice, and made
the other remarks which lngersolI commented on
The defendants counsel profess their eagerness TO
have "A full Investigation, ana express confidence
Ol their ability to establish their freedom from con-
uectIOn with The affair.
Rumor connects the name of a former lawyer OF
tins city with the attempted bribery, but nothing
cehulte can be learned.
William Dickson, the foreman of the jury, was
by reporter after the jury nad oeeil eAcI>ou
lie sad thai IL was manlfestly improper iOI MIN 10
say ANYTHING about the matter al present ali Ne
could say about the matter was That ~ Au-us0 he
was approached aud on learning that some OI his
brother Jurors had also been approached Win
brDe, he informed Judge " lie O1 The occurrence,
and told tue other jurors that Al auy more attempts
were made to corrupt them, 10 let HIM know OI H..
Ia answer 10 how much was offered by the
woui-be brlDers, Nj. DIcksOu sal IL would not be
prooer 10 state that, but the otere were large III
amount