Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-09

test and sent III TO bfdQy. Just at
this point, the member of Congress
seems TO have lost his influence, for
he was informed that it could not be
done. After reading the law rela-
tive to productiveness, Judge Wylie
inquired what the productiveness
had been In this instance. Reading
from the record, he said that for one
year it had been $26, ,161.
He had called attention to
the route because it had been
asserted that members of Con
gress were responsible for the ex>
pedition; yet, in this case, when it
had been expedited at the request OF
a member of Congress, its reduction
ber
Mr.. Henkle interrupted at this
point to remind the Court that
French had made the order in ques-
ton, but Judge Wylie said positively
that French had made the order by
Brady's direction.
He continued: Was an increase
made when it was shown that the
revenues were actually decreasing
If the jury could reconcile that with
a proper amount of discretion,
let them do it. 1t could
not have been done through ignor-
ance, manifestly it was purposely
done. The thing to be dec ded was
whether it had been done through
mjsyAken exercise of discretion, or
purposely, and through wrong mo
tlves. Concerning false papers, said
he, it had been argued that if they
resulted in good to the public, then
no criminal act had been done in
making orders upon them. This was
not a correct view of law. Proof of
conspiracy might be made out from
proof of consequences following
conspiracy, said Judge Wylie,
taking up another branch
If the subject, and he read from an
English authority in support of this
proposition. Reciting circumstances
Of the operations of what are known
as the three>card monte men in this
city, he said that the only way in
which their conspiracy could be made
out was by circumstances following
the actual swindling operation.
There was one further topic he
wished to refer to. Among the
prayers was one to the effect that if
1t appeared that genuine papers ap-
peared among fraudulent papers
Med in connection with the route,
then the order for expedition or in,
crease must be attributed to
the influence Of the genuine
papers. Such doctrine could
not be tolerated, bad could not be
saved by good, and vice versa. Par
lies committing frauds often found it
to their advantage to use some truth
III their operations. Yesterdays oc,
currence required passing remark.
Ii his information was trde, then
these men were engaged in fixing
the jury. 1t was natural that the
jurors SO approached should feel in
dlgnant, but they must not let that
interfere with their cain, dispasslon
ate judgment. Let them be so true
to themselves as to refuse
to allow the msolNes to be
Influenced OF these considerations.
Col. Ingersoll rose and asked the
Court if it was within hisl power to
direct juries to freely and fully cons
munlcate to one another all of the
information they possessed touching
these attempts at bribery. Judge
Wylie answered that he did not
wish that inquiry to be started in the
jdry room. Defendants counsel
called attention to the number of
their prayers for instructions which
had only been touched upon gener.
ally, and asked forspecific instruc,
lions, but upon all these requests the
Judge ruled against them, and
exceptions were taken by the defence.
At three o'clock the jury retired,
after having been instructed to come
into court at six o'clock, whether
they found verdict or not. At that
hour they returned and reported
that they had reached an agreement
only as to one of the defendants
Judge Wylie declined to hear any,
thing further from them, and
ordered them to again retire and
come into court to morrow morning
at ten O'Clock
All sorts of rumors are adoat as
to the bribery of one iuryman, has
settled the fact that attempts have
been made by parties in the interest
of the defendants, or as to one or
the other of the defendants.
Attorney Bliss is quoted as having
knowledge of names and amounts.
The friends of the defendants have
asserted that the attempts at bribery
nave come from the prosecution in
the shape of promises of official
position or employment in the de-
partments. There does not appear
to have been any concert of action
among the bribers, who seem to have
been numerous. Four jurors are
named as having been approached,
but only the one has stated publicly
in that interest. The efforts of the
corruptionists seem to have been
directed to securing disagreement.
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