The true northerner., 1882-09-15

The turors came into court at 10 o'clock on
Monday morning, the l1th inst Judge wyiie
asked II verdict had been reached, 10 which
the foreman replied that there had been no
change since Saturday, when conclusion
had been reached as to four or the de-
fendants The Judge, therefore, sent
them back, and announced q recess until .
D. m. At that time the Jury returned, and
after answering to their names, reported
through their foreman that no further prog
ress had been made.
Judge Wylie hesitated for u minute and
then said: II have decided to accept your
verdict Marshal, call the defendants
Brady and Dorsey failed to respond on the
FIRST call, and It was suggested that they
were out Of the courtroom, and Deputy
Marshal was sent after them In a few min
utes they elbowed their way through the
throng and took positions facing the court
at the defense table The customary ques-
tion was put to the Jury as to whether they
had agreed upon verdict. to which Fore
man Dickson replied:
~ am instructed by the jury upon this in
dictment to make the following return:
CAS- to John M Peck and William H. Tur-
ner, not guilty.
"As to John r. Miner and Montford c.
Rerdell guilty.
"As to John w. Dorsey, Stephen W. Dor
sey, Harvey NJ Vale and Thomas J. Brady,
There was painful pause In the proceed
ings, and all eyes wene directed TO the spot
where the defendants sat Brady appeared
as II stunned by heavy blow and, with
head sunk low, presented very different ap-
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 Ierdell were deathly pale.
The court, after the Clerk had put the
usual questions, discharged the jury, and
was about to adjourn, when he was inter
rupted by the counsel for Rerdell 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 a new trial
Foreman Dickson addressed the court in
relation to the charge Of bribery that has
arisen in this case He inquired If il 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.
Judge wylfe replied that this was not the
time nor the occasion for ANYTHING of the
sort The matter would be investigated by
the law officers of the Government ut the
proper time. He had been told that certain
scoundrels had attempted this abominable
and censurable crime and when an exaini-
nation took place, II 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 We're 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 (Messrs. Dickson and Brown
To convict John w. Dorsey 10; to acquit, 9
(Messrs Brown and Holmead) To convict
Stephen W. Dorsey, 8; to acquit, 3 (Messrs.
Brown, Dickson and Holmead) To convict
vaile IL TO acquit, (Holmead).
Brown, who held out stubbornly against
the conviction of Brady and the Dorsey broth
ers, is one of the two colored jurors