Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-27
THE FIXED" JURY.
REPORT ON THE AFFIDAVITS.
A Pretty Clear Job-PrOsecutiOn of the
Would-be Bribers Urged.

WASHINGTON, October 26.-Frank II. Fall
surrendered to Deputy Marshal Williams at
IL O'Clock this morning. The warrant up
on which he was arrested was accompanied
oy an affidavit sworn to by w. K. Brown,
OF the star route jury, charging him with
endeaVoring to corrupt-by influence
juror. In his affidavit Brown says that Fall
offered and caused to be offered to him the
sum of $500 in consideration Of his vote as
Juror In the star route trial, rendering for
his signature q written agreement to that
effect. Foote and Shaw, for whom similar
warrants have been issued, are still at large.
The report Of Mr.. 81. II. Wells, govern
ment coun sci in the star route Jury bribery
cases, has been submitted to the Attorney
General. He says that the affidavits already
taken and now before him show, II they are
to be believed, that the members CT the Jury
were offered br1bes In money for their votes
which they listened to and considered, and
these solicitations, it is alleged, pro-
ceed as well from agents Of the govern
ment as from agents of the persons
on trial. But, he assumes, it can make no
difference whose agents made the disgrace.
ful proposals, and that condign punishment
should fall upon all the guilty parties. This
report, therefore, proceeds without any par
ticular order OF classification of the several
acts, except that its purpose is to present
the whole matter In narrative form, and
as far as possible according to the order Of
dates.
Mr.. Wells specifies the first case of Juror
Edwin D. Donophin and says: "There is
here presented such clear and unequivo-
cal case OF violation of the statute against
corruptlY attempting to influence the action
OF the juror as to leave no doubt OF the
propriety OF criminal prosecution Of the
person attempting to corrupt this juror, and
Mr.. Wells recommends that Frederick e.
Shaw and all other persons who NAV be
found to have aided or abetted in the Of
tense be Immediately prosecuted on that
charge.
With regard to the attempt to bribe Juror
Brown, the reporS says the entire transac-
ttOn In the two aff1daVits to be submitted in
the case OF w. Z. Brown, and especially
the agreement suggests that the whole
thing was device gotten up by somebody
win corrupt purpose, not only to buy the
vote and make money thereby, but to
charge the bribery, If afterwards discovered,
upon the prosecution. It is apparent from
the whole history Of the alleged attempt on
Browns virtue that It was not done with
the knowledge, in behalf of, or in the in
teTest OF the prosecution, that its guilty
WOlC hOAbnCA INC 6k6uIS OI OF 2CtGQ
with the knowledge or approval of any
officer OF the Department OF Justice. Il
appears that every person who had made
false claims of authority, including Fall and
Taylor, when charged Herewith, admitted
the falsity thereof, and all the persons pres
ent at any conversations between the officers
OF the department who employed them or
gave them their instructions, deny that any
such authority was ever given them.
The report recommends that Frank H.
Fall, Arthur Payne, Thomas A. Foote, and
sny other persons who aided or sbetted In
that transaction, be jointly and severaliy
indicted and tried under the laws and stat
utes applicable In such cases.
Ia respect TO Fall's approaching Juror
Holmead, the reports will say that it is
shown by the testimony that he had not the
consent Of Brewster Cameron and the At
torney General that, although there was
no attempt to bribe, it is hard TO believe that
the purpose was not an improper one. In
this case the report makes no recommenda-
tion.