Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-08
Startling Disclosure.

At the conclusion of the reading of the
prayers Of the defence in the star.route CASE
yesterday, and when the jurors were about
to leave the box, Judge Wylie stated that
he wished to devote moment to another
matter. Several of the members of this
jury continued his Honor calmly, ';have
come to me with the information that they
have been approached with propositions most
manitestly OF a corrupt kind. The first in.
timation | had of this kind was several
weeks ago. Several ere-(interruptine
himsclf)-1 cannot call them intimations !;
they are square and direct informations
given to me privately for the purpose of
asking me what they 1.-THE jurors) should do.
My advice was to say nothing about it. The
| court did not want to interrupt the progress
OF the arguments of the case by any such
side question as this. Bnt I advised them
to be careful. This thing has grown (be-
coming more and more indignant as he pro-
ceeded), and within the last twentyfour
horus; and it would seem to be time to war;,
such men that they cannot commit such
outrages without punishment, and that the
officers Of the law will do their duty. If it
Is possible to ferret out these scoundrels it
shall be done. Give them no quarter. Spurn
them with the ends of your toes. No ba-
ser Vermin ihfest the earth than men engag-
ed in this kind ofbusiness; and the insult
to you is that they suppose that you are lust
as base, just as low as they are themselves.
No man should allow whisper of this kind
to be made to him without spurning it with
the utmost scorn and contempt if he goes
no further. do not advise violence at any
time of course | do not. But next to the
insult that is given to mans wife is an
insult OF this kind to juror. His honor
should be as sacred and as carefully guarded
as he would guard the honor of his wife,
Having said this much collaterally at this
point, we can now take recess"
Judge Wylie's remarks, which were de.
llvered with great earnestness and in an in
dignant tone, which showed that he meant
every word he said, with perhaps, the ex-
ception of his depreciation ofviolence, Great
ed profound sensation, and the foreman of
the jury, Mr.. William Dickson who is prob
ably one Of the jurors approached, rose and
said that after the disposition of this case he
wonld lay the whole matter before his Honor.
Counsel for defendants said they wanted
an investigation, and the court said thew
would probably get it,
Mr.. VIM. Dickson, said that all he could
say about the matter was that in August he
was approached, and on learning that some
of his brother jurors had also been approach
ed with brides, he informed Judge, Wylie of
the occurrence, and told the other Jurors
that if any more attempts were made to cor
rupt them, to let him know of it. In an
swer as to how much was offered by the
would-be bribers, Mr.. Dickson said it would
not be proper to state that, but the offers
were lage in amount.
1t was rumored that Foreman Dickson
had been offered $50, 900, and another Jury
man $4,000 to bring in a verdict of not
guilty, and that this offer was not made by
any one connected with the prosecution.