New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-16
SUBSTANCE OF THE AFFlDAvITs.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1j.-Ihe Post Of to-
morrow morning VIII publish interview with Colonel
Robert c. Ingersol embOdyng number Of aiiidavits
which BE makes public Tor purpose of showing that
several Of the Jurymen IN the late star Route trial
were corrupuy approached by employees Of the De-
partment of Justice and that these emp Dyes regularly
reported their proceedings from day to day TO the De-
partment or some officer thereof" The first affidavit
given is one made by william Knox Brown, one OF the
jurors, on the 18th inst, follows:
County Of Washington District OF Columbia
was a iuryman IN wat Is known a. ne
one Arthur Fd}le came 10 aH9hl :
house and lett note saying he wished 10 see ahant
Aidnt afterwards said Payne. ana Payne rld that
man had asked aim il Ae could SAY any 'u9 lni' he
wSlrG and tnat me mad tOd the man tha he could say
anything his anaut Payne then took ont a paper
agrstnient win f. II la TO be signed by aniant the
il naut and Thomas Martin, also one OF Jhe
jury sAou1 vote 70 convict the defendants III me oI4I
route case or ATTAIN . that OF Martin should
han. tie jury-theu aiiaut was To receive $1,000 AM
am going according the eyidence-tall Is
r'Se1i ana D" f lance with NV rouvie
ton" Arthur Payne sad that IT, Fan was i,pa LAYER
Subscribed aud sworn 70 before me tus the l-tA DAY
of October. \. ID. lc-- j. /, Oi-do l4.AD,
f~elll Notary Pablo.
Then follows the aIilayi, Of Thomas K. Foote, resi-
dent oil washing on until Ju last, aud OF Newark,
NJuna.r date OF Newark. september % He swears
that he Was present when Payne was employed by Fan
to corrupt thu jury and he himself brought Payne
10 Fan for that purpose lie also swears that AL gave
him to undersJ nd that he FalD employed by the
Government ana that he was get money from the
Government pay the amounts he had offered Tor the
corruption OF Brown aud Martin Fall informed atant
that lac wanted the signature of Brown 10 the paper
above in order tlat ne InlSIt snow 10 TIC
men he working for aud mus OBTAIN the money
Next comes an alrdayIt made By James y Nelson, OF
Washington, Sepem -, III winch he sWeaIs thdt ne
mel Fan early lasi June wuen tau informed INN that
lp gou llsiOu ~ D.
nee a. Il 40 cdl detective in the star Route cases ran
ais, stated that l. wanted Two OF three working
under aim who would make 3, udiy >-r re,
s1. rmpoyed by him it would De in the capacity OF
special detective. and that one part OF Nelson's duy
would be to watch tne Jur men ana see tn"I no c5yn
taupercd them. Nelson s"ears Jhat subsequently
he went VITA Fan the Attorney -Generas Ou;e ahd
there Brewster Cameron ran toId CaHtI VI LJ
Thought Nelson's sery .ees would De Fa!uaDiJ' anu
Cameron uniformed Nelson that lie WOud De
pa-e o. the rolls OF the Department it
800 per month Nelson was {" receive lnsIIcSlVn'
from Fall some days later. or about July l. ftu IN
structed me 20 Jurors Brown ana Martin one Two
coOreu Jurors, and say 10 them mat my woI MA
Tor the conviction Dorsey and krddy ihaJ thty "Ouu
vel paid Tor and ooth have Goyernhsnt Pt pee az
after the trial. Nelson swears lnat an ~ T J
lie FaD authorized Dy tAs PtoPIr PaI $500 ~
say TINS. lie was also Instructed Dy fallo tb ~
aud Brady and see who they cOhAectou VIII "' al
times. .,. , ,,-,,h
The affidavit of william r. Laws resident o. wash ash
insiOu ls thcn introduced Mr.. Laws sWeaIs uat ai'
appruacAed nm and endeay0red 70 employ nun -
OBTAIN evidence that one OF the etar hVu'o Ie an
nad accepted DrlOe III auotuot US , ~ brnla1 IA in
agreement In tue jury cOuld NOT DE- olUAe, 80,
duce Of them 10 FOle lot COu 'l.I.Do ~ -
Pendants, that the worst ihal 0G4 ir ,vsors
Government would be a hung jury r"l!' LAMs snVaoi
claimed b. IN tue employ OF the uD' - -.
aLtuar zed auint NOT O"ly 20 pay ,,ys itcIIreI
but to promise Government positions. 80 th,es
oassist Fai Onnng him that his LAWS - y up"1ueS
a supplemental ain1ayit by Thomas r. F0ote Il then
gwen, ceruiylug thai Oh me ON % Ps s,1fa,
eeIyed letter rom + H. ran, "llIten sI tPyiond
Der "a. containing the following Pb'a.-e,s, Enov
Fooie: . 1 saw Artnur Payne To-Day 1 hu"A
Brown Is out WIN a sta'1nvny ,,,,, aH' and he
repre-euted r. H. Fail II Payne or me gers IutV az
trouble We may want you, you Ano" AZ 4Dot' -
t,uud ouf / ,Vu, a Government detective anu Want
point ON Brown. There was 40 luz 40 49,
no attempt to bride Inere may him
~ me GOV, intent want us 10 do Don't talk TO any
one about me IN atter until inform you ol III
tiur. nr Government Will perhaps "l'4s IS +.,,,rt-
~ he'd and we can make him smart Tor IL II ne attempts
10 ujure Payne, denies tue -, ne anu yo p ny" ,ii
ALL ana viii stand together against brown. i.3 ~ ".
md ven "A n,p.r containing my interview Win lHo
41F Yours respectfully, + II. FaIL'
C,lonot r,gersou next adluces Two aiidavts SUD
s,rlDed by Wliam HJnead, one OF the Jurors Oh lHo
IOf of septem r anu the l2tn inst lie swcafs ma. uul
ing second week Of tine otiI houo %" ii va I The
10 house hn, alleging laL tno ' tb nnroose
instance OF Attorney General Brewster Tor .ne p a.
ascertainlng whether ne honeaIi me i,rS sueA in
fempts Dy the defendants 10 corrupt u4o ~ tr.l-
foria4tion having 10 the ears Oh t1 ,r VI
the han Of su-pelO a. ,n. mar they
ina whom the Department Dad any tonn"VnVo, '.V 49,
once had confluence IN Dchson, ~ mt Ibev III
sucn vouminous they had lo7t 1t tuas my -
h.t@Ve ue would act according 10 hS OonsOicHVo AZ
That II ne wounye the desired III ormalon n1 would
lose nothing" Fall also tOd MN ina .hoI Do'
Esr Knew nothlng about MS employment ia the star
Route case and mat repOrteu 10 INC
every night - 80 m ,yyo othsr occa alma
when Fan sought interviews wilh MN, avoided CONVEX
saIion AS possible Dut toiu al t'a ~ NC Az
Tended with mucn Zeal Mesars DlcAsOn Ooost 1Au
lin, whose names were menuohed ~ sS neevsr