Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-14
TIE DICKSON TRIAL.
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with the charges for the first time In the papers
Of the next day.
what did YOU first do after reading it,
asked Mr.. Smith.
- SID TO Mr.. BOWEN
replied the witness. - Dickson must refer to
you, as you were the only officer of the DEPART
ment in Washington with a commission. and
said. did you show your commission to Mr..
Dickson. and he said that he did not rpcolcct.
told him that he ought TO recollect positively.
was afraid then that he had been associating
with people that would get him into trouble
The witness then said that the very moment
he saw that statement It occurred TO him that
ne ought to make a sworn statement.
Ibid you make report To the department
of what occurred at pryers:" asked Mr..
Smith
II did. sir replied the witness.
''When:" asked Mr.. Smith.
"On my way west" vas the reply. 81 mailed
the letter at Columbus. Ohio"
After his return the witness said he made
report in the form of q SWGTn statement. The
witness identified his affidavit of October I'D.
Mr. srnith--Dii You report the occurrence Of
August 23d OH the next day 10 the Attorney
General?
Witness wrote The Attorney General a let
ter. In which / mentioned this matter i'm con-
nectiOn with others. The letter was part Oil
cal and part personal
NJ Saiith.-Did YOU ever attempt to 20
before the grand jury or ask for a warrant for
Mr.. Dicksons arrest:
Witness-.'I never did" The witness said he
did not report what had occurred at Drivers to
MessrS. Merrich and ker. because me did not see
him and had nothing 10 report. He then re-
counted what TRANSFERRED in his interview with
MesSrs MeTrick and Kpr when he asked Their
advice ab0ut Going - see Dickson at Drivers
the statement being The same as given lin the
published affidavit 0f the witness
WHAT MADE Mr.. NERRICK ANGRY
''When quest;o.iel D!cksons integrity, said
the witness. MIR Mesr:ck got very angry: be-
lieyed Boweas statement was true. and told
Mr.. Merrica that he understood that Dickson
had said tina: he Ia been approached b. the de-
PENDANTS. Bowen came to the def on the
22d and said to him substantially what he had
stated; don't think tat Bow,1 said where the
alleged conversation took place; he may have
said that it was at Drivers"
Q.-Didnt he say it was at Drivers?
Al have gwen my answer.
o. repeat my question.
Al repeat my answer.
The COurt.-The answer must stand
Q-Did you think it right to go down to Mr.
Dickson?
Mr. Cameron did net | went there after
protest. under instructions of the government
counsel. yielded my Judgment to theirs Did
not 80 TO see Dickson To see if he for sale
or not. Did not have Bowers statement that it
was Dichson's idea to sell out. Bowen said he
was Informed that vi. Dickson was commercial
Witness was acting under the orders of Mcssrs
Merrick and ker and authority as he under
stood. 1t was about O'Clock when he went to
see Mr. Dickson.
Was with Bowen about ~ or 80 minutes at
Drivers and he (Bowen) sent the card.
WHY WITNESS WENT TO DRIVERS
Odd you think it proper in a moral sense
for you to go down to see Mr.. Dickson?
Al went there because was directed to go
by MessTs. MerricH and Her who believed that
Mr.. Dickson had information that the defend
ants had attempted TO tamper with the Jurors
Next saw Bowen about 6 o'clock that evening
at Drivers, where witness with Mr. MOrey was
taking dinner. and he (Bowen) came and took a
seat at the opposite side Of the table.
Mr. Norey called at the department to see
Witness do not tell Mr. Morey as TO his object
In being at Driver s; nor talk with Bowen about
IT in Mr. Moreys presence: Bowen went down
stairs when ii servant called him down. Wit
ness did not intend to see 3lr. Dickson
alone under any cOace yible circumstances
Mr. Merrick suggested that this interview
should be in the presence OF Judge Hoover. Mr.
Merrick thought Mr. Dickson was all honorable
man. but witness did not. He had heard bcfur e
Mr.. BOwen's statement that Mr. Dickson had told
MT George Kennedy during the progress OF the
case. There is
NOTHING IN THE CASE.
Wouldn't be surprised any day if Judge Wylie
threw it out of court
Mr.. DicksOn.-That's true
Mr.. Wells asked if Mr.. DicksOns remark had
been taken down, and was answered in the
Affirmative.
Witness attention was called to Bowen's tes-
timoly as TO communicating the conversation
De had with Dickson to Cameron. which he read
nom the Official report. and was asked if Bowen
had said to him i'm his (Cameron's) office as h..
testified. all that related to the offer of Mr.
Dickson a. To the So 00O to which the govern
ment objected.
The court said that the words TWENTY-FIVE
were used. not thousand.
Without concluding the crOss-eXamination of
Mr. Cameron the court adjourned.