Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-08

on their feet and about to leave the
box, and many of the audience were
preparing to leave the coort room,
when Judge Wylie stated that he
wished to devote a moment to an
other matter. The significant tone
in which he said this warned the
spectators that something important
was to follow, and instantly there
was dead silence. Several of the
members Of this jury continued his
honor, calmly, shave come to me
with the information that they have
been approached with propositions
most manifestly of a corrupt kind.
The first intimation / had of this
kind was several weeks ago-several
more Gnterrupting himselD 4 can
not call them intimatlons; they are
square and direct informasion-given
to me privately, for the purpose of
asking me what they, the jurors
should do My advice was to say
nothing about it. The Court did
not want to interrupt the progress
of the argument of the case by any
such side question as this, but | ad-
vised them to be careful. This thing
has grown becoming more and more
indignant as he proceede-) }, ana
within the last twenty-four hours it
seems that these wolves which
have been around this jury, have
become fercer and more deter
mined. | felt so much Indignation
that 1 was almost ready to advise
the jurymen to shoot the man on
the spot. That is the way felt
about it; but gave no such opinion.
But villaIny of this kind, scoundrel-
ism of this degree, deserves no
mercy. lido not say in what interest
these suggestions have been made.
do not want to convey any infor-
nation of that subject but | want
to advise this jury to repel
with scorn and Indignation any
base attempt OF this charac er on
their virtue and integrity. The IN
suit Is OF vast intensity, and L do
hope that when we get through this
trial fairly, you may have informa-
ton enough to enable the Court to
lay it's hands on men of tins kind /;
Oh these Inon VINO have approached
you III thus way. l have called your
attention to this subject with am
other view, to give warning to
men of tins kind of what they are
about and that tue officers
of the law will do theIr
duty. If it is possible to ferret out
these scoundrels 1t shall be done.
Give them no quarter spurn them
with the end Of your toes. No
baser vermln lufest the earth than
the men engaged In this kind of
business, and the insult to you is
that they suppose that you are just
as base, just as low as they are
themselves. No man should allow
whisper of this kind to be made
to him without spurnlng it with the
utmost scorn and con
tempt. If he goes no further
| do not advise violence at any time.
OF course [ do not; bat next to an
insult that is given to naus ) 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 tins
point, we can now take a recess.
Judge Wylie's remarks, which
were delivered with great earnest,
ness and in an indignant tone, which
showed that he meant every word he
said, with, perhaps, the exception of
his depreciation Of violence, created
a profound sensation, and the fore-
man of the jury, Mr.. VIM. Dick
son, who is probably one of the
jurors approached rose and said that
after the disposition of this case he
would lay the whole matter before
His Honor. Then Mr.. Henkle, coun-
sci for Miner and Vail, rose on be
half of himself and his clients and
demanded an investigation of the
charge that had been made.
The Court-We will see about
that. We viii probably have it.
Mr.. McSweeny-We, too, want an
investigation.
Mr.. Wilson (emphatically) We
want it all around.
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