The daily gazette., 1882-10-16
u,pcrs or BRIBERY.
Agents Observation-Disclosures
Goserni Star Route Juror.

,r.smN6rlN, Det. -, 4...t'..
Elsni noplng will publish an interview
pcfr9C@s % Robert Ingersoll, emeodying a
Eiih ~ .o'of of atliiayits, which ne makes pun,
pnnlr,, ,,,o ~ nnrpose OF showing thlt several
Nc lor il.ypcn .nS in the late Star Route trial
dtle Jul,2nntly approached by employees OF
StTe col,t D,,,mcnt OF Justice, aud that these
the Fl'a'r~r r@rularIy reported their proceed
EMPLOY 59y 10 day to the Department or
Bg; lTo@i @i.er thereof. The first affidavit
Sne o',,c' nnc made by William Knox Brown,
oven = ,,tn iurors on the 18th inst, as FOL
bss, OF WAsmNGToS, DISTRICT OF
ColNa William Knox Brown, being
COll CO,r,r,. lSD, saw, that he was a Juryman IN
daly s"p,a pnaNn Ms the Star Route case; that
tM the trial Of said case one Arthur
dunlg ',n,. " IN atlantis house and left note
ny ,e wished to see atliant. Atliant
ayllg y saw said PAYNE, and Payne said
ikI0 a.,ar had asked him If he could say
ail i,nr m- that he wished, and that he had
ily'am- nan that he could say anything to
nu ' s,rf PAYNE then took out q paper
hs ssnaied s,aid # TO afliant to read. The paper
sd na'',, sgrrcuieut with f. II. Fall, TO be
vs. ap ,nr 5ninut to tie effect that If aillant
AasT .,na. Martin, also one of the jury,
inu .ii lI rofr 10 convict the defendants in the
lpuI p,n,e ra,rs. or If atlantis vote or that
w y,r'in'. latin should hang the jury, then
y %%" s.ya. 10 receive g, 800. Afllant read
Inlu' and tlen said TO Arthur Payne
inI gopg according to the evidence.
m. damned rascal, and you both can
aben aud shall vote IN accordance
4 "a me- ,'ro,yciious.5' Arthur Payne said
s.Tsil y. S wi, nwyor and had his Office on
n..st WILLIAM K. BRowN.
sn,.rribel AMI sworn to before me this
,as lay of October, A. D., 1882.
EJJ j. +. OLMsTEAD,
Notary Public.
reD olloU the affidavit OF Thomas r.
f'o,e a resident of Washington until July
f !, and now of Newark, y. j. Mr.. Foote
n..r. fiat i.r wa- present when Fall en-
4 Jrrd Pa,ne tu corrupt the jury and that
s. Ei save him (footc) to understand that
IVA. employed by the Government and
A n, tbe Government would furnish the
nng
s yqyt come, the ai,idavit of James A. Mel
am of Washington. He swcars that Fall
a M him that he would soon be employed by
a A, Gmprmcut as Il special detective in the
q, Route ease, that hc went with Fail to
Fl :, Brewster Cameron, who told Nelson he |
yal be placed on the roll at $50 per
rntb hi. ,luir- hriug to watch the jurors. |
s n VA, asked b, fill To see IL the colored |
5rr would vote ~ convict Dorsey.
M William Il Laws swcars that Falls |
Yerachcl him and cndcavored TO employ |
M to obtain evidence that one of the Star /
gnie iury had accepted bribe in another
NJ, and to make AN agreement in case
I'm ury could %, broken 10 induce one or |
aSe Of them tu yute for conyicting the de
|kphnis,-o that tue worst that could happen /
XsAr Government ease would be disagree
hat
lyur llomcd -wcars that during the
sn0l week col the Star Route trial Mr..
hl came Ia hi. humsc 10 see him, alleging
Af the VISIT was AZ the instance ol At
tNg General Brewster for the purpose
agertaiuin. whether he (IIolmead)
h@ Of any attempts by the defendants TO
tnupt thc jury lolmcad told Fall he
ntW Of ~ such attempt.
An affidavit OF E,Ward Taylor, employed
y detective by A h. Ncwcomb, a private
geut Of the Department Of Justice, recites
Ai lie heard Brewster Cameron promise
4 lil SiUuu Tor evidence That the defendant
PAL been eudrayurNg 10 bribc jurors, and
rvf. details ol attempts Of Fail 10 corrupt
flolmcad Auaraiay.t Of Foreman Dick
Pm Is also introduced, the substance Of
fhicl has already bern published.
Az lNTEE'lEW WIrH BREWSTER.
Aiorhty-hol0ui Brewster was asked on
saturday what had hrrr done In the Star
s Sdle bribery case, and What was Icing done.
ai ne answered very promptly that much
ID been donc iu probing The matter to the
l'oIl a grnal Jri! of testimony had been
NY anu mucl M0tt had yet to be taken
NY would h'imFaHtic now and irregular
uso,t an, % fHi- evidence, us it would
NJ sae ai ih,.r azsa rd aud guilty men
GI guard bat thls much he would
Wa. "''hli ltH days one or more Of
s fs9H> in the Department jus
Aaa lAi been used as spies by
NIaiim- and who appear TO
eUfPy complicated 10 The attempt to cor
afoI, "n hetali Of The defendants
'Vul lt arrested thdt he had ordered this
W. ilt evidence now before him. The
'ulails somehow or other having OBJ
.lol Ae"iuiga u the Attorney Generals
ll'4l AMI knowing also that he had
,S',i9A ol I'm iispnablc proof Of the guilt
uyN Instruments of theirs would, within
'll VI so, abandon those men and furnish
s'atila ariiele disclosing facts that
N NJ aiol- Within their own KNOWLEDGE.
~. 4eli' a' public iniormers, because
49i #h-i u Hni told by them the sud
C,.l,ii o., ~ tA'. lhJ-irumcuts would appear
"A tI'i. i''a' NOV 7" ieh. To AVOID this effect
M s,"s'yu lN'l ihe publication is to be