National Republican., 1882-12-08
TIE DICKSON DIFFICULTY.
Continuation Of the Trial OF the Ex-Fore-
mnn In the POLICE Court.


At the continued trial Of Foreman Dickson
of the star-routc jury, for bribery in the police
court yesterday afternoon, A. Maurice Low q
reporter Of THE REPUBLICAN, testified that
at several times prior to September 13 last hC
had conversation with Mr.. Dickson in his
| office and on the street, and on the date men
toned wrote an article containing the gist o
| those conversations. Mr.. Wells, of counsel
for the prosecution, offered a copy of TIL
REPUBLICAN, containing the article in evi
dcnce, to which Dickson's counsel, Mr.. Cuppy
! objected, as the article was not written under
oath. The witness could swear to what Mr.
Dickson told him. Mr.. Wells replied that
he had more faith in newspaper
to prove that Mr.. Dickson had made
contradictory statements, and in this case had
made n statement to the reporter, relativetC
which he had previously made a sworn state
ment, and it could be shown that Mr.. Dick
son had several times contTadicted his sworn
statement. The court allowed the witness tC
use the article to refresh his memory, but
ruled the article itself inadmissible. Reporter
Low swore that he was present when Mr.
| Dickson had n conversation with other parties
| which he remembered and wrote out The
| witness then gave the conversation, which il
much the same description of Bowen's ad
v0nces rs are set forth in Dicllson's ai
| uaVlt. Witness SWOre UnaU DlCksOn Salu NJ
| was going to make an affidavit before the
Department of Justice. Dickson said the
offer had come from the government, and ex.
| pressed the opinion that Bowen was merely
| trying to find if he could be bribed, and wa
acting without any higher authority than his
own volition; that Bowen was trying to find
out if any of the jurors could be tampercd
| with In the conversation the names Ol
| Henry A. Bowen and Brewster Cameron were
mentioned. Dickson said he had acquainted
Judge Wylie with the facts.
On cross-examinatiOn witness said Dickson
declined to be formally interviewed, and wrote
ont what he recollected of the conversation
The next day Dickson drew his attention to
certain alleged discrepancies in the article.
There were present at the interview Assist
ant District Attorney Charles Moore, G.
Maurice Smith, Al Robinson, Mr.. Dickson's
clerk Mr. McBlair, and one or two others.
Henry A. Bowen was sworn and said "
reside in New York. Have known William
Dickson since 1874. Met him on the night of
August % at Drivers. Conversed with him,
but not within hearing of Brewster Cameron.
EXcusing myself, l accompanied Brewster
Cameron to the Baltimore and Potomac depot,
Judge Hoover joining Emphatically, l did
not offer Mr.. Dickson brihe to influence his
vote. / did not inform Mr.. Dickson there
was S25, 900 for him if he would secure con-
viction."
ODlectl0n was made TO the direct manner
of questioning, and the court sustained it.
Bowen, continuing: II was not INSTRUCTED
by the Department of Justice or by Brewster
Cameron to make approaches to Mr.. Dickson,
nor did l make any approaches to him.
Attorney Smith cross-examined this wit
ness at great length regarding his numerous
visits to Washington; where he stopped when
here; who he met, and what acquaintance
he formed. The court said he never heard of
such course of questioning in court
of justice. Witness testified he knew
Mr.. Driver Mr.. Dickson, Mr.. Smith
Brewster Cameron, Judge Wells, Amber
Smith, the court Judge SnelD, Secretary
Lincoln. 81 know Brewster Cameron fairly
well; not intimately; have taken dinner with
him few times at Drivers, but did notidrive
frequently with him in the Attorney Gen
erals carriage; saw him frequently between
the middle of July and August 23 last
talked over Arizona matters with him in the
Department of Justice"
Mr.. Smith. Who recommended your ap
pointment besides Secretary Lincoln and
Mr.. Wells. l object to having this go on.
have listened to this long enough.
Mr.. Smith. You are afraid to have it go on
Mr.. Wells. | am not afraid, but the ques
tion is irrelevant.
The Court. The question is ruled out, ..
| Witness said Cameron had not recon-,
mended his appointment. He was not al
| lowed to state if he had procured Judge
Hoovers appointment. Witness testified that
it was found necessary to make another aft
davit in ink on October Ia because the frs
was made hastily. q