Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-13
Analysis of Votes Taken by the
n Star Route Jury.

n Star Route Jury.
WAsHNeTos, September 12.-An
analysis of the votes taken by the
Star Route jury reveals some re-
markabIe opinions. -Four jurors
voted that no conspiracy had been
proved, and then the same four voted
Minor and Rerdeli into a conspiracy
and found then-gni.ty. On the last
ballot, Foreman Dyson voted that
John w. Dorsey and Vale were
guilty, while Brady and S. w. Dor
sey were innocent On the same
ballot it appears that Holmstead
found all not guilty except Brady.
The Jurors who mad found RerdelPs
clerk guilty, found his employer
Dorsey) Innocent. Another, who
had pronounced Miner guilty, found
his partner tVaile) innocent.
John B. Mccarthy, one of the
Jury said that himse f, and in fact a
majority of the jurors, were not by
any means satisfied with the verdict.
He aud. eight other jurors voted
from first to last to convict those of
the defendants upon whom the jury
disagreed. There was, he says, but
very little change IN the ballots from
first to last. Those urors who fa~
vored the conviction of all the de-
PENDANTS, excepting Turner, were
convinced OF their gullr, aud would
not change their votes, because they
had considered the case Wei before
arriving at TINS conclusion. And
those who voted for aoqqittal used
the most sub le arg uments IN SUI
port of tner decision, aud would
not yield
Foreman Dickson toeday made
puDIc another more detailed aud CIR
cunstantlaI acc nut Of the attempts
at bTlblng vi himself and other mem
bers OF lie jury. He relates that Oh
August Z3ru he was Approached by
Henry A. Bowen with an offer Ol
$4,000 u secure the couvicJlUn OF
Brnay ana Dorsey. Bowen produced
Commission appointing nlm spe-
clai agent of the depar ment OF jas-
tlce, aud eudeavored to bIlug ABOUT
AL interview between D.ckson and
Attorney General Brewster. On d
second occasion when Bowen Sought
Dickson he was accompanied by
Brewster, Cameron and otner special
agents ii the apartment OF justice.
Dickson gives III detail The reason 5
which led The department of justice
to seek conVlcuO4 ia this manner,
the principal being that it had be
come a pOhucai necessl y. Dickson
says he did not believe these mel
We're actlng under authority, or coulC
have paid the amount otiefad, bu
he takes pains to set out III mannel
which purtakes much more of til,
argument than the statement OF tn,
fact, the reasons why Bowen apC
Cameron probably were inspired by
government officers. His statement
AIMS at Justltylng himself AID hIs
three companions who voted to Sc
cule dlsas. cement as to Brady
Vale aud the two Dorseys. Ii
dong this he has made a violent at
tack upon the prosecution, it
methods and agents body
but Judge Wyhe-an elaborat
defense OF himself and his col
leagues, Brown, H8lmead and Mar
TIN, in which he takes high mora
gfounds, and a still more elaborat,
Argument against the conviction 0
the defendants.
Dickson recognizes the apparen
Inconsistency OF COL victlpg the TIVE
men of least consequence and dIsa-
greelng upon the others. But hr
JustlheS the two convictions by prov
ing from the evidence that Nine
and Rerde1l were tools of the othe.
r. cOntestOrs.
Dickson says he will tomorrow
tIe his statement with the Distric
Attorney and ask for Immediate &C.
ton upon 1t.