The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-09

asserted that the members of congie $
were responsible for the cxpedition.
yet in this case, when it had been eNpe.
dited at the request of member of con-
greSS, its reduction had been refused 10 that
same member. Henkle interrupted at this
point to remind the court that French had
made the Order IN question, but Judge
Nylie SAID positively that French had
made the order by Brady'S direction. Here,
he continued, was an increase made when
il was shown that the revenues were actu-
ally decreasing, If the Jury could recon-
clle this with a proper exercise of
discretion, let them do it, Ii could not
have been done through ignorance mani
testify II was purpOSely done. The
thing to be decided was whether it had
been done through mistaken exercise of
discretion, or purposely through wrong
motives. Concerning the false papers, said
he, II had been argued that il they resulted
in good to the public, then no criminal act
had been done in making orders on them,
This was the correct view of the law The
proof OF conspiracy might
be made out from the proof OF the conse-
Quences following the conspiracy, said
Judge Wylie, taking up another branch of
the subject, and he read from an English
authority in support of thisproposltion, re-
citing the circumstances of the operations
OF what are known as 1.-THE thiee-card
monte men, in this city, and said that the
only way in which their conspiracy could
be made out was by the circum-
stances following the act OF the
swindllng operation. There was one
further topic which he wished to refer
to. among the prayers was one to the effect
that il it appeared that genuine papers ap.
! peared among the fraudulent papers filed
| Ia. ttsfth L.. a, -.
order for expedition or increase must be
attributed to the influence of the genuine
papers. Such decline could not be
saved by the good, and vice
versa. Parties committing frauds
often found 1t to their advantage to use
some truth in their operations. The occur
renee of yesterday required u passing re.
mark. Ii his information was true, then
there were men engaged in fixing the jury.
1t was natural that jurors so approached
should feel indignant, but they must not
let that interfere with their calm and dis.
passionate judgment let them be toe
true themselves TO be influenced by
these considerations. Colonel lngersol
rose and asked the court if it was within
his power to direct the jurors to fully and
freely communicate to one another all tht
information they possessed touching thcst
attempts at bribery. Judge Wylie an
swered that he did no wish that inquiry
started in the jury ROOM The defendant.
counsel called attention to the number o
their prayers for instructions, which had only
been touched on generally and asked fo
specified instructions, but on all these re
quests the judge ruled against them, anC
exception were taken by the defence. A
3 O'Clock he jury retired, after having beer
instructed to come into court a q O'Clock
whether they found verdict or no
at that hour. They returned and re
ported that they had reached al
agreement only as TO one of the dc
PENDANTS Judge Wylie declined to hea
anything further from them, and ordere,
them to again retire and come into courI
again tomorrow at 10 a.. m. All sorts O
rumors are ailOat as to the bribery, On
juryman bas settled the fact that atempt
, have been made by parties in the intercs
+ of the defendants. As to one or the othc
OF the defendants, the Encouragement
, quoted as having knowledge of tn
D namcs and amounts, The friend
/. Of ihe leionda0ts have asserto
| that the attempts of bribcr
. have come from the prosecution /
, the shape OF promises ofun official positio
! or employment in the departments. Ther
: does not appear to have been any concei
/ of action among the bribers, who 3eem {
have been numerous. Four Jurors ar
named as having been approached, bu
only one has stated publicly in what in,e
est the efforts OF corruption seem to hay
been directed to securing disagreement
/ of the Jury,