Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-15

recovery OF money PAID the contract
ors improperly; money for which no
services had been rendered; for money
paid Illegally for expedited services.
He said he did not know whether he
would have charge Of the civil suits or
not, but knew he would not take the
management Of them IL they were to
be prosecuted In Washington or at any
considerable distance from New York
city. He did not think the govern
ment would want to begin any civil
suits In Washington.
BREWSTER AND BLISS.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-The news
Of the verdict In the Star route trial
reached the department Of justice
shortly after 10 o'clo,k this morning,
At the time the attorney general was
In consultation with George Bliss.
When the news was announced he
said to Bliss:
"What do you think Of that2"
81 am astonished," was the reply,
II thought some of the jurors might
get muddled on the conspiracy ques-
ton, but I did not anticipate acquittsl. 4"
swell" said the attorney general,
shat settles H.. When twelve men
agree the matter Is settled. / feel
satisfied the government has present.
| ed the case In the best possible man
ner."
JUROR HARRIGAN,
held out alone for conviction for q
long time, he says: ~ finally came
to the conclusion that eleven heads
were better than one, especially when
como of the others we're educated and
smart gentlemen. A few minutes be-
fore we came nto court l went over,
because 1 didn't feel like opposing
| eleven men. l gave the defendants
the benefit of the doubt and voted for
acquittal.
FOREMAN CRANE
says the jury voted first on the q1es-
ton as to whether there was any CON
spiracy. l. was then proposed, after
some discussion, to vote upon the guilt
or innocence of the individuals, which,
of course, would carry conspiracy with
it. "John w. Dorsey" said Crane,
"headed the list, and We acquitted
him the first night. Then We came TO
Vaile, and acquitted him. Then, l
think, 1t stood ten to two on Stephen
w. Dorsey, ton to two on Brady, and
nine to three on Miner. That Is the
way the jury stood up to this morn
Ing, though I believe there wa. =
change of n vote on Stephen w.
Dorsey last night, making 1t stand
| eleven to one III his case"
Rx SENATOR KELLOGG AND GEN. BR
will Monday next be called upon to
| plead to the indictments In their cases.
It is not probable the trial of the
cases will take place before next au-
tumn, as precedence will be given
cases Of local importance.
THE UTILIZATION.
There was q large gathering OF
friends of the star route defendants
at Col. Ingersoll's house tonight. In
doors the acquitted men, their counsel
and q large number OF their more In.
innate friends, many of them women,
met to exchange mutual csngratula.
lions. Out In the street, Q crowd
numbering two or tn ee hundred per
sons had gathered, partly out OF curl
osity and partly to express sympathy
with defendants. They cheered In
gsrsoll and other counsel, a. well q
thveuvxs1dsles AT zig Jury, BIZ Cali
cd for speeches. Col. Ingersoll ant
Judges Wilson and Carpenter spok'
briefly, denounoiug the government
for its tactics In the star route trials
eulogizlng the jury which acquitted
the defendants and oongrAtulating tn
latter and their friends.
The crowd indoors and out was ir
full sympathy with the speakers. Ia
side the house women waved theiI
handkerchief and clspped their hand
in applause, and the crowd outside be
came hoarss In Its enthusiasm. Gen
Brady, j. w. Dorsey, Miner snt
Vale mingled with the groups In Col
Ingersoll's psrlors, and received tn
congratulations of their friends. Mrs
J. ". Dorsey, Mrs. Peck, and half
deem other women, near relatives o
the defendants, moved about, chattin,
and laughing with acqu~aintances. Al
! tho men who have been prominent 81
, sympsth!zsru with the defendants wer
l present in the house, and the crow
outside was made up of people who's
= faces were conspicuous in the cour
! room during the trial.
At the conclusion of the spsecl
making Colonel Ingersoll invited tn
crowd int the house where liqui
re refreshments were spread. One @
those who came into the house wa
Juror Eva s. He WAS seizsd by th
, hand by Mrs. Dorsey and Mrs. Peck
t who linking arms with him, enthusiast
. ticaliy escorted him through the pa,
} lor, presenting him to every n q
one of the twelve honest men. Afte
t an hour or 80 of hand shaking tn
I crowd dispersed.
Colonel Ingersoll. when asked If h
had anything to say about the verdict
replied, ''the verdict is the ouly re
, vepge 1 want. I think 1t Is the mos
popular verdict that has been givel
in this country for many years."
HApITAU. N0rHy.