The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-06-23
Our Washington Letter.
lFRoM OUR SPECIAL CokREsroNDENT.l

IFRoM OUR SPECIAL COkREsPoNDENT.l
WASHINGTON, D. O., June 16, 1883.
The close of the Star Route trial on
Thursday has been the only topic Of gen.
eral interest in Washington during the
present week. After q series of trials,
almost unprecedented in length and at
tended by many circumstances unex-
ampled in the history ofsimilar pro ceed-
ings in this country, the Star route de-
PENDANTS have been acquitted by jury
whose honesty will not be seriously ques-
toned. However various may be the
opinions of the people on any or all the
points involved, there are none, except
tn :e whose Interest was prompted by
protraction, who will not be heartily
glad that the curt. in has been rung down
on drama that had ceased to interest
the public, and had come to be regarded
among those eyirs which cannot be des-
cribed as light afflictious.
1t will be remembered that after
months of preparation, aud after the
public mind had been misled by conf
dent predictions OF clear case and
prompt action, tue prose started
ON course that had 10 be abandoned.
The attempt to dispense with the form
Olity OF indictments and to proceel by
information, consumed many weeks and
cost an enormous outlay OF money. 1t
would seem that with all tue resources
at its command, the Department OF JUS
tice should have been HGle 20 decide
whether or not such u course was open.
The VERDICT of "nut guilty" was a
genuine surprise to every one except the
defendants aud their friends. ali Of whom
have for weeks past been cJufdent ia
expressing the opinion that tue jury
would ae1uit. When the trial commenced d
there were few Who anticipated other
than convicL.Cn, hut as il dragged Its
slow length along the opinion Was modi-
fed, until for long tine past not even
the prosecuting counsel hoped for so
much. But u "hung" jury was what WAS
anticipated except ~ above remarked by
those personally interested, and whd
| " bhNG Ahh utl uGCGH-
si5le 10 outsiders. The defendants and
their friends were on hand in force when
the jury came in aud rendered their yer.
dict. aud the scene that ensued was ex
citing and dramatic. One Of the learned
COUNSEL Tor the defense started the hul.
rah and was about jumping upon the
counsel table when he seemed to remem.
ber himself. Another, Colonel Ingersoll,
turned around aud kissed bis own wife,
who happened to be sitting by him. An.
other one of the defendants sobbed gen.
uine tears, which came so fhst that be
could not wipe them of with his hand.
kerchief, ana another smiled, while John
w. Dorsey: was apparently as uncon.
csTned rs If II WAS matter in which be
had not the least interest. and General
, Brady flushed and pAled by tgrns. The
defendants were all surrounded by tbeil
friends aud overwhelmed with Gongratu
: latiens. They were cheeTed Justify il
the courthouse and AGAIN as they emerR
ed aud went across the street for IT fresh
ments, The two devoted women. Mrs
Dorsey and Hrs Peek. who have beer
constant aitsndauts. altsTnAt, ly snlleC
. aud wspt and clapped their dvlieat,
hands, and Hrs. Dorsey declared sh,
must not leave until she bad taken ever,
juror by The hand and thanked him. Sh,
was GOT However, able to carry cut be-