New-York tribune., 1883-06-16
THE STAR ROUIE FERDICI.
WHAT COLONEL BLISS THINKS OF IT.
A GENERAL sURPRIsE-JUDGE wYLIE DISAPPOINTED
GLAD THAT THE TRIAL is OVER.

A GENERAL sURPRIsE-JUDGE WYLIE DlSAPPOlNIED
GLAD THAT THE TRIAL is OVER.
Geor-e Bliss, the Government counsel III
the Star Route cases, returned from Washington last
night In reply TO the inquiries Of TRIBUNE reporter
in regard TO the verdict. he said:
"of course / was very much surprised at the
verdict o acquital There tiDo during last week
when thought there would DC conviction but aileF'
ward came 10 the conclusion that there would be dis
agreement of the Jury No one would have been
surprised at such verdict thar, although the
case was very much stronger this time than
before when nine OF the jury for conviction and
Miner and Rerdell were found guilty"
"Do you think the jury were dishonesti
"Tnere might have beon rotten eggs The jury but
when twelve men agree on verdict IL Is hsrd hing TO
,ay that Il was the result OF dishonesty No,
hardly think that. The Jury was dominated by crane
the foreman. He tho man OF strong VIII VINO
controlled the others. don't think he was dshohes'
but he is so constituted and influenced that no coad not
give an unbiased Judgment on the evidence
laid before him. There were stupid dun mea on
the Jury. and that in part accounts for the stupid
verdict"
"Are the laws governing the selection ofJuors differ
eut in the District Of Columbia from what they are here
and could there have been such thing as struck
JuryP"
"Inever knew Of n struck jury in criminal case hero
in NewYork or anywhere else. The laws In Washington
the verdict"
Was the public sentiment in Washington in favor OF
the defendants -
"That sentiment which is noisy and demonsirative
WAS I'm favor OF the defendants. II comes from that
kind Of people from whom the jury wero drawn and no
doubt had It's influence. The Quot better
septiment Of the people in Washington Is a.
decidedly against the Star Route defendants
as it Is here" - , al,
was not Judge wyle's charge much milder this timo
than before e. ,,,,-,
Ycs but he was criticised before no. being judicial
In his charge Il strong against the DC
saying what IL fact that Judge Wyle was very much
aiSapponed IN tho % ne ysrG, Snd mat ne nr
DO you regard this case the strongest one Tor tue
Well on tho whole think it was It is the only case
against dorsey There are some stronger elements III
tho case against Brady and keiosg' but nave s
trial some OF the best testimony VIII have been
spirited away. There Will Do no iurther trials nli Oc
tobcr and none OF those remaining VIII occupy longer
"oyernor Poster remarked to-day that outside OF the
testimony OF Rerde and Walsh Government did not
prove It's case. do you regard II In That lght T.
"That only shows that Governor Foster mas not reau
the Testimony aud therefore does not speak Intelligent
iy OF course am liable TO be biased, but think the
evidence presented by The Government was strong
and convincing irrespective OF Rerdelts and walsh's
evidence, tnat no Intelligent. unbiased I5an ianAr m
Ibid you notice General Shermsn's remarks ON the
resu!tP o,....o, ,,.. IN ,o,,ed vorv ,oo.o,v lie
said that beside himself Generals Sheridan Crook and
Miles recommended all those routes Ny recoIeetion OF
A "A that generas Sheridan aud Crook did not recon-
mend a einge route aud Miles only one,
and that tue least extrayagant. General
Sherman did recommend th7m a sample route be
recommended ln LOUISIANA. The man who got
it up told me that he went 10 Sherman TO get
hlm 20 sign the paper and he did
40 without knowing anything about II further than That
n was for an additional mail route"
81 suppose you are glad that the trial is ended |"
"Yes very much 80, am tagged out. IL long,
tedious and exacting wOrR, aud yet notice that TIE
TEIBUSE speaks about my making much out OF It.
vas an Xos 70 withdraw from the case at the close OF
tn. (.gu iusls u
remaiuug would rather attend 10 my practice here on
ouebalf tue same pay but matter OF TACT have not
been uad as much by the Government as would have
made in my practice tbis city during the time