The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-06-19

United states lhe verulct was not Just
one, he thought, and with any other attOr-
ney than Ingersoll for the defense the re-
suit would have been different.
GEORGE F. LoNGAN
thought Ingersoll's defense was not any
stronger than many other lawyers would
have been able 10 make. II was his Opin-
ion that the jury was bought up. for with
the evidence Introduced, had the jury been
straight, verdict Of guilty was in duty
bound TO be rendered. He denounced the
trial as farce which had cost the govern
ment mint Of mon Y.
VIC E. SHAW.
at is my opinion that Bob Ingersolrs
wonderful influence over The jury was the
cause OF verde, of Lot guilty being re-
TUNED. | have heard him lecture twice,
and was never so carried away in my life
as by his wonderful powers of oratory. He
certainly had a bad Case TO handle, but the
outcome shows he was equal TO the emer-
gency. | did not expect an acquittai,
neither did | anticipate a verdict of MT
guilty. II was my opinion that the jury
would hang. As TO the guilt of the
defendants, there can scarcely be doubt !;
but the power on the throne, combined with
insersoiPs eloqu-nce, did the work efiectu-
al y for the defendants
B. G. WILKINSON
had not studied the case sufficiently 10
form an opinion. 1t was undoubtedly, he
said, big victory for the defendants, bu,
he did not think Ingersoils eloquence and
oratory were alone the cause OF a favorable
verdict for his clients.
MAJOR W. H CURRENT
is not at present practicing his profession,
having retired to eng ,ge in something more
namely, newspaper work,
but his views were obtained nevertheless.
He thought the country at large did not
understand the average Washington City
juror-the influence that was brought to
bear where a man high in official life was
on trial. He was not greatly surprised at
the verdic,-in fact. would have been
far more surprised if verdict
Of guilty had been returned.
at is impossible" said the
m ,jor, to get jury to convict men like
Brady and Dorsey in Washington City,
simply because the jury are afraid these in
high power will, sooner or later, play for
even and get there 10y rousing majority"
The major is an admirer of Col. Ingersoll,
but he did not think too much praise
should be accorded him in the present in
stance.
COL. w. w. s. sNODDY.
81 do not think" said Col Snoddy, shat
there was sufficient evidence to convict, al
though / have no doubt of the guilt of the
defendants The testimony of Rerieli, The
informer was evidently not believed by the
Jury, and outside Of his evidence there was
nothing OH which TO expect conviction.
The position of an informer is equivocal at
best, and when the testimony of such per-
son is received in court it should be taken
with large degree of allowance"
J. H boutwell,
was inclined t. the belief that the govern.
nent had used its strongest efforts to bring
about conviction. and had failed simply |
because the evidence was not such as would |
cause any conscientious jury to feel war |
ranted in bringing in a verdict of guilty. |
He spoke highly of Mr.. Merrick's ability |
as a criminal lawyer, and was satisfied |
noihing had been left undone by that gen.
tleman on behalf of the government in |
the defendants.
HENRY LAMM
vas also inclined TO the belief that the jury
lad disregarded the testimony of Rerdei, /
md he thought they did right in SO deing.
The government had employed Mr.. Mer-
lick, the ablest criminal lawyer In Wash
ngton, and a democrat at that, to prose-
ute the alleged star route thieves, and
here was no lack of money on the part of
he prosecution. A verdict of not quite
vas the result, and the only way to accoun,
or it was that sufficient reliable evidence
O convict had not been introduced.
COL. A. ID. JAYNEs.
After interviewing the legal profession,
he reporter wendell his way to the depot
where Col. A. d. Jaynes was found awaiting
he arrival OF the west-bound train.
what do You think of the star route
erdict, colonel?" asked the BAzoo man.
"What is il? / have not heard a word
ince reading the morning papers," he re-
lied.
mot guilty.
~ am glad of it, and 1 think the verdict
Just one l have known Brady in
imately for years, and believe him TO be
n honest man. When / was holding the
osition of treasurer of the NJ,
\
} lie something like S250.OO0
nn:tal y, and in all my
-rl.eactions with him found him always
u the alert for the interests of the govern
lent. / never believed that he was impli- a.,
ated with anyone In an attempt to rob the
Inited States treasury, and / am truly
lad to know that he has been acquitted.
MAI. JOHN sCULLIN, |.
St. Louis, who arrived on the afternoon
am. was also met at the depot. He {
ioneht The trial hid proven frst-class {
lrce, bat was not greatly surprised al tie '
suit. A sworn jury had pronounced the e
efendants honest men, and he supposed
he country would have to accept the situ- c
ion. Z
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