The Evening critic., 1883-06-22
More About Ker's Lying IntervIew.

more ADOWt hefDB LyIuE interview.
Wash. Cor. Pittsbnrg Evening Chronicle
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The reporter who
pumped Mr.. Ker in Philadelphia has no cause
to be proud OF his product. The effect WAS
not profitable for instruction, nor is 1t to be
valued as O source Of edilcation.
Speaking OF the festive scene that occurred
nearly opposite the courthouse Immediately
after the verdict Of acquittal OF the Star
Route defendants, he says the most rlotous
Philadelphia election was mild pandemo.
mum compared with the latter exhibition;
that drunken men were everywhere, aud In
The evening It was scarcely safe for decent
person to walk the Avenue.
There was not an offensive or rlotous occur
renee, inside or out OF the place Of 'treattng;"
there were no drunken men on the Ayenre,
which was as safe as q church, and crowded
with promenaders, as II always is from z ID 10
O'Clock at night. Mr.. Ker is given to lying,
and he has short memory; else he would
have been restrained from uttering this scan
dai by the recollection that the counsel for
the Government held mild orgies every day
in room In the Courthouse, where lunch
was prepared for them, at the expense OF the
government, II has been stated, and tho
He also, for the Information of his phila.
delphia pumper, criticised the Jury system OF
the District Of Columbia, and he enumerates
number OF names TO put in the wheel; he
thorized by law"
Law. 1t Is not under the control OF the Mar
shal, but is operated by the direction OF the
Court, and the names from which Jurors are TO
be selected, 10 the number of $40, are fur
nished by i've Jury commissioners. Until his
death George ". Riggs was one OF the COM
missioners, and his associates were ex' Mayor
Emery, A. L. Barbour, W, 81. Gait and such
substantial and respected citizens as they are
known 10 be.
The Jury system mus, differ here from that
OF other localities, because the District is
under the arbitrary control OF Congress, and
her citizens are deprived OF tho right OF suf.
nage. In other places the names OF Jurors are
AZ H.afA ma faaxr
none. The men who served on the Star Route
1uries were men whom the prosecution ap-
proved, and whom, It is believed, It tried TO
CONTROL
The majority OF the people OF the country
may believe and assume, as do The prosecn.
Tors, that The verdict Is contrary 10 the evil
dence, but disinterested parties who are thus
persuaded, must remember that IL they have
read any, they have not read a milltonth
part OF the testimony whicn occupied the
court Elk months in the taking. They must
remember that the Jury was swamped with
confusing and conflicting testimony, 10 say
nothing OF the confessions OF Rerdell; and
that they sat there seven months the witnesses
OF an amount OF mallgnlty such as was never
before exhibited toward defendants by the
prosecution. Jurors are but rnen, and they
cannot close their eyes and ears to the daily
repetition OF purpose to convict aud an ap-
parent motive for accomplishing conviction.
IL was as though the men employed by Brew.
taI hsa ese969a Ssea paid tsas maas
earned by verdict OF guilty. The Jurors,
conscious OF persecution, were liable 10 have
Tie defendants, ana their verdict foreshndows
all the future OF these cases II Brewster and
the men he has employed perseyere In trying
them. II is stated that ne VIII not retain Bliss
but II Bliss 10 Objectionable, Ker is simply
detestable. Merrick has wildly intimated that
his suffering practice Will not warrant his
fion is not reduced he win stick He has never
had so lucrative an experience as that fur
piehed by his bad business.