The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-15
ants the benefit of doubt and voted for

ants the benefit Of doubt and voted for
The jury voted first ON the question as to
whether IT was conspiracy. 1t was then
proposed, after some discussion, TO
vo!e upon the guilt or innocence Of indi-
spiracy with it. John W. Dorsey" said
Crane, headed the list, and we acquitted
him the first night. Then we came to
Vailie, and acquitted him. Then l think
II stood ten to two on s. w. Dorsey; ten TO
two on Brady, and nine to three on Miner.
That IL the way the jury stood up TO this
morning, though ! believe there was =
change OF one vote on s. W Dorsey last
night, making II eleven to one in his case. !"
Bliss tonight, when asked what he
thought Of the verdict said 1t had been q
surprise to him as well as to his associate
counsel. He would not have been sur.
prised at the disagreement of the Jury, In
fact II had been his opinion that the jury
would stand about nine tor conviction and
three for acquittal. The very men, how
ever, in whom he had depended as certain
to vote for conviction voted
the other way. He did not think the hon.
esty OF the jury should be impugned be-
cause Of the verdict. Where twelve men
united on verdict no lawyer would care
to say they had been improperly
influenced lie believed the members Of the
Jury had been mistaken, but that was all
Their opinions must be accepted as honest.
Against the Dorseys' Vaile and Miner there
we're practically no more criminal cases.
One indictment against them was. on
| record, but 1t was ore which had been laid
aside because of the fact Of Reredelrs s
initials and Vaile's name were improperly
set down in 1t and moreover 1t did not dfiier
N n a trAn h.
the Jury had just rendered verdict OF ac.
quittal. As to the proposed civil suits
against the defendants, he could say little.
He did not think civil proceedings could be
successfully maintained against Brady, as
he had not received money from the gov.
erdment for servicehin carrying the mails.
The proceedings klcivil suits would be
for the recovery of money paid contractors
| Improperly. money for which no service
had been rendered, or money paid for IL
legal expenditure in the service. He said
he did not know whether he would have
charge of the civil suits or not but knew
he would not take management of them II
they were to be prosecuted in Washington
or any considerable distance from New
York. He did not think the government
would want to begin any civil suit in
Washington.
There was large gathering Of friends oi
the star route defendants at Colonel lnper.
soils house tonight. .oors the acquitted
men, their counsel and large number ol
their more intimate friends, many Of them
women, met to exchange mu.
tual congratulations. Out in the
street crowd numbt ring 200 OF
800 had gathered, partly out of curiosity
and partly to express their sympathy with
the defendants. They cheered lngersoll and
other counsel, as well as the defendants
and the jury and called for speeches. Inger-
soil and Judges Wilson and Carpenter spoke
briefly, denouncing the government for
its tactics in the star route trial, eulogzing
the jury which acquitted the defendants,
and congratulating the latter and their
friends. The crowd indoors and out
was in full sympathy with the speaker
Inside the house women waved their
handkerchiefs and clapped their hands
in applause and the crowd outside was en-
| thusiastic. Brady, John Dorsey, Miner and
Vaile mingled with the group IN
lngersolPs parlor, and received the con
gratulations OF their friends. Mrs. S. W
| Dorsey and half.dozen other women, neal
relatives of the defendants, moved about
chatting and laughing with acquaintance
All The men who have been prominent
as sympathizers with the de
PENDANTS were present in tht
house and the crowd outside WIS made ur
OF people whose faces were conspicuous in
the courtroom during the trial. At the
conclusion of the peech.making Ingersol
invited the crowd into the house
where liquid refreshments were
served. Among those who came
into the house was Juror Evans. He W.,
seized by Mrs. Dorsey and Mrs. Peck who
linking arms with him, enthusiastically y
escorted him through the parors, present
ing him to everybody as on,
of twelve honest men. After an hou
or so OF hand shaking the Grove
dispersed, Colonel Ipgarsoll, when asked |
he had anything to say about the verdic
replied, Victory is the only revenp,
| want; think it is the most popular yer
dict that has been given in this country fo
many years"