Daily globe., 1883-06-16
Especial Telegram to the Globe I

Salu To-Day regarding the cause or the YER
dict found by the star route jury: "There
was not one of them that believed a word
Rerde]l or Moore said, or much that Walsh
said. 1t was an improbable story that
Walsh would allow Brady to take $4,000 in
his notes from him and put them into his
pocket, and then part with them like
philosopher. 1t is too absurd man of
the i'll of Brady should do such thing; he
was likely at least to sing out ''stop thief"
The manufactured evidence of course had
great effect on the jury. The Chico let
ter and other things. The jury felt that
while there were some suspicious, there
was not enough positive evidence to war
rant breaking up five families
did the jury think the government
counsel were engaged in manufacturing
evidence?"
'No; but they did think the government
counsel ought to have abandoned his evil
dence when they saw what it was, and not
have tried to still make something out of
It, Mr.. Merrick tried to explain away the
Chico letter by saying it was written in
1879. The government also made an
effort to show that S. w. Dorsey wrote
many hands when the jury was satisfied
the papers in question were written by
Rerdell. These were things that rather
hurt the prosecution than did them good.
The jury have very fine opinion of Judge
Wyle, his great ability as a judge, his great
knowledge of law, his self-possession and
self-reliance. All spoke of him in com
plimentary terms yesterday morning be-
fore going into the court. The jury were
made up of better men than the people
thought. The colored men
on the jury were four as clear
headed men as ever saw. They had good
memories and paid close attention to the
evidence and arguments. They are very
nice, substantial, sober, honest men. There
were some of them that changed opinions
during the trial-men who started out with
an opinion that the defendants were guilty.
L did not know, however, how one of them
stood until We retired. It surprised me
somewhat that those who voted for convic-
ton did not go as 1 supposed they were
going, and those who voted for acquittal
did not vote as / supposed"
do you think any of the jurors were
improperly infuenced?''
mo, do not
San interesting question Is raised by
the verdict il the cases Of Rerden and
Peck"
eyes, that is an interesting point. In the
| jury room after it was agreed to acuuit.
one OF the jurors said: ''RerdelI has plead
! ed guilty OF conspiracy. He can't be pun
! 1shed without one or more is connected
| with him. Having acquitted all but one,
Peck, who is dead, it might look as though
Peck, though dead was in a conspiracy
with Rerdel!. [ said that Rerdell was out
| of the case. 1t seemed to me but due to
Peck, though beyond the jurisdiction of
the court, and the other members of the
| jury thought it due to his memory, to
his widow and orphan children, that the
stigma should not be allowed to rest on his
name, and that he should not be required
to stand side by side with Rerdell as
conspirator. We felt he ought to
! stand with the other defendants
who were acquitted as not guilty, but we
were powerless to do anything to vindicate
! him in our verdict under the instructions
Of court. have no doubt the acuuittal of
others carried with it the acquittal of
Peck, and Rerdell stands alone as guilty
of conspiracy. Everything against Peck
seems to be the same as against the others.
and the same applied to Peck as to the
others. If he had been alive he would
have been acquitted"
INGERsoLL's VIEWS.
1ngersolPs views on the trial and its
outcome are set forth in the following in
terview: 'For about two years the gov
ernment has put forth every effort to con-
! vict the defendants. The result ought to
have been reached in the other
trial, and would have been had it not been
| for the illegal interference of the govern
ment. There never was the slightest evil
dence of any conspiracy. and always felt
! sure the defendants would be acquitted
| provided we got jury of twelve men who
! were not only honest but courageous.
Men who were not afraid of the govern
ment, and who care more for justice than
for the threats of power. We had this
time good jury. We had good fore
man, who believe is &mitted to be a per-
fectly honest, reliable and brave man. 1
: do not believe there is a man in the dis
| trlct with better reputation. l must ad-
NIT l was fearful we would
never succeed in getting a Jury
not one of whom could be frightened or
| terrorized. You will remember that the
foreman of the last jury was indicted on
the day this trial began. You will also re-
member the letters written by the attorney
general, by Mr.. Bliss and McVeagh, for
the purpose of poisoning public opinion.
You will remember, too, that the president
| Joined in the chase by removing Anger
and Parker and Marshal Henry. Capt.
Henry is perfectly upright man, and yet
the president removed him, and the re-
moval was made to affect this trial. The
government left nothing undone Every
Juryman was shadowed by de-
tectives, and yet not one of
those jurors gave up his manhood. The
department of justice ought to admit the
whole prosecution was a mistake. pre-.
sumo this trial ends the star route bust
ness. The government can certainly
afford to rest on its laurels. 1t has done
all it can. Itselected its own case. 1t has
had every advantage, and has most signally
failed. Any further effort in the same di-
rection, will not, in my judgment, com
mend itself to the American people Of
course am fully satisfied with the result
-gratifed not only on account of the de-