Daily globe., 1883-06-15

plead to indictments in their scaes. 1t is
not probable that the trial of the Kellogg
and Brady cases will take place before
next autumn, as precedence will be given
cases of local Importance.
HOW IT STRUCK THEM AT WASHINGTON.
The Evening Star says editorially: The
verdict of acquittal rendered by the jury
IN the star route cases was unexpected,
though it was supposed probable there
would be disagreement upon conviction.
While the verdict is in the nature of a sur
prise, the result does not Justify any CEN
sure of the jury as having acted otherwise
than conscientiously in their conclusions.
There were men on the jury who certainly
would not have voted for acquittal unless
after faithful endeavor to master all the
details of this extremely involved and
complicated case. They were unable to
trace beyond "a reasonable doubt ali the
links required legally to establish con-
spiracy. AS one of the jurymen says in
regard to their action, ''the indictments
were based on conspiracy, and if there was
no conspiracy established, there could be
no conviction The news Of the verdict
in the star route trial reached the depart
ment of justice shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning, by telephone. At the time
the attorney general was IN consultation
with George Bliss. What do you think
of that?" Il am astonished." was the re-
ply. Il thought some Of the jurors might
get muddled on the conspiracy question,
but l did not anticipate an acquittal. -
''Well," said the attorney general, ''that
settles it. When twelve men agree the
matter is settled. 1 feel satisfied the gov
ernment has presented the case IN the
pest possible manner
Juror Harrigan held out alone for CON
viction for long time. He says: 81
finally came to the conclusion that eleven
heads were better than one, especially
when some of the others were educated
and smart gentlemen. A few minutes be-
fore we came into court [ went over, be-
cause l did not feel like opposing eleven
men, SO gave the defendants the benefit
of doubt, and voted for acquittal''
Foreman Crane says the jury voted first
on the question AS to whether there was
conspiracy. 1t was then proposed after
some discussion to vote upon the guilt or
innocence of the individuals, which of
course would carry conspiracy with it.
u ohm W. Dorsey said Crane, headed the
list and we acquitted hin the first night.
Then we came to Vale and
acquitted him, Then l think ten to two
on Stephen W. Dorsey, ten to two on
Brady, and nine to three on Miner. That
is the way the jury stood up to this morn-
ing, though 1 believe there was change
OF one vote on Stephen W. Dorsey last
night, making it stand eleven to one in his
case"
GEO. BLISS INTERVIEWED.
George Bliss, OF the counsel for the
prosecution of the star route. said, when
asked tonight what he thought of the
verdict, that it had been q surprise to him
as well as to his brother counsel" He
said, ''he would not have been surprised at
disagreement OF the jury, and that,
in fact. he had been of the opinion that the
/ jury would stand about nine for con-
viction and three for acquittal. The very
men, however, on whom he had depended
to vote for conviction voted the other way.
I He did not think the honesty Of the Jury
. should be impunged because of the YER
diet. Where twelve men united in 3 YER
dict no lawyer would care to say they had
been improperly influenced. He believed
the members Of the Jury had been
mistaken, but that was all. Their
opinions must be accepted as
honest" Speaking further of the defend
ants who had Just been acquitted, he said
he thought the cases against Brady, Kellogg
and others indicted with Brady, would go
over until fall, as Judge Wylie proposed
! to hear cases Of local importance before
again taking up star route cases. Against
! the D0rseys, Vale and Miner there were
! practically no more criminal cases. One
| Indictment against them was on record
! but it was the one which had been laid
| aside, because of the fact that Rerdell's
! initials and Vaile's name were Improperly
! set down in it, and moreover, it did moi
differ materially from the one upon which
the jury had just rendered a verdict OF
acquittal." AS to the proposed civil
suits against the defendants she could say
| little. He could not think that a civil
proceeding could be successfully main
tanned against Brady as he had not re-
ceived money from the government for
services for carrying the mails. Proceed
| ings in civil suits would be for the recov-
cry of money paid contractors Improperly.
money for which no service had been rem.
dered or money paid for illegally expedi
! ted service" He said he did not know
whether he would have charge of the civil
suits or not, but he knew he could not
| take the management if they were prose
cuted in Washington or any considerable
! distance from New York city. He did no
think the government would want to be
! gin the civil suits in Washington"
CONGRATULATIONS By WHOLESALE.
There was a large gathering of friend:
of the defendants at Col. Ingersoll's house
tonight. Indoors the acquitted men
their counsel and large number Of their
more intimate friends, many OF them
women, met to exchange mutual congratu-
lations. Out in the street a crowd num-
bering two or three hundred persons had
gathered, partly out OF curiosity and
partly to express sympathy with the de-
PENDANTS. They cheered Ingersoll and
assistant counsel, as we'll as defendants
and the jury and called for speeches. Col.
Ingersoll and Judges Wilson and Carpen-
ter spoke briefly, denouncing the govern
ment for its tactics in the star route
trial, eulogizing the jury which ac-
quilted defendants and congratulating
the latter and their friends. The crowd in
doors and out was in full sympathy with
the speakers. Inside the house women
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