Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-15

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WASHINGTON. June I3.-"Toa can asI
the jury whether they have any COMMIT
nication 20 make to the court" said
Judge Wylie TO the crier when crimina
court hearing of the Star Route cas-
re-assembied this morning. The erie,
soon returned witk message that tia
Jury desired to conmunica te with the
court. They piled into the court roam
not apparently the worse for their con.
nnement. When they were seated the
Judge said:
Gentlemen of the jury, the cnur,
has sent for you for the purpose of find
ing out whether you have any conrnu
nIcation to make -
The foreman in reply stated that the
jury had agreed upon a verdict, and =
painful silence fell upon the court room
only TO be broken by wild shouts of ap-
plause, when IN clear tones the voice o.
the foreman stated that the verdict was
mot guilty" Immediately the decoruul
Of court of justice was forgotten, aud
cheers reSounded from all quarters of
the crowded room. Mrs. s. W. Dorsey
sPrang to her feet clapping her hands,
while tears streamed down her cheeks,
and ladies IN the court room were 81
iently weeping. Davldge asked to have
the verdict recorded, which was done,
while the deputy marshals were vainly
endeayoring TO quell the tumult. 5. w
Dorsey and Brady were the recipients
OF warm congratulations, and as they
left the court room were greeted with
renewed cheers by the crowd from the
city ball, when order was somewhat re-
stored by reason of defendants and
their friends leaving the court room.
The Judge, with few words, dis
charged the jury. In the ante-room
and halls the jury was beset by throns
of interested persons prominent among
them being defendants and Mrs. 5. w.
Dorsey, and Mrs. Peck, who thanked
them for the verdict with tears in her
eyes. As the foreman reached the side
walk the large crowd assembled there
burst into cheers, which were renewed
as each Juror made his way out of the
court house. The foreman stated to a
representative of the Associated Press
that five ballots were taken by the jury.
The first ballot was upon the question
OF the existence of conspiracy, and
the ballot resulted in 3 for and 8 against
On the second ballot the
. was increased to 10, although the vote
was then upon the innocence or guilt of
defendants. This vote remained IN
changed until about eight O'Clock this
morning, when acquittal was agreed
upon.
The new verdict in the star route trial
reached the Department of Justice
shortly after ten o'clock this morning.
At that time the Attorney General was
in consultation with Geo. Bliss. When
tho news was announced he said to
Bliss, What do you think of that?"
81 am astonished," was the reply. ~
thought some of the jurors might get
mudd ed on the conspiracy question,
but l did not anticipate acqulttai."
"Well," said the Attorney General
that settles it. When twelve men agree
the mstter is settled. | feel satisfied
the Government has presented the case
in the best possible manner"
Juror Farrigan held out alone for
for long time. lie says:
81 finally came to the conclusion that
eleven heads were better than one, and
especially when some of the others We're
and smart gentlemen. A few
before We came into court |
went over because l did not feel like OPP
posing eleven msn, so gave the defend
ants the benefit OF the doubt and voted
for acquittal."
Foreman Crane says: "rhe jury
voted first on the question as to whether
there was any conspiracy. 1t was then
after some discussion to vote
ha r,,.flt IN, g in A..
which of course would carry conspiracy
with it. John w. Dorsey" said Crane,
was the head of the list, and We aequit-
ted him the first night. Then We came
10 Vail and acquitted him. Then |
think it stood ten to two on Stephen w.
Dorsey, ten to two on Brady, and nine
to three on Minor. That is the way the
Jury stood up to this morning, though |
believe there was change in the vote
On Stephen w. Dorsey last night, max
ing it stand eleven to one in his case"
Bliss, when asked tonight what he
thought of the verdict, said il had been
n surprise to him, AS well as to his asso-
ciate counsel. He said he would not
have been surprised ut disagreement
of the jury that, in fact. he had been
of the opinion that the jury would
stand about nine for conviction and
three for acquittal. Each man, how
ever, whom he depended upon TO vote
for conviction, voted the other way.
He did not think the honesty of the
jury should be impuoned because of the
verdict. Where twelve men had united
in a verdict, no lawyer would care to
say they had been improperly inhu-
enced. He believed members of the
Jury to be mistaken, but that was all.
Their opinions must be accepted as
honest. Speaking of further proceed
ings against defendants who have just
been acquitted, he said he thought the
case against Brady. Kellogg and others
indicted with Brady, would 60 over till
fall, as Judge WyIie proposed to try
these cases of local importance
before again taking up the
Star Route cases. Against the
Dorseys, Vail and Minor, there
were practically no more criminal cases.
One indictment was ON record, but it
was one which had been laid aside be-
cause of the fact that Reredell's initials
and Vale name we're improperly set
down, and il moreover did not differ
from the one on which the jury had Just
rendered verdict of acquittal. As to
the proposed civil suits against the de-
PENDANTS he could say little. He did
not think that civil proceedings could
be successfully maintained against Bra
dy, as he had not received money from
the Government for services in carrying
mails. Proceedings in the civil suits
would be for the recovery of money
paid contractors improperly, money for
which no services had been rendered.
and for money. paid for illegally ex.
pcdited service. He said he did no;
know whether he would have
charge of the civil suits or not, bu,
knew he would not take the manage
meut of them il they were 10 be prose
cuted in Washington or any consider.
able distance from New York City. He
did not think that the Government
would want TO begin any civil suits in
Washington.
General Passenger Agents Convention
CHICAGO. June 14.-The general pas.
senger agents of railroads north of the
Ohio river and east of the Mississippi
continued in session today 1t was de.
cided To pool bus mess received from
eastern lines and restore and maintain
rates between Chicago and St. Louis
and western termIni of trunk lines
which have been in a somewhat demon
allied condition. and conference hold
with western lines ON irregularities In
California business, especially the pay.
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