National Republican., 1883-06-15
GENERAL GOSSIP.

Information gathered from members Of the
jury discoses the fact that several informal
votes were taken in addition to those already
recorded. A vote on the question of the in
nocence or guilt Of all of the defendants, ex-
copting Brady, stood nine for acquittal and
three for conviction, the latter votes being
castby Jurors Horrigan, Sheriff, and Green. In
Brady's case the jury stood ten to two In favor
OF acquittal. the TWO negative votes being cast
by Horrigan and Sheriff.
OF the jurors who voted for acquittal,
Messrs, Evans, Lowery, Gill, and Renshaw,
gave as their reason Tor voting in that way
that they failed to find any proof of the exist
ence of u conspiracy. Juror Sheriff (who at
| first voted for conviction) said that in the
minds of some of the jurors there was doubt
as to the innocence of the defendants, but
that after long deiberation the jurors felt it
to be their duty to resolve that doubt in favor
of the defendants He thought that If the
government, with all of its power, in six
months trial, could not convict a man he
ought to be acquitted. Mr.. Sheriff further
said that the extreme length of the trial, the
large amount of the oral testimony and docu-
mentary evidence in the case and long argu-
ments seemed to have had the effect of befog-
ging tho minds of the jury so that they found
it u difficult matter to reach any firm and
fixed conviction.
Messrs. Bliss, Ker, and Mcrrick were found
seated in the office of the last named gentle
man, apparently in II philosophical frame of
mind. "What can l say for the egoveonment's
side of the casc," asked the reporter.
HAS IL any case?" queried Mr.. Merrick
smilingly. "Was it not killed this mornngW
None of the government counsel expressed
any surprise at the verdict, Mr.. Merrick sar-
castcally remarking that they had been in
formed authoritativcly by the counsel for the
a NVl mi
"As to Rerdell," said Mr., Bliss "justice, as
we'll as the techniCalities of the law required
the government counsel formally to move that
his plea of guilty bo set aside, and that he be
released"
"To show you that the government has had
n spy upon every juror" said well known
government official yesterday sit Is only
necessary to see tho statement published in
the Now York Tribune to-day (Thursday) that
Gen. Brady and o. e.. Green, one of the jury
men, had an interview with each other some
time ago Mt the Astor house in New York
! am friend Of Gen. Brady, and hap
pen TO know that some months ago
during the trial ho was passing into the Astor
house and met Green coming out. He stopped
and shook hands with him and casually asked
him to partake of some refreshments. Mr.
Green declined, saying that he had just inn
blDod, and they parted. An alleged interview
was reported next day in New York paper
and repeated again to-day by the Tribune. 1t
is, in my opinion, damned small business"
A confidential friend of one Of the jurors
unbosomed himself as follows last evening
"rhe jury didn't like tho manner in which
Rordcll was pushed to the front, and they re.
scntcd his daily presence at the trial aud fro-
qucut confidential suggestions to tho counsel.
IL the government counsel uld have retired
him TO the background after getting through
with him as a witness, IL would have been
better for the prosecution. He was not pop
ularp
! Nothing was talked of about town yester-
day or last night but the verdict in the star
! topic of conversation