Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-24
WIN. DICKsON's DEFENSE.

WIN. DICKSON's DEFENSE.
Judge wylie on the Witness Stand.
COL. coRKHILL cRoss-ExAMINED-oTH TEs-
MAILS FROM Ex-ArToRNEY GENERAL BREws-
TER.
Ex-District Attorney Corkhill was cross-ex-
amined in the Dickson trial this morning upon
the testimony he gave last evening, to the ef
feet that after the grand jury had ignored the
charges against Mr.. Dickson Mr.. Ker, special
counsel for the government, told him that he
(the witness) would be- held responsible for a
failure to indict Dickson, whereupon he talked
with the grand jury and "true bilr' was
found against Mr.. Dickson. Mr.. Ker, of Phila-
deiphia, the special counsel referred to, ap-
peared in court this morning, and took seat
beside the district attorney. The cross-exam-
lnatlon to-day extended to various matters con-
nected with the subpoening Of Witnesses Two
witnesses who had appeared before the grand
jury without the knowledge of Mr.. Wells, the
special counsel, Mr.. Corkili said were sum-
moned by the grand jury on their own motion.
Mr.. Corkhill said he had nothing to do with the
case at all except to sign the indictment; that
the matter was taken out of his hands by the
Attorney General. He said he knew very little
OF the case. Upon redirect examination It trans
letter signed by Brewster Cameron appointing
him as an employe of the Department of JUS
tice: MI: smith wanted to, show that FAN had
stated to Mr.. Corkhill that he was employed to
shadow the star route jury and report to Brew
ster Cameron, but Judge Macarthur would not
admit the:testimony.
Mr.. Chas. s. Moore, who was an assistant dis
trict attorney under Mr.. Corkhill, was next
called to the stand. He testified to the examine
ports of misconduct by the star route jurors.
the street. Sr. Dickson W was i1 in Company with
"a ,dnp cfrNfNA
be in the employ Of the Department of Justice.
Mr.. Dickson lodged with him a sworn state
ment
MAKING COMPLAINT AGAINST EMPLOYEES OF
THE GOVERNMENT.
He furnished also a list Of witnesses, and the
witness continued the investigation by finding
and examining these witnesses. When he had
taken mass Of testimony a letter came to the
M abe and the e 6s &c
tice. These papers were sent to the Department
OF Justice long before the arrest Of Mr.. Dickson.
MIR. Dickson then protested against these papers
being seht to the Department. Of Justice to be
crime
mark to the effect that he had labored earnestly
in these prosecutions without fee of So, 600.
The district attorney remarked that he was
now In position where he could get fees, re-
marking that Mr.. Moore was one OF the counsel
To this Mr.. Moore retorted that it was suf.
hcient compensation to him to be able to ex-
pose in this way the conduct of certain people.
The witness also declared emphatically his be-
lief in Dickson as an honest and honorable
charges made by such a citizen.
LAWYER SMITH EXAMINED.
Mr.. C. NJ. Smith, counsel for Mr.. Dickson, tes-
titled to having advised Mr.. Dickson to get q
warrant for Bowen and to the warrant being
refused by the clerk of the Police Court. He
said also that Mr.. Dickson having learned of
the whereabouts of Bowen, after the bench
warrant for Bowen had been issued, the wit
ness notified Mr. Fassett the deputy marshal,
but he never heard of any action being taken
When he applied to the clerk of the Police
Court for the warrant the clerk was very re-
knew that the clerk was under pressure from
the Department of Justice.
"Mr Dickson" !" he said, "has never lost an op-
portunity to bring these men to justice"
And will continue to do So" remarked Mr..
Dickson.
KENNEDY SHARPLY CROsS-EXAMINED.
Percival A. Kennedy, the witness who testi-
fed the other day to having received instruc-
ttons from Brewster Cameron to interview Fore
man Dickson, Of the star route jury, and ascer-
tain his views, was then recalled and cross ex-
amined at considerable length by Mr.. Worth
ington. He said he was q barber; had worked
politically for Mr.. Brewster; had held, through
MIR. Brewsters influence, stnecure position In
the Pennsylvania state senate; was appointed
here IN the p at salary
under the marshal, at the City Hall here, at a
he found It Very expensive thing to S 20 abont @
with Dickson, and applied to Brewster Came.
ron to have his expenses paid, but Mr.. Came
ron refused. He said in the early part of the
trial he overheard Dickson say that he would
not be surprised II some day Judge Wylie
"chucked" the whole case out of court, and re-
reported what he had said in testimony here to
counsel for the government, because he was
afraid of losing his position. He had told the
Attorney General about it.
MR.. DIcKsoN's GOOD CHARACTER.
Messrs. NJ. G. Emery, Samuel Norment, Frank
Hume, John E. Norris, r. s. Davis and Law
renee Gardner testified to Mr.. Dickson's good
reputation.
JUDGE WYLIE WITNESS.
After the noon recess Hon. Andrew Wylie,
the judge who presided at the star route trials
was called to the stand. Judge Wylie said that
he remembered one morning during the first
Mr.. Dickson. MIR. Dickson produced a card
with the name Of Bowen upon 1t, containing
some words, which Mr.. Dickson Interpreted as
an invitation for him to meet Bowen at Drivers
that evening. Mr. Dickson gave the witness an
explanation which gave the witness the idea
the witness advice as to what he should do
whether he should lead on the man or not. The
witness advised him not to degrade himself by
such thing. He did not remember having
told Dickson to caution other members of the
jury. About the same time two members of the
jury had called at witness house and made
complaints to him. Upon cross-examnation
Judge Wylie said that he thought that Dickson
had told him that he suspected Bowen had some
connection with some one in the employ of the
government.
The cross-examination of the witness Ken.
nedy was then continued.
Mr.. Brewster's Denials.
Ex-Attorney General Brewster said to q Phil
delphia Press interviewer last evening, in refer
ence to the testimony given in the Dickson trial
yesterday by ex-Marshal Henry: at is pre-
posterous lie that ever authorized Mr.. Came
ron to make any such proposition to Henry as
the latter says he did, and believe t to be a
lie that Mr.. Cameron ever made them on his
own authority. The absurdity Of the story APP
pears on the face of It, could not know what
talesmen to select, even ii I had wanted cor
rupt ones, for was stranger in Washington,
and the matter of choosing q Jury was left en-
tirely to Mr.. Merrick, who was q resident. I
knew nothing, in fact, about the composition Of
the jury. and when L reprimanded Henry for
the choice it was complained he had made Of
court room hangers-On for talesmen, It was en-.
tirely on the information and complaint Of the
other counsel, notably Mr.. Bliss. At the time
told Henry that If he had to get talesmen he