New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-24
WE'RE THE JURY BRlBEDf
FOREMAN DECISIONS TESTIMONY.
mn BREWSTER CAMERON REPRESENT The AT
ToR>EY-GESERALf


TORI EY-GENERALf
w.su,ScroS. April 23-In the Star Route
,v hriherv trial to-day, the defendant, William DICK
.on who was foreman Of the first jury, was asAeo "
state why be had charged that Attorney uo"ei1"
brewster had engaged in conspiracy against nun "
said lat certain persons whom he nameu' amon1 49,,
James r. Young who at The time Chiei 0ioiA u .O
Dspartment OF Justice told him that Bowen-one Va W"
persons VINO were alleged TO have approachou D'oA'o"
Nth an os.r Of a bribe-was scoundrei anu ooAu
dance man and that Young had said that he was sur
prised that Bowen had been appointed 70 Posi'o -
the DeparimepS OF Justice; that nc tiouneJ n"u Wv
Mr. Brewster that Bowen was not reliable NOT " DC
lieyed and that he would rather take 'r 49,,
word ten times over than Bowers oath was 'n'
.o,io, f thu after learning inc ch"r
acter of the uan Bowen that convinced NM tw'he''
,hat the Atturne General was party " tne Gun
spiracy. ,. ., .ra hiring.
Judge Macarthur interposed an objection 10 the oih
ing OF foreign matter into the case. IL was
said that counse! should become somewhat ehpl''e'
a,d there would be feeling among different par
tss that inistioc had been done them but the present
case he thought, could be farlS tried Without oli"se
I'm these matters. He said that a ehafSe vi ~
conduct had been made against the FORMER A''oi"O'
General a man who had hitherto borne d spo'oSS 9P
tat,on ana that 1t Is somewha; serious mater W u'e
80, case snch charge collaterally, where IL Is ih-
,.sibe ia try IL and impossible for the ocer accuso'
TO be heard He added that the Court wouio ho'o'''
epdeayor to exclude such matters 49,
Captan Charles L. Henry, who was marshai ol Inc i'
trict OF Columbia during the first Star Route
that Brewster Cameron to his Office day OF t"o
before the ury was empaneiled in the first tria ana
,,d 70 him that the Attorney was very anxious
about the jury; that the regular pahei "ouiu p ~
ne exhausted by challenge: that the position Vi Wv
Attoruey General in public life depended upon INC Gun
yicton OF tn defendants, as he had taken oiDoo on az
count of this case and that he 1.-THE Attorney 0eh'rap
,vanted ury that would be satisfactory to the Govern
rept Cameron had ia his hand a slip OF paper WIN
four or five namcs on it, and suggested 10 "i'"o' -
they would maze good talesmen Inc Witness s",U ~
he reminded Cameron of the Improperly oil The Dop'
mept OF Justice taking part in the seecueh VI 'a'
aud thai Cameron that the defendants 20 Wou
wisnrss said that Cameron aPpie. AN Ppy'e1sr.i
thep sDod not escape as' Of nis own 3cke than
have them escape, dnd that he wanted the Jury " uu
not convict To disagree. =, .o.-a,io said Mr.
Henry became a little excited Itie mag va au1
refused fatty TO nave any 70 an would sum
depend Told him, upon the evidence, an so .dded
mon GOOD men, COCA and repuaDis clAens ny 49,
that he reminded Cameron tnat Seirlet % SUI
ta,aed pn,lrr such circumstances would be worthess
cameron rendered him the list OF naies' ~ ,, ~
iai nv Of those whose were brought 10 nun oy
Cameron He said also that Cameron, wnen no p"Ht
IN him 10 lke The taleSmen whose names no Douont
sail ihat 1.-The old man., meaning Attorney Geheia
Brewster woald protect him II he "ouia heip MI"
ON DISCRIMINATION by counsel for the Government,
the Whites, af Court AT the time Of but
10 W. 49,, ne wrote a letter " senator
Kellogg detailing the facts. ana tua. nc
also asked Mr. Springer wnen JUS coinniis' .'
was In session for an opportunity 10 pe u,'n,,t of
Ju.t,re Here he SAID Was grtaV DepdItmcn' Va
the Government one side. whle was SINE r I,.
aud .or. I waited patiently uutii could hPPoai oo
fore the proper body anJ under Odtn M; 0Pu5ot 9h,
ply 10 my request u be heard Was, we Will WIN ~
hxand-bv' int cdiiie 10 ~
rne witness said that his letter To Kellogg was soi
ard contaiued statement that Inc AltoThe! "a
v.s into.icaied at an interview WnlCn Tue "uuoo u
Viii hIr, IIere the witness WAS checked oy thv Co
He SAID that he nad briefly stated IA tno , rnnai
general agent Of tnc Department. h"o ni'uo WIG ff
ton described ,.h,, ,ast,hed that he
was EMPLOYED anout the court IN Tue otlI
ts sad maj he was asked by Mr. Cameron 10 interview
Dickson AS 10 his views; 10 ma out VIM. 80 80,
go anu,ions we're He said that ne lhOusIt
$50, ~ arG went TO the AttoIpey-icneral ana loii
hin what 81 wster Cameron al asked MIN W 70, u
thai the Attorney Genvra.e nphatieaiy he
inc snytlg of lie KIND. lie said that SUBSEQUENTLY, NC
1ns,e two statements which were taken GOWN " s.cn
graphers to the Attorney a. re nresence oil
Shat he had forbidden, ana one III tbe pIesenoS VI
Rrrwser Cameron, denying what ne tcslihSd " ~ -
Reup asked by counsel why ne inaue ~ aa', A.
Cameron he replied that he thought tha' IL no u NV
IL be would lose his position. ~, uoover and
GeorSe Driver testinel that Bowen Hoover ai. an,
ssiterybi,e ook their meals al his place duihg he hss
star Route trial and that Brewster Cameron .auS 49,
occasionally aud dned With them NO "dso 80 ',ght
Rowen's meeting with Dickson In the pace On ue hi
Of August % He said that Bowen cdnie 70 'I n i
where DIE sou sat with witness, ana spoAo 70 VI ., 40
an AN underone Dickson said indignantly: n- t w
Won take me for Z" or something OF that sort
cnentIy Cameron came down thro. gu Ic Ip oa',
called Raven away, aud Bowen aiterWaia to'n r.
Later i'm the evening he Dickson ana bo"en Y" ~"
balcony Of the summer garden