New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-25
MORE WITNESSES IN THE DICKSON CASE.
THE COURT REBUKEs MR. woRTHINGToN FOR PER-
MITTING ATTACKS on MR. BREWSTER.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-In the Dickson
trial before the Criminal Court to-day ex-Disric
ney Corkhill crossexamined but without elieitng
anything Of special Importance Charles s. Moore, who
was Assistant District-Atorney under MrCorkhtes
titled the examination which he directed 70 mako
into the reports Of misconduct by the Star Route jurors
One evening he said Mr.. Dickson the street,
Mr. Dickson was In company with MT. Kennedy, whom
the witness be IN the employ Of the De-
parment OF Justice Mr. Dickson lodged with him
sworn statement lie furnished also st of witnesses.
When tho witness had taken mass of testimony alet
ter came to the Dstrct.Atorney and the witness by
direction all the papers the Department OF JUS
tce These papers sent to the Department or Jus
long before the arrest OF Mr. Dickson Mr. Dickson
then protested against these papers being sent TO the
Department of Justice to be inspected by the persons
whom he charged with crme The witness declared en-
| phatically his belief in Dickson honest and
and honorable man. and said 1t was his duty to In
| vestigate charges made By such citizen.
who presided throughout the Star Route trials. was
called TO the witness stand In reply 10 questions oy
August 23 Mr Dickson came to him before the
bling OF the court and showed card penned by m an
Which Dickson Interpreter as an invitation to meet
| (Bowen) at Drivers witness told him in substance
jaryman to have anything to do With such trans.
action. Mr.. Dickson had expressed suspicion that
The court said that 5G many things had been put
objected The case had assumed the aspect
trial Of the late Attorney General Why this matter
should this late day he could not understand
The the late had been dragged
in The late Attorney must hold you addressing
Distrct-Atorney WOrthington responsible Tor all this
scandal that has been heaped upon his head
Mr. Worthin gton thought this unjust, nasmuch as tho
Attorney Generals name had been first introduced By
counsel the defence. The said he would have
rued Brewster Cameron testimony IL he could haye
fOreseen that this to be used for the purpose OF
heapng scandal upon tho head OF the late Attorney
General
Ex-special Attorney W. W. Ker described converse
tiOn between himself and exDstrlct Attorney
Corkhill, which took place a day or two after tho
Grand Jury had ignored the first indictment against
Dickson Witness took DistrctAttorney task for
permitting the Grand Jury to call before them witnesses
Unfortunately. Mr. Corkhill maintained that tho
Grand Jury had right to call before them anybody they
might choose. Witness stouty maintained that the Dis
trctAtorney had right TO have anybody before the
Grand Jury unless they were witnesses for
the Government, and told the District Attorney
that the Dickson bill had been ignored because
He advised Corkhil to bring the Dickson case before
tke Grand Jury and see to that only witnesses
for the Government were allowed to appear. auditing
that the lost through his Corkhsl neglect
the Attorney General would hold the latter responsible
Mr. COrkhi promised to take the course suggested.
Now have another defendant" said the eours
soto
Brewster Cameron recalled and contradicted cer-
tain ST satemens made by witness Kennedy. Counsel Tor
the Government suggested tol that the be
adjourned until Monday to give exAttorney General
Brewster opportunity to appear in bis own vindicar
ton II he chose TO do so.
The court said it customary 10 adjourn over from
Friday until Monday The therenpon adjourned
until next Monday