Show TELEGRAPH TIDINGS the Disgrace disgraceful fal star eoute route bribery scandal still stinging stinking railroad Eail road disasters and ana dreadful death scenes f dy by V U telegraph Telee Telea raph to the tile herald l mar str route hcan lal oct 30 te grand jury camo into ue the criminal C court ourt this morning with a number of indictments presentments and dismissals and after going through the tile form or prosecuting them m placed the following follow ins n s in the hands hinds of justice waho W A i coq oct E S esq foreman grand jury ury sir I wits draw drawn n asa as A juror upon the tile rc regular g panel of of tile criminal court and und nl at fl a radii sac ra rice of my busi business interests and tind personal health reluctantly accepted the tile severe and faithfully performed the tile tin unpleasant pleasant duty assiL assigned med me until tho the end of the term in J june one the star route case canaiy on for trial and notwithstanding my earnest protest I waa was accepted c cepter and anti aborn aa us a juror to t try the aie up on the law and the evidence during the tile progress of or the trial I WAS ap approached pro ached by an agent of the depart nent of justice named henry A B jahen iwen who represented to tome me that n was authorized to see me in re refer ferit cuie ule to tho tile case he ile made a dishonest proposition ol ferng to pay to influence the verdict the following day aug he forwarded wAded a card rard to rov ray address mak Ingan ing an appointment I immedi immediately abely reported the transact transaction ic n to judge wylie and informed him what had bad transpired the crimo crime is of that character which affects the rights and mid liberties of citizens and Is of such importance that I respectfully but earnestly request your lionor honorable Ablo body should investigate the charge and that I may be summoned before you to present tho tile facts supported by corroborating rob orating proofs I am sir very ivery respectfully yours wu dickso his ills honor r read tho tile paper through twice and turning turning to the foreman said obar sharply ply DI did itt you bay ray that the grand jury received this paper yes sir or ho he answered W written rittel I do you on know by whom it was 11 nothing more than it was re C gilted it is a highly improper commini catton cn tion said the judge and you should take no notice oi of it I it t isa is a paper coming from a party who insists on being brought before you for the purpose of indicating vindicating bim himself self wo hac ave no official knowledge as to who w ho signed it the court will direct tho the file tho the paper in open en C court and that a rule issue to th the T person son whose name appears to ba havo been written to tho the paper to show cause why ho be should nak na be punished or contempt When th e alia e belu lefurn i r able asked tile clerk Toi tomorrow to morrow morning atlo atio said the judge sharply ply the J ury then retired and the r regular court was resumed but the I atio of the letter and the action of the court created quite a sensation the tile first of the jury bribery cases that against arthur payne colored tame value up in the police court today to day governor wells slid mr acri ker forthe for tile government were in attendance payne was attended by his counsel padgett newman davig davis and C clagett agett brewster cameron col i robt G ingersoll juror mclain and I others who had bad been connected with the star route trial sat within tile bar after tho the presentation of sever se eral affidavits juror brown was n as called to the stand and told the story of paynes attempt at bribery in substance as already related in the pross upon cross examination the wits said he was informed through an anonymous note that fall was working up tip this scheme the witness did not believe they had bad any intention of paying ing ilo lie did elleve believe that it was a job to send him to the penitentiary the trial the jury in the case is is completed e d with 11 whito white and colored alet jurors ur r 81 the tile latter a local methodist minister the witnesses were examined as to the location of tho tile prem aises where the homicide occurred and the tt weapons used D Z T sowers sow ars one of the attending surgeons testified AS to the nature of the wounds of barton and end ond waa was on the i stand when a recess was taken nall railroad road R hacked keta A t train bound south on the delaware hudson railroad left the track on a short trestle near putman station last night and eighteen cars were burned A areman fireman named charles wheeler and nd a brakeman named geo mear nere were killed ills oct 29 09 the south bound train on the texas harrow aw guage GuIT a near mattoon mo ran brou trou trough h a bri bridge IZe and several passengers were hurt one killed dreadful death scene scones SAN F oct SO 29 A thill morning in oakland destroyed a small residence and said burned to death a chinaman domestic T the he fire originated by reason of the explosion of a can of coal oil antho in tho hands odthe of alie celestial LITTLE ROCK oct 31 last night inthe iq the suburbs suburb of hot ilot springs while a party of drunken hoodlums were sitting up with the corpse of edward merphy ay iy pa pauper aper the lamp upset and antl exploded the dra drapery piry of the couch containing t the he body agnit ignited ed and be fore the if extin extinguished tho the corpse was burned to a crisp |