The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-26

received from the whiskey Ring the money
with which the diamonds worn by hlmself aud
bis wife were purchased7
Almost every disjiIlor, rcctiner, and revenue
oniccr who has testified in McDonald'a trial has
declared that joyce satisfied the distlilsts that
ceiyed repeated assurances through Ford and
Mckee that Grant was In the theft also. Several
officers testified that Joyce had shown them let
ters from Baboock, in which he assured that
worthy that "evervthing WAS lovely" at that
end Of the string and one witness, Mr.. Bevins,
OF Bevins n Frazier, swOre that Joyce allowed
or two to exhibit to dstillers who were not In
the Ring. 1t IL notorious that Babcock cor
responded regularly with Joyce A dozen gen
tiers addressed to joyce which wore written on
the ofnciai Executive Mansion" letter paper.
Mack OF the Globe Democrat declared publicly
on the street IN my hearing few days ago that
Joyce came to him In the campaign OF 1874,
mInistration candidate for Governor. and re-
mOnstrated with rim about the course OF that
paper; When Mack demanded why he pre-
from Babcock instructuR him to go to the edi-
tor Of the Globe and tell him that the Admins
tration expected all its friends to support tue
peoples ticket.
JIM CASEY iNrEREsTEn.
William Il. Jewett was, prior To 1879, man Of
very limited means, and had been employed
about different distilleries In various capacities.
He was nn old-time friend OF Jim Casey, the
Presidents brother-n-law. They were, accord
ing to Jewott's story, born and reared in the
same neghborhood in Kentucky, and had been
payfelows and scboolmates In their younger
days, and fast friends ever afterward. In 1878
Jewstt was, according to his version, the super
intendent Of Chouteaus distillery but II Is very
well known that he was partner IN the estab.
hshment, and that he acquired his intefest
therein because he WAS known to be on conf
dental terms with the Presidents brother-in'
law. Cnouteau Ia a man Of wealth, aud has
always borne a good reputation. lie Is
not the man who would have taken any risks
knowinely,and jeopardized his personal freedom
as well as his property on the mere knowledge
that Jewett was friendly With Casey. NOW there
scores of witnesses here who Will testify that
Jcwett repeatedly bOasted that he and Casey
were connected by relations beyond those OF
more friendship. More than one member OF the
Ring that was formed In 1871 has told me that
Jewctt time and again insisted that he must be
taken In, or else he would play the devil gener-
1874, saws that he was frequently assured BY
Jewett that Casey was Interested In his estab.
lishmcnt, and N the arrest that could be teared
actually happened, he should be protected.
~ HAVE A FRIEND AT COURT"
was n favorite expression OF Jewett. The con-
duct OF this fellow since he was indicted goes TO
connection with the Ring. After nearly sll the
indicted distilors. rectihcrs, storo-keepers, and
gaugers had withdrawn their pleas OF not guilty
and confessed In open court their msnliestei
transgressions, Jewett resolutoly stood out and
stoutly affirmed his perfect peace OF mind.
why Jewett was determined to stand his trial
they uniformly replied shat the Goyernment dare
not push him to the wall and have Cdseys letters
| to him made public. Finally, however. II wts
announced that Janett had pleaded guilty TO
all the indictments agnnst him, but mud
| on inqulring that this Is not rue. He has with
| drawn his plea Of not guilty and entered plea
OF guilty IN certain but ne stu stands out
IA denanty as ever in all the more serious ones.
| Only few evenings since ! heard two mon
| talking about Jewetts attitude in the Planters
House. and one Of them said very positively
| that Jewett was safe, and well might he too de-
| naut with the positive proof In his possession
that jim Casey was his partner On making IN
| auiry learned that the man who made this
| declaration was the distiller employed st
| Jewett's establishment.
| Putting all these facts together, do they not
| clearly establish two things:
| First-That the admitted intimate relations
! which existed between President Grant, his
| brOther-in-l jim Casey, and his private sec
| retary, Gen. Babcock, and the two head devils
| OF the Whiskey Ring. Mcdonald and Joyce. pre-
| cludes the belief that tho former were without
knowledge OF the stupendo1s frauds that
were practised upon the Government.
| Second-rhat II is pIcposterous to expect the
! public to believe that W, q. Avery, chief clerk
| of the Internal Revenue bureau ana Cttrrwdru
chief clerk of the Treasury Department. was
/ the only person IN official position al washing
| ton who received "A "rake" from the two mi
| ltcns OF dollars that had been divided by the
officers of the Government during the foui
yoars' existence OF the ~. Louis Mhiskey Ling