The New York herald., 1875-12-18
THE VHISKEY WRONGS.
General Babcock Expected to
Plead To-Day.
PENALTIES AGAINST THE "RING"
Social Effect Of the Exposures
in st. Louis.
THE TUITION LETTER.

ST. LoUIs. Dec II 1875.
After q consultation between the counsel for the
prosecution and the defence this morning ex Judge
Krum and exJudge Madill entered their appearance
before Judge Treat Babcocks attorneys and il was
agreed make the formal transfer case from the
District to the Circuit Court tomorrow and to call
Babcock by telegraph from Chicago. IL he obeys the
call Of his counsel General Babcock will appear
morning before Judge Treat to plead; not then
the excited ST. Louis public who daily flock to the
court in the expectation of seeing him. will have
to wait till Monday. The prosecuting counsel say that
Babcocks will not be tried until the Mckee and
Mcclure cases disposed Of which is equivalent to
postponement until the latter end of January.
This is very unwelcome news to the public for the
greatest anxiety and curiosity are manifested see
the case tried speedily. Babcock is exceedingly wen
known in ST. Louis and has great many OLD acqualnt
ances Judge Madl, who has been retained as an ad-
dtiona counsel of Babcock is partner of Krum and
is considered to be able lawyer
The order upon r. G. Conery of the Western Union
Telegraph to produce copies of certain kilograms up
to November l. 1875, which made by the Court
November q last, was, motion of Colonel Dyer,
amended and changed to read to December 1875
These kilograms for in evidence in some OF the
forthcoming trias
PENALTIES.
1t is generally understood that Judge Treat has asked
Judge Dillon to sit with him in the trial of these great
cases in order to obtain his judgment in regard the
punishment which should properly be inflicted upon
each of the thirty odd dstillers and revenue officers
who have pleaded guilty. 1t will be remembered that
Judge Treat refused to sentence Mcdonald on the
ground that he wanted kno all the evidence in the
other cases. order duly apporton the measure of
guilt to each of the actors this great whiskey CON
spiracy have conversed with some of the distiers
and although they very cautious express any
confidence the lenency Of the judges there IS no
doubt that they fatcr themselves with the hope Of
getting of with fines and short Imprisonment in the
County Jail Many OF these have rendered important
service to the government and their hope this
gard is based on the
fRoMIsEs OF THE PROSECUTION
The revenue officers do not seem to be so confident
Of getting off with slight measure of punishment
account of the ouspoken determination tho govern
men to punish them much more severely than the dis
ters who, as it has been conclusvely shown have
been feeced by the various political assessments
and demands of the officers that they scarcely made
anything out OF their supendous frauds. As all these
out on BAIL and rather too numerous to be
watched separately with any degree of vigilance, 1t is
thought by many persons that some of them will fail
to put in an appearance when they are called up for
sentence, but will be found To have gone Boss
Tweed and Harry Genet However, the prosecution
not very anxious this and that the
government would just as lief have the amount OF
their bonds from $4,000 TO $50 600, or whatever
II may be) TO have the body of John Jones Tom
Smith. When 1t is considered that many of these
thirty odd seconviced detrauders OF the government
belong the very highest circles Of this CITY, then only
can
SOCIAL EFFECT
OF these frauds be understood-an effect which in
moral point OF view resembles the physical aspect of
an earthquake A dozen men who have been invited
regularly to the most RECHERCHE parties for years past
are nov missed at those festive occasions because
people whisper ''They in the Ring and they
awaiting sentence. So all pervading has the Ring
proved to be, constantly have the of the per-
implicated in increased in numbers from day to
day that probably every school girl half fears her beau
may, alter ALL be found to be mixed up with it. While
the disclosures have broken up the crooked diseres
they have thus broken many social ties for Mcdonald,
Joyce and their comrades great society and
well liked for their generosity and genalty, qualities
which they resembed the old New York Ring.
SUPERVISOR ruTToN's LETTER.
The letter OF Supervisor Tuition 10 the President de-
caring that II he, and not Babcock VINO induced
tho President TO revoke Douglass former orders has
been the of considerable merrment here. 1t is
considered very funny that Tuition should try TO per-
suade the American people that the President revoked
this which there had been much fuss, be-
he utton could take his family TO ST. Louis
and because he threatened to deprive the nation of his
valuable services. II is regarded very hnly and
cumsily arranged dodge TO shield Babcock and every
body who has talked 10 me about II has laughed at its
absurdity and expressed disgust at the sycophancy
which prompted its author TO write IT. OF course some
malicious persons stoutly declare that Babcock wrote
the letter. at all events inspired IT. but they have
proof to support this statement