The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-01

of conversations with Babcock. holding
that Babcock had not been proved con.
spirator. and hence any remarks or ad-
missions Of his are not admissible as
affecting the defendant aud only tended
to confuse the jury.
The Telegram signed syiph.
Gen Henderson said the rule was not
as Judge krum insisted and such rs he
henderson, had so frequently yielded.
lie said ~ expect to Introduce evidence
satisfactory to him (Judgc Krum) and
this court that Gen. Babcock was con-
nectcd with this conspiracy"
Judge krum-Is Babcock my client?
on oRViLLE.
Gen. llcndcrson-They were charged
with having jointly given information.
Judge krum-As far as Gen. BabcOck
is concerned have nothing to say. but
the prosecution shall not cucumber my
client with questions to prejudice his
cause before the jury.
Judge Treat sustained the objection.
whepupun Gen. Henderson withdrew
the witncss temporarily. sayiag he would
eventually establish the connection be-
tween Babcock and defendant. though he
regretted to do so. lie was. however. of
the opinion that the declaration of couu-
sci of their ability to prove a certain
point should warrant the Introduction Of
evidence bearing upon It.
GOOD COUSIN. But BAD EXPERT.
Col. W. ID. W. Barnard was next call
cd and shown the original Of a telegram
sent from Washington and asked in
whose handwriting 10 was. After exam
ming The telegram he, ,es,i. .' ID? ""i
l. l. IL lao. "a s.... 4
with letters have of his and give my
opinion about it. (Ilcrc he took some
letters from his pocket and began COM
pairing the writing with the telegram.
Judge hrum objected, but was over
ruled.
on no, not BABCOCK's.
Witness continued | have compared
the writing. aud my opinion is this Is
not General Babcock's writing: ! have
some OF his correspondence.
Gen. Ilenderson--Pleasc leave il here.
Witncss-l got this correspondence
from Gen. Babcock. have correspondcd
with him for ten or eleven years.
Judge krum--lou are not member
of the ring, are you, Mr.. Barnard:
Witncss--lfI am | haven't beef found
out yet.
Mr.. Douglass re-called--lHc is shown
the dispatch) II don't know whose witt
ing this is wouldn't know Gen. Bah
cocks writing unless his name was
signed TO it most OF the orders came TO
me in Mr.. Luckey's handwriting; am
not much OF Il Judge of handwriting.
BUI IT WAS THE SAME HAND.
MIR. Chapman, of the internal revenue
bcrcau, was called and after examining
the telegram. testified: | do not know
whose handwriting this is: think I've
seen Gen. Babcock's writing; | am a
judge OF handwriting when have seen
it often.
Here witness was requested by Gen.
Henderson to compare Dir. Barnard,s let.
ter from Gen. Babcock with the dispatch,
and said have no hesitancy in saying
they were written by the same hand.
Cross-eXamined--I have compared
these letters with this telegram before AT
the Lindell hotel these are the same let
tiers: the party TO whom the letters are
addressed let me have them. but. | don't
know that lie knew for what purpose |
wanted them; yes, he did let me have
them.
MORE CROOKED LIGHTNING.
James Donahoe, clerk in the Western
Union telegraph Office, recalled and
shown dispatch signed "Sylph." lie
testified: This telegram is dated wash
ington. December -, "a. is addressed to
Gen. John Mcdonald and signed Sylph {:
il i No. I9l and was received from Gin
cinnati, our repeating Office from Wash.
ton, on the day it is dated; he then ideu-
titled one as the original of night mes
sage, dated It. Louis, February 3. 70.
addressed to Gen. BabcOch. Washington.
and signed "Sylph." This dispatch he
said was In Mr.. Joyce's writing: he also
identified kilograms as dated St. Louis
Oct. 25th, Oct. 9th and Oct 2Sth. ad-
dressed to Babcock. and signed Joyce ::
dispatches dated st. Louis. March l4th
1874, Oct, 2jth, 1874, and Dee. Sd. lS7l
sent to Gen. Babcock and signed -. :"
also, one dated st. Louis, April 90. 1873,
sent to Gen. Babcocl and signed Grit
also, one dated st. Louis, Oct. 18th, 1873,
addressed to Gen. Grant and signed by
Joyce, Patrick. Ncwcomb and Mcdonald;
these he testified were all in Joyce.
handwriting: he also testified that a telc-
gram dated Washington. Oct. 9th, 1873,
addressed TO Col. j. a. Joyce and signed
"B." was received at this office and de-
/ livercd. This witness was not cross
examined.
| BABtOlk, bEloND y BOl
Mr.. Gillian, cashier of the L. =.
Treasury, at Washington, was called and
testified: ! am compelled to be. to a
certain extent, an expert in handwri-
tings. in order to recognize endorse
mcnts, etc.: have seen Gen. Babcock
write, and think I'd know his writing.
The witness was shown the telegram
received here from Washington, dated
Dec. 10, and signed "Sylph," and asked
to compare the writing with that of Bah
cocks letters to Col. Barnard, and en-
press his opinion Of the identity of the
writing. After an examination he testi-
fled: have no doubt these were writ
ten by the same hand. 1t is sometime
since have seen Gen. Babcock's writ
ing, and ! could not identify 1t from
memory, but as an expert ! can testify
that they were written by the same hand
BY Judge krun-l have compared the
writing before. II was not this letter but
another addressed to Col. Barnard which
Mr.. Chapman let me have.
Judge krum-if the court please, OBJ
ject to every one Of these kilograms. 1t
does seem 10 me that my client enjoys a
peculiar distinctioh-that of being the
humble clerk who Is singled out by the
prosecution to make blow at the cX-
ecutive mansion, and that is the only pur-
purpose in proposing this testimony.
This does not affect him, and il is AN at
tempt to bolster up weak case. The
prosecution seeks TO bolster up their case
by the introduction of kilograms to Bah
cock and L. 5. Grant, but for no other
purpose than to confuse and cmbarrass
the jury and make Mr.. Avery victim
Tor acts Of which he had no buOWl-