The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-12-08
BUSINESS FOR "BAB"
TO EXPLAIN THOSE TELEGRAMs TO
aea THE SATISFACTION OF A ST.
I.OIJIS GRAND JTJRY

=
apa THE SATISFACTION OF A ST.
LOUIS GRAND JURY.
THINGS LOOKING BLUE--AN AZURE HUE
WITHOUT ANY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PREsf-
DENT WILL PROBABLY NOT INTERVENE IN
"BAB's" BEHALF.
The st. Louis special of the Chicago Tri-
bune of yesterday says both the government
prosecutors and the grand jury are ex-
tremely reticeht in regard to the condition
of Gen. Babcock's case. It has been sscer-
tanned, however, that a portion OF the tele-
grams lately made public have been in
possession of the grand jury for long time,
and that active means have been in progress
/ for some time to obtain additional evidence
bearing on his apparent connection with the
ring. The positive announcement by Gen.
| Henderson in open court that the prosecu-
/ ton expected 70 connect Gen. Babcock
with the whisky ring was held by everybody
/ to be equivalent to statement that evil
dence had been secured sufficient to Justify
his indictment. 1t is known 10 several that
T, the authorities at Washington have been
spprissd daily of the situation and develop
ments, and that the tenor of the instructions
! constantly returned have been to probe
everything to the bottom, but be sure of
grounds before taking public action. 1t has
/ been on account of the gravity of the case
and these repeated cautions that public ac-
ton in Bsbcock's case has been so long de-
! lsyed. Those who have known of
THE EXCEEDING CARE EXERCISED
in the matter by the government attorneys
and grand Jury attach peculiar significance
to the unequivocal declaration of General
Henderson. The dispatches of Babcoci to
joyce refer to three distinct moves against
the st. Louis whisky ring. one when an
Investigation by special agents was cOnLem-
| plated, one when an order transferring
| Mcdonald and Joyce to Philadelphia
was issued, aud one when the suspicious OF
the ring were first excited in regard
to the la.e effective raid. The ''SyIph'
dispatches are understood to be Babcock's,
aud the one signed "Grit" from Joyce. The
| latter, it will be remem bered, refused to dis
close the real name of his correspondent,
''Sylph." The dispatch signed "Grit" was
sent by Joyce to Babcock the day the ring
in st. Louis received Intimations which
caused 1t to believe that a hostile movement
of some kind was on foot. The language
OF this telegram, asking Babcock to
"cRUsH OUT ST. LOUIS ENEMIES"
or in other words, to prevent the pending
raid on the whisky thieves, is regarded
here as strong proof that Bsbcoek's rela-
tions with the ring were of the most init
mate chal acter, else Joyce would never
have dared to telegraph the presidents
private secretary asking him to interfere
government. The understanding here is
that the president has been made fully &C
| quainted from day to day for the last six
weeks with every feature of the case as de-
veloped against his secretary. 1t is also
said that he has, from the first, declined to
Interfere, and, while believing that Gen.
Babcock would in the end be able to ex-
plain all things satisfactorily, he has uni
formly said that he desired every guilty par
ticipant in these frauds discovered and pun
ished. 1t 10 fully expected that Gen. Bab-
cock will be arraigned here for trial without
further delay than the cases already ar
TaigDed viii cause. A report has been in
circulation ever since p. NJ. to-day to The
EFFECT that Gen. Babcock has been indicted
by the grand jury. Ever since the intro
duction of the Bsbcock dispatches, day be-
foIe yesterday and yesterday, there has
been a general public expectation that he
would be indicted, and, therefore, no very
great sensation has been created by the ru-
NOR. The truth of the rumor has not yet
been asceriained, but it is certain that the
grand jury has reported none. The court
was in session only a short time to-day, and
the jury did not make its appearance before
adjournment. Your correspondent has ex-
hsusted every effort in
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF TEE RUMoR.
Its origin seems to have been remark
made during the day by District-Attorney
gram. He remarked that the dispatches
were not obtained until Sunday night, and
that their existence was entirely unknown
to him, and that, If it had been, he would
have secured Babcock's indictment long
ago, and that his case has met with the con-
sideration it demanded. This remark
taken in connection with his significant man.
ner, was regarded as a virtual admission that
the jury had acted on the matter and found
a true bill. Col. Dyer refused to be inter
viewed further. The most that can be said
of IL is that there is general belief that an
indictment has been preferred. 1t is more
than probable that the tact would be known
in Washington before it would be an
| nounced here, as the cspias for Babcock' IS
arrest would be sent there and served. The
first positive information of Avery's indict-
| ment came from Washington, when he was
arrested. A rumor Is also in circulation
that Babcock will start for st. Louis to-day,
having telegraphed friend here to that ef-
| feet.