The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-30
The Avery Whisky Trial.

Deputy commissioner Ol Internal rev
enue, testified as to the various matters
concerning the workings Of the Internal
Revenue Office at Washington, among
other things, as.follows: Once organized
q raid without AyeFys knowledge, Avery
complained Of 1t, and said he regarded II
as an imputAtion against him. Douglass
said the secrets leaked out some way, and
he intended TO confne them to as few as
possible. That was the New Orleans Ex-
position, and 1t unsuccessful.
John N. Douglass testifed-Was Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue from 1871
10 May last; subsequent to the New Or
leans raid / wanted to try this district;
the news got out in some way, and then |
became convinced that II would be neces-
sary TO get the aid Of some Of the officers;
sent Joyce to California SO that could
have the books in this district examined;
had my suspicious "a to Mcdonald and
Joyce; sometime before this information
Of my raids got out in some way; | was
disappointed in the first contemplated
raid on New Orleans; Avery knew moth
Ing Of the successful raid upon that
place; he came TO my Office and COM
plained that my action reflected upon
him; in the fall Of 1874 l concluded TO
change the supervision, and talked with
the President and Mr.. Bristow about II;
as soon as the elections were over and
out OF the way | recommended the
changes; sent Mcdonald and Joyce to
Philadelphia; there was q great pressure
brought 10 bear upon the President, and
Mcdonald and Joyce were not trans
terred, as | recommended.
In reference to q question as TO wheth.
or BabcoCk came to see witness about re-
tanning Mcdonald and Joyce in their
districts, the counsel for Avery objected.
General Henderson stated that he in
tended to prove that General Babcock
was in this ring, and with this view W.
D. Barnard was called and asked to com.
pare a telegram that was handed him
with letter from BabCock written TO
Barnard, and the latter thought the tele.
gram was not written by BabcOck,
Douglass was recalled, but could not
recognize the telegram as having been
written by Babcock,
Z. r. Chapman was called, and said he
was Judge OF handwriting, and had no
hesitation In saying the telegram and let.
ter were written by the same person.
Mr.. Gilfllen, cashier in the United
States Treasury at Washington, who said
he was an expert in handwriting, testified
that the letter and telegram were written
by the same hand.
John r, Donohue, clerk in the Western
Union Telegraph office, was called and
Identified various kilograms as having
been received and sent from here from
1873 10 1875.
General Henderson wished TO read the
kilograms, but Judge Krum objected, and
stigmatized the proceeding as one simply
to bolster up this case and involve the
Jury In a muddle "a TO who was being
tried. The kilograms were BabCOCks
and not Avery's. lie said they were in
troduced also TO make n dive at the
White House.
After long debate the kilograms were
admitted rs follows;
ST. LOUIS, October %, 1871.
Gen. o. H. BabcOck:
Poo. Ford Is dead. Mcdonald Is with
his body. Let the President act cautiously
on the suCcessorship.
(Signed) JOHN A. JOYCE.
ST. Louis, October 27, 1873.
Gen. 0. 4. Babcoek:
The bondsmen prefer the man they
have recommended. An expression from
the President 10 his friends here will se-
cure everything. Let the President do
for the beat. Depend upon Mcdonald
and myself to stand by his action to the
last.
(signed) JonN A. JOYCE.
ST. Louis, October 8, 1873.
70 Hh E1celleneN us. Grant.
We have the honor TO recommend Hon.
Constantine Mcguire for Collector Of In.
ternal Revenue for the First District of
Missouri.
[Signed] JOHN A JOYCE,
CA. NEwcoMD,
JNo. MCDONALD,
WM. PATRICK.
ST. LOUIS, October %, 1873.
Gen. Babeock:
See dispatch sent TO the President. We
mean It. Mum.
TSirned1 JOYCE.
ST. Louis, March IA, 1874.
Gen. Babeock:
Start for San Francisco tomorrow
night. Make D. call of his scandal
hounds that only blackens the memory Of
poor Ford and friends. Business.
[slgned] j.
ST. Louis, Oct, q, 1874.
Gen. Babtock.
Have you talked with D.; are things
right. HowH Answer.
tSigned.l ].
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 8, 1874.
Gen. Bateock.
Has the Secretary or Commissioners
ordered anybody here2
[6igned.1 j.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8, 1876.
uen, D1OcOcH'
We have official information that the
enemy weakens. Push things.
[signed.l sYIPH.
sr. Lotus, April %, 1876.
General Babeock.
Tell Mac to see Parker, Of Colorado,
and telegraph 10 Commissioner. Crush
out 81. Louis enemies.
[signed.1 GRlT.
The !. followingi lS a dispatch the
handwriting Of which was identified as
that Of GenI. o. Z. Babcock
WASHINGTON, D. G., 10, 1874.
General John Mcdonald, s.. Louis
I succeeded-they will not 60. | will
write you.
[signed.l SYLPH.