, 1875-11-14
Missouri Penissatia-y, and assessed \ 6ne Of

vdIo.
JoYcE's MOTIVE
n demanding s4ntenee waE due to the fact tbst
hc WRs bad : wanted IN ST. Louis to answer =
oulnber of Indictments pending agatnst him
here and the fact OF bis being sentenced at
jefferson City PTe :ude, tie possibility OF his be-
l"R brought here aud doomed to additional terms
Of puutahmeut. He mil haTe to serve oit LIS
three vears and half before he eau be brought
here for trial on the pending indictments Dr
the time Jovces term Of imprisonment has ex-
TEed ani be returns to 1T. Louis, the ahl-ky ak
element will bare led away, sud there Will
be no wltneases to testify agains. him. For this
reason it is considered By manE perncna ve'y.
d.. thing On the psrt Of joyce to have
adopted the coursc he did in other words, that it
MAS be ter to take three yeals and half 10
the Penltentiary nov, than rask the almost
certainty Of thirty years IN the Peultcntiarv
oereafter. a good deal Of 8. .npathv is expressed
here for Joyce L gentle man who ssanda high
remarked tonight that joyce was u4ore sinuod
against than sinoiug. Much faith has been en-
testaiaed BY large class ia the innocence OF
JOYCE an1 bis ultimate fall has produced quito
I dexnoralizing effect.
OTHER CASES.
The United Stltes District Court met this
morning, aid number OF cases were Het fot
trial Thosh Of William McKes and ex-Col-
lector Mcclure we're fixed for Dec. Is. The
Hen DAME! ". Voorhees, app a"ed for 'th de-
fendsuts. and it WAS for his accommodation that
the District Attorney consented to fix the trial
at 60 late day.
MEEE.
In conversation with Mr.. Mckee TO-DAY,
that gentleman dac'nred tLst the indictment
against MIN ras 4 consp racv to destroy lis
paper And crush bis influence as Journalist
End pol,,icao in the State and alleged tha.
when the trial came It would show that the
5rorc:rtion wa founded IN malice, and for the
purpose Of annlhlating him and his friends.
TIE 6nASD JrRy
eroueht no fresh indictments into court, bnt
&C: :oufnod uutll Wednesday next when it is az
pected they will reopen the war OIL the Whisky.
Alng with batch Of new witnessos and
rome evidence OF an important charac-
ter. The District Attorney and hia assist
ants state that al! ebo nh;sky cases arc
now prepared oe behs slf Of the Government and
that the traals Will be pressed 1t once. The tes-
.inopy ags'pse those who have pleaded guilty,
the Court having required end nee Of their guilt
before couseuting 70 sentence, has also been
carefully prepared, and will be submitted when-
ever the Court eees fit to call the cases.
WASHINGTON ADYIcEs.
Sreciuf D.soatch to IH< C.tcaoo '7rihune.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov 13.-The Internal
Rev eH11e officials understand that joyce in his
at; ;@!npt to secure an immediate sentence upt.n
himself, is pr 'muted By desire to nrotoct other
pers os from the effect Of anT testimony be
n11slt give. It ia su2posed that by the Mie-
Rouri lsw Joyco would be rendered infamous
BY eeotence to the PeniteptiasF, apd that
bis testimony after that would not be lawfully
credible. The revenue officers cannot otherwise
expiain the desire of Jo,co to be senrenced.
turned here baving accomplished the obisc;
of his mission il, the Vest. Tha ruuor thal
Inc Treasury Department would ente tain a
to PARTON jorc- it ha would turu
stata's eviGence il consldt red here ~ absurd.
There il rum r here tonight that prouli-
neut Chicago merchant who has not been mem
Toned ii. connection with the Whisky Rug
re- 1de, is likely to be 1noicted.