The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-10
GEN. BABC0CK INDICTED.
THE LONG-LOOKED-F ron DOCUMENT
PRESENTED IN COURT.

Excitement In Omciai Circles In wnsbineton-
Another Moral Earthquake that mny Yet
Strike the Occupant Of the White n ouse.
WAsnrSGToN, Dec. 9.-It Is a significant
fact that the indictment which the Grand Jury
agreed upon in Babcock's oa4s many days aao,
not reported to the Court by the
District Attorney until late this after
noon. In the meantime tho Court of
Inquiry which was ordered on tho demand
Of the accused had organized and Bah
cock was before II. Now the question that
is raised and must be decided Is, will a process
from the Civil Court be served upon Babcock at
once 10 Chicago and he will he required 70 forth
with appear in 81. Louis aud awe bail. or will It
be claimed that bo can enter into recogniEance
in Chicago for bis appearance IN st. Louis, "
he Is so anxious as he pretended to be afew days
ago To vindioate himself, appear IN the court
where he has been accused and demand an i'm
mediate trial.
VIII the court Of inquiry proceed under the
circumstancesi Gen. Hancock has on one great
occasion well nigh made his name Immortal by
contendiae that the civil power Is superior to
the military, and II Is to be expected chat In
th. Instance he will lose not one lot or tittc of
his well-oarned reputatlon. II he is tho man
let to-day pass over MS head without protecting
against the court, OF whicn bo is member, pTO-
ceeding with the inquiry III Babcack's ease, ,wh IN
II was well known that 'Inother and a superior
tribunal was occupied win the same duty. lie
COuiu very properly demand thAt the court OF
inquiry should adjourn from day to day until
1t was advised Of the result Of the inquiry lnst-
tuted by the civil court.
Ihe excitement here tonight over the news
OF the nnh denouement Ia liabcOcks case was
very great. There wac lingering hope Ia Re-
publican circles that BabcOck might ESQ pc an
indictment, and notwithstanoinu II was assert
ed most positively that tho indictment
had been agreed upon nearly two weeks
ago, still they chose to believe Otherwise
Dut when It was Officially annouDccd 10y the
Attorney-General that the District Attorney I'D
telegraDhed him that the action of the Grand
Jury had been reported to he Court. then they
realized fully for tue frst time how serious this
business had become IN political saNse.
Ihey, OF course, etOutly mAtutaiD that the
President Is not affected by 1t, but at the same
time they know very well the effect on the coun-
try Of this indictment Of bis inoet intimate aud
trusted friend, the man no has always stood
by when the evidence OF his guilty participa-
ton in other gigantic friuds morally
conclusive lhe revela Ions Of still more
founding villainy by the hiskey Ring thieves
~ Chicago. "a given IN to day SUS. OF course
adGed 70 the excitement In official circles. The
canning ulsciosur-es A. 10 the duines uf Senator
LOGAN and II Dcock's father In law, and the par
ticipnt'On in some % them by the Presidents
own -uu came Ike second and more teri nc
shock OF the morI earthquake. ana on every
hand could be head men putting to tneir
DciEhbor3 the query, " What nexti''
senator Morton aud his friends are especially
troubled. and tho Senator /. IN ost emphatic 10
his deniaE. He declares that he never sent any
such despatch TO anybody in st. Louis. ~ ts al
leced he old In l.12. That such despatch signed
- .. 4. Norton was received in st Louis in l5,s
aud shown to VARIOUS pers ms can he estab-
lisbed Dy overwhelming testimony. IL 1t was a
forgery, II Is uf course demonstrabe but the
bgruen Of proof Ia 10 this case upon the person
WHO alleges the despatch to be a forgery.