The New York herald., 1875-12-16
rHr arNEs1s OF rHn FRAups.

OhlCAGo, III, Dec 10, 1919.
special from ST. Louis says the most startling
information that has developed from the crooked
whiskey business OF late came from General
John Mcdonald, the convicted criminal. who
jail prominent and in every way a respectable gem
tleman called Mcdonald to-day and had long in
tervew with him Mcdonald confessed to him his
pcity with the Whiskey Ring but claimed that AS
a matter Of abstract justice he innocent He ex
paned that the inception OF the scheme resulted from
orders from headquarters to raise funds for the cam
paIgn purposes. lie considered in the nature Of an
order and endeavored to carry II out The money was
raised and regularly applied After the machinery
had been prepared and set in motion, the
with which 1t manufactured wealth.
to subserye political ends induced the en-
gineers to apply its workings TO their own aggrandze
ment and the application quite generally made;
there il was that they all got into It, Mcdonald says
that Avery was innocent OF tho alleged offence for
which he had been convicted He said he could have
made fortune out OF the Ring IL he had consented to
cooperate, but he had made nothing, and to-day had
not enough to pay his lawyers fees.
WOMAN IN IHE CASE.
The notes and kilograms attributed to General Bah
cock were bond dde but Mcdonald positively asserts
that none OF them pertaincd to the whiskey business
His explanation was that during the late Collector
Ford's administration woman employed in his
o1ice was authorized TO act his deputy; that
siderable controversy sprang out Of this arrange
ment, and Babcocks enigmatical notes and kilograms
all had reference to this woman.
THE COURT OF INQUIRY DISSOLVED BY THE
PRESIDENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH A BE
QUEST FROM GENERAL BABcoCK.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. 1878
The President has received the iollowing:-
CmcAGo Ill, Dec. IL, 1875
To THE PRESIDENT Washington, d. G. =
sIR-Since my request Tor Court Of Inquiry as the
only apparent means open to me at the time or refut
ing charges made against me al 81. Louis, bill OF in
dicment has been found in the sUnited States Court
and shall consequently be afforded means
of vindication before that tribunal | therefore
spectuly suggest the order convcning such Court of
Inquiry be revoked, as trust that my case may be
reached at early day in the United States Court
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
o. f. BABCoCK,
'colonel Of Engineers United States Army.
''BY ORDER THE PRESIDENT"
In accordance with above the following order has
been issued
WAR DEPARTMENT
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. G Dec Is 1875.
oRDERS--No. 255.
The Court OF Inquiry appointed in special orders No
246 Of December 1875, from this office, TO assemble
al Chicago III is hereby dissolved The members and
Judge Advocate will return 10 their stations.
BY order of the President OF the United states
F. D. TOWNSEND, Adjutant General.
40 MORE TRIALS BEFORE JANUARY.
telegram received at the Department OF Justice
to-day from United States Attorney Dyer, at St. Louis
announcing that no important trials would occur
before January.
STRONG DESIALs
Senator Morton denied, as utterly false, the pub
lished statement that he was concerned with the
Whiskey Ring, in connection with the Indiana cam
paign funo Of 1872.
The statement as published in Washington special
despatch, dated yesterday, that Colonel Holloway
Postmaster at Indianapolis has been indicted for
plcity in whiskey frauds, is denied by telegram from
Nelson Thurber United States District Attorney for
Indiana who says, There is such rumor, nor is
there any Indictment and Colonel Holloway tele-
graphed TO Senator Morton that there is not a word
oftruth in the and such report of charges
against him.