New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-22
THE WHISKY RING TRIALS.
McpoYALDS DEFENSE CLOSED.

III. " J..
trial of Gen. Mcdonald was great yesterday as on
any previous occasion. and the courtroom was
crowded. The first witness was William Mckee OF
The Globe Democrat. who testified rs follows:
lam 90 years old have b. II. Engeke, but have
never been frequently with him hnVe never ,au an
never received money from Col Joyce Tor an iogate
purpose upon any occasion never was paiu lh1iea
stated that Mr. Joyce paid Inc $50 in his presence ana
that called attention to the fact that ne was pi'Scd
that / told Mr.. Fii7roy that THIS was ,,,o a
sacred thing he stated what N wax Mo. 10. Joyce
Fitzroy. McDonad never had any undelttst'i'ng
joyce or any else, with reference TO matters per
tanning 10 the Whisky Ring. T.,
Crossexamiucd: Mr.. Mcgrue was introduced to me IN
1870 bv George W Fishbark. who my partner IN
me Democrat; / visited him mp stairs over tnd
billings Bank; up there; Mr. joyce Nl7tru
me AZ my Office occasonaly neither Mr. Joyce nor Mr
IFavcnworth ever paid me money for campaign P'ni-
poses any other; was not on any campaign c vr
Zee: never had any personal knowledge oi the WHISKY
Ring, and knew nothing, except Dy runoaib oUi
II; had no conversation with Mr. tiHoy'
about the time Of the May session OF me o ST
relative TO what he was TO testlii nor nd % 6cad
ton with any other person upon that suect a. inc a'
of n paper which represented the dominant party
Of course, frequently lnporluheo To- ~ G,n,ncnt
OF parties who into trouble with the noNtlIlmnt
called ~ NV Office and wanted to Mr. Manure
and US NY influence with him TO get some Mhlsh! re-
is the only time ever talked with him; went 10 VT.
Mcguire for him, but accomplished nothing , mrv
never said anything to Mcgr1ie ABOUT MS app a.. ~
before the Grand Jury on my return from lat S' ,1'
FaI visited FltZroy's house evening al the hNila
ton of Mcguire was on Mcguire ponu au l,t
10 Megrue and told him that IL he had been dolhg any
thing wrong he had better see flIoy as mg sC' nv
trouble at Maguires invitation Wen Wiz n I, t
rows honse the Interview very brief; tzloy Hni"t
know what do and Mcguire wanted 10 Know "'tici
nr moi he was Going to plead guilty; did not advise
him had an interview with Megrue just before ne wen.
nSycr had any conversation with Mcdonald about the
"a il.
any body else might have had IN regard 10 the
never talked with Joyce on the subject at ALL only
Uer love a. politician and an active worker for the
party; am good terms believe win Flloy anu
Megie In fact, have mad difficulty with very le" men
IN this world; am under indictment IN inns court
Constantine Mcguire was the next witness and
testified
lam so years old and have lived in st. Louis SO years
held the noeon OF United States Collector of Internal
Rcvenr from Nov H. 1873, TO June 30, IS12i neither
during my of office nor at any time 9a na I'm any
never received any money from that source never
had any understanding whatever with joyce hcDonau
Titzroy, ANYBODY else with regard 10 TINS sulrcae ,
Cross-cxamined Fitzroy was a deputy IN my Once
both OF had rendered cur resignaton 10 tasS eur,
June 30 received cominunlca'ion rom va ,E,o
relative to the destruction of records IN my once PRIV
GUS to my taking possession M fb Of Fop and INV
appointment he wrote letter 10 Washington about 1t
REPRESENTATION Of the manner of the destruction am ul
der indictment here Revenue Agents bOohs anu h't'o
examined Concauuon thoroughly IN my IfcSeee ~ Ielui
10 the destruction OF th9 lSColua '
Ioguc about to recommend Cohcaunon ui7hi'''
when be resigned
EX-Umtcd States Marshal NeWcomb was the next
witness and testified:
Iva. appointed Marshal in March, 1869, and continued
in onico until day before YESTERDAY J khs" Mrs.is
Dovcr had afv understanding with these mcn, nor Any
one else relative TO the Whisky Ring; never received
anv money from anybody, ~ coming from the hIlsRy
Ring: net ner money nor aught else OF vaue 49,,
Cro-s-ex. mined When came into Office Gen. S"Die,
WHISKY RING" but from the time those cases were us
posed OF heard little Of the Ring until 1913, When IN
taf,tprubor named BfiisDn, VINO had been en-
playcd Ut Bevis FraLrrs distlery reported 10 me tld
whisky had been made there illegally and sara ne No,Id
ave cv dence that effect; when lie leit lhci einpoy
he had given them sworn statement tai 80 l!iclt US
filling had been done by them In confederation Of $500
10 bc a'l 10 him. they failed 10 carry ont ihcr agree
ncut and he wished to expose tneir frauds TINS "ds
ported to Attorney General Williams ana IL "a' ateeo
rrt a man 10 ferret out frauds, 10 he appointed hy
Observation-Disclosures iJongias man was selected and Attor-
IyilIja7a determined 10 that effect and
fb0u IN the telegram delivered no reply was ever
a Ste once With Mc6onad joyce aways
missed The subject with the statement tha NE st"les
were gotten ny 10y occrs whom they hdd dlschtsd 70
jniurt himself ava Mcdonald among them be mentioned
Ncsrnc and Harlaway; both Joyce ana MCDONALD a.,
suod me that these nattcI5 had been luIe9tSi d ah4
ai there WA nothing in them whenever persons came
10 inform ~ OF fraud they always told " that joyce and
'nt cnnfcuiplstrd action on account Of tEcso rJnOrj
had my suspicious Of these two officials
William Patrick testified as follows;
acted ga United STATES Attorney from November 1872
10 MAY So; acted ss Assistant District Attorney nom
1869 nntl the tine Of my appointment; never hah
any conversation or understanding WIN Messis HicDVn-
nd or Invcr or any cl>c winch connected me WIN
he WHISKY Ring, and never received money nom such
"a source. -
In the crossexamination Mr.. Patrick gave full
history Of the prosecutions Of The Ring and ts mem
bers So far "a came within his knowledge up TO the
time Of his removal, giving the details of several
efforts 10 ferret ont frauds.
Gen. ii. V. BOyntOn was then called and testified
| rs follows:
lam and have been the Washington correspondent Of
The cincinnati GH-eHe since January 1850; during ilat
tuc have bc,u located almost continuously III WASH
inriol ! knew Con. Mclruc ia Washing ON, aud know
plsoF with whGiH he s acquainted his general rcpula,
lion oI truth and ycracy - not good among bose OF
his acouantalccs whom know 10 q mater "helc
Mcgruc is personally interested, would h" believe Mn
. under oath
Here the defense closed, and after Judge Treat had
cautioned the jury of the necessity for the utmost
circspection in guarding against all outside iniiu-
cnces that they might into court with unbiased
minds to hear the suggestions of counsel the court
adjourned TO Monday morning.