The Portland daily press., 1875-11-30
THE WHISKY FRAUDS.
Continuation of the Avery Trial Genera
BabcOck Implicated

Continuation of the Avery Trial General
BabcOck Implicated
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29.-In the Avery trial to-
day A. q. Rogers, at one time Deputy Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, testified as to
the workings of the internal revenue office at
Washington, among other things as follows
Once organized a raid without Averys iknowl-
edge; Avery complained of it, and said he re-
gerded it as an imputation against him. Com
missioner Douglass said secrets leaked out some
way and he intended to conine them to as few
persons as possible. That was the New Or
leaus expedition, and it was successful.
John NJ. Douglass testified. Was Com mis-
sioner of Internal Revenue from 1871 to NAV
last. Subsequent to the New Orleans L wanted
to try this district. The news got out in some
way. then became convinced that it would
be necessary to get rid of some of the officers.
sent Joyce to California so that could have
the books in this district examined Had nv
suspicious as to Mcdonald and Joyce some
before this. Information of my raid got out in
some way. was disappointed In the first con-
templated raid on New Orleans Avery knew
nothing OF the successful raid on that place.
He came to my Office aud complained that nv
action reflected upon him. In the fall of 1874
l concluded to change the supervisors. Talk
ed with the President and Bristow about it.
AS soon as the elections were over and out of
the way l recommended the changes I sent
Mcdonald and Joyce to Philadelphia. There
was great pressure brought to bear upon the
icoiucut, duu RiCDOudlu ana Joyce were not
transferred as had recommended. In refer
ence to the question whether Babcock came to
see witness about retaining Mcdonald and
Joyce in their district counsel for Avery OBJ
jected.
Gen. Henderson stated that he intended to
prove that Gen. Babcock was in this ring, and
with this view w. D. w. Barnard was called
and asked to compare telegram handed him
with letter from Babceck, written to Barnard
and the latter thought the telegram was not
written by Babcock. Douglass was recalled
but could not recognize the telegram as having
been written by Babcock.
e Il. Chapman was then called to the stand
He was judge of the handwriting and had
no hesitation in saying the telegram and letter
were both written by the same person.
Mr.. Gllfllin, cashier in the q. Treasury at
Washington, who SAID he was an expert in
handwriting, testified that the telegram and
letter were written by the same hand
John r. Dolobue, clerk in the Western I'm
ion Telegraph office was then called, and iden-
titled various kilograms as having been received
at and sent from this Office from 1873 to 1876
Gea. Henderson wished to read the kilograms
but Judge Kunn objected and stigmatized the
proceeding as one SIMPLY to bolster up the cause
and involve the jury in muddle as to who was
being tried. The kilograms were Babe Jck's
and not Avery's. He said they were introduce
ed to make dive at the White House.
The Milwaukee Cases.
MILWAUKEE, Nov, 29-In the U. S. Circuit
Court to-day several more witnesses were ex-
amined on behalf of the prosecution in the
of Taft and Weimer, charged with conspiring
to defraud the revenue. A motion for new
trial in case of Schlitz and Bergenthal was is
sued before Judge Drummond tonight and
overruled