, 1875-11-21

tho day Tas William Mexico, the venerable seni<
| proprietor of tho Globe Democrat. His test
mon5 Vas not important from an7 tcario: It la
upon the case Of Gen. Mcdonald, but interest
ing from the fac. that the witneas was tue
wEA1TH1zsr AND MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON
yet indicted for conspiracy to defIaud the Gov
efnment, and because he has been for man
| years intimately connected with the politics an
material DEVELOPMENT OF the State, md is Ga
Pecially known as one OF the early aud fearies
aoti-slavery men OF ante-war times in His
sourl. 1lr. Mckee Was called to the staod, il
| 1act to glve him an opportunity Of vindic.,lnl
himself, under oath, f,om the charges mad'
| asainst him, and his testimony is regarded il
TINT light. He testified as follows
| F! am 60 years old. and Lave resided here thirty
four years. havo seen B. H. EugelAe, but dc
not know him that is to say, have never beer
ve7sation With Eugelke relative to the Whisky
King. I know James III. Ftzroy, and did know
J. A. Jovco. never received any money frou
Col. Joyce for an llegitimate purpose upon any
occasion. never WIS paid INV money in the
presence OF Fitzroy BY joyce. II Fitzroy stated
and that called attention to tna fact
that Fitzroy was.present and TINT joyce SAID that
that Was alt right, and that told F:tzroy that
this Was sacred tning,
He STATED WHAT WAS NOT TRUE.
I rover had any such interview With Joyce,
ritzroy. OF Mcdonald. 1 Ineve1ihad any under
standing or arrangement with Megrue, Ieaven-
worth, or Joyce, or anybody else with reference
to matters pertaining to the Whisky Ring. In
the month Of August, 1879, Mcdonald, If my
msmory serves me right, made call at cur
Office, stating that he had been appointed upon
Commission with some tribe Of Indians
and came 10 our Office ut was about the 18th Of
Aueust) to make statement Of the fact Il at ho
was going to leave tho city. The circumstances
pertaining to lis reappointment were, I think.
that his name waa brought before tho Rapubli-
can Central Committee.
Judge krum here objected to this testimony,
and tho objection was sustained.
Witness resumed: Megruo Was introduced to
NE in 1870, By George ". Fishback who was my
partner in the Democrat. I did not see him
Blthns,a Dnnk. neyer saw him upstairs there.
Jovce visited me at my Office occasionally.
Neither joyce nor Leaven worth erer paid me
any money for campaign purposes, or any other.
l was not on any campaign committee.
1ENEw An FORD.
I was in the Supervisors Office NAV DO dozen
times while Ford held bis Office. never bud any
personal knowledge Of the Whisky Ring and
knew noihiug other than rumor, and what was
Published IN our paper about it. had no con
ytrsation with Fltzroy about tho time Of tho
My session Of the Grand Jury xolst've to
conversation with any other party on that sub
ject. AZ the head of paper which represented
the dominant party, was, OF course,
FREQUENTLY 1MPoRTUSEp 10 lsrKRFERE
in benaf Of parties who got into trouble with
tho Government officials. About uine mouths
ago THINK, EnKelae called On me ut NV Office
on Third street, aud, after asking If had intlu-
eucc with blaEuiro stated that he had some
whisky seized in Colorado because Of unpaid
ta1; and he desired mo to go to haguire
Tor few days until he could pay
The tax. I agreed to do 80, and be left. When
ae went ont turned to clerk III my Office, who
used to be in the Quartermaster's Department.
md asked
WHO THAT MAN WAS.
Was told that his name Has EnGc}kc, and that
10 was formerly in the Quarte.master's Depart
nent- I subsequently understood that he was
! member Ut the rectlfying firm Of Bernekie j.
suge1ke. I spoke to Mcguire, as had agreed
o. but think Masuire told ne that the
Fhisky bad already been sold by Marshal.
don't know what arrangement WAS made. |
never had any conversation whatever with
3ngclke relative to the Busby dlsti!lery. had |
conversation with Mesrue in 1875 ct tho Liu-
|eu Hotel THIS interview
II any one eise. As I went to the hotel met !
'ltzroy on Fourth street aud asked him where !
iagrhe was, He said he as at the Iindell Ho-
el. The Interview was in Ais room, and was 60
hort that WbeQ came down found Fiszroy |
landing On the corner near the hotel Wa |
AAGA koEttUEE T1OUaUa4 4tOEi. Au0 l6 1ea IuG,
never SAID anything to A1egruo anout his ap-
earance before the Grand jury /; never bad any |
onyersstion with him in regard to it. made
Zip Ehst this sumner and on my return vis-
ed Fitzroy's house one evening ut the ipyits-
on OF Mcguire. I was on Msguira'a bond, and,
ayiog heard that Fltzroy was intending to
lead guilty, went to Maeuire and told him
aat If he had been doing anythl1g rTong he
I'D better SEQ Fitzroy, as
I MIGHT GET INTO TROUBLE;
}. at Maeuire's invitation, wont will! him to
ltzroy's house. The interview was very tsiaf
ltzroy did not know what to do. and Mnguira
anted to know whether OF NOT he was going to
cad guilty. did not advise him. I had al
terview with Meg1uo just before he wons
Fay in 1873, but it bad nothing TO do with the
nr. never had sny conversation with Me-
onald about the Whisky Ring; that il. any |
ing different from what anybody else might |
re had in regard to the ru1nors. I never
liked with joyce On tho subject At all. I oalY
loW JoYce as an ax-politcian and an active
,rker for the party. There WAS
NO PARTICULAR u1-FEnrNG
tween us except such as grew ont Of ]ittle |
cumst tnce Ia 1872. That affair has been =
tde up, and I have apoken to him siuce /
Mt know enough Of Eugelke to either like or
Ike him. am on good Terms behave. with
tzroy and Meerue. In fact, have had dif- /
u'ty with very few mon in this world. 1 am I
der Indictment in thia Court
MACUlRE. q
4 dUuELEss MAN.
Constantine Mcguire Vas the next witness,