The New York herald., 1875-12-25
THE WHISKEY FRAUDS.

THE REASON WHY THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT
PARDON JoYCE-A PROPOSITION TO CONVICT
BABoocK-A USELESS SEARCH OF MRS. JoYcE's 8
BAGGAGE
81. LoUrs, Mo-, Dec. "a, 1875
Your correspondent ascertained to-day tho reason
why the President had an Associated Press telegram
put the wires yesterday the effect that no did
favor the pardoning OF Joyce.
yoYoE's PROPOSITION
On the 4h day OF December Joyce addressed letter
from tho Penitenary to United States District Ator-
ney Dyer in which he made proposition that If
don from his present conviction and immunity from
future prosecutions could be secured to him he would
furnish the testimony that would establish beyond all
doubt tho
COMPLETELY or BABcock
in the Whiskey Ring frauds. Joyce was induced to
write the letter by Of conferences he
had with accredited representative of the prosecu-
ton who had been visited in the State Prison Jeler-
son city and upon the that his willingness
to tell all he knew would him his liberty. Joyce
also said that in addition to the evidence against 3ab
cock he would indicate by which other mem
bers Of the Presidents household could be entrapped
This was promptly received by the District Attorney
and General Henderson strongly in favor OF
mending his pardon for tho purposes Indicated as he
regarded Babcock and his fellow rnssters at Washing
ton vastly
MORE IMPORTANT GAME
than Joyce After several days discussion the propos
ton of Joyce forwarded directly to the President
With Endorsement of approval signed by District
Attorney Dyer and his assistants Henderson, Bliss and
Eaton
Il cannot be learned positively whether Grant
replied, formally or Informally but 1t is almost
certain that he has never deigned reply. Yesterday
Attorney General Perrepont said for him. through the
Associated Press that he was not in favor of pardoning
Joyce.
MRS JoYcE's BAGGAGE sRfzRD.
Mrs Joyce passed through here Thursday night, en-
route Wisconsin Jefferson City, for the purpose
of visiting her husband in tbs Penitentiary. When
she arrived at her hotel and her baggage had been
placed the assigned her the United States Mar
shal together with District Attorney Bliss and gov
ernment detective, made their appearance and selzed
everything in sight The seizure made under a
process from the United States District Court alleging
that Mrs. Joyce had
coNoKALED IN HER BAGGAGE
large of United States bonds aud other prop
erty of value belonging to her husband and upon
which the government had lien for amounts due the
Treasury,
Mrs Joyce. who Is woman Of splendid nerve,
looked undismayed while the heroic marshal un-
folded the or those present her feminine ap-
parel and her babys hnen
A USELESS SEARCH.
No bonds found document of any SORT x
cept few letters the unhappy woman had received
from her relatives and she permitted TO pack her
things away the minsons OF the law had found them
Joyce's attorneys that the real object of the
search was to nnd
oRInsArING LETTERS
from Babcock TO Joyce, which the prosecuting ator-
news had been informed were In Mrs Joyces posses
sion Mrs Joyce said she had been advised before
ing her home in Wisconsin that her trunks would be
sezed and searched detective got the train with
her Rpon and followed her all tho way to jefferson
City.
AT rnR rENrTNrrARv
When she called at the Penitentary she almost
swooned away sight OF her husbands striped garb
and several minutes before she able
with him.