The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-01

illdt itrt uVuts ~ Is my SOltiiln Oplll-
ion tllat the president has been most
grossly deceived by his protested friends
hero aud In Washington and that he
neither new or suspected the depth of
rascallty going on here. These dis
patches, so far from duplicating the pres
idcn. eXculpate him and show posi-
lively that he WIS innocent. We did not
intend to offer thcec dispatches and had
made up our mind not to do so, but
under the rules of The court he imposes
upon W. the absolute necessity of doing
50. This question did not arise in The
Mcdonald trial. / asked Mr.. Douglass
who intericrrcd with the execution of the
only order that could have broken MP the
riug-the ono changing supervisors. All
the witnesses have said they were shown
lettors from Avery and Babcock ; Joyce
and Mcdonald said Babcock and Avery
gave information. Your honor has heard
this from day 60 day all along. | assert
IN the presence OF my God that I have
done nothing in malice or ill-iceliug.
BABCoCK' FRIEND.
II respect this defendant as highly as
can and am intimate with Gen. Babcork
and have been for years Certainly
cannot have any i'll fcclug against him.
| asked Mr.. Douglass n question aud il
he had been permitted 10 answer we
would have corroboratcd the testimony
of all these witnesses heretofore exam.
ined. We wished TO show that Babcock
did things Avery and Holt could not. be-
cause he Is above them in Power. Had
this been permitted. these dlspatche.
would have been laid before the grand
Jury, aud il obey ignored q bill no person
would ever have heard OF them from
either myself on lGy associates. Judge
krum has forced rs TO this step. II he
knew what this prosecution knows IN adj
diiiDn 10 what has been shown here. he
would noVar ~" 40" torn, -chuci1ii1iug
again. Let us show the jury that dclend-
ant did his part and no more ! again
rcpndiatc the idea Of attacking the prcsl-
dent and say these dispatches cNoHcratc
him.
Judge krm said il was absurd 10 as.
sert that lac had driven the pro -rcutiou 90
the position OF seeking To introduce lilo
gal evidence by Introducing more Of that
Kind. "Ihc prosecution cant saddle me
with their mi,dccdsr lie had all along
commended that there was no necessity
for drawing Ford, Mckee Mcguire. Pat
rick and Newcumb info the trial. Let it
be- limited TO the dcioudml "Iaoain
object to hi, evidence. because II in
wolves my client in an Inquiry ne can't
explain. Why is Babcocli dragged i'm al
this late day. Avery didn't cause the
revocation Of the order Tor changing
suprrYi.ors.'
'-'' ". 'Il'''
Gen. llcnder,ou-Av,ry and Babcyck
worked together.
Judge krum-ihcrc Is 40 pru,cnsc Of
anything Of the kind.
Gen. llcndcrson-W will see.
The count ruled thar ii was propcr TO
show who the cons piratOrs wcrcaud then
thei, acts, ana that Joyce saying "a inan
was engaged IN it was not sufficient, but
the relationship of The c0nspiraJors might
be shown by the prosecution. lie said
taat because "a telegram was sent b.
party, it was not evidence against him,
II 10 were so INA. or any person would be
at the mercy %. anyone who chose % send
them a dispatch that the kilograms pro-
posed might cut two ways; on one hand
ne jury might regard them as cNculpa-
ting defendant by showing hc was not as
aclivein sending Information Q, might
nave been suspected. anu on the other.
tlla' re was c3-opti"l'n- WIN Tue end
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',i' Dd1I"'H Aet,'Vu '"lse uINpatties.
zen ieuue' sDH-l ne clerk OF lht
western | mon telegraph ohice at wash
ihs'oll mas Decn discharged, but We VIII
fine disoatchrs II Indoo Krir, y.;Ii ,,.itt'
draw Gis obicction in NJ Do,,'i',., on-
swerinr our question.
Judpe Kruln--ru vI,b.lrav. no nr,i,sr
objection.
sfLii! 7NI'-hbiD'
MIR. DOurlaes WIS recalled and t,sti.