The New York herald., 1875-11-18
THE WHISKEY RING.

TRIAL or Ex-sUPERvIsOR III DoNALD-IAiPoR-
TANT TESTIMONY AS TO THE CONSPIRACY
MORE DIscLosUREs-cHIEF CLERK AVERY
AND BIN BUTLER.
ST. LOUIS NO., Nov II, 1875.
tremendous crowd gathered in the United States
Court room this morning hear the testimony In the
case Of the governments against ex-Supervsor
Mcdonald. The evidence was OF . startling charac-
ter. The most important testimony was that
OF sJoseph NJ. Fitzroy, who succeeded hegrue
as the cashier of the Ring II completed
the chain OF evidence against Mcdonald and Joyce,
showing they the orginators OF the conspir
acy to defraud the government and the chief bench
ciares Of the corrupt fund Alfred Bevs and Rudolph
Urici two OF the largest distiers OF the West and
among those who recently pleaded guilty to several in
dictmens, gave their testimony, alleging that they
induced to join the ring the representation of
Joyce and Mcdonald or their agent, and that they
would be fully protected in their Illicit business, and
that they had made certain arrangements in Washing
ton city that would keep them from harm.
GENERAL LETTER.
Bevis testified that Joyce showed him a letter from
Washington signed ''Bab" concerning the whiskey
business which Joyce said was from General Babcock.
Fitzroy testified to the facts and said that
Joyce uniformly represented that Babcock in the
Ring and looking out for its interest at Washington
Fitzroy also testified that Marshall Newcomb, who
out OF Office to-day ex District Attorney Patrick,
and Judge Krum were beneHciarios of the Ring. The
excitement among the people here is unprecedented
BABcocK AND THE GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury reassembed to-day after a OF
three days. They have summoned before them DR..
Pretorious editor of the Westltce Post Carl Schurzs
paper published in this city, testify to what he
knows concerning Babcocks connection with the Ring
The Post, few days ago, directly charged that Bab
cock implicated in the frauds. There is rumor
that BabcocK has been summoned appear and testify
in the whiskey
BEN BUTLER IN THE CASE
Chief Clerk Avery, with his wife, arrived from Wash
ngton to-day. General Benjamin Butler, his counsel,
has also arrived and has been consulting with his
client during the day.
Dan W. Voorhees, is also here and spent to day listen
ing TO evidence in the Mcdonald case
FEARS FOR THE INTEGRITY or THE JURIEs--
GENERAL BABcocKs ATTITUDE
WASHINGTON Nov. II, 1875.
The whiskey fraud trials in ST Louis watched
with good deal OF interest here Secretary Brstow
spare pains to procure the conviction of tho
guilty persons and to expose the whole Of the Whskey
Ring transactions Colonel Grosvenor's lctter in the
HERALD to-day attracted good deal of attention here
1t is feared here that there may be attempts to tamper
with the uries in the ST. Louis trials because the in
terests involved important but rigorous watch
is set for all attempts OF this kind and
entire confidence is placed in the integrity OF the Dis
trict Attorney. General Babcock says that far as
he concerned while he is annoyed at the mention OF
his namo in connection with whiskcy frauds, he
CARDS such mention SANDER of the Whiskey Ring,
and does feel called to make denals until he is
charged with wrong misconduct by some respons-
BILE person In official manner