The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-02
The -. Louis whisky Ring.

PROCEEDINGS IN THE Us. DISTRICT COURT.
Mr.. Il. W. BrewingtOn, foreman Of the
grand jury, appeared and submitted in
writing TO the court, certain questions
which u witness before the grand jury
had refused to answer. Judge Treat or
dered that the witness answer these ques-
| tons, but impressed the foreman that
these answers cannot be used against the
witness in court or as a basis tor action
against him on the part OF the grand
jury.
The trial of Mr.. Avery was then re-
sumcd.
GAuGER WHO WAS COERCED.
Vim. j. Bassett was the first witness
called and testified reside in st. Louis
and have for two or three years held
the Office of L. ). gaugcr; was as
signed to the distillerics of Fenschcr and
JOuctt and to the rectifying houses Of
Bevis 4 Fraser and Derby IL Day; did
improper gauging under the advice OF
Joyce and Everest; Joyce sad the gaug-
ing at Tcuschers must be done by direc-
ton of the storekeeper, Murray let
MIR. Murray control the matter entirely
lie gave me 50 per barrel for liquor re-
moved illicitly got that on about GO
barrels they only ran seventeen days
while was at the distillery ut Jouetts
| | got the same amount OF money per bar
! rel, but more crooked was made Il. w.
Jones was storekecper then; Everest
said was to report to him (; the crooked
we made varied-somctimcs more and
sometimes less; Jouett would put the
money In an envelope and handed il to
Everest: then Everest paid me my share
| OF 1t don't know Of any stamps being
sent back from Bcyis 4 FraZcr's.
rHRY WERE ALLIS n;
Everest said all the officers were In the
ring and could only retain my place by
doing what they wanted; | understood
HIM to say Avery and Babcock were in
it; didn't know what Office Avery held;
we got notice OF raids Mr.. Bevis told me
once or twice about agents coming !
never talked with Fitzroy ! only talked
with storekeepcrs at the distillcrics about
it; was never ut Bcvis d Frascr's distil-
lery ! was In Office abont year; at
Teuschcrs. Murray paid me every week ;
Murray collected and paid tic money to
Everest, who said he took it to Joyce.
The witness was not ross-cNamincd.
TRACING A TELEGRAM.
John A. DonahOe, clerk in the Western
Union Telegraph office. was recalled and
shown telegram which he identified Il,
No. So, dated Washington, December .
1874, addressed Ia Joyce and signed by
o. l.. Babcock. The witness said i
was sent from Washington by the \. 4
i. line and then transferred TO our lins
IL was delivered here by messenger No
20 at $50 pun, Dec. ., and rcceiptcd fol
by Mr. Spcrry.
Mr.. VIM. +. Spcrry testified; lam ;
clerk at the Planters House and was IL
Dec. 1874; Joyce and Mcdonald boardr,
there aud was in the habit Of receiving
! dispatches for them; ] received this telc
4 gram (tlie one identified by Donahoe) OF
- Dee. ), 1874, and this Is my handwriting
did not put down the time OF day, tn
$ messenger boy did that; was IN TN
c habit of delivering dispatches to MELON
= aid and Joyce
, BABCoCK TIE SPY.
,c The dispatch was then read rs follow.
C. WAsHiNGToG, Dec. 3, 1874.
N Jol'h a. Joyce, care John Mcdonald, 81
=" Louis
he Cannot hear that any one has gone o
rs Is going. tSigncd) q. u. BABCoCK.
Here Gen. Henderson announced til,
the case for the government was close,
ne Judge krum asked Gen. Ilenderso
What he proposed doing with the secon
IN count OF the indictment, to which Ii
&c general replied that It need not be In III
ic way OF the defense, as 1t would De a
o. Tended to after the case for the latter wa
or closed.
THE DEFENSE.
tx Alter considerable quibbling betwee
M opposing attorneys, Judge Krum pr,
'" ceeded to address the jury for the dciens
announcing that after his argument !