Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-12-08

visited Washington, ~ ho did last
spring, bearing $1,000 that had been
collected from tho distillem to Secure
the revocation Of Bristow's order trans
ierring oil revenue officers, he was cor
daily welcomed " the White House
and he rode side by side with tho Pres,
ident in Pennsylvania avenue behind
the gaily caparisoned four.in.hand.
For several years Grant and bis
household have regularly attended the
state agricultural fair at st. Louis.
This fall u year ago, when the Presl.
dent attended tho fair, hc appeared on
the grand stand arm in arm with Nc.
Donald, and tho statement that he re.
fused to see his old friend at the time
OF his last visit here few weeks since
is not true. He did see Mcdonald,
and the meeting was as cordial as in
the olden time. make the statement
upon the authority of u well-known
and entirely responsible gentleman
who knows whereof he speaks.
A few years ago Fred Grant, accom-.
panied by Secretary Delano, visited
the Pacific coast, and by special invi.
tation Mcdonald made ono of the party.
AT st, Louis, just before the excursion.
lists departed, Mcdonald gave a dinner
in Fred's honor, and presided at the
head Of the table, with Fred on his
right and Delano on his left. a special
car was provided at government
expense, and tho party spent several
weeks doing the mountains and the
Pacific slope.
The fact that Mcdonald and joyce
wcrc living riotous life and spending
annually thousands of dollars in excess
Of their legitimate income was known
to both Grant and Babcock, as it was
to every intelligent man who occasion
ally visited ST. Louis Grant knew
that Mcdonald had not any legitimate
income that would justify him in pre-
scnting thousand dollar span Of
horses, or in bestowing $4,000 worth
Of diamonds Babcock was familiar
with Joyco's financial situation when
Mcdonald brought him here, and he
maintained the closest intimacy with
him aftcrward and who will believe
that Babcock did not know that Joyce
must have received from the whisky
ring the money with which the dia.
monds worn by himself and wife were
purchased.
Almost every distiler, roctifer and
revenue officer who has testified in Nc
Donald's trial has declared that Joyce
satisfied the distillers that Babcock
was one Of the ring, and that they re-
ceivcd repeated assurances through
Ford and Mckee that Grant was in
the theft also Several distillers, recti.
fiers and subordinate revenue officers
testified that Joyce had shown them
letters from Babock, in which be as
sured that worthy that everything
was lovely at the end Of the string /;
and one witness Mr.. Bowls, Of Bcvis
4 Frazier, swore that Joyce allowed
him to have one Of Babcoclss letters
for day or two to exhibit TO distillers
who were not in the ring. 1t is noto-
rious that Babcock correspondent rogu-
larly with Joyce. A dozen gentlemen
have assured me that they have seen
letters addressed to Joyce which were
written on the official Executive
Mansion letter paper. Mack, of the
Globe Democrat, declared publicly on
the street in my hearing few days
ago that Joyce came to him in the
campaign Of 1874, when the Globe was
opposing Gentry, the Administration
candidate for Governor, and remon.
stratcd with him about the course of
that paper. When Mack demanded
why he presumed so to direct, Joyce
produced letter from Babcock in.
structing him to go TO the editor of
the Globe and tell him that the admin.
istration expected all its friends to
support the peoples ticket
William r. Jewett was, prior to 1873,
man of very limited means, and had
been employed about different distil-
leries in various capacities, He was
an old-time friend of Jim Casey, the
Presidents brother.in.law. They were,
according TO Jewetts story, born and
reared in the same neighborhood in
Kentucky, and had been playfellows
and schoolmates in their younger days,
and fast friends ever afterward. In
1873 Jewett was, according to his ver-
sion, the superintendent Of Chouteau's
distillery; but it is very well known
that he was partner in the establish
ment and that he acquired his interest
therein because he was known TO be
on confidential terms with the Prcsi.
dents brother.in.law. Choutcau is
man of wealth, and has always borne
q good reputation. lie is not the man
who would have taken any risks
knowingly, and jeopardiscd his per-
sonal freedom as well as his property
on the mere knowledge that Jewett
was friendly with Casey. Now there
are scores of witnesses here who will
testify that Jewett repeatedly boastcd
that he and Casey were connected by
relations beyond those OF mere friend
ship. More than one member Of the
ring that was formed in 1871, has told
me that Jewett time and again insisted
that ho must be taken in, or else he
would play the devil generally through
Jim Casey. Lcbm d. Thorpe, the
storekccpcr at Jcwetts distillcry, from
August 1874, says that hc was fire..
quontly assured by Jewett that Casey
was Interested in the establishment
and IL the arrest that could be feared