The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-30
THE WlIISKEY EXPOSURES.
MIXING A DhSH At THE PREsT-
DENTS HOUSEHOLD.
Producing Teiesrans TO the Rins In Gen.
bnbcock's Handwriting -Interestine Tss-
timony by Ex-Com mIssiouer DonaInns.

Producing Teiearatns 10 the Hinf In tsen.
Bnbcock's Handwriting -Interestinr Tss-
timony by Ex-Commissioucr Douglass.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20.-In the Avery trial
to day, A. C. Rogers, at one time Deputy Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, testified that he
once organized a raid without Avery's knowl-
edge. Avery complained Of It, and said he re-
garded 1t as an lmputation against him. Doug
lass said the secrets leaked out some way, and
he intended to connne them to as few as possi-
Bile. That was the New orleans exposition, and
II was successful
John NJ. Douglass testified that he was Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue from 1871 to May
last, and added:
Subsequent to the New Orleans rsid wanted 20 try
this district. bu' the news got gu! in some way, then
of some q the ofilcers, sent Joyce to California 50
hau my suspicion as to Mcdonald and joyce some time
before this Information Of my rsids got out IN so
Gn m Heg @ 05fsns M s Arey m nS. nothing %. hS
planed that my action reflected upon him. In the fail
Of 1874 | conelnded TO change the superysos, aud
r. AZ soon as the elections mere over aud ont OF the
md Jovee eo Phs iepbis Thesse re.
oas YiVs Sesf ESoPPas s@G
Joyce were not transferred as | had recommended.
witness was asked whether Babcock went 10
their district. Counsel for Avery objected.
Gen. Henderson said he intended to provo
that Cen Babcock was In this Ring, aud with
this view W. ID. W. Barnard was called and
aske TO compare a telegram handed him with a
letter from Babcock written to Barnard. Bar
nard snid he thought the telegram was not writ
ten hy BabCock.
Mr. Douglass was recalled but could not
recognize tue tolsgram as having been written
by BabcOck.
r. Il. Chapman was then called and said he
was Judge OF handwriting. and had no hesita-
tion In saying the telegram and letter were
written bl the same person.
Mr. Gilnlan, Cashier in the United States
lreasurya AZ " Washington. who said he Was an ex:
pert In handwriting testified that ths letter and
telegram were written 10y the same nd.
John H. Donahue, clerk In the Western Union
TELEGRAPH once, was tnen called aud Identified
various kilograms as haviug been received
and sent from here from 1873 to 1875. Gen.
henderson wanted to read the kilograms, but
ceeding as one simply to bolster up this case,
and involve The Jury In mucdle as to who was
not Averys. lie said they we're Introduced
also to make a drive at the White House.
After long debate the kilograms were ad-
mitted as follows
49,, ~ ST. Lows. Oct, IS. 1871.
tue fre'ic,a. sei cautiously on tue sgeeessoship.
o. -, 81 Lows, oct. %, is;s.
Priss he ,5 nan n, hs, s.S icon
fiends here viii secure everything Let the Prcsidcnt
stand BY his scons TO ias last '"' '"''si "
tsi.ned) JonN A. JoYcr.
ST, Lows, oct. 2S. 1878.
Msgulre Tor Collector o. interhs eyenle OF The Trst
District CT Missouri. (signed) lonN a. JoyoE,
Wy. PATmCK
G. A. NEwcOhH,
joHS McDos.ID.
ST. Louis, No.. Oct -, 1873.
Gen Bt1cock.
bee despstch seat to President. We mean 1t mum.
(siEned) JoYcg.
ST. LOUIS. Nsrcn H. 1874.
call on his scandsl hounds that only blacxen men,
ory Of poor Ford and frlends. Business.
(SignodI J.
ST. LOUIS. OCT 81. 1874.
HAD you talked With d Are things right, How
Anlver. (Sgnedl. j.
81. Levts, Dec. s. 1874.
here. tsignedl "
81. LouIs. Feb. 8, 1875.
We have official information that the enemy weak.
ems Push them (Slgned sYtrH.
81. LorIs. Api %. 1917
TO Ioniuiissioler Crush cut st. Loais eueinies.
lsigned). GniTs.
The following Is the despatch. the hand writ
ing of which was Identified as that OF Gen U. l..
BabcOCk:
w,snSoToS, d. c., Dec II, 1874
GeH. J0iH Ncp0r1id, ST. iouie.
aucceeutd. They will not gO, Will write you.
signed SYLPu.
The testimony given to-day renders the In
dictment Of Babc0Ck quite certain. THIS de-
Neloltuent has caused considerable sensation
here, and but little else Is talked Of Tonight.
Mcdonald still talks OF damaging documents in
his possession, and "A gentleman who has seen
some VI his letters say they duplicate high OH.
Cluls.