The New York herald., 1875-12-01
THE WHISKEY FRAUDS.

THREE COUNTS AGAINST HIM ouAsHED-BAB-
COCKS ALLEGED ooMPLIcIrX-AS INDIcT-
MENT PROBABLY FOUND.
Sr LOUIS, Nov 80, 1875.
The developments OF yesterday and to-day have ex-
cited an increased interest Whskey Ring matters,
hardly anything else being talked about by the people
General Babcock alleged completely in the frauds
sdered established beyond all doubt and his indictment
a certainty. The evidence in the Avery
cluded to-day. The following despatch introduced
by the government attorneys and identified having
been sent by General Babcock-
WASHINGTON, Dec s, 1874
Colonel Jon A. JOYCE, care Of John Mcdonald, ST.
Cannot hear that any one has gone Is going,
o. K. BABCOCk
II is rumored that District Attorney Dyer has re-
ceved telcgraphic despatch from the President to-
night requesting that officer to procure an indictment
against Babcock If possible in order that the charges
against him may be sfted to the bottom. Colonel
Dyer received the following despatch this evening from
Babcock:-
WASHINGTON d. c., Nov co. 1875
To Hon D. p DYER, United states District Attorney,
ST. Louis, Mo.
am absolutely innocent, and every telegram which
l will appear perfectly innocent the moment can
be heard. ! demand hearing before the Court when
| can testify O. T. BABCOCk.
BABcooK's SOLICITATION
closed when he sent the despatch and he has been APP
prsed Of il by telegraph 1t is announced upon pretty
good authority, that the Grand Jury virtually agreed
upon true bill against him this afternoon. and will
present IL in open court tomorrow 1t is considered
that the government has not made a very strong
case against Avery the evidence being entirely cir
cumstantial and leaving certain kind Of doubt as to
his guilt which the jury may consider sufficiently
reasonable to justify conviction. The indictment
agains, him originally consisted of four counts but
Judge Treat decided to-day that tho rst second and
fourth counts bad and instructed the jury that
they could not find verdict of guilty on them.
The count left is the which charges conspiracy to
defraud the government of its Avery's sue
in getting rid of the three other counts was quite
q triumph for him. and dminishes the chances Of
.victon very materially
COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS
left for Washington tonight In interview he made
emphatic denial the story recently circulated that
in conversatoa which he had with President Grant last
spring the President severely criticised him for his
apparent neglect in ai.ing to protect the government
from thieves, and that during the conversation the
President abruptly notified him that he must resign.
Mr. Douglass says the story is made Of whole clotn,
and that his relations with the President of the
most satisfactory and harmonious character.
). w. q GORDON BINGHAM FORFEIT THEIR
BeND-INDIcTED PERSONS CHANGE THEIR
PLEA OF mot GUILTY" TO GUILTY."
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov 80, 1875.
In the United States District Court before Judge
Gresham, the case of J. w. l. Gordon Bingham
called and the joint appearance bond for $25 900 for
feited- Gordon B. Bingham is sick at his home In
Evansville, and John W. Bingham is at st. Louis,
where he surrendered by his sureties another
The following parties under Indictment for fraudu-
lent whskey transactions, withdrew the plea Of not
guilty and entered the plea Of guilty y-Phlip Eber
wine, Colonel George T. Smonson, John E. Phillips,
Harrison Miller David NJ Lewis George Hogan George
r Crisp Christopher Cochonor, William Monfort and
The Court deferred pronouncing sentence until this
afternoon or tomorrow
TRANSFER OF BINGHAMs CASE FROM ST. LOUIS
TO INDIANA.
ST. LOUIS Mo-, Nov 3O 1875.
In the United States Court to-day motion was made
by the government to transfer John W. Bingham, who
stands indicted here for completely in the whisiSey
frauds and has pleaded guilty, to the United States
District Court of indiana where similar indictment
awaits him
Genera. Nob,e .ors.seI for Bingham, nude long
argument against the transfer but Judge Treat decided
that Bingham should be sent to Indiana and the Court
ordered.
GENERAL BABcocKs cAsE-GENERAL GRANT ON
THE sUBJEcT-FEELING IN ADMINISTRATION
CIRCLES.
WASHINGTON Nov. 80, 1875.
The meagre and mutiated dispatches from st. Louis
about the whiskey trials yesterday create much
iety In administration circles General Henderson
who is conducting the against the Ring for tho
government under instructions from Attorney General
Pierrepont, General Grants devoted friend has had
the evidence against General Babcock under consid-
Grafton for several weeks Therefore, since Mr.. Hen
derson asserted he did yesterday he intended
to prove that General Babcock in the Ring, great
significance attached TO his statement Judge
Krum is Averys lawyer. He said yesterday that the
kilograms Babcocks not Avery's, and that they
were introduced to make q drive at the White House.
When It is said that Avery friend of Babcock and
that General Henderson, who is acting under the advice
of Pierrepont charged by his lawyer with attacking
the White House. the situation becomes startlngy in
terestlng.
The trial of Mckee and Mcclure is set down for the
18th of December when II is expected that astounding
developments will be made or the witnesses who iden-
titled the handwriting of Babcock's kilograms, E. Il.
Chapman chief Of the Stamp Division and James Gil
nIlan cashier of the United States Treasury.
BARNUM'S BEASTS AND BIRDS.
THE SALE OF WILD ANIMALS AND BIRDS YES
TERDAY-ALARAIING SACRIFICES AMONG THE
MORE DISTINGUISHED BEASTS OF PREY
BRDGEPoRT Conn Nov 80, 1876
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