Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-27
The whisky Ring Frauds.
TRIAL or Fy Currr Crrpu Aurp

In the Avery trial yesterday in st. Louis,
=. ID. Thorp, United States storekeeper, re
peated his testimony given in the Mcdonald
case, with the addition that Joyce frequently
showed him letters purportiDg TO be from
Avery or Babcock, relative to crooked whis-
ky. Witness didn't know Avery's hand.
were really written by him. FitZroy once
showed him letter, bearing Avery's sigma
ture, but did not tell him what IL contained.
other than 1t said that everything was all
right. Alfred Bevis, of Bevis & Frazer. tes
titled 10 about the same thing as Thorpe: also
that Thorpe, on several occasions, showed
him letters purporting TO come from Avery
and Babcock, notifying the ring of the COM
ing of the agents. He could not, however
identify Avery's handwriting. Three letters,
and also kilograms, were shown to give the
distillers confidence that they would be pro-
tected in Illicit distillery. The famous dis
patch received here four days before the
seizures were made last May, came from
Nj barnes, a travelling agent of iscc!sTe"'no,
Buchanan Co, of Louisville, who seemed
to know all about IL. On cross-examination,
said that he had been Informed that Secre-
tary Bristow was interested in the firm OF
Newcomb, Buchanan Co. This created
SENSATION IN THE COURT,
and General Henderson said il the defense
would show that BIistow was member of
dicted at once. ]. Il. Josephs, chief clerk of
the division Of accounts in the office of the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, testi
ane i ,Se Ayery 81 R H0s In 70 eH
q
Their; Avery made verbal report Oh his re-
turn, that Gunther's accounts were probably
correct; met Avery on the street in Deem
Der, 1872, and he remarked that Joyce was
going to send rs Christmas present; in Feb
ruary following, Avery handed me
A PACKAGE CONTAINING 500;
told Avery that should return it to Joyce,
assuming that 1t came from him, to which
Avery replied, need not do that, as Ii was
sent In such manner that DO trouble could
come OF 1t. Immediately bought a draft
for 500, and mailed it to Joyce at st. Louis,
and reported the matter to Deputy Commits
stoner Rogers. The latter spoke to Avery
about II and Avery told him he intended to
return his money Also which understand
he did. The draft was returned to me in a
Few days, with the endorsement erased and
without q mark of explanation.
MYSTERIOUS KILOGRAMS.
A number. OF kilograms were then intro
duced, OF which the following are the most
important: One from Joyce to Mcdonald,
dated washington, July I, 1874, saying:
Things look all right here; let the machine
go: Another, dated st. Louis. August 5,
1874, To Avery, Washington: Have friends
know. Signed, A. Another, dated Wash
ington, October 10, 1874, to Joyce, st. Louis.
Put your house in order. Your friends will
visit you. Signed, Mack. Another, Wash
tDgton, December :, 1874, to Joyce, St Louis
had long ride with President, this after
noon. b and III are here. You will hear from
me to morrow. Signed, John. Another,
dated Washington, February 16, 1875, to
Mcdonald, Of st: Louis: Order bursted you
forever. ID. X Co. mad. Hold things level.
Signed, Keamey.