The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-03-05
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Hlbtee from the Democratic House Oi
Representatives Such q committee can
call for persons and papers. 1t can
examine Joyce. Mcdonald and Avery,
/ Bristow and Henderson. It can examine
them separately and prevent the posi-
bility Of collusiOn. It can know why
Henderson was removed, and what Bris-
tow did to prevent it. 1t can possess
itself Of all the information that Is sup
posed TO be in the keeping OF the
Revenue Department ut Washington,
and without being in the slightest de-
gree hampefed by technical rules Of evil
tlenco, can begin at the beginning and
uncover thegfeat conspiracy TO It's close.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Times yesterday contributed to this
journal some very Important informa-
ton seriously duplicating Attorney
General Pierrepont as having prosti-
tuted his position and opportunities In
the interest and for the rescue Of Gen.
Babcoek. He writes. tf
"AstonishmeBt Mt the result of Bob
cocks trial will not exist among the
people when they are Informed that the
Attorney General of the United States.
Mr.. Pierrepont, secretly consplred with
Storrs and Porter to save Babcock.
From one of the chief officers Of the
Treasury Department have obtained
the following facts, which, neither Mr..
Picrrepont, Mr.. Storrs, Judge Porter nor
Gen. Babcoek dare deny, and which
Col Dyer will no doubt confirm.
"When the news first reached here
that Babcock was indicted, the entire
Grant clique was thrown into consterna-
tion. Babcock, realizing his guilt and
ignorant of what evidence the prose
Cution had come In possession of, was
50 overcome by fear that he was incapa-
BILE Of forming plans for deiiverance.
His chief desire and his wishes were
Also the Presidents t's-was to ascertain
the quantity and the quality OF the evi-
dence then In Dyer's possession.
- "He apprehended that Joyce or Nc
Donald had betrayed him, and means
once opened. Meantime tho President
had obtained from Mr.. Pierrepont d
promise that he would use his official
power to ascertain what the evidence
consisted OF. The first step, according
to PierrepOnt'S programme, was to get
rid OF Henderson. He knew too much
he was too independent and inflexible
he could not be commanded or cajoled =
hence he must be removed. Dyer had
refused to transmit the evidence against
Babcock to the Military Court Of In
lulTy Ut CHlCtSO, uiiu tHiS lciuSsH "oS
attributed to Henderson'su influence.
With him out Of the way. Mr.. Pierre
pont thought he could manage Dyer.
'"Tbe Attorney General at once began
to cultivate Dyer he wrote the st. Louis
district attorney complimentary let
ters commanding his determined and
earnest course in prosecuting the
whisky ring thieves; he urged Dyer to
push forward unrelentingIy until the
last cofspirator was convicted. But in
this correspondence Mr.. Pierrepont also
Dyer with another important
point: he must keep the Attorney Gen
nected With these prosecutions; in order
to secure unity Of action oil the evil
dence must be submitted TO the .Attor-
ney General for examination. Suffice
II TO say that this correspondence was q
complete success. Dyer was firmly |
convinced that Mr.. Pierrepont not only
co-operated with him, but
were ready to lead him in his legal cru
sade against the ring. The result was
that verbatim copies OF all documentary |
evidence were made and forwarded to |
together with lengthy let
ters explaining the force OF other evi-
beginning of the Mckee trial Dyer came |
to Washington, at the invitation OF Mr. |
and during his stay here
every point he expected to prove was |
TO the Attorney General |
"While here Dyer learned of Evcrest's s |
arrival, and fastened to meet Abijah In |
There he held q confer
ence with Everest, and for the first time
heard the story or the two letters, re-
peated by Everest during the late trial
back here, Dyer again visited
Pierrepont and detailed to him Ever
est's story, Upon leaving. Washington
to advise him OF every new TACT |
which might come to his knowledge.
"Now for the SEQUEL As rapidly rs
Dyer unfoldcd his plans and his evi..
dence to Pierrepont they wero repeated
to the President. The President was ac-
ressible at all times TO the Attorney |
Dyer had scarcely reached st.
Louis on his return from Washington,
when both Storrs and Porter arrived in |
Washington, having been summoned by |
The Attorney General had
gained possession OF every atom OF tes-
timony the prosecution had against
Babcock, and WAS as familiar with the
plan Of that prosecution as Dyer him /
sclf Tot ~ III
''Storrs, Porter, Pierrepont, Baboock
and Grant held a conferences; the field
was surveyed, aud the work Of Bah
cocks salvation begun. Night after
night, from the day OF the arrival OF
Porter and Storrs until few days pre-
vious to their departure for st. Louis,
hose two distinguished attorneys met
pierrepont aud Babcock in Q private
.oom OF the Attorney Generals office,
md applied themselves to the study of
he testimony and plan to be used
against .Baboock. Every point OF the
was taken up singly and
and plans matured to de-
eat them
This is q terrible accusation, and
,lainly and unequivocally made. 1t is
In measure by no less a per-
On than General Babcock's leading
Olnsel = Emory A, Storrs. The Globe
( this city on Friday morning con
aimed O report of an interview with Mr..
torrs, from which we extract the fol-
owing: -
s'The defense assert that they have
ot been practically disappointed by
nv ruling Of the court. Even the ques-
ions to witnessed were written out be.
ore the trial, and the testimony of
Irooks, Rogers and Douglass collated
rom their evidence In former trials,
arefully annotated. A complete scheme
I both cases prosecution as well as
been written out before
he counsel got here, and the case for
be prosecution did not vary in any es- I