Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-02-23

scientiously in the cause In wRith he ha0
been retained.
J.J. Brooks, formerly Revenue Agent, ou,
now Assistant Chief OF the Sefrct Ser wy
Division OF the Treasury Department, ia WI
fled and corrOborated Commissioner Don
lass account of his efforts to uncarth til
frauds in 1T. Louis in 1874, giving the SAINT
dates Of consultations, interviews, letters,
telt grams, visits to Washington, Philadel-
phia, etc, by himself and Hoge as were
given by Mr.. Douglass.
kilograms in cipher were then offered in
evidence, which the defense claimed were
confidential dispatches between counsel and
client, and they were ruled out by the court.
Col Dyer then offered what are known AS the
Avery dispatches in evidence. and they were
admitted.
The case here closed on the part OF the
proseca ion, with the exception of the tesii-
mony of Washington witness who would
patches yet in dispute, and who would take
the stand as soon as he arrived in st. Louis.
EIGHTH DAY.
Ex-Att'y- Gen. Williams opened the case
for the defense on the 10th, aud after he had
finished, Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of
Engineer Corps, United States Army; David
W. Mahon, first officer OF the Treasury;
James q. Berrett, ex Mayor and ex- Postmas-
ter Of Washington, and Gen. N. P. Banks, all
testified as to Gen. Babcock's integrity aud
good moral character.
Alex. p. Tuition testified that he is Super
visor OF Internal Revenue Of the States Of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey Delaware Mary.
land and the District OF Columbia; remen.
bered the order transferring the Supervisors
in January, 1875; had conversation on the
subject with Sec'y Bristow, who told him to
call on the President, which witness did; told
bav vary mr. m liant
for him to go to St Louis. and impossible II
the transfer WAS to continue any lsngth OF
time. The President said he was sorry that
it would inconvenience the witness, and
stated that 1t was thought that a great deal
Of fraud was being committed in st. Louis
aud Chicago, end this order was made to de-
tect these frauds; that, while he didn't think
the officers Of these places were involved, he
did think the frauds were being committed,
and that change of officers was necessary
in order TO suppress such frauds that there
hau been considerable political influence
brought TO bear %. him to revoke the order, but
he thought lt necessary to carry it out TO pre-
vent tnese frauds. Witness then gave to the
President his reasons why he thought the Or
der was iDjudicious, and the President finally
said that the more inform .tion he received
the better he was satisfied that this order
would not accomplish the purpose intended,
and he would revoke it that Gay (Feb. 81, and
did so. On the cross -eXamin alton witness
said he saw Gen. Babcock while III Washing
ton, but the latter never said any thing about
pressure being brought to have the order
suspended; did not then have talking ac-
qualntance with Gen. Babcock.
Eight letters were theu submitted by
the aefense, and admitted by the court, the
contents OF which show thnt ex- Revenue
Agent Hoge, now in Canada, supplied G. b.
Bingham, OF Indiana, steadily with informa-
non from June, 1874, to the seizures in May,
1875, the defense claiming that Hoge became
corrupted several months before the prose-
cution's testimony showed it to have &C.
CURED.
NINTH DAY.
Gen. w. T. Sherman, Gen. James II. Simp-
son (of the Corps Of Engineers), Gen. w. s.
Harvey, Capt. L. s. Bebbitt Commanding the
st. Louis ArsenaI, Gen. s. B. Sturgis Gin COM
rnand of the ST. Louis post), the Hon. Z. A.
Borie (ex-Secretary of the Navy, and Gen.
}. l.. Fullerton Ga lawyer Of st. Louis), test.
fled as to the good character of the defendant.
Ex-Gov. Fletcher identified several letters
from Babcock TO Joyce AS those placed in his
possession few weeks before by Mrs. Joyce.
Letters were then introduced, dated re-
spec lively March 3 and March %, 1875, TO
show, rs counsel said, that SO late as the date
Of such letters there was no suspicion Of
zen. McDOudlu eltneT ny Dtputy-C Ou ItOH
ers or the Department.
Several letters written by Col. Joyce to
Gen. Babcock, and answers to the same,
were Introduced, all Of which were Of a social
character, and Indicated that the writers Of
them were on fiend.y terms, but such letters
contain no illusions whatever TO ring mat
| tiers or anything connected with revenue al
| fairs.
The dispatch of Dec. 5, 1874 and signed O.
R,hc bpu at
one has gone or is going" was ruled out by
| the Court, but the one of Dec 8, 1874, to
| Gen. o. E. Batcock, from st LOUIS, asking
| Has the Secretary or Commissioners ordered
an,body herey was admitted.
| Jas. Magill, a letter-carrier in st. Louis,
testified that in the latter part Of February,
| 1915, Col. Joyce had accos ed him on the
street and requested witness to assist him
in recovering two letters deposited in the
! letter box on the corner Of Pine and Fifth
| etreeis, which he (Joyce) described as beng
| addressed, one TO W. .. Avery, Washington,
D. c., ana the other TO 0. Z Babcock. Wash
| ington, ID. G., and marked personal. Witness
| did as requested, and when he asked Joyc.
| for receipt for the letters, and told him il
he wanted TO RENAL them he (wltress) would
| 90 with him and see it done, Joyce replied
that 1t was all right saying It's only a
| blind" On the cross-exainination, witness
said it was a frequent thing 10 return letters
| on business routes; recoliecled this circuin
| stance particularly because ii was oil his
beat; had opened boxes frequently on bust.
ness streets, aud returned letters, but could
| not recollect the names OF any Other
PERSONS for whom he had oone so, bu
finally said he had returned letter
to Gen. g. W. Fishback. Witness wat
repeatedly pressed to recollect the name o
any body else for whom he had taken letters
out of The boxes, but he could not remembe
one: he carried blank receipts and had re
ceipts with him when he gave the letters Il
joyce, but joyce refused 10 give him re
ceipt, saying that il was only bilnd.
The deposition of President Grant was reaC