, 1876-01-26
WHISKY.
Judge Dillon, in McKec's Trial,
Admits the States' Evidence
for What It Is
Worth.
The Trial Proceeds, Both Sides
Claiming the Best Of
the Ruling,
Coneannon and Beyis Do What They
Can TO Secure McKce's Com.
pany in tho feni.
tentiaY.
Parturition Of the Mountains
which Have Been in
| Labor at Mil
waukee.
Fizzle Of Tho Attempt. to Fright thc
Souls Of So-CaIlcd Fearful
kdYcrsaries,
Only -Four Out Of Thirty-six Plead
Guilty, and Nolle Prosequis
! Abound.
The Chicago Grand Jury
Spends the Day in Read
| ing Indictments.
Some Of the First Set Of Offenders
Plotting to Let Their Friends
Down Easy. .
ST. LOUIS.
.svcc,c rotsJ
The Chicago Grand Jury
Spends the Day in Read
ing Indictments.
Some Of the First Set Of Offenders
Plotting to Let Their Friends
Down Easy.



speefat D,spateh to Tho Chicago Tribune.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25,-pubiio excitement ogor
the Mckee trial has boon unprecedented tod ~
tho courtroom being literally packed with Spec
tators and perfect multitude crowdiog unn-.
tetruptcdlv around tic doorways. To get BY tho
door WINS liio passing through tho traditional
1eedle-eyo. aud, onco iu, 1t Naa Utmost ln1pos-
sible to got out.
7uE EFFECTED MILLING.
On thu oarly part Of tho morning The anxiety
aud curiosity wero contered on tue prospective
decieou On tho legal point raised and discussed
by tbs defendants counsel yesterday, ha 1t Was
the general oplnion that McKcos fato
wan virtually involved IN tha color
Of the Courts opinion. Iudgo Dillon
lost no time IN delivering his opinion aftor tnk-
Ing lhs position on tho bench. Tho gst Of 1t
appears elsewhere. Tho attorneys for both tlo
Government aud the dofsuHo caiin victory for
their respective eidcy. Voorhees, Says hcquithl
la now unavoidable, and Broadllead clAims that
conviction is dead eurc. Tho bottes opinion
seoms to be that tho Judges deeialon does not
decide at al'.-roally leaving the question wAefo
it WIS and suspendlug Judgment on tho compo-
tency Of tho witnesses until all tho evidence is
In and tho case Is ready for tho Jury.
or COURSE.
II tho dccision has any advantage for either
side, 1t ia tho prosecutions and tic evidence OBJ
icc.ed TO By tho dofcase has boon ordered to
proceed until further notice.
TIE sAME EVIDENCE CONVICTED Avr1sr AND M'poN-
Attorneys for tho Gofenso arguo that tho nec-
cssary effect Of bilious feclBion will be Tho
throwing out Of tho testimony Of al! consplra-
tors. and tho Government haa no Witnesses OK
cept those inside tho Pcnitentinry. or waiting or
hlely TO 10 shese. and that thus their client ia
| eaTo.
| To-pAY's pRvELorMExTs
The evidence which has boon tllcitcd to.dny Ia
! regarded as pretty rough on tho good deacon.
but also worry damaging To hla r1ght-iland bowor,
tito immaculate but 0eviltsh foxy ex-Collecsor
Mcguire. Doth CoucannonB aid Bowls tcBh-
mony was diroct against Mexico, and want very
nethor saint NOR RsamhE!tan In disguise. Tie
defauBe confidently counted on completely Gun
| founding " Crazy Concannon." as ho waa called.
but the ;oxemlnastou Of that "tnoss I'd
being uniform Ia every particular at each rerot!-
tion. The destruction Of racorda IN tha COL
lootor's ofIlco he brought within the cognfzanco
Moee aua M.Eaite I'D fSSiy estsbsas
actions Il the Hing. The. proceedings
to-day havo been particularly on,iuess
| OF tho DAmoclcsian sword wh!cb awaits Mcguire.
It has atwa. boen the opca boast Of that official
that ILLS books wero Is straight ~ HtsluB, aut
that 10 feared nothing hollow or above tho earth
in the way Of criminal evidence against him. but
le to conceded that tho tracks Ao 80 carefully
/ concealed hAye beou successfully uncovered by
Concannon, and that the Government will have
20 easy job Ia a1lng hts guilt. Tho prosecution
light Will Get hotter than Il has 50. hoen.
TIE JuRpn H'KEx.
! 6rAt,a. ptsnateh to IAa chsenao 1fsbuns,
WARRINGTON. D. O., Jan. 24.--Nepotts have
reached tho Treasury from st, Louis that faart
, ara ontettatued theka that ona mau has beeo
nmugg!ed into the juy.box who cannot DO do
pended upon, even II strong cass be made out
Tho statement, however does not CAUSE much
uueaatnoss - TIM Department. siuce great fAtt
is still fell there. ln ile convincing character oI
, f7e the Assoesatea Frtas.}
TIE CASE MCaE GO on.
ST. Louis, hko., 1au. 25,-JudRo nltlou render
: cd aeoaion. upon tile opening Of tho trial q
William Mckee this morning. ruling that th'
case must go on. The conspiracy bad been ont
| OF uumeropA nets, and extending oSer d }oul
. period OF time Tho declaration Of tho COCOON
splsasoEs. OF sceoap!soea, must ha beard. II
tho connootion Of Mexico with the consplrsc
= should rest sololy on tho testimony Of tho &c
:. oompiices, then the Court would instruct sh
Jury how little weight was to be sttasaed 70 the,
cvldeucA. Tno tntimat!on was that the esldenc
of tho ling and alcKeo's connections With thea
Following tho docssiou OF tho Judge, The testi
mopy Of .-.
the manager ot tho uiuglam tfos. St. l.oul
dasIlleey, wa taken. Ia testified 10 the genera
operations Of tue Ring. tho smouut Ut crooke
made BY their house, tlIe Bums Of money paid x
r tho Mug tu.d. sud the special aasesslannta 70
tho alleged purpose Of buying OF Notenus Oil
cers, and to prevent seizures. Quo Of Tue aum
talaol In this WAY, witness was told BY Jo'ce
MA to 70 to uabcock. Witness had \ oonsetsR
ton with Enuelko about tAe interview tho latte
had with Mckee u tho Globe olice. bu. he conl
not recoltec. 1t distinctly enough to repeat It.
Tho crosB- u animation Of this Witness b1ough
nothing new. .
JOHN II. COHCASN0N,
uoputY Collector uuoor Gharled ". Ford an
for shoEt time uuder Constantine 3IAsufro. VA
! lilo pext wltuesa Ile tts:lued Ia having know
! Mckee tHepty ysar4, and that tho httaT aAs