Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-18
WiliiarnS' Defense of DAErock.

In eI-Attorney General Williams yer.
able and clear argument before the jur,
ST st. Louis in behalf of Babeock, b.
made the following very satisfying ex
and his relations with certain member!
Of the Ring:
! Babcack was on intimate relations with
the President and it was the custom 0.
officers all over the cocntry to address
him relative 20 anything they desired &c
ind out Bsbcock knowing Joyce only
as an homes: official, answered to the
iGtter's inquiry as to whether agents were
coming here As he answered thousands OF
other inquiries No one suspected at
that time that Joyce VIA trying 20 do
anything but Lis duty 20 the Govern
-Gent; hu. this telegram shows that Bah
cock was rot TN interested friend Of the
ring. for the reason that at the very same
zine when lie sen. this telegram a raid
! had been planned. and Brooks was in
View York intending to come here. This
shows that BalcUci, vas ignorant of at-
fairs which he shoU!! certainly have
known had he held the relations with
the ring that are charged. Illustrative
of the practices q Mcdonald was the
telegram. Had long ride with the
resident and c. Viii Il he sent to joyce
The purpose 4 this WIS to enable joyce
TO show this tn liStilleTs and convince
them that the President was hobnobbirG
with Mcdonald an. winkinC a. the con
spiracy: vet the Presi3en. testiies ,ha.
he vaa riding on. one day. when he saw
Mcdonald standing on the sidewalk and
asked him IT, rife with him. During
Ia, riIe nothing whatever was said rela-
tive 10 s.. Louis affairs. l; is such little
incidents a7 this which have placed the
President III le: suspicion and which
have cCcasiauei the daily avalanche Of
newspaper scurriiity which is directed q.
the President The testimony of Everst
shows another trick ~ joyce H did
no. place the letter privately IN the Post
otS2e. as Was natural iu a criminal act, |
bat L. Goc $ia.0Uh, p4raiei two en7el- !
opes addressed to Bab,ocE and, Avery !
pretended. put money II Zach and sen. |
them 10y f.ver~t - ma. This was only /
the ,lamnabie trick of = desperate villain !
70 convince d!~tiller> tArnugh Eyerst.
o. their SecgrIty. That no money was .
sent to Eabceo. wollG - proved to the .
satisfaction al the jurv before tie case
vas clossl !. lie who'll case shows, and
viii soul show FAR more plainly. that an /
attempt was made to sacrifice Habcock /
in order to serve the fraudulent purposes |
OF Mcdonald and Joyce Much stress
has been placed upon the fact that Bah |
cock had correspondeI with Mcdonald !
under cover Of Major McCiiEnis, bu: let
this be explained: /: Was =. that time
charged that all government officials here
were in the ring, and in Washington it
was thought TINT distiliers were working
revenge upon the government authorit
by making lnGiscrimlnate charges. Bah
cock was n WARN friend o! Mcdonald,
and believed him innocent. The news
papers had printed the names Of many
persons about the county and attached
to trivial circumstances q guilty meaning
and Eabcock very naturally shrank from
allowing the fact Of his correspondence
with Mcdonald to ltcome known. know
ing that il would be- interpreted as evl-
l.ulc q guilt. The contents Of these
etters had not been shown. and they
could not be proven rs OF entity import.
It will be shown. furthermore, that this
man HoaC was IL the .ing. giving infor-
nation as early Is May. 1874; that while
Enjoying tie confidence Of defendant L
vas Carrying bride. from the ring Bah
,0cs had no means Of obtaining intor-
nation from the department. but Hoag
lad. and he probably sent the informa-
ion. Evidence would be adduced TO
'how that Babcock had no part in in-
lucing President Grant TO revoke the
rider transferring Supervisors and Rev
nue. Agents. but ty the President own
deposition it will be proved this reserva-
ion was ordered ii The presence Of and
Trough the representations and .nt.u-
nee Of Supervisor Tuition. General
Williams closed with quite . briIlian.
,erorati0n, in which he asked justice Of
he jury and not mercy, and trusted
heir verdict would De q triumphant ac