, 1876-02-24

were the otIlcors who wcro trying to protect tho
revenues Of tho uovernuaout7 Thero il no
occas1on 10 dlscues whether Of not tho President
Tat.on' M % but L wss ,' he i rtsbs of d Ane1losa
I'D undor like circumstances boou
epaYnt p5ossnsd ,na to .xd h ,so ts tbo o.s wSa
PRECEDENT docs admit that DAbcock Ind protested
aganht faitln here, on tho ground Tia: they
should bo tnado, II ut All, by men OF un1ueatton-
Cd honesty. IL u not apparent that this protest
had md IL not uox tho slightest causo Of s,s-
picion UPON the character Of Brooks tho man
who was to have charge Of tho raid ont
Of Which tbia protest grow. babcock
had no suspc,on Of him; Douglass
trusted him. and subsequent dovoGopmonta 60 to
pEova that TINT truat Was vol founded. McDon.
aid. III opposition to tho transfer, hatl uaod tho
argument that nit will hurt tho party" Thia ia
tho cry VI. every public thiot .that whs over
caught, snd tho speaker Was glud that at Last u
had become nnasalling. Joyco aud Mcdonald
had appealed TO tho party to protect them. md
nabcock now tries to find projection bohnd tho
PRESIDENT. Party could not save Joyce and Nc
Donald, and tho refuge Hhloh Uabcock had
taacn would not save lin.
Tits AND THAT.
Col. Dycr thcn went into a closo analysis Of
ali tito tolegrans and lettcrs offered In evidence.
placing them ia thetr proper relations With each
other. explaining. under what cfscnnstancca
| they Wcro Reut the objects TO DO attained In
aending them, and drawing tho conclusion
guilty Of connection with tho conspiracy, bnt
that Ao was in frequent corregpondepce by mail
VIII wd.slh ,Joyeo and I'D Mcdonald during she yoa1s
Of tho dispatches, howovor, and the peculiar
| circumstances under which they wore sent, uaade
1t clear to him that 'etterB bad passed botween
these parties IN tho light which tho blind az
| aar,Jn ali ftor1 srnf r3n
Tho following illustrates
| DyEn's sTYLE OF ARGUMENT
tines !. i H. Is ~ we enough 1tte5 J1yso hss
boon committed to Hay ho and Joyce did 1t then.
aa they aro convicted one BY ono, to say Joyce,
Mcdonald. Avery. and Mexico did It. hut that
defendant didn't. That is a! very well:
work IN tlis case unlcas this. Jury is
| made Of di1orcnt material from the others. The
| preBtdent il Commander-in-C Chief OF tho army
and navy. Suppose suboEdinate officer should
| bo indicted for conspiracy to dasraud tho Gov
csnment7 Would he write to tho President to
ascertain what ordor lo was going to ieaue2 no,
Yot they ptctend that Joyce aud Mcdonald in
writing to tho Executive Mnnsion 10 tho prcsi.
dcnt's Private Secretary for Information OF the
coming Of Ggcnts to this district, was regular
routine business, and all proper. But 1t Ia nor.
and. II It wore, would It DO necessary to write
under fictitious names?
uo then showed by tho Presidents deposition
that this secro. and coro1t correspondence was
| GNKNowH 70 THE PRESIDENT,
and therefore " "Dab" ncvor had any authority
from him to Boud theso dispatches and yct they
say tho prosecution hcre Is Attempting to black
en- tho nAno OF tho Pros}dont. II tho pre2i-
dent would know his boat friends, and tho boat
friends In this wholo country, all auch attonpts
al those to turn him from shcso prosecutions
Judge Porter explained the sending OF tho let
tors BY defondant to Mcdonald under cover to
ilnj. Griuos, by saying he had tho right
40 gSo SoDotapa s1 in ~'s w,saTtoa
when this correspondence occurred. These
| indictments were found 1ga!ust Mcdonald in
Juno, 1876, and in September tho President viz
lted this city. Whilc Tho President WAS engaged
with other 1nasters, you hayo found that this
nun waA making arrangements with Grimes Tor
q secsct correspondence with Mcdonald. john
MoDo1ald la Al gnuno little mnu ~ esor lived,
aud ho would Hnf1ez his arms and legs struck
from hts body bcforo ho would admit that ho
was oyor connected with tho ring. Juyot
will novez tall eitf,or, uposs tho screws arc pu.
little tighter. Nc Mould tine to hcar him tell
h1l ho knoEs. Tfe could unfold talo that would
maao many men In this country quake, THO
gentlemen a1e as:o1ishod that men who have
boon convicted. and Who bare ronfeoscd, hava
not been nontenceds 1'hoy wore mt sentenced
| because their Testimony WEE
Required 10 CONVICT OTHERS.
HID they been sentenced. I conld not hayo Roi
tho evidence thas haa bean recd IN these CAGES
This has been mado tho Cause Of All attaok upon
mo, and also reflection againss tho upright
Judge before whom they we1a tried. As long as
these mon eau be repcllcd, ~ long as evidanct
can bo obtained, go long will this Investigation
bo continued. hIr. Stor.s Rnd Judge Porto
said the testimony Of EvorIet could not be crod
tied. II Evcfist had Intended to a1 bis testi
1uony to convict Daboock, how easy 1t xoult
have boon for him TO hnve aWorn ho tav
money plaocd In both cnyetopes. Which b.
mailed for Joyco. That ho would not awear I.
this ia enough for mo and yon TINT ho told thl
truth. After all their efforts to i10pcaoh EYeria
they introduced
THIS nfAN MAuu.L
au1 put him On tho staAd to sustain Eyorfst nut
/ provo that the lottcrH wero put fn the box
Again, hitter the testimony ID concluded, tho,
!! peca.ns ashamol OF nfagtl and 60 back to con
tradctlng ind abusing Kverist. There Was no
D man who SAW hlagil testify who believed d
always saying he wants to tell tho truth, but yor
don't lot him, may DO put down as one that won'
do It. Ho told al the dotails Of Ills story, aud
l,on aatd ho had not thought or the mattel
obliged to the defenAo foz proving that Everists
| story waa true. Tho goot}enlan said that mon
Of both armies hata boon writing to thtn dofena
. at, extending sympathy. no toos both artno' m
the isuues Of the WarhaVo peen dena md aestice
for years. that eau do no good. 1t wna an astonp
to wlscedle the jury. and has no connection witt
the case. fou. gcntienen, bare nothing to III
! WILL HtMaphEIcId AA4 PuOltV V$4HAtut uAt 40t
.. a1o hero to do your duty according to the las
and evidence tn tho casc. would not dctrac
:, ono iota from tho Brilliant record OF Gen. Dsb
cock, but you must know MoDonald Mckee
Aycry, Mag,use I'll those mon bad Is good ehns
: hctsrs az this defendant. lut good reputation
m,sat not sbleld thom or him fEum just punish
: mont. Thov brought In politics again for th'
purpose Of Influencing some Missouri iuEymen
BY asking Barrett Mayor Of Waahingto ton, wha
bis ro!it'ca vero. uc roplied shss he was
lifelong DomocfHt that ha had lived u
Washington tAtrty'ntne yeAss. 4 life,long Dem
ocrat gentlemen, and Set he has bold office nn
= We would hayo admitted don. Dabcock's goot
Q character without tho necessity Of bsingin'
:, thoso men from Washington to provo it. I'll
charge against this defenlaat fs merely m!a
demosnor, tue punishment Of Ehsch ia not lah
than $l. 600 or moro tlan 81, ,000 fino and In
k p1isonnont Of not moro than two yoasa. !
J. swosn ofisial. convicted OF conspiracy. Is pu1
:. wna a caHe that tustttod convection, this on
d does, for the .lencg agatnat defendant
0 III WRITTEN IN HIs OWN HAND.
. know tho influence that undertakes 10 hol
a him up. but dout object to i. II man IL a1'
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