The New York herald., 1876-02-24

notes OF a brd-of a thrush" The prosecution would
till every guilty man. be he ever so high had
been hauled down. As usual, pungng from the Ut
most feryor TO the broadest lun the speaker hero
comicaly told story OF man who had shot
him and he cried after him, 'wel, old fellow, have
got a. least one comfort yog roost on one leg the re,
mainder of your liiel" 1--WE may not catch OF
these men he added dryly .but they'll roost pretty
low from this time forward" Dyer alluded with keen
irony 10 Storrs WHY statement that Babcock had
ccved letters OF sympathy from officers both armies
which meant TO influence jurors who had served
in either storrs laughed and Judge and jury smiled
He knew, he said In conclusion that there would DO
easy sailing long a rectiner diser were tried;
but he would have the current TO stem when the
law land It's hands upon man so high as Babcock.
Abiding 90 the pathetic appeals for Babcocks children,
Dyer c0nrasted their cry for the delverance of their
father with the cry for bread which millions OF
children had TO utter from the robberes from tho
public Treasury. He closed with
EPFcrIvE PERoRArIoS
asking the jury 10 10 the world that justice had
taken IT'S iigh-at least from tho Stale OF Missouri
and 90 render verdict which would rebound TO the
honor OF the country whcn they all loved. por-
of H. whore he SAID that they would return 70 TIL
their soil With greater zest and that the that
they earned with the sweat Of their brow would taste
20 them more sweeety thereafter moved them vslby.
roRtkhs ArrEMrr TO INVOLVE THE PRESIDENTS REPU-
District Attorney Dyer commenced the closing argu-
mcnt for the prosecution halfpast oclock this
morning Al the he referred his conduct of
the oflco since he assumed it, nine months ago and
upon the discharge OF his duties as
Of the Whlskey Ring He dsclamcd the idea that he
bad been led INTO the prosecution any innocent man,
other Intention than as the representative OF the
whole people 10 prosecute great wrongs. The he
characterzed as most remarkable and the
Of the defence as still more remarkable He accused
Judge Porter OF trying to drag the President
INTO the case needessy and groundcssy and SAID the
fcsidents deposition is before the jury hc has been
examined any other has been examined and
shall comment on his testimony as would that
OF any other wltncss. but when gentleman for pur-
pose Of bis represents the President trial,
! do DOT intend that tho red flag that he has thus
Haunted in my face shall be followed to battle As
on trial when John Mcdonald was being tried,
well when any other Of these conspirators
we're before the Court Al some length Colonel Dyer
attempted 20 show that this point used by the de-
continued don't intend that the adroitness of the
gentleman shall put In the attitude Of assaing the
admnls,ration Intend TO bring this defendant from
behind lhe back OF the President where tncy have tried
place him. and intend that he shall stand his
Ia tnis case and that they shall not wiring
President Is on trial When, or by whom
Of the prosecution has the President been as
sailed Colonel Brodhcad has done It in his argu-
mcnt I dd not do u in my opening. and yet for an
boar Yesterday Judge Porter stood here and defended
DrKR's POLITICAL DYE.
Sensible and wise as they say General Grant IS, he
viii not thank the gentleman for dragging him into
me la attacking the Presidents There Is not
that jury within the sound OF my voice who does
not know I am a republican. Why should assault
General Granlg voted In both national conventions
Cor has nomination for the Presidency and al the poles
voted Tor his eiection Nine months ago he signed
the commission which entities TO speak here to-day,
but don't intend General Babcock the private secre-
tary Of the President shall escape because he is the
private secretary. | would try him as l would try
BAssett or McFail or Mcdonald Joyce Tho gentle.
know there malice IN me toward the do
but. when saw ths evidence against him. was TO
struggle smother t because he a republican,
and was republican, and the President and Secretary
Colonel Dyer then drew a comparison between the
manner IN which The defence seemed to assail the
gaugcrs aud uDderings and the manner In which those
IN hose hands lay the removing power pro-
tected Noticing Judge POrterg remarks the press
aud public opinion the speaker said they are terribly
AFRAID Of public camor but what have you 70 do with
that They abuse the newspapers from one end OF
the land 20 The other but wha. Is that 20 you You
are here 20 try this the evidence which has
been presented 20 you. Proceeding his next point
the Districi Attorney said Its
AMUSING DkFENcK
winch Judge Porter has made lie stands up and ap-
pauds the President for hour and then eulogizes
aSss .Ss. SSEur aso % S soms
OF you who republicans, and then he turns
round and praises Asdy Johnson thinking 10
son should be impcaohed. Now, I don't know
from the speech Of the gentleman from New York
me of the Old rhyme have heard all my life,-
ne wired in and wired out.
Isaying the Jury ssll IN deus,
Was going Sorh o coming back
Now don't know what the gentleman thinks, but
when the President reads what General Brodhcad has
said and when he reads what said In my opening,
and nnally what The gentleman Tor The defence said,
he will not thank the gentleman Tor bringing him 10
the ront IN prosecution and putting General Bah
cock behind him. Unable TO meet the evidence he
stands 10 defend General Grant when no word has
been said against him. Promising that intend dis
respect the President for some OF his friends
90 think be be teken Of while think he
take care OF himseln will say this defence reminds
me Of doctor who, having been called TO at
tend lady IN confinement met neighbour next day,
Ind asked how the patient doing ''Thc child
Is dead the doctor replied; 'the mother will die
but with the help OF the Lord, think can the old
man" The whole defence has been 10 impress you
With the idea that tue President trial
THE PRESIDENTS UrTERANcE.
Colonel Dyer then dwclt other matters which he
claimed had been dragged into the case IN & : arru
for the defence, but which we're wholly foreign
IT, The jury had nothing 70 DO With the opinions OF
counsel 90 the cases o. Joyce Mcdonald. Avery
Mckee. He asserted that lac acting with the 70.
publican party attempting 10 crush out wrongs and
show that he aching harmony with the admins
tration-"Let no guilty man escape" Colonel
sy,ssnce o"e" rsclv 20 Mr. ssorrs srsurDen. o
Mr. storrs had Congratulated the jury that
era Of justice was dAwnng and .he speaker took oc.
that an had dawncd through tho kunerings Of
the public when men Of position. high or low. could
ana made 20 answer ior Their wrong dongs The
gentleman had pleaded most touChlnNiF thc homo
sociAlions OF the defendant IN bis behalf, bui the
gentleman had ioreotton thai Tarroy and the rest
had associations just dear 90 them; that around
their hearthstoncs clustered their hiie children pray
ing the Great Being 20 save their father from tue
inexorable law. let the rule be universally applied
not al all Hut these conslderauons were not
protection Tor their hcarth1toncs and those their
neirhbors Tho gentleman had gone great length 90
declare that they had been technical their
fence, bat that q the prosecution which tech
meal 10 support OF this they insianCed two obiec
tions made b. tne latter
WITNESSES TnK kr0fDNn CALLING.
One OF these the iuiroducon Of ne nere lel.
tcrs That objection wac not lntenocd to exclude the
letters but 20 compel them. they scll knew put
upon the stand tho who eoi these ciiers IRON
bingham, for he o. that very time siitnE the
room. The objection % she intfoductIon
OF thc letters from haocock % Joyce
not 90 exclude then. but % compel them
90 place up n The sand Govcrnor Flricher counsel
for Joyce that hts testimony might show thr
tlmacy winch existed between lanCoCk an1 IrYre IN
lS7l lsT2 1919 aud 1874 aunacrea by thc nt.
ters conviction and that Jeyce st took tne interest
Of Trend IN him. and his counsol those letters
a means of defence ID doslred a. shou ihst
these conspirators disposed their iricna
In order that be night icnd then In fptufn helpinr