The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-21

/ Col Brosdhead said the President had
declared that Babcock did not influence
! him in the revocation OF the
order transferring supervisors, put
that did not prove that General
Babccck had mot worked elsewhere TO
that end. The testimony shows be went
! 10 Douglass, who had the power to re-
woke the order 1t shows that, by warn
! ing that gentleman of the disastrous eff.
/ feet which this order must have on his
prospects for preferment, he tried to in.
duce action on his part. 1t shows that
Joyce, on receiving information that the
/ order had been reduced to temporary
arrangement, telegrsphed Babcock to
"Push Things"
and they were pushed. The explanations
which the President and Supervisor
Tuition gave for the revocation OF the
order were not at all adequate to the act.
/ Sensation They explained because
/ the supervisors all over the country had
! learned OF the order some days before,
they had time to strsighten up affairs if
ANYTHING was wrong, and therefore the
whole scheme would be defeated, but
such was not at all the case. The order,
as suggested originally, and the President
| himself claims the credit OF 1t, was In
| tended not 70 discover frauds already
committed, but to secure future benefits.
1t was held the distillers had gotten into
such ruts with the old supervisors that
new ones could readily catch them nap
ping. The Colonel repeated that the
reasons given by President Grant and
Mr.. Tuition were not at all sufficient, as
they amounted to really no rea-
sons at all. There were other and
more powerful Influences brought
te bear, and the exigencies of the case
seemed to be such that the President
stepped down from his high position to
interfere with the duties of one OF the
department officers. The order was re-
vol ked, too by telegraph, which of itself
was a strange proceeding and questiona
BILE in law. This suspension was made
the day after Joyce telegraphed Bah
cock to push things against the weaken
ing enemy. This portion of the speech
created profound sensation.
THAT Letter Carriers Testimony.
Col. Broadhead then referred to the
fact that the defense, recognizing
the damning effect of Everests testimony
about the letters, placed on the stand a
manufactured and trained witness named
| McGill, whose accurate account Of everv
detail of circ umstances in regard TO
which he desired to testify, and
whose remarkable iorgettuIness as
to names of many OF hundreds of other
persons to whom be had returned
letters and whose admission of having
committed these unlawful acts, TO say
nothing of his suffering manner
7 when under DISCRIMINATION, proved
| him a most contemplate fal,iiier. The
! iurv had seen him and little need be said
about him. The defense claims that the
letter written by Babcotk to Mr.. Melon
aid under care of Maj Grimes was of an
innocent character. But what was the
necessity Of this correspondence? What
was the necessity Flor such secrecy?
! What was the necessity for his thus using
his confidential friend and finally why
are not these innocent letters
produced .or why is not Mcdonald
put on the stand? Major Grimes
recognized in that simple Tact strong
ground tor suspicion; 80 strong, in TACT
that he boldly asked Mcdonald il Babcock
was "in this thing" declaring that II he
was he would have nothing more to do
with him. There were many things
which might have been explained by the
defense if BubcJck was innocent, as the
witnesses to 50 explain are living and nc
cessible. Avery, for instance, might tes-
tify that he did not receive that letter
enclosing 5000 which was mailed at the
same time as the other was mailed to
Babcock, but they did not see fit TO put
him on the stand. 1t had been SAID that
Babcock was
Victim Of Misplaced Confidence.
He was the innocent babe of Washington
CITY. He was born and reared in Yer.
mont; educated at West Point; man Of
large army experience, and finally an oc
cupant of n position, the duties OF which
were varied and important, which re-
quires the disbursement Of half million
dollars yearly; be, the victim OF mis-
placed confidence;
The above are all the point. touched
on by Col. BrJadhcad, and shows what
part, of the testimony the prosecution
most rely on 10 make their case. The
Colonel closed Vlh the aimOuItion 70
the Jury not to be Influenced 10y consid-
Grafton of position, but that If they found
that corruption nestled within the White
House, they should crush It OLt. he had
confidence that they had the manhood
and frmness TO render Il verdict accord
ing TO convictions.
On re-assembing Of the court this af-
ternoon. M Stotr' opened the argument
for the defense. He asked no consIdera
ton for his client, because of his posi-
ton. but he asked and insisted on, sye,
he demanded, ,nat the testimony IN tins
case be weighed with the same Impair
tiaity that would be accorded to that o..
case wherein the humb!e.t new,5oy
were on trial He cautioned the
Jury sgains. permitting Themselves
to be swept oh their feet By the
terrible storm of excitement 10 which the
whisky ring Developments have given
/ rise. Characterized the court as n Its
higher reality an elevated plateau, to
ward, which the eyes OF forty millions OF
people are directed, and particularly 70
the Jury. lie regarded public opinion
when al Of the facts IN the case are before
the public, and when the icye. Of q
wrongly induced excitement is over as
tar aud Just, bu: he said It has never been
deemed reliable in the administration
Of Justice upon that day 1000 years ago
when il profsncd the judgment seat and
insulted heaven with the ~ Of "crucliy
him. cruelty him a conspiracy
charge. he SAID was the only one known
20 the l.w which may result in one man :
punishment for another man crime
and this but makes tie necessity for pos.
tive proof Of guilt the greater
He ssii that the Government
during the psst year have made great
and thorough preparations for the trial
The cradle and the grave had been robbed
for evidence and The sanctity Of priyIi-
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