, 1876-02-06

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consequences. Gen. Babcock said that hs
had heard it charged that the juries in Missouri
| were under Rebel influence. and that they dart
| not acquit any man connected with the Grao
Administration. OF course, he knew nothing o,
I the truthtuEness OF this charge, but it WAS q
| contingency ngainat which be waa going to guard
| himself, and It thero were any political praiu
dices in the composition Of the jury The
| country would know it. As far as 10 had been
| Informed. the Government had nothing against
him except
THE DISPATCHES WHICH
had been published, aud these he could
| aud would explain to the satisfaction of
every candid person. Gen. Babcock said il had
not yet been definitely settled whether President
Grant would oo1ue 70 St. Louis or net. Tha
President told him on the eyo of his departure
from Washington that, il necessary, ho rouId
come 1T moments notice, and that, 10 fact, he
would prefer going On the stand to having his
deposition takon. The policy Of summonine lbs
President personally would be decided b. the
time the case for tho prosecution had been con-
cluded- Gen. Babcock acknowledged TINT he
had been indiscreet in lis st. Louis associations.
but he thought tho mo:e fact Of his social in.i-
macy With persons who wore subsequently found
to be revenue robbers ehould not bo laid upon
him as crimo.
He HAD EMPLOYED NINE LAWYERS.
each at great expense, aud he expected to i'm
porarlsh himself in tho work Of self-vindicatiop.
but it was cniamity which he could cheesfully
rear II no received an acquittal at the hands Of
tho jury.
United States Marshal Campbell has been with
bis aon-in-law tho greater portion OF the day
and acts Us his most confidential friend in all re-
spccts.
Twas not expected that the Dabcocl case
WILL fairly begin until Tuesday afternoon. The
court officers have bben making
sPEc1AL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE COURTROOM
to-day for tho accommodation OF tho audience
ara press. Tho room is quite small, and
has seating capacity for only 800
spectators, besides accommodation for dny
reporters, and space for Us many members of
tho Bar. Seats have been assigned for ouch
papers as have been named to tho Court, and
any others that may wish to be represented mist
make application to rhe Marshal or Deputy
Stevens, who wl; present it to The Court. To
prevent imposition by persons representing them
seives to be reporters who arc not such. tickets
will bo issued which may be obtained by appl.c.-
ton to deputy Matsha1 s:ovens.
Tho scene OF preparation at the Courtroom
and in ti,o corridors to-day il q lively one.
at the BabcocE trial than could be at any OF the
previous ones, md the corridors will bold almost
rs many as the Courtroom. They will be su-
ditors only, however, and not spec-asors. Tho
large folding doors and the trausoms over
them will all be thrown open. so that
everything said in the Courtroom can be heard
nearly as we'll outside as inside. The barrier at
the head Of the stairs consists OF plank pa.ti-
tion reaching nearly to The ceiling, only enough
space being loft Tor ventilation.
An INJUSTICE.
The effort which has been made to induce the
public to be.ieye that the jurors in the whisky
caseB are under Rebel influence, and that they
darc not acau:t q Republican official, is manifest-
ly unjust, Us it is known that tho Jurors which
have sat in the case Of joyce. Mcdonald, Avery,
and Mckee, were about equally divided as to their
WAT records and present politics, three OF the
ju1ors in the McKee case being constsat roade1s