, 1876-04-02

! to by John w. Corson, Notary Public. Washing.
ton, D. c., Dec. 90, 1875.
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..... DYER.
H1a ST. LOUIS WHISKY ExrERIEScEs.
Special Oispdtch TO The Chieuoo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April Tho Specia]
commjttea m the tyh;alev proaacntiona a1am.
anea to-oay uls'F1c1-attofoeJ ~ r. Dser' OF os.
Louis, and learned from him some fresh and
interesting facts concerning the trials in which
ho has figured 40 prominently during tho past
~ .,o,+h. M- n,or t,1d rs f,,y,- % 49, ~.
en n1onsne: Mt, Ds3i po'u ~ 1u!ly es tne oon-
1o'1eea oesneo n4n 10 oo 1Ae history ot "nas
passed between him and the Attorney General
during tho pendeucv OF the proceedings acaingt
Ge, Rahcock Tn this statcmont thara VISA
lth;. -.t,;., ~. .as;4:.., s:..u.s:.
.osAAr -. 80 a..a s' . ~ us0~Aoe', ~. ).
upon ene attofneg-dena1al Mr. Dyer ss1d
that at his interview previous to the
Babcock trial with the Acknowledgement here at
which tina Secretary nj the Treaaurv xras nrea.
~. w. p;arra,ont ,o,5 t;r, -, ~ 49,, ..1nt,s,
o. -. o-ns ss4a .n. ~ oo Wy sAis
against the Administration. but said that il Gen.
Babco2k waB guilty he should be punished. He
said that
..n -
ias AHi1hs or The Af1ohsss-osSHhH
70 h'm concerning the exemption OF guilty par
ties from punishment in consideration of their
testifvins- tn tho Governmens ,raa n gary
,ra.+ sarr;oo +o h;,, IN roo,~doa -
saoo ,atta- s.,;,,, '1, .,,.. ;.a,l.sa''s ~
terfere With the pro- prosecutions n Of the trials ala
If it became public. aud therefore ho did not
show it to All person whatever. bat locked it
up in his desk, where it still remains until this
time. He did not oven show 1t to any OF bis
assistants in the trials. A day or two after re-
eeiVing it he waa called upon by the editor Of
St. Louis paper, who stated that letter pur-
porting to be addressed 20 him by AttorDey-Gen~
eral Pierrepont had appeared in German paper
In St. Louis.
The most important testimony given by Mr..
Dyer Wae probably the statement concerning
THE GRAND JUnr
which presented the Indictment against Bab-
cock. 1Ir. Dyer said that, while this Grand
Jury WAS in session, he discovered that one Of
the members OF it. q man named Fox, who had
formerly been Chairman OF the Republican State
Committee OF Missouri. WAS supplying President
Grant With information CONCERNING everything
that transpired in the jury-roon- He expressed
the opinion that this maa Fox made use of his
position to curry favor with the President,
aud that he prsiudiced the President
grestly against the officers at ST. Louis. He
said that Fo1 reported to the President with
the evident purpose Of destroying confidence in
him. that he had himself taken the stand as
witness against Babcock while the question OF
preparing IN indictment was beiug considered
By the Grand Jury. Mr.. Dyer eeid that this
statement was sr1e to this extent, that he aid
taks tha stand "a witness to
IDENTIFY THE HANDWRITING OF BADcocH
On The '*sylph Telegram, which WAS in eyi-
Juryman Fo1 asked whether he mas giving
sworn testimony, and he then took the OATH as 3
witness, but he did not give any testimony
aganst B2bcock, as was reported to the Pres
Mr.. Dyer said that on coming 70 Washington
after the Indictment WAS found By the Grand
Jury he found Mr.. Fox in consultation With ths
highest officer of the Government and he
learned that son OF Alr. For NAE
SHORTLY AFTEnwARD APPOINTED To 4 CON-
su1sHp
by the President
The Committee obtained from 1fr. DYER the
further fact that Eo1 is brother-in-law Of Col.
Dent, which would seem to justify the remark
n-laW on national politics. The Committee re-
,arded this az a somewhat significant piece OF
information, and determined at once to snb- !
o9na A1r. Fox, and hear from his own lips a |
statement OF his conduct as Grand Juryman ]
md friend Of Gen. Babcock. These wero the |
most important points Of M1. Dyer's testimony. |
3e returned to st. Louis tonight. His assist |
mt during the Avery trial, ex-senator Hender- |
ION, will be examined BY the Committee On Mon
lay. -
ITO the Assocsated P1ess.1
DYEn's oPIS1oN or BE!Ls TESTIMONY.
WAsH1SaroS, D. G., April 1.-The Committee
n War Expenditures to-day heard Col D. r.
Dyer. the DistEict-Attorney at st. Louis, in
eference to the testimony OF e. Il. Bell. the de-
ective who testified yesterday. The witness
rst met Boil in st. Louis, in the fall OF 1875,
de came to the Dstrict-Attorney's ofica ono
ay, and showed en envelope, with note On the
ack signed Avery" aud be (witness) under
TODD it to be written 10 tltzroy to deliver any
ape1s in his possession. to Bell; He under
TODD that Bell was seeking evidence for the
Government Bell WIS to SOC Joyce, and. it
ossible, get the correspondence that passed be-
ween Joyce, Avery, and Babcock. He wrote q
ote to the Warden Of the Jail, aud asked him TO
oliver the papers to Bell. the bearer. Bell SUBJ
cquontly came to St. Louis during the time OF
be Babcock trial. He intimated that he had
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