The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-12
The Private Secretary'S Efforts to Indu-
ence Commissioner Douglass.
Story Of the Famous Transfer Order
and Its Revocation.
DOCUMENTS IN RESERVE.
Important Indictments In Chi
cago and New Orleans.

est yet given against the defendant and II required
great physiognomst to that the jury inn
pressed with its gravity Babcock bore himself with
greater nonchaance than any previous day and at
one point burst even into laugh quickly conceallng,
however, the facial contortion behind his hand The
first witness Major Grimes, of the Quartermaster's
Department, a living and eloquent witness to the
excellence Of its provisions His face is fat and red
that would seem about to burst with the good viands
stuffed within. His testimony to
THREE SECRET LETTERS
from Babcock, which he handed to Mcdonald after the
latter's indictment evidently unwingly given
for as he confessed on the stand he is friend and
crony of the defendant The prosecution in the closing
argument will make a great point on this testimony,
and claim that this secret correspondence between
Babcock and Mcdonald, after the indictment Of the
latter conclusively proved the DEFENDANTS completely
They will also argue that these three letters should be
produced by the defence II their contents really
innocent storrs' question, whether Mcdonald had
not informed Grimes that Babcock was not in the
Ring produced litter, which broadened into
laughter when Dyer asked the witness whether
Mcdonald had not also informed him that he
(McDonald) also not in the Ring and Major
Grimes answered this question afRrmatively.
DINING WHINING BRIBISG.
The next important witness formed the most strik-
ing contrast 10 the TOtun0 ana blooming Major.
Deputy Commissioner Rogers is a little dry man, with
pale, weazened face, OF dead complexion and
sunken, tiny optics He gave his testimony standing
and with clasped hands as though he we're in de-
votionai attitude. Colonel Brodhead oil the morning
kept unighted cigar in his mouth the end of which
he chewsd with great apparent gusto. After Rogers
came ex Commissioner Douglass, heavy, large man,
with fresh, rudy and decidedly good naured face,
and scant hair streaked with silver covering very
large head When Douglass testified that Brashser
one of the revenue agents whom he had sent to St.
Louis investigate the frauds, complained of Joyce's
excessive attention in dining and winning him, as hav-
leg interered With his duties Babcock gave broad
SMILE and II was when Storrs asked Douglass on the
cross Examination whether Brashier also complained
of the bribe of S. oO0 with which Joyce had bought
him of, that the defendant laughed outright
RAYS PLEASANTLY.
The reading of the numerous official and private de-
spatches between Mcdonald and Joyce and Babcock
and Douglass and Rogers gave rise to good deal Of
banter between the counsel Before Colonel Dyer
could read them he had to pass them to the defendants
counsel for inspection. Some OF Joyce's sycophantic
and pompous dispatches to Dougassas, for instance
where he says he 'win be pleased the honor
able Commissioner anywhere meaning he was ready
TO 20 TO San Francisco orderedand his and Melon
AIDS comical designations when they found that
their viany had been dragged to the light, called
smile to the grave faces OF tho judges and kept
the audience Jury and lawyers in good humor Storrs
declared, with dry SATIRE that the prosecution
making out a very strong case against Mcdonald The
threat which Babcock wanted TO send West with
nue. agent also caused amusement
SECRET CORRESPONDENCE
The first witness called Major L. B. Grimes, De-
pot Quartermaster IN the United states army stationed
at St Louis Major Grimes was introduced by the
prosecution TO show that General Babcock carried
correspondence with Mcdonald last fall while the latter
ua indictment cnmullcitY the VhgkaV
frauds
since September, 1862; | know General Babcock,
having met him FIRST in 1862 in Utah when
was District Quartermaster; | saw General Bah
cock when he here last fall probably IN Sep
tember, just before fair time. with the Presidential
party; he said to me that he would probably
send some letters or packages through me to other
parties he did not say to whom; after that he sent
three letters 70 me, and recollect-that is sup
pose-he sent them got letter addressed TO myself
with another letter in t that was short time after
saw General Babcock here; the letter enclosed in
in white envelope sealed and
marked Mcdonald the note to in the
enclosed letter TO Mcdonald, and IL signed 80
T. Babcock;n gave the enclosed to Mcdonald, think
my office; week or ten days later received
another letter through the post Office directed to me;
there note II, but an envelope, addressed in
a different hand from that Of the FIRST, TO Mcdonald
there was no me but there piece of paper
wrapped around the envelope the third letter just
like the second delivered all three of these letters to
McDonaid when one OF them came he was not here,
Walsh and told him. but don't know what Walsh
did.
M'DoNALD on BABcocK
On the cross examin alton Major Grimes said he had
known General Babcock personally and Intimately,
aud that the latter had been a good friend to him
ON one occasion when Mcdonald and Mckee
ported to be using their influence TO have him
moved because he would not put man in the place
tina. they wanted, Babcock promised his influence to
prevent the removal Witness in the OF his
cross-examination said 'ouce when delivered these
letters 10 Mcdonald asked him (McDonaldL Did Bah
cock have anything TO do with this Whisky Ring
and he said Grimes, don't know; don't believe he
knows any more about IL than you do, and you know
you don't know anything about It
on the redirect examination, Major Grimes was
asked Dd Mcdonald in that conversation say that he,
himself didn't know anything about the Whisky
Rlngr"
Witncss-Yos, be did uaughter)
District Attoruey-How did you come to ask If Bah
cock had anything TO do with The Whlskey Ringf
Nitness--I asked for the simple reason that II Bah
cock who had been friend had had anything to do
with IL was going to drop him.
District Attorney-what reason had you TO suspect
the gentleman
witness-Nothing but the fact Of the letters sent
through me
Major Grimes was followed bv b H. Engelke, the
recther who gave OF his operations refer
ring particularly TO amounts Of money raised by the
dsters and recters for revenue agents to keep them
still and 70 obtain information from them, all oil which
has been repeatedly told The witness also testified TO
having SEEN in whole parts teegrams or what pur-
ported TO be kilograms In the hands OF Joyce inform
ing him Of contemplated visits OF revenue officers.
Witness always Strengthened up his house on such oc-
ons. and II almost always happened that agents
came out after information OF their coming bad been
received
DEPUTY REVENUE COMMISSIONER.
H. G. Rogers Deputy Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue was then called and testified that in August
1874 Mr. Douglass, at that time Commissioner, asked
him to correspond with Revenue Agent Brooks In re-
gard TO making investigation OF affairs At Chicago
and ST. Louis witness wrote TO Brooks, who came 10
Washington for consultation Mr. Brooks wished Reve-
nue. Agent Hoge TO assist him he written 70, and
alter considerable delay he came to Washington,
then went to Philadelphia TO confer with Brooks they
returned 70 Washington together and alter several
DAYS left again; said about the 7th Of De-
cefnber General Mcdonald 70 bis room and
STAYED but a few minutes the next day be
came in and said ''Rogera don't want you 10 tell me
ANYTHING but want 70 tell you something Brooks and
Hoee are going 81 Louis special business, and
protest against such secret investgations " the OIL
GERS there Of 70 be in ONCE they need no nvestga
ton they not they ought 10 be removed then
teleeaphed TO Brooks delay the investigation W. o.
Avery was At that time chief clerk Of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau received letters about that time from
Mr. Brooks all the letters addressed TO per-
sorally as intended TO destroy the CORE
spondence. II not being Of nature ] wanted 70
90 an kha Alas. In kha lattar part oil