, 1876-01-25

agsinst Mckee. and thers Wilt bo great effort /
to break him down not only ~ cohtrAdcsinB hls
statement but by providing 30 Infamous charac-
TOR for him. such ~ Icing = perjuref aud
biEAmIae
xquAL 70 acinDAt 7ntAL~
The prospects ara that tlore will 20 20 no
usual % amount Of scandal waon ths defense Ie BE-.
eourtesaus Of the town viii bo freely tsaociaeed
will, the Qoyernmont uisusssos. It ia claimed |
thst 4 number OF bawdy. y.houasa in Bt. Louis /
ss sss' ss y ts'p'ttiSss tSs osa 'o1nss mSas,
Of mon no~ batng essd ~ vitnot.en
BY tho prosecution, and tho defeuse tntonh 10 |
drag ~ much Of theea socIsl lndeesnciss to tteir
Dir. Voorheos mates that ho Ia opposed to the |
policy Of bringing up aucb dsgracafut and I'm
1norsl array OF tcstlmony. but ho will doubtlo'h
DO ovostuled In this matter by hIs 'cgalconfrcrcs.
M'DoNALD INCEsagn.
Tia dofonso have long intended to bring forth
Gen. Mcdonald from his confinement 70 tostifg
IN behalf Of hfoKoe! but It ts stated shss Nc
Donald las changed bis mind upon tho subject.
fined undef = conviction. but has not
xlsness. i T. said tb.t t.,. le 60 ~, tes,!fyY
&c 60 fl. nn"sst N s,supns 3! 'saKs eKs. I'd a' s
time te pronaed TO give ovidouco OF tneao
things. but haa become Indignant At what he
considers the desortton Of Lis old fricnln. md
an asss o~egboa no y
MeDon.id along with Joyce, Is DOUBT.
loss Wiling to hayo ~ mitch <, eompany,
docs ~ not nov fosi in the humor to deprive him
se1t Of the prospect Of good company iu Ills iu-
turo.
DAncocK's TRIAL. .....
Tho prospect II that It will be Impossible to
begin tho trial of Dsbcook on tue d.y for which
1t waa fi1ed-tho 1lst-aR tho Mekeo and Me-
Gu'ro cascB will ua1oub coyort TINT date: Illo
tunor that President Grant ex-Seorotary 1steii-
arlson, mud Secretary Bristow will DO callod to
give oyidonce for uabcock soomsto ba nuthcntlc;
1t least Dabcock'6 attorneys 8aY tley will bo
aummonod. or their dopostsnnB takon. They
will tcstify TINT Babcock novnr approached them
in behalf OF the appointment removal. Or ro-
THE JUnT NOT ALLOWED TO HEAR ARGUMENT.
During tho argument to-day, tho jury wero
not h1lo*ed 10 rcnaln in tho courtroom. aR tho
| Court said 1t wAs unnecessary and improper.
| EvEnlBT.
| EveEist, the important Hltneas In tho Dabcock
| cnnc, ilaa, 1t is Bad gone 10 Canada iustead Of
Eusope, and will bo in St. Louia roady for tho
ITO tae As.setattd Prtss.l
| THE AnauMEHIs.
ST, LOUIS Mo-, Jan. 2l.-AithouEh 1t was
| generally understood that tue greater part OF
the day would 10 given up to Ioeal argument, tho
attendance upon tho trtnl Of William Mexico for
alleged completely with tho Whisky ling far sur-
passed tho accommodation Of Tho courtroom.
| LILO 1NFOI8 fC{uhInGG ~ hHHIt ub%G1 AuuCE VIZ,
guard Of Doputy: Marshal: Immediately upon
tho opening Of tho CURT Judge Chester Krllra
continued tue argument for tho lofanao, citing
. great number Of authorities. English and
| American to show tho tncompotcncT OF tho evil
tlonco Of accompl,ces when uncorroborntea.
spncinl reference was made to the caae of tha
United statos vs. William Fullerton, who was
tried In Now York IN 1870, whore tho evidence
tho Court intoryonod aftor the Testimony was in
mud ordered tho aclulttal OF tho defendant
Judge Krum charged tl!as tue Court could no.
be satisfied from tho evidence before it that Nc
| Kee's connection with the Ring bad bocn shown
nnd asked that tho case be allowed to 60 III
Col. Droadhead, for tho pronacutiou. foliowot
Judge Krun. md said It MA an absusd'tv Il
should stop tho proceedings, exclude turtle
teatimony, toll tho jury that the evidence thu
far introduced WA perjurod, and tnBtruct then
that thny could find no verdict. Tho Same fulo
tbs Court ts the Judge Of tho competency and 10
galitY OF tho testimony, and II Ut tho end Of III
caso 1t Ia oYsdont TO tho Court thora has been n
legal testimony to provo tbs issue, then tho jur
only give this instruction on tho ground that sb
tostimony, II truo, dora not sustain the iesue.
Counsel read numerous authorities to prov
bis position, knd argued to show that consprac,
ant was connected with It, and that therefore th
declarations OF oo-oonspitstosx arc compotont
The roa point at issuo is whotheF tho proaecn
} tiou ehali DO permitted to Introduce eVidonco Il
Sth STorth, a. ono da,e 6olIoctor of tho ling fund
. but aincn deAd, with iust1uetionR to pay It t.
hIcKes. aud thht Leayonworth subsequently, re
ported to he8rus that he did pay 1t to Mckee
| Tho defonso claim this is incompetent testtmc
ny, whElo the prosecution contond to the contra
| ~, aud aBsert tho conspiracy WAS q continue
, not from 1871 to 1876; that everything 1
regard to its history Ia competent testimony !; n
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