The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-02-23

future but could not discover
those already committed. 1 stated
that better and more certain
way of getting at the frauds was to send
some good man or men who were reliable
and who had q good knowledge OF what
could be done to those points secretly, and
such men would be able TO detect these peo'
pie in the act of fraud. In this way, the
they had not confidence iE the local officers,
they might transfer new supervisors TO
those places to make the seizures and push
the punishment and forfeitures. said that If
THIS ORDER WAS REVOKED
&c would throw the distillers OF their guard
again and the opportunity would be good
enc to send on detectives secretly. told
him that had said to the secretary of the
treasury that 1 believed that Mr.. Brooks
would be good man, and that If he could
be sent out there without the parties know
ing he was going, be would be bile tc get at
the bottom of the frauds. The president said
thatthe more information he received the
better he was satisfied that this order would
not accomplish the purpose intended
and and the he ora ssd that ne dav "0u This
done that day, the Sd of February, L think.
went away the next day TO Baltimore,
where L had a good deal of bushes.
THE STORY OF A LETTER CARRIER.
TESTIMONY AS TO BABcocK's CHARACTER
SHERMAN ON THE STAND-TOYCE's PARTY
ZEAL-Two OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RITs
OF EVIDENCE RULED oUT-THE TWO LET
TIERS CONTAINING S500-PREsIDENT GRANTS
DEPOSITION.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. i7.-Upon the resumption
of the trial of Gen. Bsbcock this morning
In the United States Circuit Court, a num-
Der of witnesses were put upon the stand to
testify to the character of the defendant.
Gen. w. T. Sherman testified: 1 am general
of the army of the United States. Have
known Gen. o. f. Bsbcock intimately. /
have known him since 1861, but my better
knowledge of him dates from the time he
brought me q dispatch at Savannah
from Gen. Grant. Since then l
have known him almost constantly. His
has been very good. ] never
heard it questioned until these troubles. L
have seen Gen. Bsbcock hundred times in
the room in the executive mansion neEt to
the presidents room. Il might be called the
snte-room. Those who go 10 see the presi-
dent see Gen. Bsbcock first, and perhaps &C.
complish the object OF the visit with
out seeing the president at all.
Gen. Babcock also opens the
letters, distributes them and answers
all except the most important. He is
kind of intermediator between the people
and the president. Testimony to his
good character was also given by Gen. Jas.
n. Simpson, of the corps of engineers; Gen.
w. s. Horney, Capt. L. s. Bsbbitt, COM
manding the st. Louis arsenal; Gen. s. b.
Sturges, in command of this post; the Hon.
K. A. Borie, ex-secretary of the navy. At
this point ex.Gov. Fletcher was put
upon the stand and identified several letters
from Bsbcock to Joyce as placed in his pos
session few weeks ago by Mrs. Joyce.
Only
ONE oFTHESE LETTERS
was read at this stage of the trial. 1t was
dated March IL, 1874, and directed to Soyce,
In San Francisco. 1t is in reply to Joyce's
message to Bsbcock: "Tell Douglas to call
off his scandal hounds, that only blscken
the memory of Ford and friends" Gen.
Bedrock informs Joyce that there are no
charges against Ford, and tells him that 9
believes that he (Joyce) was sent to San
Francisco because of his high stand
ing with the commissioner. The
defense then introduced two letters
from Deputy Commissioner n. c. Rogers to
Gen. John Mcdonald, dated respectively
Washington, March g and March %, 1896, to
show, as the counsel said, that as late ss the
date OF these letters there was no suspicion
OF Gen. Mcdonald, either by Rogers or the
The first letter asks, in behalf
of Rogers and Commissioner Douglass, that
Mcdonald would find place as deputy col
lector in Arkansas or elsewhere for a
young man well.lualifed for such a posi-
ton and states that such favor on the pert
OF Mcdonald woUld bean accommodation to
q member of the cabinet. The other letter
refers to the probability of the appointment
of Mr.. Douglass to ajudgship of the Court
OF Claims, and solicits MeDonsld's influence
in his own behalf for a place to be made
vacant by the retirement OF Douglass. This
letter was referred to by Rogers in his testi-
Konv. Z. A. Warner, cashier OF the Lin
dell Hotel, testified that Rogue was at that
hotel in November, 1874. Gen. j. l.. Fuller
ton, lawyer OF this city, testified 10 know
ing Bsbcock in the army during the late
w&r and, since then, in Washing
ton. His reputation was good.
Three gentlemen connected with
the postoffice of this city testified as to the
street letter-box system here, stating that
it was unsafe to deposit valuable letters In
the boxes and that the public had been re-
peatedly cautioned against doing SO. There
was no rule or regulation prohibiting IL,
however. The defense then introduced
several letters from Joyce to Bsbcock, writ
ten at different times from 1870 to 1878.
Some OF them enclosed
EDITORIALS WRITTEN BY JOYCE
and published in the St Joseph Mo. Herald
on San Domingo affairs and were designed
10 show his zsalousness In political matters. |
Another from Little Rock spprized Bah
cock of the election of Powell Clayton as
United States senator and stated that the |
election would carry Arkansas for Grant, |
and another enclosed resolutions to the /
of Charles w. Ford, adop ed at a
public meeting here sooR alter that
gentleman died. The answer TO these let
ters were then produced and read,
slso two or thxee others. All of these letters
are of q social nature and indicate that the
writers of them were on friendly terms. but
contain no illusions whatever to ring mat
texs or anything connected with revenue
affairs. C. @. Dickinson, chief clerk of the
first comptrollerss Office of public buildings
aud grounds under Bsbcock, was then called |
to identify for the prosecution the signature
Of Geo. s. Joyce, the doorkeeper at the
res dents mansion, to whom the dispatch
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