The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-10
The Babcock Trial

| testimony Delng general IN character TEND
ing to show who were In the conspiracy
and the extent.
Joseph M. Fitzroy was put on the stand
at the opening of the morning session and
kept there an hour and half Fitzroy
was deputy collector of internal revenue
and after the departure of McGrue in No
vember, 1872, became the active business
man of the ring. The examination pro-
ceeded with only an occasional technical
objections from the defense and very little
of the testimony was ruled out Ftzroy
was asked If he knew the defendant and
said met Gen, Babcock once, last Sep
TENDER, it was at the Lindell hotel in this
city VIM. o. Avery introduced me to
him the president was at the hotel, it was
on the occasion Of visit to this city by
the president and Gen. Babcock | had
not seen Gen. Babcock before that time /
was then under indictment for completely
in these frauds
INSTRUMENTATION.
Fitzroy said of this meeting with Bah
cock-It was simply an introduction there
was no conversations was standing near
the elevator Gen. Babcock came up and
A very introduced us.
After Fiizroy's examination
JOHN j. sEIDENTorF
foreman at Ulrch's distillery, was put on
the stand. His testimony related wholly
TO the operations of the distillery of which
he was foreman and manager the manner
in whisky was made and disposed of,
amounts of money paid to revenue officers,
etc.
RUDOLPH W. URIC
then took the stand and said his foreman,
Steidentoff, had given q good account OF
their operations, and added some testimony
about raising money to buy off revenue
agents who came here and found irregular
tiles. There was nothing in either Ulric's
or Seidentoffs evidence that has not been
published several times aud it was repeated
mainly to show the existence of con-
sprsoy this can also be said of Fitzroy's
testimony.
PRESIDENT GRANTS TESTIMONY.
Just previous to the adjournment of the
morning session, Storrs stated that the de-
tense had intended to have the personal at
tendance Of President Grant as witness,
but as the case now stands he thought this
would not be necessary, particularly as the
exigencies of public affairs require his at
tendance at Washington. He then pro-
posed to the counsel for prosecution, that
they should meet with the couns for the
defense and agree upon questions and cross
questions, 10 be put TO the president, and
that the examinations should be made be-
fore the chief justice of the supreme court.
Col. Dyer said he had NO particular oh
jections to such an arrangementif it should
appear after examining the interrog atories
OF the defense that the government could
be as well served in this way as by the per-
sonal presence of The president.
Mr.. S,orrs stated they had their ques-
tons written out, and asked the cou TO
proloDg the noon recess until 5 p. m, to
give the counsel for the government time
to prepare their cross questions.
This the court agreed to and adjourned
TO 3p. m.
AFTERNOON.
On the reassembiing of the court District
A I,,a Cd hut nnppe.1 f,,r
the government had met the counsel for
the defense regarding questions to be sent
on to Washington, but they had not had
time to prepare their counter interrogaries.
He therefore asked the court to ad journ
until tomorrow morning, to afford both
sides an opportunity to properly arrange
their questions and cross-questions, and
that the counsel may leave tonight for
Washington aud arrive there in time to
have the deposition taken Saturday.
Judge Porter declined this request for
adjournment
Judge Dillon said the court recognized
the force of the suggestion of the counsel
as to the expedency Of the president
absenting himself from Washington at this
time, and as this proposed the apranRe-
ment would probably have time. The
court was ordered adjourned until to NOR
row morning
THE PRESIDENTS TESTIMONY.
A consultation between the counsel in
the Babcock case this afternoon resulted in
the agreement that the deposition of
President Grant shall be taken lefore
Chief Justice Waite next. Saturday after
noon, and the proceedings conducted like
an examination in open court Both sides
will be represented by counsel. Major L.
Eaton will act for the government. Who
will represent the defense has not yet
transpired.
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