The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-14

i Defence thut Clearly -hnwa the Utter
H"reicasne-s OF His Case.


WAsrtNGTos. Feb. 13.-The dies ,crate
manner N which Gen. Babcock's counsel are
Sighting on technical grounds the admissions ~
ever, piece OF important testimony ~, seuteG
L, The prosecution, d ,monatrates the 10, clcss
Irfurc Of bis Sc. II Is so different from the
! i'y manuor in which lie demanded a hearing
in thc Avery trial. that even his best friends
l,-o begin % admit tat Il he escapes couvic-
tion by this method Of meeting the issue, he
viii be adiI rrd guilty 10y the moral sense Of
the public. When he protested his innocence,
AID begged for an opportunits t. explain
the suspicious t,le.rams to and from him
which had been introduced In the Avery tri7l,
tie country WIS rather inclined 10 take him II
his word and believe i'm innocent, at lels, I'M
III he was proved guilty lie api cared so OK
trenely anxious TO be placed upon the stand
and submit himself to rid cross examina-
ton on the subject OF his alleged connection
with the Whiskey Ring that people began to
. saw This j. MT the conduct Of guilty man :"
hfit when ne and his friends manifested such
uu4cciuly haste to have his case taken out OF
tine civil tribunal and transferred TO military
court. ills vn-ahie otiuion ON the part Of the
Although in partial men everywhere consd-
eel I'M, aIi on iut military tribunal as
evitcnring distrIst on the psrt 81 the accused
n the .rrciercy uf his neieuce In acout. Of
justice. tim the, hosel that wncn he came To
.i.e it be would 10 1t in a manner that would
eie 70 away the cloud Of SUSPICION. wiicn lIs
ici as. r hitherto had thrown 'ound him: tut
l. and hY IL NJ pearcd that his TELEGRAM to Dis
tuct Attorney Dyer, demanding a hearing IN
no Az, rs case, was T. the earnest HppeHl - 4
non conscious ~ his innocence. Tor wher j udrc
hsuul had u fortnight preyious t"leeraohcd him
t. come 10 81. Louis anu vlndica'e hin -elt from
tho nsp-rsions which had been made against ms
good nime' Blhc9ck r'tlicd tgat under 40 cir
Gums auccs did he desire to he brought to The
witness stand IN any OF these cases, and NJ the
me TIME ie laid To the public. thut until he
was emerged by some responsible body with
heinz concerned In the whiskey frauds, no
should not take the trouble to even deny any
thing that might be said about bin in that con
After h. was indicted, there was n sudden
change In his conduct. No opportunity OF AS
suring tho public u his Innocence W neglect
ed, md al the same time the world WIS told
That all he asked WAS the fullest and freost in
vsstlsHtion Of his conduct. But all this time. as
hes since been ascertiined, he and his friends
ere, with the almost undisg uised approval and
assistance If the President, seeking to escape
tn sort q an inquiry. on the very eve ~ his
trial tho Acknowledgement issued circular letter
4 District Attorne Ys.which was so manilestly IN
pfo.ccuting tits Presidential ftvorlts that a
vavf, Iius an, though fool, could READ ami
me mem d uy which the Presidents uriv,te
secretary and conhaenti friend Is To BE- vudi-
Gated Is clearly iniicAted at tho very out
- u the trial. Every suOterfuge 81 the law
I, {" be taken fuyantage a. every teChnicJ
point is 10 be adhered to, and the citinI will be
l1ne that the crime mas not been proved In a
1rd, IL - the same SORT Of a defense that an
Clulu1rH thief or cnuuterciter would make.
he * ct nature Of the te iimony given bv
the President Yesterday Of course cannot lie
q .tely known until il Is read To the jury. but
4 I' Civ n out here bN Babcnck's friends that
u" President gave his testimony win gfe1t
uif'cfnns. au1 fraukne-~, and Its drift was
tfs a, follows lie has known Gen BahcocA
h'lWat~i Tor long time, b wing been as>uriat-
= Nll Hln socially Tor nam years lie had IL
N- luIud him AN honorable man; and had he
r''d nyininf wrons IN hi management Il
hn-i s- as secretary, he would have taken
nhu steps 90 remove nm once. tie knew