Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17

II the csse Of Gen. BsAccck. co trial a a.
Tcnss o. the ch2ge a ccEnpascass with Ia
whisky frants, garry was selected On IL
so, and DIN Atty. Over deslverca his cpen-
inc address, &c witch be said he proposed 10
prove that there ~ss q conspiracy 20 6efrsud
The Yevenue; tasxt 6cn. Bsbocck vas In cor
respondence with the conspsrstors during the
existence Of the conspiracy, ard that he re
celve6 money directly frsm @uycefsr ksz kkAr
ia the procecds a tlc fsHudA Tie <ssdens
offered, the Attorney sid, would In meas
iiHk mtssfng IN the chan yo%ef'h VI. Fisr.
rov. q clerk in ths Reverse Collectors a16ce
wss csIl~6 10 the wft0es<' stand and on
being asked To state what he knew shout
fhe operstsons OF MegTv<. in ISL. objection
wss made, on the grpnne thai the evidence
would only be Of \ hcsrSsy character a.
witness did mon eater tire Colaect@ras uGsce
until MAY. 1873. The court decided that the
witness might suswer The question. with sae
understanding that tire ruling Of the eozrt
on lis competency wosE be given thereafter.
The witness Their begz8 20 syeAk stDai
Megrue when defense again objected, snd
he was withdrawn, and Mr.. Thompson,
dfstibfes, was called 70 the stand, and gave
history ~ his connection with the ring. en-
planned how be made crooked whisky, etc,
etc, al ~ witch had been stated numerous
times before. During the examination a tais
witness the defense objected 10 all questions
not directly relevant 10 the Indictment
against the defendant, bat Judge Dillon ruled
that testimony 70 establish the existence a
the conspiracy might be given, and witncss
gave fun account OF the ring and il opera
lions FItzFoy w&s then recalled. and wss
sskec II hegrue ever paid him any mouey,
when objection xas again raised, and the
C0aft ruled that evidence relating 70 the Coz
sptracy In 18Th ard Is72, might be received.
snd subsequently, ruled out II found TO be
irrelevant 70 The case on trial. Adjourned.
SECOND DAT.
Acting under the advice VI the court, given
iusi before the adjournment the day before,
the Government counsel passed over the con.
spiEacy in 1871 and Is72, and produced ses;i-
moay 10 show the existence and Operations
o. the whisky ring from 1878 10 1875. No di.
rect evidence was brought out against Gen.
BAbeock, the testimony being general In
character, tending 10 shsw who were the
consplrators, and tie extent Of the con.
sparAcy.
Deputy Collector Fifzroy testified That he
mel Gen. Babeock al the Lindsli Hotel. in
September last, wa introduced 70 him BY
VIM o. avery; witness was than under IL.
dictmeut for completely In thefraude. II was
simply an Introduction; there wss no CONVEX.
sasion-
Rudolph w. Ulrich, dIstiiler, and John r.
sIecentopf, his foreman, were sworn, and
testified az 10 The manner of manufacturing
and dispossng Of crooked whisky, the amount
Of money paid 70 revenue officers, and the
way money WAS raised 10 buy off revenue
agents, where irregularities were discovered
by them.
II was stated by the defense that they had
intended 10 have the personal attendance OF
President Grant az Q witness, but this was
not bow thought 10 be necessary, and a prop.
osition was made and agreed TO that the
counsel on both sides should arrange for the
taking u the deposition Of the President
Such an arrangement was made, the deposi.
ton 70 be taken on the 18th, before Chief.
Jusiice Waite, the proceedings 10 be con-
Quoted like an examination In open court,
both sides 20 be represented by counsel