The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-22
VOLUME XXIv--NUMBER 156.


telling BabcOck TO push things; because
Joyce, who was born poet, who would
Gush even at the expense Of ten cents
word, whp would take advantage Of the
absence OF any law which prevented him
from making as big fool Of himself ~
providence permitted. Because he sen,
this windy dispatch, therefore, Babcock
conspired to defraud the Government Of
tax on high wines.
But the grand event OF the case was
the advent Of Abijah NJ. Everest on the
stand. Joyce, the man OF stupendous
cheek, the great correspondent, was here.
He was in the habit Of going among his
distillery victims and boasting Of his i'm.
portahce and great power with parties
high in position at Washington, which
would afford them immunity from de.
lection and punishment. He displayed
letters without showing the signatures,
telling them they came from Important
personages. His daily devotion to the
god Of lies was something admirable in
its perseverance. Finally they began TO
suspect his professions and he was driven
TO the necessity Of securing telegrams
and letters TO restore their faith. He had
been getting constant information from
Hogc, but the distillers were not satisfied.
The Sylph telegram was then used with
hurrah. But finally even letters and
kilograms failed, so he calls the faithful
Abljah to him in cnacting this most mis-
cradle farce. lie got Abijah to bring him
two five hundred dollar bills; he made
great parade OF them and went through
numerous motions; he put one bill In
one letter and then turned his back on
Abijah and fumbIed the other. He seals
them up and delivers them TO the trem-
bling tool, with directions TO place them
in street letter box, where they would
be as safe IA on the curbstone. He watches
the tool while he places them in the box,
and then knowing the time at which the
letter carriers usually passed on their
rounds he stopped one Of them, secured
the letters and went off chuckling-hunki-
dori
The speaker then proceeded to tell
what kind Of man Everest was and by
what means he, an outlaw, was captured
in the old continent and brought back
here to be cOerced by visions Of the peni-
iantiary into swearing that he saw the
money put in two letters when he knew il
hud been put in but one. Thus the great
and powerful government, whose duty il
was 10 protect its citizens, brought many
thousands OF miles man whom il would
not trust TO handle gallon Of whisky in
which it had an interest Of seventy cents
to swear away the liberty and character
OF citizen such as the defendant had
been proven, but on cross-examination
this man could not stand to his falsehood.
Eterna! justice pleaded with him, and he
could not repeat il, he left the stand. The
knell OF the prosecution was then sound
cd and twas covered over with weight
that will keep il down till il rots. Speak
ing Of Magill, the witness for the defense,
the Counsel said he believed every word
Of that mans story, although they had
been charged with manufacturing it. His
the most rigid during
the trial, failed TO weaken bis ststement,
and II stands to-day unbroken.
The prosecution said they would i'm.
peach his testimony but when the next
day they saw in court his array Of wit
nc-ses TO sustain his character, some OF
them in high position here, they made a
ame excuse and abandoned the attempt.
Mr.. SIorr5 here ended his review Of the
testimony, and closed US follows: Never
'inCc entered court Of Justice have
cit such a tremendous res sponsibility As
cats upon me to-day. But few weeks
Igo lett the home Of this defendant.
1w his weeping children gathered round
lin, and the pure and devoted wife cling
0 him. see him again, with his wife
md children gathered about him, well
coming him back, and kneeling in
prayer TO the great God who has
cturned him 10 them without a spot
" blcmish upon his fair fame. Gentle
nen, | leave the case in your hands, be.
ng aware that after due consideration OF
he testimony You will render a verdict
hat will enable the defendant 10 walk
rith upright head, free and independ.
Mt man, along the streets Of the city for
which he has done so much.
judy Porter then rose 10 speak, but
-udge Dillon said that he was suffering
nth severe cold, and he would adjourn
he court until tomorrow