, 1876-09-27
Testimony for tho DefcnHe.
Special nfspatch to TIE 7ttburk

WASHINGTON, D, C., Sept. su,-Babcocs,,
lawyers presented Ills case to the Jury to-d,,
and began their defense. The burden NJ n.
opening speeches Wis to tito effect that II.
cllargo OF conspiracy agalnst Gen. Babcok l,s
not Eccn proved, and showed that WAtlc]r.,
Testimony was Of little value. A portion nf H.,
opening speech Of Afr, Cook was llcyotol ~
reading sketch of l}abcock's military hlsimyy w
and to 2 gulagy upon llis services us COUNT.
District. Cook said that Dabcoek'a lto hi
9cesl unstalncd save by this salc-burelry In.
dictmcnt. ~
Gen. Dabcock produced several witnesses Ia
testify to his good character, among them hi
0f tlie engineer gan0, who was engineer Of II.
Board Of fublc Works When Dabcock maIle i''s iSs
measurements fur paving wiel. have bccu tbs
subject Of so many investigations and 80 tnuyh
criticism. ''"S'
Nhlnson, OF Chicago, appeared as wItncs, IN
t!le ensg; LIS testimony ~ a!hstancc was tilt:
23l Of April. Met Col. Whitley at fthc st.
Ja1nrB Hotel; Ind Il conversation with Whtrlr
III which witness asks linn: Wlutcly, arc tou N
tho s4ucal,t ttaoa didn't think that YOU wouli
sYueSl," and Whitley answered: THE fart,
On Babcoek.n Being cross-cxamtncd by Vii. S,'
lsil1lc 10 said this was on tho 1itll OF f5th oi
April. The words impressed themselves OIL ii,
mind, for he wils surprised that t1lntl holding
his position should bo compelled to asl !Mu,ul.
nity for himself.
Witness IS N Tho dredging business III Chicago.
Alr; Campbell ea1nc to Witness, with n ssbpnn,,
A M recSisction 81 'iiSai iIayios n' s,asl d
the COMPENSATION to nny one: Campbell
scnt Mr. Z a. storrs to him, and ,Witness re.
summoned by y Deputy United States Marstal
Further ltssl1nony, III Which the nltnes Q!
Chicago nnrt[cs wcrc mentioned, was this: Mak
Isaac q. Stewart testified that ho Is IL ate'uporut,
resident Vi this c!ty, and was present Mt the S,,
tween Whitley anl Atunson Us rcatr,i by Ii.
lust witness a',omt Whitley squenllng. WIiitel,
suitl lie Ind PIT babcock In hole mud INTENDED
10 isccp lii't there. Witness 'Irst told Cen Dab
cuc!i Of tllo conversation.
Mr.. coos eross-cSamlncd witness: lie xs,
introduced to afunsun by Mr.. fctkcr. Wit
ness did nut, t,asur ,Whiteiy. Felker l,l
wlscn Whitley was talking Of nabcock Fc!ker
called him ttVh!tcly was outl anl Bald, " don't
want you to hare anything TO do with thai man,
tho conversation III dOtail. Whitley said tbs.
whRn 1o {'N.) went away llc had left Ills friend
here to watch them, aud found TINT DAbcoxb
intended 70 put hin Nv: ~ hoc, hut he bat
koop him thcro.
After tho recess ,Ia]. Stewart rcsutncd ths
stand antl WAS further cross-oxa,ninctl by NJ
Riddle. W!tncss llas III idea tint Eelkcr Is lcr
working II the interest Of Dahrock. Gould 10
say that he lIad hccn with Fclkcr ailng Dab
cock. Witness introduced Felkcr to Babeosk
and thought that Z: was engaged for DalssES
from tho tact that f,o has s!ncc seen lin Il.
with Col. cuok frequently. Don't rceollcrt tl1
no said to Whitley that llo had better louk uuf
for Mulairc.
Tho Hon. J.Proctor Knott was called but talet
to ansWcr. Mr: Cook said Atr, Knott lMl brsc
Summoned OH tho 9TH Of Auguht to APPEAR On
the 18th Inst, at.1 nI understood TINT Mr. X.
iad started, hut had not arrived. IIo desired
to prove by Mr. X. how Whitcly's pardon va,
procured.
~ Aa Nt,ttrn /lssoeta,ed Irsn,.
WAsnISGToS, u. c., SrIt. N.-The safe
made tic opening argument In dclcnsc Of t;ru.
ba1e9rk, and Cui. Iottcn opened tho case on
behalf of Buncryille. Justlcu Miller, Of tnt
Unltcu Stntcs Supreme Court, md Or. j. U.
lillkg, formerly member Ut tho Board " Pub
lic Works. testified that tho reputation Of IT'LL
Nahcuek leluro his Indictment ut 1T. Louis waA
rs good rs auY nlan's.
kcstleslip wus recalled and testified rs far IS
ho Knew sosncryt'lo kuey nothing Of the SAFE
burglary, ulMl only apl,eNycl professionally.
Ex-iUY. Shepherd testified that titlllcr tha
law II was l,abcock's duty to certify tn work
DINO adjacInt to tho Government parks aad
avenues, aud that he {SlcphorD requested Ball.
cock u have thu work measured US promptly as
possible.
A number Of Witnesses testified to the good
'eharaeter and Otlicial Integrity of Gen. Dab
cock.
yersato !, wit! Col. Wh.ely, tho l4ttrr sa!i; ~;
II on gabcotk." Whitley sa!l he put Babeoek
III 4 hole and Intended iu Keep him tllurc,
Tlu casu prolably goes to thu jury to'mes'
row evening.