Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-05
RABCOCk AGAIN.
*
Startling Disclosures to be
2 Made through a st. Louis
~ Newspaper.

Newspaper.
The Attorney General Charged
with Conniving at Bab.
cocks Escape.
Babcock.
ST. EoUIs, March 4.--The Times
tomorrow will publish a statement
Of what purports TO be part of the
secret history OF the whisky ring
here and some recent de-
Yelopments of the t5abcock trial. 1t
asserts that General Pierpont was ve-
ry active and Jealous in the prosecu--
tion until Babcock was indicted,
when his ardor cooled and he began
to use his influence and the power Of
his Office to save that gentleman. He
ordered district attorney Dyer to-
come 10 Washington. Dyer. went
and while there Pierpont on the plea
that it was very important he would
know what the prosecution would be
in Babcock's case, obtained from him,
by the grossese hypocris, detailed
statement-of all the oral testimony
against Babcock. The whole plan of
the prosecution, and what he intended
to prove by each witness. This in-
formation it is alleged Pierpont made
over to the use5of Babcock's counsel
in order to defeat the prosecutions,
and this too with the presidents
knowledge and con-
sent MIR. storrs, senior
counsel for BHbcock, remained in
Washington, and whatever Pierpont
obtained from Dyer i'll regard to the
case he first reported to the president
and after consultation with him,
Storrs got the benefit of all he had
learned. The generals private office
was the place where the plans to de-
feat the government in its case
against Babcock were matured.
Every night preceding the time set
Tor BAbcock's trial, Babcock and Por.
ter met Pierpont at his Office, and
closely studied every point contained
in the evidence for the government,
and prepared to overcome it,. Bah
cock was a1itnirred -tste-ee44feFeaee
between the President and Pierpont
when the plan was first arranged and
whenever Dyer sent any additional
evidence TO Washington, Storrs was
sent for, aud when the plans OF the
prosecutions were-fuily " -matured, he
was as familiar with it as the attorney
general himself. 1t is then asserted
that while Pierpont was, at the out
set, earnest inprosecuting the whisky
ring, believing it would rebound to
his credit as chief officer of the gov
ernment.
Every act Dyer had performed in
Ifnrtherance of his duty was distorted,
and borne to Grants ears as part
of the Bristow plan to obtain the
nomination for the presidency.
Wilson had for several months de-
voted his time almost exclusively to
working up the evidence against, and
! preparing to convict the leaders OF
the Chicago whisky ring. He knew
that q great pressure was being
brought to bear to secure his re-
moval, and lie wished to avoid
lit until ,he Chicago ring leaders
were convicted Just At this juncture
when warning to the st. Louis prosecu
| tion against the scheme of the attorney gen
eral would have proved valuable he dared
not interpose it lest it might result in hi,
removal and the escape of the whisky
thieves in Chicago. The treasury depart
mcnt regarded him as necessity TO The
successful prosecution Of the ring. The
article also charges Pierrepont with maneu
!, vrring for the removal Of Gen. Henderson
special counsel for the government here
tut there is nothing said on this point bu
what has been already published. He soor
found he was overshadowed by Brlstow
the people and prosecution giving
1 that gentleman the credit for every blow
struck against the ring. This filled Pierre
pont with envy. lie became jealous o
Bristow's popularity, and ,jotned- ant
soul with the faction to break the Bristov
combination. This gave him firm hol
on the regard Of ,he president, but enabled
him TO aid in defeating lSristow's plans, an
n ehAs "C0heuiu6 ASIIobO" uthoiS SuC tICt
: Iple, and with the whole administration
he had no d-ubt, in joining in the NOV
to save Babcock from conviction, he woul
establish his position with Grant for th
1present' and future, and weaken Bristow b
t making it appear that the indictment {
q Babcock was a scheme to iDjure Grant sn
;, advance Bristow's political interests. "A
!, , to why solicitor Wilson did not warn Dye
= Of Pierreponts plan tt, defeat it, is explain
e ed us coming from Wilson himself, that /
+ (Wilson) had already been represented
i scheming against the president and Babcoc
Had he undertaken to have expose
!. Pierpont's plans, his removal woul
Y certainly have followed. The colon
placed most implicit faith in the pro
Z fessions Of Pierpont, and any sugges
n tions as to the attorney general
scheme against the prosecution migl
have been resented. Consideration