Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-03-09

Douglass "a says, ..here. se& us let,
ter; this looks ike blarkmailing." Ens.
l6siu kthis erds< &hc ansfer q Super.
v;;sscs 6as revoked. and in puFsuance
!tAeroof Babeock sends thu teiegm0 ~
MenUoald
II saccesded. They Win not 60 I
Iwill v5ite ron. 6YfRn"
This signature was proved and ad.
mitted AZ that Of Gen. Babcccks and yet
the defence would have the jury and
country believe it to refer tor some
other matters, alleging . letter-which
they could have produced, but did not
wisely no doubt.
1t Was likewise shown that the de-
PENDANT not only communicated with
these copspirators at the time above
mentioned, but continued to correspond
secretly with Supervisor Mcdonald long
after his indictment BY the grand. jury.
Again, that ktters were mailed to Gen.
o. E.. Babcock and WIN. o. Avery re-
spectively at the same date. containing
$500 bills, which were testified 10 have
been procured from the branch Of the
u. s. Treasury at that time by John A.
joyce, now behind "the bars" To re
but this q letter carrier Of the st. Louis
Post Office is brought in to swear that
be took these letters from the box at
Joyce's request and returned them.-
, Tue credibility ofthis testimony to all
fair thinking minds cannot stand, when
it is considered, that this man confess
ses to have gone TO Gen. Babcock's ho-
tel here the day before his trial and sent
up his card, to communicate this evil
dence to him. This hast, together with
the Presidents deposition was the chief
testimony, except as toprevious charac-
ter. upon which the defence took its
stand. t
THE OPENING OF THE ARGUMENTS.
The case was opened for the defen-
dant by Ex-Atty Gen. Williams, who
| occupied himself in going over the po-
litical aspect of the case, in which he
let fall some lamentable admissions as
to the Republican party. He was fol-
lowed By. an able and logical PRESENT.
ment Of the case by Col. Jas. o. Broad.
head on the part of the Government
Quite a ripple of excitement went over
the community, from the fact that he
should follow SO closely in the style OF
his argument that caused bis predeces.
sor's (Geu. Henderson, dismissal. Mr.
Storrs and Judge Porter closed the case
for the defence. occupying a day each
in their arguments. From their ex-
] Oh las mt
tered in their efforts-and l assure you
nothing was left upsaid that could have
been except the principal facts before
the jury. Both dwelt at length upon
the President. pronouncins extravagant
eulogies, Judge Porter Lecoming 80 en-
raptured with bis theme rs TO declare
President Grant 1.-THE foremost repre-.
sentative of American character in th.
eyes of Europe" Alas! for American
character The prosecution was rep
resented in closing the case by the Dis.
trict Attorney, Col. Dyer. who argued
the case both tersely aud forcibly. The
charge to the jury bearing upon st
many points Of evidence was yer,
lengthy and critical, being delivered by
Judge Dillon.
THE VERDICT.
The jury were not long in returning
their verdict, after, which the d-fendan,
was serenaded by hisfriends and admir-.
ers, his counsel, Mr.. Storrs, responding
for him..
If by the shrewd and subtle tactics
of the defendants counsel the jury were
misled to believe in his innocence
unexplained testimony that has gon,
forth to the country will tell its own
guilty story i'll flaming letters. 1t will
tell a story unprecedented for villain,
in the history of our country, where q
conspiracy to rob the Government of il,
revenue was tracked into the very por.
tails Of the White House!
"a. MAEYLANpER.