Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-10
The BabcOck Trial.
Isl. LOUIS Cor. Gin. GGzetfe 7


Babcock's appearance in the courtroom is
not just what Il should be in his own inter
est, if the opinion OF attorneys who have
often made pleas before rural juries is OF
weight. He is too well-dressed and too
snowy. His brother is nearer the ideal de
feRdant-solid in appearance, plainly clad,
composed OF hsrd-hsted farmers, between
whom and shiny broadcloth there is no SYM
pathy. OF course this is all a minor matter.
az is nSs 70 oe ses man WI 0e
pearance, but IL is something To progresses
a jury. Yesterday morning eXCollector
Constantine Maguire, who lately pleaded
guilty, was standing on a street corner en-
gagged in conversation with a knot OF friends
concerning the probable issue of the Bah
cock trial. Said Mcguire, referring 10 the
They reminded me, sitting there, Of a lot
OF Collins axes, keen and sharp, ready 10
cut man up all at once, and concluded 10
get out OF the way"
A glance at the jury men sitting I'm court on
yesterday morning, from among whom the
panel in the Babcock case was 10 be drawn.
indicated the character OF the men. Perhaps
as good an expression as any 10 indicate
their style precisely would be 10 say that
they appeared to be not only farmers but
Grangers-that is, men who have firmly
fixed ideas and aggressiveness enough 10 as
sert them. They were not all Changers, or
even farmers, but the look was there. On
the other hand, studying the faces, the con-
victiOn arose that the jury would give ar
honest verdict, and that pre- ldice would not
Influence the verdict sensibiy. Ii would be
quite possible for the jury 10 acquit a man
on evidence, even though he wore waXeI
moustaches and shiny suit.
EABCOCK'S BROTHER.
Z. w. BabcOek, brother ofthe General, sits
close beside him IN the court room, and
watches the proceedings as inteutly as does
the defendant himself Solid and well knit.
with heavy beard and a shrewd face. is c.
w Babcock, and rather conveys the idea in
his air OF a mentor To the man on trial.
There i nothing of the militaire about &.
W, Though he has been in the army. He
would pass for Wall street broker. Indeed,
there is something about him TO remind one
OF Jay Gould. He is said 20 be very wealthy.
THE EN-ATToHSEN GENERAL.
Few among the notabies in the courtroom
attract the attention accorded 10 Williams,
eN-Attorney General. lie disappOints most
people. His Burnside whiskers surround
sparsely an almost sensual face, in which a
pair Of hshy gray eyes twinkle increasingly
as he notes the progress OF the case. He is
full and sleek and well fed, and bears no
trace OF the anXietteS which must have at
one time beset him. He is evidently cOIsld-
cred one of Babcock's pillars OF strength, and
the consultations with him from all quarters
are frequent and respectful. tits stated that
he assists in general way, having no dis
tlnct part OF the work TO be performed allOt-
ted him, but making sugges ions and assist
ing in mapping out the campaign of the de
Tense. There IS no lack of acumen in his air,
and he evinces no lack OF confidence In him
self, appearing as placid as any man In the
courtroom.
JUDGE PORTER.
Judge Porter j. the most prepOSsesSing OF
Babcock's counsel. OF the style OF the man
the country became tOlerably Wei informed
during the Beecher trial. His face Is closely
shaven save a grizzly moustsche- He wears
spectacles, and follows the progress of events
with the closest attention. IL is believed
that upon him and Storrs, of Chicago, Will
deYolve not only the most difficult portions
OF thu work in the examination OF witnesses.
but that they also will be most prominent in
the appeal TO the jury.