New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-17

tending 10 come mere lnis SHOWS
OF affairs which he should certainly have known had he
held tho relations with the Ring that are charged
! Illustrative OF the practices Of Mcdonald, Gen VII
ams referred to the telegram, Had long ride with
the President" &c, which he sent 10 Joyce and said
The purpose OF this to enable Joyce TO snow TINS 10
the disers. and convince them that the President was
hobnobDing with Mcdonald and winkinga the conspiracy
Yet the President teses tDat he riding out on
day when he Mcdonald standing ON the sidewalk.
and asked him to ride with him. During that ride tn
Ing whatever said relative to St. Louis affairs 1t Ia
such little incidents this which have placed the Pre,i-
dent under suspicion. and which have occasoned the
daily avalanche Of newspaper scurrty which il d.
rcced at the President The testimony Of Everest shows
another trick OF Joyce. He did not pa the
letter privately in the pOsi-ofiice natural
To \ criminal act but he got $1,000, paraded two
envelopes addressed to Babcock and Avery pretended
to put money in each and sent them by Everest to the
mail. This was only damnabe trick OF n desperate
villain convince the dstillers, through Everest ~
their security. That money was sent to Cen Bah
would be proved TO the satisfaction OF the jury
before tnc Is closed. The whole case shows AMI
will show far more plainly, that an attempt
was made 10 sacrifice Babcock in order to serve tue
fraudulent purposes Of Mcdonald and Joyce
Much stress has been placed on the fact, said Gen
Williams, that Gen. Babe ok cUrrcspOndcd with Nc
Donald under Major Grimes, bat let this be ex
planned To this 10 replied that it ut that time
charged that s the Government officials here were in
the ring and at Washington il Thought that the
d.tilers were working revenge upon the Government
authorities by making iudiscr mate charges. Cen.
Babcork was warm friend Of Mr. Mcdonald, and be-
lpycd him inn cent The newspapers had already
printed the OF many persons about the county.
aud attached 70 trivial circumstances guilty meaning
Gen Babcock very naturally shrlnk from allowing
the fact OF his correspondence with Nh Mcdonald 10
brcoma known knowing Il would be Interpreted as evil
dcrce Of guilt The Of these letters have not
81 shown, and lCy cannot De proved to be OF guilty
import II will be shogn furthermore. that this man
uogc was In the Ring. giving information as early rs
Nay Of 1874 ,hat while enjoying the confidence Of the
defendant he was receiving bribei from The Ring. Gen
Babcock had means Of obi lining Information from tho
DEPARTMENT. but Nr II gc bad and he probably sent the
information. Gen. Williams said That evidence will be
dvcsd show ,lat Gen Babcock had part IN nduc-
ne president Grant to revoke the order Transferring 'u'
pcrysors and Revenue agents; but by the Presidents
own deposition it viii be proved this re, ocaon wa7
ordecd in the presence and through the representations
AMI inference o, supervisor Fulton.
Cen. william. clos.d with a brilliant peroraton. IN
which lac asked Justice Of the jury, not mercy, and
trusted leir verdict would be triumphant "cquitiaL
SEVERAL WI NEssEs CALLED.
Cen A. A. Humphreys, Chief OF TIE Engineer Corps
United states Army, put on the stand and testi-
Gci:
Ibayc known Gen. Babcock since 1862 be has OF late
year, had charge ~ the Department ~ Public Buildings
g4in the fGiFllt'itlfnfc ti il" fNiuNifit ~ NNi~-
ion; With lie exception or Ctp,ol grounds AID the
rc.ri. Department. 10 has held charge OF all pubc
m.rtny a. engineer officer and rs dilusiS Cihcer,
haIfns $luo,ouo annua IS; BIS Standing in tie army -
f Of An ellie. ~ Integrity, high character and abiity,
and 80 lar know his standing IN Washington is OF
Ike character
David " Mabon, First Onlcer Of the Treasury % the
tinted states, WIS next xnInined. H. testified:
have known thp defendant fOur years aAd have
audited Lis accounts superintendent -. Pablo bid-
u.s, Dc; ls total DISBURSEMENT. wcr r@,2VO'op; i9
t.sf Ian HIll lfs l.st T.. % . "a
OF daring the ,imc have known him li9 Nein'ns'
, o., mos, II, Wa, ,,stoa have been god
James a. Berrcll Mayor aud ex Postmastcrof wash
int ton. testified:
Have kaown Bibcocs iS or seven years socially
each other . city of tia; KIND Gen RIbcorh3 clnrac-
ter and sanding nave bee4 good; M al instathh OF
onire HEB b. ra, held ha, given general sats4ac-
lion; h- integrity l. unqirHcolci
G,n y q. hauhs. member OF Congress from Nassachn-
sets. testified:
have hnown the defendant since 1861 he was on
IA, tt.ip the eirlP part OF the hFe since known
tim at Washington; MS general reputation To- iHtGfiy,
caplrt' AID fidelity hu- htcn ye.y good kn"% lach
lnd frequent mi 'rcoIr-cc with Gen. ha3cock % such
.,.iciry; hs uanr'r Of dsch rpaus bls duties WA
ayai P,oi 955 on aPa NEE. "P''S ''''S
Allan T.. sutton thcn took the stand aul testified:
superyor Of In'el r, venue Of he STATE, 90, of
Drir t"l CnGmhaj have been Snp"N Nor zinc. 1855;
member IN order Transferring tAe sapcrieor. in Jan
H-r so 'ici ~ oi'i't We 'i o,n ,.i,r @ni
~ e r,r. brre an Fr5 tx Visited washington
m FEBRUARY In regard 10 this ordc, aud reached there
the second Gat Of ne mouth on ~" so saw Comhl'-
''n' - az '' =, .,' ,,o..,,i,, ,,;,, Az
Douglass uE any one else.
A discussion followed, after which the witness con-
tuuod:
Icallcd on Nj DOUGLASS on Feb ? IN relation 90 h.>
order IncH called oh secretary Bri'tow' a the airing
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ro,.a,.I n ,ne p,ee,,,cut II NAV hc adj