The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-07
TuE CROOKED IN ST. LOUIS.
.orAppROACHfN0 BdBCoCk Trial
III ron UHISKEI FRA UDS.

,-.,t,. PriucirnI Counsel sny
VIZ" .ror, -Circumiocu'iun Necessary Ia tue
S..,apntian of Certain Oneer Teiegr"ms'
from n, chicago Tribune
sr.. trou Emery A. Storrs arrived In TINS
..,.r,,,r on route for st. Louis. whittier no
~. =, conduct the defence OF his Distinguish
:, c,,ept. AGAINST whom an Indictment mas "oeh
.o,rd for an alleged completely In the "hisNeY
...n,,s Gen. Babcock Is siinply charged VII
.on.nitins With divers parties-ail mem OF
.hs 81. Louis whiskey Mns-to deifaud the
oo,e,nm.nt out Of the tax on several thousand
gallons Of wi,iskev. -.
A tribune reporter called on Mr. o'or's' ""e"
,he following Conversation ensued;
ayou have been long time In Washington
Mr.. 81 rrsf' ,A,
"yes. nave been there over month
.Isuupose YOU have got your case fulY pre-
o,rcd. and are ready TO 10 10 trial immeu'-
siely."
ayes. SIR. Ihave been hard at work for six
,..n or seventeen hours a day ever since have
heen IN Washington, and think ! have got as
,ood n case As ever vent before Iry, either IN
this country or in Enclani.'
"M,rht I ask what il the main point OF the de-
fence ~ your clientT
"Tbe main points arc simply these Hen
B,bcock never was in any manner connected
nth the Whlskey Ring, and these dispatches
.ver ,ybf,b AZ much fuss has been made had no
rsiatlon to the Ring in any shape whnieveL
Did they nave any connection win tue So
sa,led Custom House Ring in that CITY,"
$50, sir. They DID not
allow are YOU going to prove that those des-
catches did not relate to whiskev mattersf'
"Thst is p matter Of good deal OF circurnlo-
euti I'm. You understand tn ~ rs general rulo
All dcspatrhcs are ~ few words. ard that they
are intrlliginie 10 none but the sender aud the
receiver Gen. Babcock cannot give his ex ] ma
ton - he Is the defendant. hence we are ob-
hged to ext lam the meaning and object OF the
despstches bv witnesses.'
Who are these witnesses, and where d . they
resde2"
81 cannot inform you who they are, but will
Warrington and Missouri"
"W no are your associates In this trialP'
"Judec Porter Of New York. and JUDGE
Erum ~ 81, Louis. The former Will III la st.
lOas to morrow"
When do You 70
"I leave Tonight"
"Nho goes with your
an trshal Cam bell"
"Anv one elseY"
"No. SIR"
avn any questions involving purely legal
"No, sir. Il Il "A plain case, though many nice
points II law are involved concerning civil ho-
srty, and serious ques Ions of principle.
"What d. YOU mean by serious questions oil
III nisan those questions which took nearly
lO ears aud two revolutions to settle In Eng
rhen you propose 10 Introduce Titus Gate,
and other self convicted peiiurcrs,who II me.
are familiar to stuuents OF English history, tC
sIpl In the conspiracy quesjlonr
"Nea, sir; propose TO lnd out how far self
convicted and self-confessed scoundtels. VII,
bad no hesitation In committing perjury from
six b. eight times a day. are to be believed OF
cath
"Then I suppose YOU propose to probe the
whole question clear to Gilman
AYES, sir, that's It exactly. Our success vii
be not In the cutting on Of facts, but In a full
presentation Of everything"
"will Secretary .Dnstow be brought to st
Joms a. a witness7"
"No, sir"
ANY other Cabinet Minister"
an, Sill"
"wi any PARTIES high 10 authority be sum
mon from Nashingt mn"
"lrs, sir, II quite likely"
"HaNe YOU talked with the President on THU
yves. sir he knows all shout It, and is salts
1ed ttat Bibcock is innocent"
"Nhl YOU move TO have the indictment
quoshetf"
81 dun't know at present I viii have n con
fultatiD n with my associates tomorrow, nc
rt,r looking over the ground we will dete rmlnC
h time iot tie beginning of tue frisl."
"shonld BabcOck be acquitted, what viii
follow r.
"Idon't know, but IT'S my opinion somethln.
will happen that Will take this country by sur
prise