The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-01
MpKEE FOUND GUILrY.
Tho Testimony Of the President Of the United
StRtcs to be Taken.

states 10 be Taken.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 81. The jurors In
the case OF illi,m Mckee. one Of the propre-
tor- Of the Glob, DcmocrH charged with COM
pl city In the whiskcy frauds. received their in
structions from Judge Dillon, Judge Treat coin
Gliding, at 1870 this morning. and retired at 1880.
The Court sdi the only q iestion before them
whether the defendant was and had been
fully proved to have been In the conspiracy to
defriud the revenue. The only motive which
the Government had advanced IN theory for the
defend nt's connection with the conspiracy was
th.t Ot pocuniafy gain. Tue Court then re.
viewed the evidence for the Government, with
that raised by the defence to contradict It, and
then passed to the important question Of the
weight TO be attached to the testimony Of CO.
conslirators. The ruling WAS that they aro COM
petent witnesses, and under the legislation OF
Congress must testify The testimony Is always
to be received. however with extreme caution,
and to he weighed with great care by the Jury.
1t proper for the Jury to seek for mater Al facts
In support Of this evidence. II any witness Is
shown to have sworn falsely here or before the
Grant Jury 10 this matter. tho jury at liberty
t. reject all Of his testimony The most i'm
pOftant and delicate duty OF the jury Is TO settle
clothes the defendant with the protection Of In
noceuce until his guilt Is proven beyond n
reasonable doubt. The evidence Of guiit must
According to Il previous announcement, the
court reconyened AT IL 7. NJ, Judus Treat on
the bench, to receive what the jury In the Mckee
c.se nj ht have 70 present quarter OF an
later the jury came In with the following YER
We the jury mad the deiendsn, guilty.
The counsel for the defence asked that the
jury he polled, which was done. and all
loo Jurors responded in the affirmative.
6onds, & toat he T1sa wTo1,d prefer th"! hume the
| 4 na hal haf hA dRfa dan
be called Tomorrow morning upon the OPEN
ing OF the court. and the amount Of
The defendant left the court room with bis
counsel and numerous symp thiEiue friends.
| The verdict was unexpected almost verybody
anticipating disagreement or acquittal.
CONSTANTINE MAoUIRE's TRIAL BEGUN
| The jury having retired. the Court announced
| that the tr / OF Constantin7 Mcguire. ex COllec-
o'clock this afternoon. and dii e. ted tue attor-
ne}s To NOTIFY Gen Dhbcock and his witnesses
| to present themselves uext Monday, uuless
otherwi-e informed before mat time.
On 1penine the court this .fternoon the i'm
ptaped1 ptnmedi11,eiy pr6ceeded Win and resulted ir
| the selection I twelve gentlemen from interior
counties. They were closely questioned ov the
| counsel OF both sides, but none OF them had
any opinion touching the guilt or innocence oi
the deten- ant, and bad no prejudice for oi
| against him. Major Lucian Eaton, one OF the
special counsel for the Government. then open.
ed the case with a statement OF what toe prose
| cutiOn expected to prove.
|
wAsHISGToS, Jan. 3l.-Emery Storrs, the Chi
| ego cTiminel lawyer. who has been here fol
| more than q month engaged In the prepare ior
| OF Gen. BaocOck's defence, starts tonight fol
! Chicago VIZ New York. lie stops at tho latteI
| place to have dni interview With Judge Por
ter who 10 associated with MIN in the case Mr.
| StOrrs will remain only a day In New York aud
| then 20 direct to Chicago, where ne Will remair
| day or two, and then go to 81. Louis to look Hf
ter some documentary evidence which he ex
poets tn secure. lie said 10 day that there wI'
| no truth in the story that the defence had de
| termined to call secretary Bristow a. u witness
The vase for hancock Slr. Storrs said. de
| pends almost wholly on our ability TO exDlaiI
Satisfactorily the kilograms whcn he sent u
| Mcdonald and Joyce. II we we're ahle to satisfl
the jury Inat there was nothing wrong about tn,
de- patches, We need not fear any amount OF evi
dence from the class Of witnesses who had RiyeI
testimony against Nc chee.
II Is Understood here that tho District Att0r
ney at ST. Louis has consented that deposition
bv the President may be Introduced IN the cast
for tho defence, anu tnAs that distinguisn neG
person need not 90 put on the btand a. an or
dinAy witness.
| INDIANAPOLIs, Jan. 3l.-The motions for nev
tuals in the cases OF James X. Hill aud ALFRED
VI. McGrn, convicted Of whskey iTregulartIe
during tue present term OF tue United state,
Z iurt, were nually disposed OF TINS morning b'
uRe Gresham, VINO refused a hearing aud vii
enter judgment Tomorrow.