The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-16

tllS man In the carrying out Oi lie
schemes We think the testimony ss to
his mere declaration ought not to be re-
ceived.
Sill. Brooks,
formerly revenue agent, but now assist
ant chief of the secret service division OF
the Treasury Department, testified and
corroborated Commissioner Douglass &C.
count of bis efforts to unearth the frauds
here in 1874, giving the same dates OF
consultations, interviews, letters, tele-
grams, visits to Washington, Philadel-
phia, &c, by himself and Hoge, as were
gwen by Douglass. He also described
his visit to New Orleans, and the detec-
tion of the frauds there in April, 1874
and subsequently his detection of frauds
by BevIs j. Frazer, of this citv.
On cross examination he said he had
some doubts of Hoge's integrity, by rea.
son of reports which came to him while
at New Orleans. Hoge had failed to
meet him at the appointed time and did
not reach New Orleans until two days
after he (the witness) had seized the dis
tilleries. There was evidence at New
Orleans that tidings of the visit had been
received in advance. Again when he
and Hoge were in 81. Louis exam
ining into Bevis & Frazer's affairs,
Hoge did something which he (wltness)
thought reprehensive; he associated
with Fitzroy too much, and went around
with the distlllers. He did not know,
however, that Hoge was furnishing in
formation to distillers here at that time,
nor did he know that Fitzroy and others
were engaged in a conspiracy to de-
fraud the government. Witness
knew the handwriting of Hoge,
and had seen him write. On the
redirect examination Dyer asked the
witness by what mesus he thought the
dlstillers of New Orleons obtained ad-
vance information of his raid on them.
Defense objected and the question was not
pressed, but the witness said in answer 10
other questions, that several persons at
Washington, other than Commissioner
Douglass knew that he and Hoge were
going there.
Col. Dyer then offered some
TeIegrams in Cipher,
which the defense claimed were confden-
tial dispatches between counsel and
client.
After examining them the court ruled
them out.
They are kilograms sent from here by
Mr. Luckey, the Presidents Secretary,
to Gen. Babcock during the Mckee trial,
and are understood to refer almost Who'll
" to business matters between Judge
Krum and Babcock as his client.
Col. Dyer offered what are known as
the Avery dispatches III evidence, and
they were admitted. Some of them have
been published before, but to show their
connection they are repeated here:
ST. LOUIS, Nov. %, 1873.
To ". 0. ArerN Washington:
Did you get my last letter with en-
closure.
[Signed JOYCE.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. -, 1873.
To John 4. Joyce, 81. LotdS:
Letter with enclosure received,
Signed W. y. AVERY.
WAsHINGsoN, March 6, 1874.
If sickness of your family prevents
you from going west, r. A. Hoge may
pay you Il visit.
LSigncd1 MAC.
WAsHINGToN, March II, 1884.
John 4. Joyce, 81. Lowis:
Did you receive Macs telegram. Your
friends will doubtless pay you visit.
GSigned1 WM. 0. AVERY.
ST. Louis, March II, 1874.
Col. ". O. ArerN Washington:
Telegram received. Start Sunday night
for San Francisco.
[Signedl ).
AUGUsT, 10, 1874.
Co., ". o. ArerB Washington:
Have friends started West again?
Let me know.
[Signed A.
ST. LOUIS Angus. 81, 1874.
Col. ". 0. livery Washington:
Are friends coming West? See H..
and give me soundings.
LSisnedl a.
WAsHINGToS, October Il, 1874.
John 4. Joyce, 81. Louis:
Your friend is in New York and may
come out tosee you,
[Signedl AVERY.
ST. LOUIS, October Il, 1874.
Col. ". o. Assry, Washington:
Give me something positive on the
movements Of friends. Act surely and
promptly.
Signed a.