The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-13

the Presidents answers thereto and the other portic
making about oDe-third OF the whole comprising the
ssnterrogAtories Of Mr. Eaton and the Presidents
answers The entire testimony would take up about
four columns OF the HKRALD
PURPoRT on THE DEPOSITION
On the direct examination Ulysses S. Grant having
been duly sworn. deposed substantially as isrows:-
Had known General o. e Babcoek for period
ing the last ten or twelve years. deponens relations
with him had been OF an intimate nature The Presi-
dent here expressed himself entertaining and having
entertained constant confidence in the accused The
Court OF Inquiry at Chicago was ordered at the
request of General Babcock After il had been
found that he could not appear to testify
in the Avery trial any other case within
able time No effort made TO the Presidents
knowledge on the part Of General Babcock or OF any
body for him to prevent trial ON the indictments
Neither the appointment Of Joyce those OF Mcclure
or Mcdonald, or either Of them, OF any
else involved in the investigation Of the
whiskey ring frauds, had been made at the
solicitation by request of General Babcock did
he at any time interfere with Investigations into the
alleged frauds the unlawful conduct OF the dstil-
lers, or Of officials OF this kind, like or similar
business HIS only suggestion had been incidental
and to the effect that tho investigations should be
Quoted by Of character and integrity usual
in the army.
At this point official papers produced and den-
tilted by the President gong to show that General
Babcock had connection with the appointments or
changes of collectors supervisors and the President
stated distinctly that remark, observation, act
had come within his knowledge which had led him 10
suppose that his accused secretary had any
connection with the whiskey rings whskey frauds
or was many way interested to the alleged
frauds wrongs upon the government He went
to depose:-The "Sylph" "Mum" and other de-
spatches 10 which his attention had been called after
the indictments first found had been fully and
SATISFACTORILY EXPLAINED TO HIM
by General Babcock. Before this time the President
had no knowledge directly indirectly, of these tele-
graphic messages 1t had been the custom of his
rotary respond to messages and inquiries from all
tho country. These sometimes Of friendly
sometimes Of political and sometimes OF business
character This he did largely and freely Deponent
did not believe bin guilty OF anything that had
fallen under his notice Of the charges made against
him. and General Babcock continued to retain his con-
hdence That anything existed wrong on the part %
his secretary it was matter Of surprise to him. aud
wholly without his knowledge
The cross-examlnation which now followed was
conducted with view chiefly to show that
General Babcock might have acted improperly
without the knowledge OF the President might have
concealed his acts and discriminating papers from him.
and to make apparent that the President himself had
through over-con1dence In his secretary trusted him
too largely, and in the matter Of making appoint
ments of collectors and supervisors had omitted 10 ex
ercise the extra caution which the matter demanded