The New York herald., 1876-02-03
THE REVENUE FRAUDS.

THE EFFORTS TO SECURE BABcocK's coNv1c-
ARRAYED ON THE SIDE OF THE DEFENCE
AGAINST TWO FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2 1879
Although the Mckee has been the great topic
OF conversation in St. Louis during the past week it is
nevertheless, very manifest 10 everybody that II Is
really the Babcock trial the ground which has
lent the greatest interest it, well as to the whole
whiskcy fraud prosecution People felt instinctively
that the failure OF the prosecution in the
OF General Babcock would very much depend upon
the result OF the Mckee and Mcguire trials There are
but few people who believed that Babcock could be
convicted II Mckee and Mcguire were acquitted, for it
generally assumed that much Of the evidence
would identical in the three cases and that with
the failure OF these two cases the moral backbone
OF the prosecution would be certainly broken
Colonel Dyer, the able and indomable United States
District Attorney, denied this most emphatcaly, TO
be sure and declared that If Mcguire
should be held innocent by twelve OF his
countrymen Babcock would still be convicted,
for the that the evidence against him much
stronger than it against Mckee and Mcguire, and
that II was OF different character OF course, Dyer's
energy is msconstrued in some quarters as being in
spred by a mere thirst for glory. So Con Mcguire,
who, by the way, is large, stout rotund man, with
very Jolly rosy and shrewd characteristic features,
said the other day:-"why. Dyer feels bound to con-
Wet Babcock because he knows that it would give him
great uame" and at the same time he complained
about
THR JURY PANEL,
which, he said, was drawn from remote counties like
Pike where there strong feeling against the Ring
Tor what called the Ring, while the population OF
St Louis which about half OF the entire Eastern
District OF Missouri, was wholly unreprcsented II
seems that the prosecution adopted in this instance
the tactics Of the Chicago authorities who also went
their juries 70 the so-caed granger districts
the great disgust of Hesing, Rehm and their friends
who thought that the natives of Chicago by reason or
their long social intimacy with the Ring would be
better qualified to do them justice. Another Hing
frequently made at the prosecution here is
that the District Attorney Dyer personally
is perfectly nonsensical for Dyer is known
extensively throughout the State, and would be diff
cult to select panel from Pike any other county
Missouri without meeting of Dyer's friends Bef
Sides he has had nothing TO do with the drawing of
the jury, which has rested entirely in the hands o.
Marshal Lefingwell and his deputies and their iar
seems to be beyond all question.
BABcooK CASH
As far as present indications 60 the Babcock trial
will not begin before next Monday and may be de-
layed for days longer. AS soon as the Maguire
case is the Babcock trial will commence, both
sides declaring that they are ready None OF Bah
cocks outside counsel-there no less than six or
seven Of these-are here; but Babcock; ex,Attorney
General Williams exJudge Porter, OF New York, and
Emory Storrs expected to be here by Saturday,
unless there should be decided prospect OF delay be-
fore that time Colonel Dyer thinks the Babcock
will occupy week He says he has only from
ffeen TO twenty witnesses TO call He attaches
no credence to the announcement that Grant
and Bristow would be called as witnesses
for the defence TO testify that Babcock
tried TO influence them in favor Of the Whiskey
Ring Of the revocation of the famous order They
could only show that, he said, 'if endeavored TO
prove that Babcock did so, and we shall abstain from
any such attemptn If convicted Babcock can be SEN
fenced fine of not less that 81 600 and not more
than $4,000 and to Imprisonment for not more
ave are fghting an afnbuscaded enemy" said Con
Mcguire the other day. in alludng 10 the extraordinary
secrecy OF the prosecution which has been quite sue
prise, and which will follow the policy in the
Babcock For this reason it is as yet impossible
to give outline Of the evidence TO be presented in
court The dispatches will OF course, be the
trumps and everybody is agog with curiosity TO know
what they are There are only three persons in ST
Louis who have as vet seen them-Coone Dyer, Mr.
Henderson and Mr.. Broadhead-and all these three
carry out the famous injunction contained IN one OF
the Joyce dispatches, NUNS the word" The open
ing speech in the will be made by Mr. Broadhead
while the closing argument will be delivered by Colonel
Dyer. Dyer and Broadhead two able lawyers, but
they will have fight against heavy in this i'm
portant legal battle Against these two will be arrayed
not less than
EIGHT COUNSEL poR THE pEPENcE
and among them such formidable lawyers as Porter
and Storrs The latter is said to supply the valuable
element OF utter reckessness the defence In Chi
cago which is his home Storrs has reputation OF
lawyer who will literally stop at nothing to clear his
client and who through this disregard Of professional
punctilo generally successful In fact every one Of
Babcock's lawyers shines In different specially OF the
profession and, combined these eight defenders will
make a very formidable team Porter Williams and
Storrs will be the leaders, Of course and the general
opinion here be that ''if they can't pull Bab-
COCK through nobody can. y Their combined fees must
amount to fortune and must heavily tax Babcock's
pockets
There will be great deal of shvering and trembling
in Chicago while this Babcock rs going on for
Hesng and Rehm will naturally fear that Babcock's
destruction may set the final stamp of certainty upon
their DOOM Surely this Babcock trial will be the great
ceIe5rs of America during this centennial year
WITNESSES PROM THE WHITE
The prosecution have sent subpnnas 20 several
attaches of the White House TO testify TO the delv
cry OF dispatches 10 and from General Babcock which
be offered IN evidence As matter of courtesy
General Grant has been notified, that he may nil
their places during their absence IN ST Louis Ex-
Commissioner Douglass Rogers, who was Acting Com
missioner, and Revenue Agent Brooks have also been
subpenaed Douglass is TO testify 70 the
Babcock in favor OF the "ring' and Tor the
purpose OF wardng OF investigation at 81 Louis and
OF getting certain orders revoked. Everest will be one
OF the most important witnesses In proving Babcocks
spatches to and from Joyce and Mcdonald, sent while
Babcock at Long Branch IN the summer Of 1874
still missing and President Orton OF the Western
Union Telegraph, has been subpunaed 10 produce all
these and other kilograms. The chief witness in the
Mckee case will also testify in the Babcock trial Be-
Wis the dstiller; Engeke the rectiher; Thorpe the
gauger; FitzrOy and Concannon and Grimes OF the
Quartermaster's Department
LATEST DEVELOPMENT
which is still a profound secret, e that Con Mcguire
has turned States evidence being terrified By McKees
conviction, and will tell all he knows-and he knows
eyerything-n the Babcock trial
RAIL TAKEN IN MILWAUKEE FROM PERSONS
NEWLY INDICTED THEIR ALLEGED OFFENCES.
MuwAuKEK Wis Fob Q 1874