Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24

Oh IL preparations were made TO run the
crooked. When Joyce showed the witness this
dispatch he told him "everything was all
right" and to Ego ahead" Joyce showed
| witness Q letter, three or four days after he
saw the dispatch, which satisfied him fwit-
Dess) that II was all right, and the making of
illicit whisky would not be disturbed.
e. b. Frazer, business partner OF the pre-
vious witness, was called, and stated that
Mr.. Bevis showed him the letter mentioned
in his lBeyis1 testimony, in December, 1874,
and that the effect of it was that their house
recommended making illicitwhisky. On cross
examination. witness said he was pretty well
acquainted with Hoge, the revenue agent to
whom the ring money had been paid, but
could not tell just when he began to serve
the ring, nor how he was seduced
into the service. The witness received
various letters and kilograms from Hoge,
some OF the letters signed "Bixby." He
recollected going to Cincinnati TO meet him
on one occasion in response TO q telegram
Hoge Kept the ring pretty well advised Of the
movements of the Revenue Agents, and was
generally considered as working conscien-
tiousiy in the cause in which he had been
retained. E..,fs o ,f
j. J. Brooks, formerly Revenue Agent, but
now Assistant-Chief Of the Secret Service
Division of the Treasury Department, testi-
fed and corroborated Com missioner Doug
frauds in ST. Louis in 1874, giving the same
dates OF consultations, interviews, letters,
kilograms, visits to Washington, Philadel-
phia, etc, by himself and Hoge as were
given by Mr.. Douglass.
kilograms In cipher were then offered IN
evidence, which the defense claimed were
confidential dispatches between counsel and
client, and they were ruled nut by the court.
Col Dyer then offered what are known as
the Avery dispatches in evidence. and they
were admitted
|, The ease here closed on the part OF the
prosecution, with the exception Of the testi-
mony of a Washington witness, who would
testify as to the handwriting Of two dispatches
yet In dispute, and who would take the stand
as soon as he arrived in s.. Louis.
EIGHTH DAY. 5a
Ex-Atty. Gen Williams opened the case
for the defense on the 10Th, and after he had
finished, Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of En-
gineer Corps, United States army; David w.
Mahon, first officer of the Treasury; James
G. Berrett, ex. Mayor and ex Postmaster of
Washington, and Gen. n. p, Banks, all ,esti-
fed as to Gen. Babcock's integrity and good
moral character.
Alex. r. Tuition testified that he is Super
visor of Internal Revenue of the States OF
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
bered the order transferring the Supervisors
in January, 1875; had conversation on the
subject with Sec'y Bristow, VINO told him
to call on the President which witness
did; told the President it would be
very announcement for him TO 20 TO
st. Louis, and impossible II the
transfer was to continue any length OF
time The resident said he was sorry that
il would Inconvenience the witness, and
ST haf / "A
of fraud was being committed in 81. Louis
and Chicago. and this order was made TO de-
tect these frauds; that while he didn't think
the officers OF those places were involved he
did think the frauds were being committed,
and that a change of officers was necessary in
srder 10 suppress such frauds; that there had
been considerable political influence brought
to bear on him To revoke the order, Dut
he thought it necessary to carry it out TO pre-
vent these frauds. Witness then gave to the
President his reason why he thought the
order injudicious, and the President finally
said that the more Information he received
the better Inc was satisfied that this order
would not accomplish The purpose intended,
and he would revoke IL that day FEB 3, and
did so. On the eross-examinaiion witness
said he saw Gen. Babcock while In Washing
ton, but the latter never said anything about
pressure being brought To have the order
suspended; aid not then have talking ac-
quaintance with Gen. Babcock.
Eight letters were then submitted by the
defense and admitted by the court, the con.
tents of which show that ex-Reyenue Agent
Hoge, now in Canada, supplied g. b. Bing.
ham, Of Indiana, steadily with information
from June, 1874, to the seizures in May, 1873,
the defense claiming that Hoge became cor
rupted several months before the prosecu-
toms testimony showed it 10 have occurred.