, 1876-02-17
The Chances Of the Private Score.
tary Nightly Improved in
O Day.
Letters from Joyce to Dabtotk Read which
tile Prosecution Knew Not OF.
They Render lnnocentIy. One
Of the GulItiest-Looking Of
the Dispatches.
Judge Treat Said to Have Made
Up His Mind to Give Mc>
Donald Ten Years.
DABCOCK,

DABC0CK.
Ex.ATToRNey.CENERAL WILLIAMS.
BAL1ENT FEATURES OF HIS HrEEcu+
, spee,ai Dispatch to The Chicago Trtbane.
6r. Louis, Fob. 1G.-At tho opening Of tho
United States Circuit Court this morning, tho
usually dense croGd wns absent. though within
. very short tiuo after Gen. W,ama began bis
speech every scat Was filed. aud largo uuul-
ber Of people wore turned away from the door
On account OF tho want OF room. Tho speech
OF tho ex.Attorney- General was rather sur
prise to thoao WHO bad Judged from his hereto.
foro modest and unobttueivo domeanor that he
was lacking in vigor and vim. No argument
eince tho opening Of tho caao has lnado
deeper impression on tho jury. It was
evidont that Con. Williams hol prepared hiruaof
with great dellboratIon and claborateneas. lie
Was the first man In tho courtroom this morn
ing, and Bpont quarter Of an hour in rearrang-
Ing the desks aud benches 30 lie might hayo
commanding Wow Of tho Jury. When tho Court
hnd met aud come preliminary business Ind
jbeon disposed Of, Williams rose to nnke his nd
dress.
= IN rrneoS
the Attorney General is both tail and ssout. lIc
IA rouud-phouldctcd md little awkward. His
lower jaw prominently projecla md hta faco
ia fringed with grizzly whlskogs. Ills o5os
are email, kccn, and docp-Ret. When lle begins
TO talk, his yoico aounda lso an old bell jonElod
put Of tune. but aB ho proceeds it takes OH
lttslo moro msllownoss. From the start hc vas
Is much rs 1IeGsogor on his natlvo heath. lila
u&terauco was GLOW and distinct. and lsa Ian
Euago both cop!oua and perspicuoua. There
Waa no obscurtty to anything no said. Whon hc
got thoroughly warmed up bio kept his long arms
busy describing angles in tho ak, frequently
making gGYturGS
As onorrsqur Asp on1c;sA1..
y hnd certain novelty my ci,ossy about 1t that
Ihe @ t following ID tho "'''1' '''~'' ~ ''' -
OPENING OF TUE RrEEcu;
J,tcne,l to ts aIIemflous snd eycnco ou mo rt oi
fho uoyerninct a,. ii now becomes NY duty ia mako
ssIat wa exnoct 10 proye Assumv ti,at iii t,, las
been ororca BY tlo Government !a true, which va
syn Is.ps e. ad @ ,srs NJ. % nv. !, sss ssos1d r.
nd Joseo Wsra eSaue III te.e
end IT lie SANE e sse VIZ en oyns IL" condenso
nicstions by mali and by telegraph. al they weru not
known 10 Ee engaged IN theso frauds That must b.
soa % %ho can say III aos4 st u 10 gn haso been re-.
moved and that from thu oydcncB now In, verdict
# y b. Sss ase, .! + 9 Yos @
b. Loua aud other citica haso been searched, atur
srt,F.coSy1c1rp rE1os3
sescAcJ only caac of s.,ai,jc!or Nothing in fuji,
ss IN - sa Il atns :: y IN
certainty o. to whether il IL to convoy yurelou or to
b considered "a w9aknsss Of judgment eonm9n TO
@ aa Ky - ny @ s1oasr sisa S'iehs s
house. but million Of brlcka aca& red over all nero Of
srlcks il paeo DO: E1perieas has taught r, gen
uearaang ernes To III oy WE ' tasenes
ihat II cad ia Rronat un III The way ho Should 10,
when le Ii old lie Will not depart from 1t. Oryo T..
which j. pot noted far 'is additions 10 o.
nks q Whsn e II n ls
assi ,lers Ia isa. %eat fons Is not iiaco where
s1aauata Of weat ro!,.t eau @ L. found Who as taTuod
ont thief. graduate Of that rlaco may lose any
thing ''''' but hs HOLDS 70 ms uoson.
Entering tho army aa seeond-Iieutenant. he rose
s's; 35s% n9 + ts aa 4, ms
a Grant, ,as as.so ss ss :isaa man
would become tho recipient Of rsltry dolo from
cocf became tic superintendent Of tha Fulio i}ud-
ipE1 and Grounds at Washington Ably and honestly ho
beauty, Honesty aud good repu;ailon avail nSth!na @
II they will NOT atand for man whom gang Of sef.
confessed fe'oas tsytag to purchase statnunty
for themselves by swesring innocent mon into tho
.panitentiazy. -.-.-
spon ma degrade tho Chuf Executive Of th!h pation
mo inorsiituie could bo 70 bhcl ~ Ill., il ho wouid
GrinR dishonos upon one who put suci sonaIeaes in
,idn. 1 DO not Know what you VIII conclude, hut
wssuhesfted, generous, conadsng nsn, aud, when 10
IcIamny 10 bresk thst friendship. Den Tahcoei wa
EAe ycIim Of nsp.cc oonlIonce, but h!s errors aro
ps ~ rom crinnH "a thc snstnn al midday il re-
suoysd from te dsrtneas Of uult. 10 cuabl you 10
tmderxtand tbs csse. mutt sijlda 10 matters Of =
sm ds5Gns nsrttsan hut hold hat vulIlics Las po
nllaco In : court of jugtics, aud
II wonfn prsenyT r1tr ngnurr OF THE COURT
Ia ous ord bern esoniated tn arouso poftic.t
fseilnu or aret|,es' To much port i,os bosn made
Ia stss IT. t}.i noiIticn1 rnn%I.1fnn bMf Al ttn
sioSs of III this t.ii af i".tice& msnists from tho
5udues u,eots It. Living: "Ihus f.r nnd 10 farttcr
shsn tbnm ~ :. 1Irt9 str,fs in tHis Hsts haa heeu
ch.rsc1s4,sS h titts2s. asn - % mr.ntSs sdn,sn,.tTs
fion hrrn II :nvhnrn nj nintcrai hter onpos.
Hon Wetensd in III stsia Iy ths sssisfactio Of
disttpguIshcd leader. Geu. urants Administration
Naa IL, = conditfnr to apnTecsiatn frfeDia II
It 5td mt ned tbeu Mcdonald aud
Joyce r.da themselves consusuous ~ lead.