The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-03
After Acuuittal.

The country understands pretty well by
what sort Of devices, tricks, ana influences
BAncocK technically escaped conviction on
the recent trial, while found guilty by
public opinion II may be SAID the pre-
siding Judge was the best counsel for the
defence, for the fun charge to the jury is
far stronger than the report Of II sent out
by telegraph and was substantially a posi-
tive instruction TO acquit
II there was anything to DO gained by
disscctine that extraordinary charge OF
Judge DILLON, and by exhibiting not only
Its Partially, but its biased treatment Of
the most important testimony, the task
would be easy ana the proofs crushing.
Like the exclusion OF the ciphet telegrams
and other material evidence all pointing
In one direction, the charge was framed to
leave the jury but the alternative of
technical acquittal.
The President and his Administration
had been virtually placed on trial, and to
save them. and through them the Rcpub-
lican party, it was indispensable to keep
BAucoCK out of the peuitcntary. That
idea dominated through the whole trial,
and directed the efforts Of the Attorney
General and others, at Washington aud
elsewhere, to interfere with the course of
Justice, to disable the prosecution, and to
aid the defence. No means. however cX-
IRENE, were left unemployed; and II the
secret history OF this case Is ever written,
the mass of perjury, OF fabricated testi-
monv, of corrupt collision, OF purchased
suppression, and of infamous combinations
10 defeat a conviction, will astound the
country Even the speeches of counsel,
with all their wide range. attempted no
explanation of DAnCoCK's eliminating cor
respundcucC aud kilograms They stand
to-day, as they stood when presented to
the court. accusing witnesses that have not
been and cannot he impcached, because
they were written by the hand Of this con-
spirator. sometimes with his own name.
but often with II fictitious one TO cover his
clandes,ne completely.
Everybody now knows that the whiskcy
conspiracy never could have succeeded at
all, without "A commanding influence at
Washington inside the White House. The
President admits that he revoked the or
ders of the Treasury intended to detect
frauds on the revenue, over the head of
Mr.. BRIsTow, ana BABCoCK was shown to
be the inter mediary between the Ring
thieves and the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. Therefore, if the verdict be
worth anything and BABcooK is innocent.
ii follows either that the RIM had no
agency at the capital. or that il has not
been discovered. There is no escape from
these alternatives, and either Of them Is
absurd.
Besides the proof Of BABCocK's intimacy
with the Ring chiefs before the trial. the
incidents " hich Immediately followed it
serve to confirm those relations. A sere-
made was gotten up after the verdict, in
which the principal movers were MCKEE
and MACUIRr, one n convicted and the
other n confessed conspirator No living
men know BABcocK's guilt better than
these two ring managers. And they were
| prepared 10 testify AGAINST him for ia, If
own relief, when PItRREPoNrs instruc-
tions purposely closed their lips Ii was
omincntly fitting that they should sercuade
II confederate, who might help THEN own
pardon in case OF necessity.
During the trial, BABcoCKs counsel de-
nounocd MCDoSALD IN uusparng terms.
n one who had betrayed their innocent
! chent,' and by aittul wi,s surrounded
! him with IA certain degree of suspicion.
/ When this farce was over, BALCoCK and
| Judge KRuM paid midnight visit TO
/ MCDoNALD in jail, where Of course. the
/ harsh terms in court were explained away
and they all rejoicod over the delivery of
the Washington oonspIator. According
to the 81. Louis Republican, they made Il
night of it after leaving McDoNAIp. who
could not join ia the festivities and onyicd
| his associates their liberty. We quote from
| that paper:
"About two o'clock, Judge KRvli Gen BAH
! seen IN MCCVI ioUGHs saloon. hodiug another
! glonnc ton meeting, md sptudiLg money with
| as much laylshnoss rs 10 tae palmy days Of tae
| Ring
This was the sort Of public dcmonstra-
ton with which the verdict was welcomed
at st. Louis, where the organ Of the wills
key Thieves is the only paper that has ven
turcd TO approve it. From this compan-
iouship, BAnCoCK fastened to Washington,
to be welcomed there by Boss SHEPHERD
and kILBOURN, as fit finale to the trial,
and to the shameful influences of the Adj
minstration, through which IA verdict Of