The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-07
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WHEELING REGISTER.
Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
Of Main and 18th Sts.
BCOCK
The President to Appear in
his Behalf-L1ne Of
Defense.
His Friends are Gathering

ST. LOUIS, Februsry.-General Bah
cock, Geo. II. Williams, e1.sttorney gen.
eral, Levi 2. Lucky, Presidents private
secretary, and w. o. Avery, arrived
from Washington this morning and took
rooms at the Lindell Hotel. Other friends
Of the General will arrive tomorrow and
for several days to come. Judge Porter of
New York one OF the counsel for Bah
cock will probably not reach here till to-
morrow owing to sickness.
ST. LOUIS, February 6.-John X. Por-
ter, OF New York, counsel for Babcock,
and &. G Snifen, Assistant Secretary Of
President Grant, arrived to day and
are quartered at the Lindel Hotel. 1t is
stated on authority of Judge Krum that
the President will come out here during
the trial and will probably be witness
for the defense. The Times this morning
gives the following on high su-
thority as the manner in which
the defense expect to explain
the letters and kilograms which passed
between Mcdonald, Joyce and Babcock
regarding the contemplated visits to St.
Louis of revenue agents to examine the
distileries. These dispatches will be ad-
mitted by the defense as genuine and
even the purpose of the dispatches will be
admitted but it will be represented that
both McDondald and Joyce were held in
the highest esteem as gentlemen and
officers by all the Treasury officials and
many other dignitaries at Washington
that their superior officers regarded them
as among the most honorable, trust
worthy and efficient revenue officials in
the service, as we'll as true and devoted
friends of the administration; that such
confidence was reposed in them by their
superiors in office as to induce General
Babcock to receive them on terms OF In
timacy and even consult them
sometimes on important matters;
that they boasted of the powerful
political influence they possessed in Mis-
souri,, and that they were constantly and
earnestly working for the good of the ad-
ministration, and were gradually and
surely aiming to the strength OF that party
in the State. Under such influences it
will be represented that General Babcock
felt safe in complying with almost any
request they made .of him, as
he was confident that to grant it was
for the good ofthe public service and the
Republican party. That he saw others
higher in position than himself yield to
the requs ts, and gladly received and
adopted the advice Of Mcdonald espec-
tally. Hence, he honestly believed he
was doing right in advancing any meas
ures Mcdonald advocated, on the ex-
PLANTATION made by the elstter under such
influences, and honestly believing he was
doing right and giving advice to two Of
the most trustworthy officers of the
government, who would use 1t
with discretion and for the good of the
service. The defence will represent that
Babcock did send certain kilograms ofthe
character; but will stoutly deny end
otter evidence to prove henevcr aeceived
a dollar from MoDonald or Joyce or i'm
agined that = whisky ring existed. Testi-
mony will also be introduced, of course
to sustain the relations of Babcock and
Mcdonald rs explained above.