Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-01
GEN. BABCOCK's TRIAL.
ELEVENTH DAY.

Col. Broadhead began the closing argu-
ment, reviewing the evidence at great length,
and insisting that the testimony and the tele-
grams produced IN the trial all tended to con-
meet the defendant with the conspiracyIto de-
fraud the revenue. He claimed that the let
ter-carrier Magill was manufactured and
trained witness, gotten up for the purpose OF
ofsetting the damaging testimony given by
Everest. The counsel closed with the ad.
monition that the Jury be not influenced By
the consideration of position, but that If they
found that corruption nestled within the
White House they crush 1t out.
Mr. Storrs, on benan Of the defense, re-
viewed the testimony, and replied to the
summing up OF Col. Broadhead. He said
nothing had been adduced to prove the de-
PENDANT guilty, but that the prosecution had
invited the jury to assume a crime that had
not been proven. Mr.. Storrs was obliged to
suspend his remarks because of sickness, and
the court adjourned.
TWELFTH DAY.
Mr. Storrs, for the defense, resumed his ad-
dress to the jury on the morning of the 2lst,
and spoke continuously until the session
closed tor the day--a period of nine hours al
together He devoted his attention mainly to
an analysis and explanation of the kilograms
purporting to have passed between Gen.
Babcock and Joyce and Mcdonald, endeavor-
ing to show that they were all susceptible Of
an explanation compatible with the theory Of
the entire innocence OF the defendant.
Having disposed of the kilograms TO
his own satisfaction, Mr.. Storrs took
up the evidence Of Everest, whom he
characterized as a lying fugitive, whom the
prosecution would not trust with gallon OF
spirits in which the Government had an in
terest of seventy cents, but who was allowed
to swear away the character Of an innocent
IIa oil ,,aA hat <acf hod
been entirely answered by that Of the witness
Magill, who was unimpeached and unim-
peachable. Mr.. Storrs closed with an elo-
quent peroration.
THIRTEENTH DAY.
Judge Porter for the defense, made the
closing argument on the 22d. He spoke in
complimentary terms of the counsel for the
prosecution, but said they had tried the case
with bitterness he never saw equalcd in
State prosecution. "They evidently felt that
every stroke they gave the defendant is really
thrust through him to the President him
SELF" Judge Porter, in strong language,
condemned the course of the press toward
Gen. Babcock and said he had had the mis-
fortune of a pre-judgment of his case by the
newspapers. The counsel then reviewed the
testimony at great length, and insisted that
nothing had heen adduced which was not
explainable, and that the jury were bound to
render verdict of acouittal.
FOURTEENTH DAY.
Dist.-Atty Dyer commenced the closing
argument, on the morning OF the Odd. He
characterized the case as a remarkable one,
aud the course Of the defense as still more re-
markable, and accused the counsel for the
defense of trying to drag the President into it
needlessly and groundlessly. The Exccu-
QpnoSitinn ha1 haa tpd he
should comment upon his testimony he
would upon that Of any other witness. The
object OF the defense in bringing the Presi-
dent into the case was to influence the Re
publicans upon the jury, but Mr.. Dyer said
he did not intend that the adroitness of the
counsel should place him in the attitude of
assailing the Administration.
After further speaking OF the political as
poets Of the case Col. Dyer drew compari-
son between the manner in which the defense
seem TO assail the gaugers and underlings,
and the manner ia which those in whose
hands lay the removing power were pro-
tected.
COL Dyer then dwelt on other matters
which he claimed had been dragged into the
case in the argument for the defense, but
which were wholly foreign to it. The jury
had nothing to do with the opinions OF coun-
sci as TO the cases Of Joyce, Nc Donald, Avery,
or Mckee. He asserted that he was acting
with the Republican party in attempting to
crush out wrongs and frauds, aud quoted the
Presidents language to show that he was
acting in harmony with the Administration
Let no guilty man escape" He demanded
verdict Of guilty as 10 the defendant.
FIFTEENTH DAY.
Judge Dillon read his instructions to the
jury when they came together on the morn
ing of the 24th They were very long and
included in various groups the kilograms
and many Of the letters introduced In evil
dence In regard TO the issues, he said that
two main questions arose; one MS to the ex-
istenee Of the conspiracy, and the other "a to
the connection Of the defendant with IT. The
first question was evidently admitted by
both sides. As TO the last, it was Il
question solely of circumstantial evil
dence. The evidence of Everest, who
mailed the letter in which he thought
Joyce put $500 bill, and the evidence OF Ma
gill, who testified 10 taking from the letter.
box similar letter, and returning it to Joyce,
were considered, and the question OF credi-
bilty left TO the jury.
The jury retired Judge Dillon concluded,
and, alter two hours elaboration, returned a
verdict of - Not guilty" and the defendant
was discharged