Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
Babosck's Trial.
FOURTH DAT.

Nl States army, etauoneo Ut OF
% .bs un .ss.d that last fall. while In that
Lgsis, fsss o.ncock had said to him that he
ess. Ger AIv want to send some letters or
soals ,hrough him lwitrsss) to other
nscksges ...t = short time after he re-
a.rties, snc . s;~ned o. E. Babcock, inclos-
srisrd k..ss. "A Nc Donald, with request 10
~ ono ms' ssme. which witness did. A few
s-iirer ING 80 -eceiyed two other letters, at
Ssrs is:ef ~ ,s,ass addressed TO- Mcdonald,
Eterynt ,aI;veyed. On the cross-examina-
yticb 49, w. stated that, in conversation
aon nssss,sslf and Mcdonald, when he
ssiseea ~. ,sffers. the latter had stated, IN,
SsiEereo ", ,.sstiou. that he did not believe
rsply - sasseck knew anything about the
Ca. ps;.g On the redirect examination
sshS, IA Mcdonald had also stated that
,ss'p'a,cDmaid) knew no'ning SPOUT suen
1ng. rra,te rectifier, testified az to the
B d. pS nv distillers and rectifiers for
roee! s,,snts. and said he had seen, in
rFsp1e n mart. kilograms or what pur-
ssois, - he kilograms, in the hands OF Joyce,
yaFie0u rim Of the contemplated visits OF
srsDcG' Pogers. Deputy Commissioner Of In
.. gpsyenne, and ex-Commfssioner OF ln-
ros p.ysnne Douglass testified as to the
ga ~, ~ the orders made last winter
spen..arsfer OF Internal Revenue Super
tr' Af,er the transfer had been deter-
"a on Mr.. Douglass had conversation
4 attendant, the latter caiiing witness at
~ lsan 10 the subject, and saying the trans
E an unwise measure ana Wouio result
N.;ng sueh a strong pressure on the
sei insssh nat the order would have to be re-
rssiaer Tn. Presidents revocation OF the or
aleu thea read, and witness Identified tel
% relating thereto received by him from
ssnsaa Mcdonald, and others sent by him
those parties ast~ ~
FIFTH DAY. tat a
,-oss. examination Of ex-Com'r. Doug
=. was completed in few unimportant
.,;ons On the redirect examination he
.s..,issd that an Endorsement on an affidavit
~.de in 1878, purporting to be charges made
T;aasay Murdsck, a Collector of Internal
n.-anue in Southeast Missouri, against
M. and Mcdonald, showed that such
'g@ had been received and filed The en-
cA ,ars Containing the affidavit was indorssd
s ssScr Sniffin. the Presidents private secre-
y and the prosecution proposed TO read
-. nSorumept, showing that in 1873 the
~ s..ses had been sent to the Executive Man.
e in" md had gore through the departments,
~ w. uitness was allowed TO testify only as
so yaa,,v the entire morning session was
..tsn mn In trying TO trace. through the tele-
,.snh clerks of st. Louis and Washington,
"a also by the doorkeepers and messengers
%tbe Executive Mansion, certain kilograms
"a, vel admitted, to prove that they were re-
reyed and sent back and iorth between
49, Joyce and Mcdonald in st. Louis,
"A Cen. Babcock in Washington. Finally,
~ s defense waived this proof as to one dis
Itch and allowed the following, admitted
r he Ia Gen. Babcock's handwriting, to be
read n n M. % 10Y,
O.. LoR. Mcdonald, 50. Louis:
Jsuceeeded. They will not go. l Will write
700. (;igned) oiLh-
,hst they proposed to make a lengthy legal
.rrument against the admission Of the other
tsegrams. and perhaps they might wish to
include the "Syiph" dispatch in those OBJ
issted to. The defense wished to reserve that
point lana
,sstihed that he had conversation with
Gen. Babeock with regard to the transfer OF
ssv,uue Agents, and that the latter had eX-
rrsssed his regret at the issuing of the order
id such transfer, as it would bring political
uessure on Douglass, and he would be forced
q revoke the order, and that would work dis
pruusly To him. On the cross-examination
viress said Gen. Babcock expressed great
asdshp for Mr.. Douglass.
NE defense made strenuous opposition to
h sdmission Of the dispatches alleged TO
I've passed between Messrs. Joyce, Melon
id and Babcock, and insisted that they
should require not only proof of the author
ship and transmission by telegraph, but that
be Dispatches were actually placed in the
hands Of the persons to whom they were ad-
dressed; they also objected To the relevancy
d the dispatches. 1t was then agreed that
the Dispatches should be grouped together
and the question of their delivery, etc, and
their relevancy, should be argued at the same
time.
PRESIDENT GRANTS DEPOSITION.
Washington Associated Press dispatch
Of the 18th says the Presidents deposition
was taken on that day ut the Executive Man
sion. There were present Chief-J ustice Waite,
sec'y Bristow, Atty.-Gen. PierrepoDt, Col.
William A. Cook Zone Of Gen. Babcock's
counsel), and Mr.. Eaton, who represented the
prosecution. The oath was administered by
the Chief Justice, and the examination de-
yeoped the facts that Gen. Babcock had not
Influenced or attempted TO influence the Exec
utire IN the selection of any official involved
In the so-callcd Whisky Ring; that he had
b0t interfered In any manner 10 cause
the suspension OF the celebrated order for
The transfer Of Supervisors, but that the rev.
oeation was directed by the President aim
SELF, in order that, suspicion being removed
from the minds of those engaged in the
frauds, they might the more readily be de-
ected in their efforts to cheat the Govern
ment out OF the revenue on distilled spirits;
he dan hah irnt Mi or
10 the integrity of Gen. Babcock, aud was sat
SIZED With his explanation of the dispatches
which have formed 50 important an element
10 his prosecution. The cross-examination
elected nothing Of Importance, but devel-
Oped the fact that If there lad been anything
wrong on the part of Gen. Babcock, which
NE President emphatically stated he did not
believe, II was entirely without The knowI-
tdge OF the Executive The President stated
nat during the twelve years that Gen. Bah
cock had been intimately associated with
him, he had not learned anything calculated
Dimpair his confidence 10 lis integrity.
SIXTH DAY.
Alter the conclusion of the arguments as
. the sdmissibility of the dispatches, Judge
and they were subsequently read in Court,
ara comprised various kilograms from
Nessrs. Joyce. Mcdonald and Others to
Messrs. Babcock, Douglass and Avery in
Washington, and from the latter named gen
asinen 10 the former
:, iaomss j. Walsh, brother .in-law Of Gen.
Acponald, and chief clerk in his Office when
SUPERVISOR, was called aud identified several
NsieFs and dispatches written by him at the
sheenon OF MIR. Mcdonald, and also identi-
h s, the signature Of himself and Mr.. Joyce
t ~ 70 receipts for kilograms to Messrs.
hssDonaid, joyce and others.
henhedy Duh, manager of the A. d p. Tel