, 1876-02-27
lie Disbelie7es tho Reported Removal.
Marshal Campbell's Ratification.
Peace at the custom-House--.Extract
from st. Louis Novel,
The Springfield Grand Jury Returns
Another Batch Of Indictments,
Babcock Creates Sensation by Visiting
Mcdonald in Prison.
CHICAGO.
WHAT STORRS SAYS.

| WHAT sTORRs SAYS.
3. lie FEELS GRAIIFGED AT THE RESULT.
Erncry A. StoTrs, senior counsel for Gen. Bah
cock in tho recent trial at St. Louis, returneG
| from that city yesterday morning and imme-
diately repaired to his parlors in tho paime1
House, where he remained most Of the day. II
| the evening TRIBUNE commissioner called al
the hotel and cent up his card to the distin.
| guished counsel. 4 few minutes later he was
following @ dueky bell-boy through labyrinshine
passages, and finally brought up at tho threshold
Of Mr. Storrs' apartments A faint tap on the
] door WEB answered with cheerful como, ,
| and the reporter entered. After the customary
ealutations, tho conversation assumed about the
] following shape:
''a1r. storrs, you look iaded and Horn sftc1
| Jour St. Louis experience"
ayes, I am somewhat reduced in flesh owing
to the constant stroia under which labored
during the trial. aud for TINT matter since Dec.
q. when began preparing for tho defense." i:
II presume YOU are glad the trial is over ~
Undoubtedly, and have no deslre to assume
such another responsibility in hurry, certainly
not within week.
"Dld yoa lind
MUCH PREJUDICE
against your client in St. Louis ?"
':les, at first great DEAL and that very largo
ly Of political character. But Al tho trial pro
grcssed. this prejudice in d measure wore away,
and tho verdict shows that tho jury were gov
erned solely by the evidence in tho case. The
inherent weakness Of the case made ont by tho
prosecution could result ia no other verdict"
"uow wc1o you treated by the Government
counsel ?"
*.spealing both for myself and NV associates,
can truly Say that our intercourse with Col.
Dyer aud Col. Droadhead was Of the most pleas
ant character. Not bitter word was made uso
Of Oh either side, and when We left St. Louis We
left with the assurance that We had made profess
slonal friendships that rill bo lasting"
s'H the question IN not an lndelcate oDo, I
would lille your opinion on the legal attainments
of the counsel arIayed against you."
"Col. Dyer is greater lawyer than the people
are disposed to give him credit for being. uo
is foeman worthy OF any steel Col. Broad
head iB one Of the best lawyers in this country,
sharp vigorous and incisiye."
"Will Gen. Dabcock insist On tho resumption
THAT nu1rAnY 1vvEsrruA71ox,
which commenced hero about tire time OF the
finding Of the indictment againss him 7"
"I don't believe he WILL He said ncthing to
me about it, and l am sure that it he had enter-
tanned the idea for ono moment, he would have
communicated with me- on the subjecs What
good would it do, anyhow? He has been hou-
~
the use iu going through the cvldenca again u"
But It is stated that there are certain docu-
ments OF interest to the public, which were ruled
out On the trial. and they might be admitted be-
forel the military court"
.sGen. Babcock has MACS OF documentary
and other evidence in his favor, which was ruled
ont in compliance with tbs objections Of counsel
for the prosecution. Some day Gen. Babcock
may conclude to present these to the public
through tho medium OF tho press IN the shape
1+A- I,1-$& Tor fftT
consideration"
Ibid you sae the Washington special IN this
mornings TRIBUNE, stating TINT the President
had determined to
DISPENSE WITH TIE SERVICES
Of Gen. Rahcock, as his Military Secretary"
ssYes, I saw it"
"Wnat is your opinion OF 1t p
ssI dou't believe it. I telegraphed to per
eonal friend of the President in Washington ask
ing information on the subject, and a few mo-
meuts ago received the following reply: It is
lio IN ms opinon.'" [Mr. Stor1s hero showed
the reporter the telegram, conccallng tho sig-
Datnre.]
:. :. Is your informant in position to know ?"
WE'LL should think he IL lie has daily
interviews with the President. He had long
interview with the President yesterday, which /
know Of, for the points thereof received by
telegraph this morning."
would your correspo ndeut be likely to know
it the President had determined On the step it ts
alleged he has talen?"
.Uudoubsedly."
''What ia yuur opinion concerning the fnmor-
ed differences between tho President and Secre-
tary Bristow and Solicitor Duford Wilson 2"
THAT ia a'queetion on which have no op1n-
ion for an Interview
"Do you think that any serious complications
are likely to arise between them?"
"Oh, pshaw, I don't want to be interviewed
on the subject, " and tho conversation hranched
off on topics connected with the trial.
Ijpsr Il Il 1f7ofr3 NM IT
TIE uoGE LETTERS TO uISdHAM!"
"Tbat waB purely an accident. Assistant
Diat.ict-Atrorney ShearmaD, OF New York, had
an interview with Bingham concerning certain
crooked matters in New York, and bingham pro
duced tho letters in explanation OF somo points
which be gave to Shearman. He casually men
toned tho fact Of the existence OF the letters to
Judge Williams. OF counsel FOR Babcock who,
thinking they might be Of some eervioe for bis
client, asked SLearmau to procure them. He
were turned over to mo for examination.
As I read I became satisfied that theV
were the leak and not Babcock, and so I incor-
porated them in the defense. Col. Dyer VAS
them up until had placed them in evidence be-
fore the Court"
"They wero essential to your case. we're they
not p
"Certsin1y, becsuse they developed where |
The leak existed; that Hogo BETRAYED tue He7e,
nue. Department, and that the dlst'lers would
consequently have no need OF Babcocka scr |
glces, under any consideration.
NIr. Stor1a again declined to be Interviewed aa !
10 his opinions touching on matters in Washlns- |
Ton, aud the reporter Withdrew.
MARSHAL CAMPBELL'S VIEWS.
THE Acnp1TrAL OF HIS aoN-1S-14Aw.
Tho onIy relief yesterday to the present pre-
ro,1ioe, duilness at the Custom-I1ouss WIS the |
,tjr made during the course OF the day BY indi-
ridna,s calling on Marshal Campbell to express
20 him their congratulations at tue acqul1tal OIL
,;s son-;n-law. The callers were many. They |
we're gsnerally people who bad known the MAI,
,hal for years, and their conGratnlas'ons anu
hearty good will vere no doubt OF 'no
most sincere hind. To each and every
one the Marshal returned bis tnanAs'
lie had been through heavy sE1al