The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-02-17

Treasury with $1,000 in small bills, to get
two $500 bills; when he returned Joyce put
the $500 bills in two envelopes-one d.
rected to W. o. Avery and the other to Gen.
O. f. Babcock, Washington, D. c., each en-.
velope having personal" on the left-hand
corner--and told witness to put them
in the letter.box, which he did, Joyce
watching him from the window of
his office; the envelopes had stamps on
them. On the cross-cxaminaton Everest
said at the time he returned with the two
$500 bills, the envelopes were lying on
Joyce's desk; when he handed the bills to
joyce, witness watched him closely; he
(Joyce) first took the two envelopes up and
then took the paper out of one of them and
put bill in; did not see him put the other
bill in the other envelope, and was not posi-
tive he did put it in, nor did he know
which envelope it was he saw the
bill put in. On redirect examination
the witness explained that Joyce was
standing up at his desk when he put the
money in the envelope, and after placing one
bank note in one of the envelopes he turned
partially around, SO that the witness saw only
part of the envelope, and did not see the
other bill put into it.
HIP. Alexander, teller in the sub Treasury,
testified AS to giving two S5OO hills to a man
whom he did not know. about a year ago. but
could not identify Everest as the man; rather
thought he was not the man.
Frazcr A; .til,er recounted tho b;Otor, of
the whisky consniracv brt lnew notbin,, i,
anv wav relating to Cen R,hcock
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Louis, testified that lest fall, while in that
city. Gen. Babcock had said to him that he
wouId nrohably want to send some Letters or
nackages tbrougb him (witpess\ 10 othar
parties. ard that short time after he re
ceiyed a letter signed O. F. Babcock, inclos-
ING one marked Mcdonald. with q request to
deliver the same which witness did few
days later he received two other letters at
different times. addressed to Mcdonald
which he delivered On the cross.examina-
tion witness stated that in conver
sa,;on betweep b;mself and NcDono1d
when he delivered the letters the latter had
stated in rcr,v IN . ouestiop that be did MOT
be,ievc Gen Rabco,k knew anvtbipr ahout
the Whisky ring. On the redirect eyamipa
ton witness said Mcdonald had also stated
that he (McDonald) knew nothing about such
ring.
B. II. Engelke, rectifier, testified as to the
money raised by distiJers and rectitiers for
revenue agents, and said he had seen, in
whole or in part, teleerams, or what purport-
ed TO be telegrams, in the hands of Joyce,
informing him of the contemplated visits of
revenue agents.
IT q Rooers DENNY Commissioners of In
,or,o, pevonue and oy Commissioner Of In
torr.I pevenua Douglos testified as to the
s,,s,ondin,, Of the orders made last winter
for the transfer of Internal Revenue super-
yisors After tbe transfer mad been deter.
mi,ed n, Mr. DourIas had n conversation
,,ith dsf.raort the latter calling witness,
attention to the subject. and saving the
transfer was an unwise measure and would
result in bringing such a strong pressure on
tbe President that the order would have to
II. recalled The Presidents revocation of
the order was then read, and witness identi-
fed ,eleyroms relating thereto received bv
him from ,Joyce and Mcdonald, and others
sent bv him to those parties.
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by Lindsay Murdoch, a Collector OF internal
Revenue in Southeast MISSOURI against joyce
and Mcdonald, showed Ihat s'ch charSes
had been received ana hied. Inc envelope
containing the affidavit was lndorseu oy Y.
G. SniiiiA, the Presidents private secretary
ana the prosecution Proposeu w io"u 'iio
document, showing that Ill 1910 1he Guar See
had been sent 10 the Executive Hlahsloh anu
had gone through the departments, pu'
witness was allowed TO TESTIFY only as ABOVE
Nearly the entlre morning session was
taken up in trying TO trace, through the tele-
graph clerks OF 81. Louis ana washington
and also by the doorkeepers ana messengers
OF the Executive Mansion' certain .eiesraihs
not yet ADMITTED, 10 prove lhaI they were
received and sent BACK ana 1Srth between
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5sioned1 SYLrH.
Before this was read, the defense announced
that they proposed to make a lengthy legal
argument against the admission of the other
teleprams. and perhaps they might wish to
include the "Sylph' dispatch in those OBJ
iected to. The defense wished to reserve
that noint.
Deputy Com'r Rogers was recalled, and
testified that he had conversation with
Gen. Babcock with regard to the transfer of
Revenue Agents, and that the latter had ex-
pressed his regret at the issuing of the order
for such transfer, as it would bring political
pressure on Douglass, and he would be
forced to revoke the order, and that would
work disastrously to him. On the cross-ex-
animation witness said Gen Babcock ex-
pressed great friendship for Mr.. Douglass.
Tho defepse made stre,uous onnosition to
the admission of the dispatches alleged to
have n,ssed between Messrs. Joyce, McDou-
aid and Babcock, and insisted that they
should reor,ire not only proof of the author
shin and transmission by telegraph. but that
tbe disnatches were actually placed in the
hands Of the persons to whom they were ad-
dressed. tbey also objected to the relevancy
of the dispatcbes. 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
fine.
pprs,nrxr cx.Nr,s DEPOSITION.