Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-22
THE BABCoCk TRIAE.
Arguments TO- d,v

ST. LOUIS, feb. z2.-Judge PSr.er opsoet
his remarks THIS a nm. In the closing argu-
ment Tor General BaOcock with cOmplifnen-
tary reference To- the attention the Jiry had
given % the case. An intercourse az too
weeks, he said, in the discharge of our duties
"a q the kindness aud Market al tsnftoo win
which You have listened 10 the evidence
makes Us feel mat we are before a ilfv which
Is not proiudiced in the case. We 'belIeys
that had the evidence been such that Won
must have found verdict of guilty. which
would have blasted this young mans fifure
you would have done 50 with surrow bat
now that the testimony enables goa 40 pro.
nounce him innocent, you cannot but rejoice
Al such a conclusion. Judge Porter ref,rr,si
10 his personal relations with General Ran
COCK, saying that he had known him long
and Intimately, aud appeared a, his friend
rather than his lawyer. He rem iuieI the
jury that the defendant was the son OF an
American yeOman, and has earned. NOT
sought. the positions he had occupied in a
Ctiicate way. The government counsel
were COmplimentei for their ability but
said the speaker, they have Tried thiS case
with a bitterness toward this desendant
Whlch i never saw equailcd IN "a state
prosecution. They evidently felt that
every stab they gave this dafennant
rs really thrust through him az the President
himself Why they should strike az g. neral
Grant We con I know, unless tuey think his
testimony stands between taesp 80 eminent
gentlemen and professional victory. Judge
Iorter then, I'm strong Language. CONDEMNED
the course pursued by tue prtsss toward
General BaOcoCk. de has ha A. he said. the
misfortune OF reJudgment OF his case bv
The press 10 has been charged in the papers
boldly that for years ne was Ia weekly re-
ceipt of this blood money from TIE st Louis
rlhg that he received it by packag - through
Tie express by registered letters aud by
checks, and that ne ACKNOWLEDGED the re-
ceipt In letters and kilograms. Tne country
has been told that upon THIS monev
General BabcOck grew suddenly rich: that
he lived in luxury aud moved about Ia pala-
ual style; that with this money he buflt
whole blocks OF buildings IN the CITY Of
Washington, and has others IN process OF
construction. Every enemy OF General
Orant, wllhln and without The republican
party, accepted these stories as true aud
Zen. BabCOck has been confemUed nnhearf
RAISING 10 what he termed the dangers of
accepting "a verdict from the newcomers
Judge Porter said the meanest vagabb1d IN
me neighbornOOd OF one OF you has oaly 10
invent or md floating the vilest scandal
about you aud send IL % a ne wspapar. twill
lot only be published, but will De copied
lar aud wide by ali the scandal loving sheets
IN the country, and wherever YOU nav 90
this calumny will rise up % meet Won. Y0u
may send your denial % the papers, ana M
Will be published, but with IN the
statement that since the first PUBLICATION
further Information OF more reliable char.
ecter has been received, which see lns 20 com
nrm the truth or the SANDER To illustrate
bis point, Judge Porter referred 20 the trial
OF Andrew JosnsOn, VINO, he said. was trief
and condemned by the whole press OF the
country, almost without exception. lie be-
came President without party.