New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-18
PROC EEDl\n> OF TIE TRIAL.
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-. LorIs, Feb. III pom the resumption
~ the trial of Cen. Rahccrk th' morning. number %
witnesses gcr,. called ~ the stand testify To the char
,cri ~ the defendant. Gcn. W I. Sherman test fed;
ILav, known the prisoner since 1851, Dui my better
kuowlcir Of him dates from the time ne b."IShl 10 M
dispatch from savannah from Gen. Grant since ihth
t,t ian, liz. been very good { never beard
II questioned until The -c troubles; have seen Gen BaD-
,o'a hundred times m tho Executive mansion hrNt th'
r,.,lrYis room IL ni-ht Dee called the ante room
tho,, who en the President Sc cen abc"ci frSt ARD
riiai, accomplish the object Of the visit without seeing
h T.r,rcu a all: Gen BabcOc also opens the lri r.
d-fibutr- them ana answers n eAr'll ,lr no,l ,i,
people and the Pre- hcni.
Testimony to good character was also given by Gen
James H. simpson Of she Corps of Engineers ten "" :
Harvey Cart L. : Balbitt. commandlns the - ons
Arsenal. Gen. j. l.. Fullerton cen L. H. suS"S. "a com
maud OF mis- post and Z. \. Borc, oV>c'rctary Of The
navy.
Al mi, point ey-Goy Fletcher put upon She stand
and identified several letter, Con Bab"uek 10 joyce
ns those placed ia h- p' .>',>on IL" week. ago N
ur. Jo,cc one na> dated March l.. 1874,
ana directed 90 Jurc" m ran frnnc-ro l.
j. in reply 10 Joycr.s message u bhD.
cock Tell Douglass 20 cal oil h.s scandal hounds mat
oul, blacken the memory OF toNi ana friends. zen.
BabeOci Informs joyce tlat there are u" c'l'e 'SHi
rod and tells him that he believes H. JoAcel ""Ssrh'
To- san Francisco because AZ his high -'niins WHINE
Inc defense then introduced two letters from Deputy
Commissioner H. T. Roger 10 NcDC9al' dated RESPECT
iyrl, Washington, Marrh 3. and NIrri -, $50. 10
,hov ~. counsel said that ~ late a. me deo! mes rt
Ter, Their, was SIspiciJn -. Gen Mcdonald e tN r
Rogers or nr Department. The hrs letter asks on be-
hlf of Mr. Roger. and Commissioner p"u"a~' ina We
Donald Will mud u place Deputy Collector IN Arkansas
ar ELSEWHERE for young well qualified for ,urh posi-
lion and states thar such favor on i!' pafi oI
Mcdonald would be- accommodation 10 a m.mh'r
49, E Ca;rrt The other letter refers to probability 81
The appointment al Mr. Douglass 10 q Jni,cShp 81 th'
Conf ~ Claius aud soctS Mconad- iuiiucnc" ~ bis
tin.rrsS hnlf tnr place 10 De made vacant ~ IA
rrt,rrncn OF Mr. Dougass. This letter wa referred d"
~ Mr.. Rogers IN h. testimony.
,r.e y,,,l.tu.u connected Win the Po,. one, ~ ,his
c, testified that il WI. unsafe deposit yaurhc letter
in the street boxes and that the public had bt'H re-
rr,trdl, cautioned against doing ~.
Tire defense then introduced several letters nom Joyce
to Gen R.bcock. written a. different times from 1900
IVA Some OF them inclo.cd editorials written byJoycr
and publishcd In The S. J0Nph HcrGH on ~pat" Do
p,Ingo Affairs, They were designed to show HI Jealous
moss in pol,fieal matters Another from lNic iiock
ARK apprlsrd Gen Bibcock ~ the election ~ foTsl
senator, ana siuftd lilis
lion would carry Arkansas for Grant, ana an0h'f Ut
closed resolutions "a the memory of Charles W lni'
adopted at public meeting mere soon aer INIT t'''lc
NnsHcf. to these letters were then produce, and rial
I,o or three others All Of these letters are r"re
bickino"n, ChiefClcrk Of the Controllers oncc
The oilrr of Pubic Buildings and Grounls under Gen
Bnbrk we're then called TO identify ,9r the prosecute
, sign,fiire 81 t:coru : joyce. dOorkccprr ~ The
Prc,pi,nt', Mansion TO whom The dispatch OF April ~;
/ I--5 addressed ~ BlhcOck, was traced Ihei JARED
/ sal isfacro rly To identity the signature
The Court then ruled on the three dispatches which
have been held in tso three DAYS. The fol
| lowing admitted;
IOITs, Dec. q 1874
Urn. -. T.. ABCooS secretary oI Commissioners
! ORDERED anything here v
The following two were ruled out:
WAsHINoTo> Dec :. Is7I.
JoHS A. Joi,r. 81 Lods: Cannot hear That any ore
haq gone or Is going o. l.: hAW oh
| 81 TOiIs, April %, 1870.
a,u a y R>n,ock WASHINGTON: Tell Mac 30
! porkrr of colorado and telegram to Comm sioncr
Crush out -. Louis enemies. 'Hi'
REGARDING the last dispatch the Cont said afho gl
was admitted he in The handwriting of Joyce a mat
I a. "a, irps there prOOf mat
IN. at,udau, had received it, or II he aid receive IT,
h, be knew (r0m whom il came and there no pgUoi
} that II au-wtTed
lanes MagiII a lettercarrier then testified: IN the
latter part VI February, 1873 was coming down Pine
= ar Fifth-st Mr. Joyce acoOsted me- and -ah there
er two ctt.rs i'm the street lcterbox which he wished
| 70 get back: he pointed 20 the box ON the -out J
| yy,sf corner Of Firth and Tinests. | asked Col.
! Ioyce 10 describe tho letters before | opened
| The box he said addressed 10 ". o. Avery,
Washington d. c. and marked personal in the corner,
and The other was Ia o. T. BabcOch, Washington, d. c.
ami aIao msrkod PERSONAL" opcnca the box although