The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-12
TuEGREAT WIIISKEY TRIAL
ory BtBCock'S CORRESPoNDENcE
UrTH GENERAL M'DONALD.


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Fbe Letters sen, hnc,osI" ~ ~ p,.r,mm,.s,oncr
Dnm"s'"A -,.,,, nocnmcn,nrv Exi-
Douglass lmp"r.h", , ,rn
81, !, Arother imnortont
81 LOUIS rcp' ~ - -. ,.,.,,,
link I'M the evidence against DaococA mas oeen
buppheu '"'u''' -, " an ,,.t1 aud ,ha mar
,nce under cover with Mcpon"u' "nu '"c p'-
,,ai development of his y IT In the reNocaton
'a' ~, 49,. ,,c chanye OF supervlsors OF
Di tho "iuo' ' ,,,,,. a.. .,.,rr ,.,s hein,,
inern" v,.il.ly nervous and anxious
,ru II C-,nes, Depot Quirtormastcr In
The United states Army, stationed at st. Louis
'@fSdu.or ,, r-.l wy '' ON correspondenco with
NcD,nhd la4 m WS In VI inc wnsEeS fr,Ia
lndctnent for 80 ,,,,.fiin,n, was "a follows
'1V No.. t.en io Tue army snce september, 1857. l
knw Grn lFocecf hrN 1'., ttcrmaster' saw Gen.
sh s'sie snc h. w.. i'rc IL i.li. probably IN sep.
s@ 1,qy e.. 'i ns vYSl p,SSoasy y YAM ai6sP 70
parte. he dd not say 70 waom Air tsat .cnose me- s,t
n,e ,,n-i ta iritcf adj ressci to III, sell viii
nth.r iDtief m 70. lali wasa short ume after saw
On ua'clck her The letter, enco'ed IN NINE
eas in wnlir & ,,r .u % ,s s,'n, @ ~ nnsr
lte not 10 t ur 3 u eiirr to Wcp ,"aid and lt was
syi a0 r. Babc .ck" / gave the enclosed To Nc
isn,'i t0ins atny once \ wcck ri,n dNs later
ftrt,,,d alOtncr letter through e Post Omce di.
rct'd me. There w's no TO- IN H. hui an enyeope
silrr..ed IN dhrrelt h'nl n ,n M Dn'i & "t w., 10
pom d. iete ~as n n2 ts 2 H. NJ ogt .H,s ps fhs
nst ~ prrvws. IsP lie tnc seconI / delivered all
,,'e tst ~, thrse leteT 10 Wcb5nal When one Il lien
came he sas not mere. and IN irving 10 nnd MIN met
ts nrohcf-inaw. ion Walsh, ana told hlu, bul d0at
Enow Waat walsh did
The cross.examlnailon developed nothing
fur her save that tue defence indie itcd that
-, ~ ,'io n xouid he In show that these letters
came under cover because Mcdonald feared his
letters might he tampercd with In the mail The
sensation created by the evidence in court was
animation was when Mr. Storrs extracted from
Major Grimes this staten nt
o., ,-,o, : sciiverst the.p ieftors to NeD,na'd I
aNa, i'l N,cD9nalii, "p.d Babr0ck nave ANYTHING
Win tnis whisk Eas ?" an he SAID, Grim 5,
iioIf snow { don't 1clcve he Snow, any nor ut
a taau Ca DO ana you An'" you don' Ano" aAI'lnS
so''. 3"
TINS point tic prosecution i'"0"ea UP As 'o''
n.,rc, ,,,,-,e, Dve--nia NcD,n,i, in ,,st
ton D; ,, "a, "a, ne mn'eii di9n sroT A., Az itins
-u.@ aid cone TO asA !, Bal CO.'S Ma an, ihin-
ser.e,.a That II Bite cE VINO IA bcea Gy ia nj.
lalhAi anything T. do with ~ was soins to crop
- WAT recon had YOU 10 suspect the cent ?
W., va, ,,,r nos,,r, '''
' - ,,.'.l 80 -.
= .i.. ", Hi4rt.flfl1ns. referring plrticularly
t,, [ ni. gse of 'iS ee u'tS5' ths siii .ii
which has been lrtc.lelll told. lie also testi-
Gel O. having seen. va whole or parts. kilograms
or what plrported 20 h' t,lf-iAil-' IN the hdnl~
o ,ulpsin,ne n,,n @ ~. VI % @ ~
"a n a., ..,c,eni. ~ tne tcicgrnu1s Wi'nrss A.
l.rIfa sd tiu on -
sr,ri. came out nfter infyrma'ion Of their
cgyginc had teen received.
RtS.nne. WIS tncn cal 3D. lie tes'iaed tn Il in
August, ls7i, MIR. Douglass. NJ that time Corn-
-, Am, nrS.ks in re,,,ra a., m lstng an in
yt.ueation OF al irs at Cnicago ana st; Louis.
"g. "rotS ,3 to e9s rsos 10
Revenue AGENT Hoss TO assist HIM. He was
, a. ~ 'tt,',,nr 'rhav ,yant IN pntioriolnbi, H.,
f LII ILL., ~ 1,a, r1irncI ~ - VEL
inston together, and after several days left
'sn W. w'1ne', ,S st, iao p"o,,,r Gen M,po,, came
N, room aSi stij ed Sat a lew minute. lac /, Jay
be- 9g IN ;ns o al sgssi Iss s9s o0. .1ai You 70
sn ,as are gong 9 st. Log, Sa sge1A ou' re-, &
ssr are ., e be i9 once 'hsy aesa no iays'r
tnsn teiesraphed 20 BROOKS % delay tue n!s.rga.
Of the Internal Revenue Bureaa. reee yed letter.
s96gs .sa' vms rSh Mr nend.d ~ ds.rS
ths sorrespon icne; It no. oelnE p, ure wAqpte
csy.d @ i iettef nom /. rrfer ed to the conien
P.ss H,csss 9 "a s4a o "a and So% .s
isfaetorY 70 ourselves Mr. Douglass the Comgisioner
fhnK Ir Dou.ass said hi ave ltion hld oeen called
g. TO- a 80 TRe ae
, % r6a9 shSr Saaao a S tS' N
Kx.coAturss1oNKn por-o1Ass's TESTIMONY
j. W. Douglass, eI- Commissioning Of Internal
During 1873 lslt and $50 there were efforts con
hAnty Aae 70 ieIret OUT tne lrAuuh Inht were nelns
Petpetratsd several revenue agents we're seat 70 -
ouls lh lofz Dut received No uennlte lniornatloh
iou them LAter br9oks ahq hoas Nert ssu. out, q g.
HeclAlY - iooh lnto heNl. rIz. nnArs, any tnA
nm paiI tnt DONerh.seu.. ti14,,yV - coup @
WIIl sem Joyse 10 SnI9rn ss' s 70 gst 9h S Vp
OF lhe way ot .ne a.ehs @ ,h seht letr, @ anu ~no
.ouilM.e o, ~ eAVessi'e a'.etlVn %. ne pa' Nin
ias aa qhihs Iar' 30 ICY eo1,d nor 90 -n{ .y,N S
Ii,y we're In Washington had a conversation With
u sets 10 fessrI 70 tae IL, sStg'tVhs ~ n Ne Mys,
6stss,n he I0r, and isth ef 8ecen'brr written by
BrooSs saving that the delay would prove equally
pronia6e TO the Government and gratifying 10 our
sevs. something Of that knd. The COPY OF the let
Yer wh own 70 me a tne Mhlte use bI zen pap,
ss s5d saa sra,s srnenin . ns hnnS ,hS"a 1eceve
nv tSpss =" men he said he wond hod m,
respQu-ihle for their conduct. told hiu
Shat hal great conn lence In the lntn He SAID, Nna
might sensitive man Ike Logan say II he saw that
iettrrS' BaDcoc TO d me that the letter hnd been
gwen him conn ienu liy, au1 requested me not a.
CAV ere received II from. Atter the visit OF Me
bunaid % Wasninsion, remember OF COMING out OF
my house one daA, Wncn met Babcock and We talked
atout - LOUIS matters, cannot say exactly wnai
- sad. We talked about -evenue agents coming
befe once, IN 1874 Hahcock came to my once, and
- "a ked ABOUT the supposed charges again 81
fufl, VINO was ocad at the tine.
toll him there were no charges against Ford
ire H. .ted xNt W ION had 5sen n,, de- & and