New-York tribune., 1876-02-08
THE BABCOCK TRIAL.
A DAYS DELAY.

EXAMINE NEW TEsTIMCNY-THE GOVERNMENT
wITSEssEs-INTERFERENCE WITH TIE TRIAL
DIsCREDITED-THE FATE OF GEN. GRANTS AND
GEN. BABCoCK's NEssMATEs.
iBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSH.!
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7.-At quite an early hour this
morning, people began drifting toward the Custom
house, designing to seats in the court room,
TO witness the opening Of the trial OF Oryllle Bah
cock the charge Of conspircy to defrand the
United States of its revenues o'clock the court
room proper was comfortably filled; the halls were
thronged with those who could get thus far and no
further and up the steep stairway pressed line of
people, the upper end of which was engaged IN ear
nest debate with two stout policemen vino
guarded the entrance through the newly
erected partition. The arrangements made
TO secure greater comfort and convenience
during the Babcock trial. than III preceding ones,
proved well considered and most effective Shortly
after 10 the marshals raped sharply. In moment
the low din of voices died ont a side door opened,
and Judges Dillon and Treat walked rapidly to their
seats on the bench, aud were followed into the
courtroom by the defendants party, who noise
lessly took the seats assigned them. Gen. 3abcock
was attended 10y Judge John X. Porter Of Ncw-York,
Emory A. Storrs of Chicago ex-Unted states Attor-
neyGrneral Williams, aud Judge John W. aud Chester
II. Kum of st. Louis, as counsel. His fIther-ln-
Law, United States Marshal Campbell OF the North
crn District Of Illinois, and his brother, c. W. Bah
cock of Kansas, sat in the courtroom near him.
District-Attomey ID. l.. Dyer and special
counsel James O. Brodhead and Major
I.ucicm Eaton Appeared for the Government.
All eyes were turned toward Gen. B1bcock, and as
he tool, his seat within few feet OF the reporter,
table he wa- subjected t. the protracted stare of
hundreds. H., could not have been unaware Of the
attention which his presence attracted, bat there
WAS no embarrassment visible on his placid conn
tenancc; aud save what might be taken for an eX-
preston Of deep anxiety, he gave no sign.
Mr. Storrs the defendants counsel, asked the
induI.rncc of tr court for one day, stating among
Il reasons FOR the request that sine arrival here
tlc Defendants counsel had come into possession Of
a large quantity of documentary evidence which IT,
alilcd fur,h,r tine to examine. Inc rrGuc-t waS
granted.
At Lindcll Hotel, which j. he headquarters Of
Gen. Habcork and hi- conusrl, there - the usual
h!-t,r II pa parItion prc"oni;,ry Il great if.al
Among the prominent arrivals to-day were 4 i"!-
lowing from Washing on. Who were summoned ~
the case GA the part oi the Government: GoV. H. G.
!. GERS Deputy Com missioner of Intcrual Rrycna',
next in ran, 10 Coumis,ioncr Pratt; Gem james
Gi,fIan, AMI Col. William II. Parker. Collector Of
Internal Revenue at Beaver. ja-t returned from
Washington. Homer r. laryan Chief Of revenue
agents. al-o a Government witness lclt " ashlugton
Friday evening. EX-C0mui'eiorer douglas, lrit
Washington for Il. Louis lat evening. GrH. Bab-
co, .cs very fry casual vs.oIs; his time * almost
wholly occupied with roup.a!. An Oh cla.smJ;e al
West Point to-day ,rnt mp his ard bat Gen. Baa-
corl. Wa too h,i y 20 see him. This gentleman says
that Gcn Bibcock, during his West Point course,
WIS considered by hi d. -iaai the soul Of honor,
a,ri hc could not believe hn -ay, unless ha had
changed his cuirc uatue slace those agreeable and
harry days. lie scat - lis 'ard i,ciIng that b"
could not 80 back on hi, former classuat" in his
hour of trouble. The military generally are fairy
represented by the gentleman qnottd.
GOV. Rogers and Gen. Gillian, -ummorcd le.e as
Government witnesses, both aver that Ia, do not
credit q report that President Grant will interfere in
zen. B.bcoca'- case. altLpj!-h the latter has been
his right hand man aud Gt arr a-sociac for years.
They al.o discr di; the tol graphic sta HeiIts of
hick.Iinrs and diss"u.ion~ between hr. !i>tow and
President Grant ana other members Of IA, Cabinet.
They know whereof tl"f speak. a. they ar" mor' or
less freudly wih ail t., 0'.cmcn, and # any thing
Of the kind mcu,.an.I ial ocrulrri, they wound
certainly have be-. ra e arquaintcd with the
alleged di.SrIlsiou.
Among The item, o. GOSSIP floating around tie
lotl is a story told by gentleman, lonEan iabin"
of Washington, ~ho hss i.iuird blocks q" buildings
in Wa,hingtou said 10 belong 10 Gen. Bah'ock. who
., onr time y. not rich t,.r Btbcoch AMI iI,>srs.
Puri,r and Lect were on Gen. GrantS stan during
tie war. A. the time oi tie d, y'opmcnt OF the
great warehouse fraud n Hcw-Iofh revelations
wcr,. rua,lo inyolyin. Let N Stocking. Con
gre. ,ional Committee yi.Dr! Ncw-io;k ami took the
testimony oi Lcct. L,ct testified that after the ter
nina. ION ~ the war. when Goa. Grant was in COM
maud Of thc army, lr, ten. Grant, Gen. Baneotk'
and cen Porter ,lubncd together and rented q