, 1876-01-25
The President and Secretary Bristow
to Testify in Baboook's
Behalf.
interesting Facts Connected with His
Military Court Of Inquiry.
a Dictxtorial Judge. Advocate Tondored
Lesson in Civil Practice.
a Day of Peaceful Stagnatfon
In Chicago Revenue
Quarters.
ST. ,OulS.
ApAf or ARGUMENT IN M'KEE'8 TRIAL.

DAY OF ARGUMENT IN MkEs 1hi..'
Special 1spote" 70 -, 1"e t".sag' t.. .,.G H.,
ST. hou's' .An' zLino o"l"o H., ~; ;,..so ~ .u -,
hoe case nas ocon 'aao'' " !" ."o ua So.
the 'ese points saieeo w .e uo.o''.s "
cay. iaefo naS pe'" wv n.tiu po.eops..,s
"ont ~ puone .uto1sa.n 'ne .ss,..1 ..i"'' 1A1
foo'a LAS o'on e1o"oou Ho ao"..'
WHAT TUE 1~hA 10 Anoo.. ,..,.
AZ tno quost'on ~ ooo ~ 'u.s 6.e"' 'ups ~.
auce' "s5 w We" W ioa'a.o t.ss ~ ,,s ~,
raised BY the oo1cnaa "aa 20 ano"'oR 'ue ~
loving question to DO put by Col. Dyer to tho
xitnoss Mecrue:
Now M sfcoruc. st.to 10 tho Jury Sbst converra-
lion p.saed hetwoen you and john LesTsnvorth. the
collector Of the Ming, regarding the distribution Of
tho money you gayc him for TINT purpose.
TIE QuJEcr
-. ,,a ,po.,,o, v,a Il, n,oy, that 1.avenvorth
,.s,, &C., - !. Il ,.lvo-,a In hfo1yaa Tim
aau so'o 4a' Nv 10" "o'' ,s. .., ~.
PACKAGES OF moue5 'Aekfee nau nos
apart aud instructed LeaVon"orsh 10 give
McKoo. The dofonso objected. on tho ground
tb.t Taavenvorth, being tian,l. could not sppeAr
49,. ~ aa.aehor.t. .,dh.o.uo. in oxI5snce
'" oon5 VI oo'' @'o' -. s.,S.,. 1ssi..
Haa hehsBay nno iacoo'peIoht' nolne suo uos.> a..
.tion OF QUO conapiratof 70 Anoshef' not msoo IN
pursuauco Of tho object OF conspiracy.
mn oprn,sn 4pn.wryr.
wal, hv 1ndoo K,nn, wan n yorv lengthy and
4nAuo " suaBo ~ "en -
rather laoof1oda ono. lie nno oaIole Aa04
cart-load of aoId voluu,os Of law, mud tho ffa-
quenoy aud ease With which ho refcrrea to
ti,oro ahn,zca that t.ia ntrataRto move upou tho
~. ~ a,,..., sor ~. 1.fa,.o h.d Inn,
t@ss a,.s.sn y. ss s.a tt.t t,,o -.o.,rct, thars.
been pFemedltatea' aua saAS 'ne 1esoss'o 'nese.
On had heon full and exhaustive. lilo confined
himself principally TO tho legal branch OF tho
,,.otton thai tho cvIaonrn of TIM cn-consnffs-
~" s,.t, ~. =, ,,saa .1.,nat cKon-l,,vnr
fora conla nos 20 uHeu aeaiaas ntenos'I
tho other branch Of tt-taat no eVioehco naa yos
10 tho conspraoy-.o tho counsel who. was to
eloao for tbs defcnse. Mr. Krum read law On
law and precedent on precoasnt. but it WAS a
noticeable thing tuas tho bulk Of the mattcr
| cited bY him mas from old Engtish books and
eas'ier American cases. It soomsd quite difficult
| fos him to produce case nnywiae no1oEn-
col. hnoApuEAp.
Uo was followed by Col Droadhead for tho
| Government. in q powerful argument Of eonstd-
| erAb)o 1onrtl. lie road from aoyoral wofts
On eYide,,co-also from recent decisions in
tho various State courts of tho Unioc--numsr-
oas procoedlngs Illustrative OF tho principle that
| cnn.niraoy. tho diecoycry whereof eau como
only frnm co cousnirstors. can bo proven by ov.
iiouco coming from acco,nplices, even though
| nnch eytdeuco be uppupported BY other teBti-
monv. IIo clacocd that Tho entire matter was
| onr ~ tio crodihiItv and not oomooteucy OF tho
witnesses, nnI that The Jury should receive and
nssa iudvment upon tts fsce,
p~S' 1@oo@4' ,1Innr oroyEn
c,osc1 yor the defensc in a master1y speooh. T.
,,nJouht"dis In hcst matlo during the day. 10
far ~ tho lana onti mn ahia nroaontation of biz
s.ds nd Of tho case wore concerned.
,upoE p111ox SET A-1u1nH1Na.
yv,.n te Ind cinsc1 III nruurnnnt. Iudpa Dill
lon snnomncod that ho would tsko tho question
uuder c1naidoratfon. and render an 'opipIor
thoreon tbo fifat thing in tno morning.
PRESENT coSntT1oN or THE cass.
pnh,,o tntarss, In Tia fo,thcnninr dociston il
very creak. a. IL ia coucojod tnat tho fato OF ti
do{ondsus depoule yory largely mon tho ustust
Of Tue JUDGES ruling, 70 sustain tho obloetio,
will bo equivalent 10 dlsn,issng Mexico frot,
him fa that of Ills nupposod oo-cousplf atom
An adverse decision nili Rbout ruin hin,
Tho 0oyerntnent has alroaJY produces
fur wl.nesaes-Megrno, Fitzroy, Thorpe, ali
Eucelke-whp have tlxed tho dsfondant'a par
t}c,nh,ion ip the conspiracy oulto drtctly. /,
addition to those the Prosecuting Attornpys 80
thoY have thsoe moro,-Ex.Qaurer EyorIst. or
Collector Copcspnon, aud Pctor Currap. dis
iii mt,n III co,rnhoro+x liz 49, go -.