, 1876-02-23
fen'tans could not rncetvo fns!icn at Tho snds Of
nurcd, and they now believe 1t, tha. Alis4oaf.

sAtG0t Auu kHGt AbH VGiIcFV kAA* MtHtOLAa
Jury would
NOT aEE an 1sxncEyr MAH SUFFER-.
II wao Uyi1etlt now whY cttixons Of Washington,
without exception. feel confuens Of tho injustice
MAS Secrotary Tlistow wah not called tn testify
hgatnnt lin. Tie cnlamn,ous statement that
tho bbctattry bolioyed IN Habcuck's guilt WAS
amply tcfuted. Uan. l.sbcock Ind ho1d
position In Warrington which, had l,o hren
disposed TO dishonesty. would haze enabled hi'n
to become millionaire. lin dltchargo 0f tLcro
iusies w&s most alc. aud tho beauties OF uur Na.
tional Capitol g1ouuds attest tho fact. 11o never
for ali thlB scoelved dollar for my beyoiid that
,r!1ioi, ho received AZ sn army officer. VOL
known 10 Ill Congrossmrn Ct both Houses and to
all tho Department ofliciata, AZ we'll A. 10 proml-
nent mon all over tho land not ono could 10
p1oaeh upon iis character. 6f lilo millions Of of
public mouoy which lao bundled, every
dollar was accounted for with tho atrictet.
accuracy. During all those rcata OF partisan
warfare and local contcass, a. had been proved
~ 50 many honorable n'sti. aud by tho oath Of
President Grant, who neyer waH foreBvorn, l1o
bad no enemy, aud found mono 30 meat, Al to
cast reflection uron him. II such = reputation
II ths Ia Of no avail Agsinst charge that ho
sold his 0overnMeot for, . paltr5 :5op, what
protection taa an honorable man against Tho
inachinasoas Of consplrasoFs7
JOYCE.
Tic speaker now took up tho character Of
Joyce, whom no showed 10 bs tho prince at VII
lainy, craftiness, Tying, bnnconb. and general
guEh. bu crafty was l,e that, on thort sc,uaps-
anco, ho Convinced l3abcock and tio President
that lo Tas making Hennsors In Missouri aud
Arkansas, VAS running hlt the political Conye,,-
tiona. and was directing tho conduct Ut ono.llalf
tho uewtpapofa Of The horthwoat.
M'poSALp.
The Judge than reviewed. 3fcDona1d'a charac.
ter, during which ho refcsrcd to the lettors lab
cock wroto him under tho cover of Mai.
Grimes, saying tllat tiny were no sont at
tho reauent Of McDouad or course wo do mt
beieyo McDonalda lottern wero really tampuFed
with, but the fact that be believed 1t has been
lug under hlH suapicions that hs letters wero
tailpored with. requested Grn. Dabcock 10 write
lnm through friend 30 TINT 10 would get let
ter without nsvn1 danger n,s Of % sny one - o
wrong III writing these lotters, would liz
have selecteti Euch q man Of known Aonor and
integrity ~ 3taj. urinoe to send them through.
Gen. Babcock did not beise Mcdonald guilty.
IIa was deceived in lin. as we're tho citizens Of
Washington and tho citxcnA Of St. Lou;s. Tho
question is,
wAa THERE ANYTHING GUILTY
In what l,o wrotof They have produced all Ills
torro*pondcnco by telegraph. aud no have pro-
duced his correspondence with Jo'co. Tilcra is
nothing guilty i'll That. yst they ask: Why
DO you. not produce those ict.era to
biz Mcdonald. Had no introduced Mcdonald,
tile prosecution would have said, They rely upon
acco,nplicoH to cloar themselves. Wo lave not
called rf1lglo corHpiratot., but the prosecution
llave. II those ettsrs nre in existence, aud corr
tain anything against den. Babcock, Why have
not tho prosecution produced thosn7 dentlc-
Jnen II tlose letters contained ono word ksaiIiat
this defendant it woultt have been proved
by ,l,e.u. Tho burden. Of proof ia
upon the Government. aud they can't call unon
us to explain suspicious circumstances. Bcar
In mind that Mai. Grimes sestilcd to tile a!Guttl-
cant fact that Geu. Dabcock onco sert,tled
against ILLS alleged coconspirator, Mcdonald,
aud prevented tho latter from procuring Grinca'
removal. Docs that look like conspitatots work.
ing together
Ths Judge then explained how Dabcock came
WORD "sYLpn'
aad on QUO occasion when Dabcock was visit
ing hor with tho President, joyce pointed
out 10 him and Mcdonald d Indy whom he
described II "BylpA." Now you al know, io
tho Indy pointed out BY Joyco VISA noted for
rotundity. For thlh mistskn Babcock made fun
OF JoSce, and after returning. to Washington
signed the name to . dispatch, aud purpoaely
proof to Joyce. Joyes, ueeiug I,abcock lad
rot tho Iotter OF hin. in answering or
aending another dispatch Bigned tie Same torn,
but Hpolt il correctly. This WA vii uono III u
tho President q to be arragncd and convicted
upon such triilo committed in a Jest.
EVEREST.
1leferring to tbs to4tlmony. Of Eyorcht, counsel
said II money wa* acsnally iuc!onca In tho
envelope to Babcocl IL docs not Iaiss u legul
presumption, or any presumption. that 1t was over
received. Evercst's BtHto1ncut Stands alone, and
Ia testimony Of man who has confcsAod felonies
without Number. p!lod nerjary upon perjury,
and VINO sold himself tn tue Ring,--a nlsn who
1led the country, and now professos that lo re-
turnol within the grasp ot tnolye indictments,
without any understanding or expectation Of
immunity from puntahmons. He Ind sccret
asssgnatlons with Col. Dysr, and told him ILLS
story. uontlemen, ask you II on tho oath
Of that man. X it stood unanswered,
you would Atsike down this honorable young
mani All Con. D.bcock knows about tho mat
tor ID that ho uoyar received tho money alleged
to Layo been asnt him.
stAGlLL. .....
I think my friends Oh tho ether dido havo pur-
Hued al ungouerous course IN tho m.nner In
Which thcy have treated hagl. the lc!orc.rsicr
Mo know. that statement 10 bo u!to.ly untrue.
Fortunately for us, otlors kuow 1t. I can namo
nna--Judgo Thorn
Judge p!llon7-Ilo1d o9, Judge porsor To Col
Dyer--la Col. Dsosdhcaa here z
Ool. Dye1-No, sir: but will answer for him.
Judge Dillou-Judea Porter, tito jury must
DO Tho Judge Of alag.ll's Testimony hereafter; I
Intend 10 layo the case conducted my way, and
uccted with tho testimony will myself.
Col. DFoE-l trnsk tho Court will not c10so
mY mouth In answering euch qucat.ons The
defonao have about concluded thclr arRumout
aud ha1o not objected to my arteaneo.,a sta.e-
meuts, because propose answering Item.
Judge Porter {contlnuing}-When We find
alaSill had bcen citizen Of 81. Louis for eleven
yours, employed by dinio1ant inu1. aud by tho
uosotnmons, aud when tho prosecution failed
to inpeach him. wo mny Claim that
10 told tho tsntl,, aud much morn reliable than
Eyorcst, tho ssof-confessad fclon. It had been
asserted aud published to tho world that Cisn.
l;abeoch has grown suddenly rich during his res:
offer oyidencolon this point.
Judge Dllon-Wait \ moment, 3lr. Porter,
Did Col. Dsoadheza say anything On that sub
joct3 !.
Judge Forter-CoL Dyer did In bis opening.
Col. Dyer--No, sir. No subject Of list kind
has besn touched upon.
Judge portor-I thought It had. VOL, mill
pass over that by H.ying tho exponscs OF this
trial will consume ali tho fortune he Possesses,
which il OF littlo moment to h!1n hut it will be
great relief to bin, though ho has had to DO
ghxod at for two wooks al crlmlual, shat wbsn ho
tSt1k ho Ia II Il.