The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-02-12
TELECRA M c j.
BY Atlantic anil Pacific Line.
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER STATE.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
BABCOCK'S TRIAL.
Damaging Disclosures = The ring
Posted by Telegraph, Letters
and Dispatches.

and Dispatches.
sr. LOUIS, Feb. II. 1876.
The first witness for the Government
this morning was Martin b. Gregg,
United States Internal Revenue In
spector of the city OF st. Louis. lie
testified to having received three letters
from General Babceck, directed to
Mcdonald, which he delivered. Cross
examination by Storrs- understood the
reason why the letters were sent in this
way was that Mcdonald complained
that his mails were tempered with.
Witness was warm personal friend Of
defendant. Mcdonald told him that
Babcock knew nothing of the whisky
ring transactions in this city. Defend
ant at one time prevented changes in
witness employees, which Mcdonald
and Mckee for personal ends. were
seeking to secure. The Government
put in evidence the indictment against
Mcdonald, aud his plea of not guilty
The tenth witness, Barnet II. Engelke,
a st. Louis distiler, testified to his
connection with the ring; stated how
the distlllers were invariably warned of
the coming of revenue agents from
Washington; had been shown kilograms
from Washington announcing their
prospective departure for st. Louis.
Defense objected to the statement of
the contents of the kilograms; the
Court sustained the objection, unless
the Government could put those tele-
grams in evidence. Cross examination
by Judge krum ELECTED nothing of i'm
portance. II. G. Rogers, Deputy Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue of Wasl
iugton was the eleventh witness; has
held his position four years. In Au-
gust 1915, Douglass requested witness
to correspond with Gen. Brooks in re-
lation to whisky frauds in Chicago, ST.
Louis and other Western cities; not
certain as to the exact date; re-
quested Mr.. Brooks to come to Wash
ington, which he had complied with,
resulted III placing preliminary arrange
ments in Brooks hands. Late in
September Hoag wanted delay OH &C
count Of the near approach of the fail
election. In November correspondence
took place between Brooks and witness
looking toward the imm ediate carving
out of the order. Hoag also came to
Washington on December 7ih ana Sth.
Mcdonald called at witness Office on
the latter date. Mcdonald sat down,
and said he did not want any informa-
ton, but could give some to witness;
said the sending of revenue agents in
the manner contemplated, was unfair;
the Government should either have
officers it trusted, or else remove them.
Witness ordered delay i'll November
OF the movements of agents. He sub
sequently received a letter from Brooks,
which letter was destroyed as he sup
posed, and after this was shown, a copy
Of that letter by Commissioner Dong
lass, and official correspondence referred
to, was produced. read by witness, and
placed in evidence. Crossed examined
by Mr.. Storrs: Hoag had the conf
dence OF all with whom he had official
col nection. The further questions re-
lated to the matter of dates. and the
fact of Hoag's visit to the Office of wit
ness. The twelfth witness was e.
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue. J.
W Douglass, who related what was done
during his stay III Office in the matter Of
sending revenue agents here; also
what was done III New Orleaus. Wit
ness ordered proceedings against Bowls
IL Frazer for burning their books. v hich
Case was compromised by payment to
the Government Of some $40 900 The
Government sent him to California Ia
get him out of the way, 10 other rey,-
nue. agents would be sent here. Com.
plant had been made. Joyce was too
closely attentive to all the agents sent
here; remember of MoDonalds visit to
Washington in December, 1874; had no