New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-12
WHISKY RING,
Babcock;s Trial.


ST. Louis, FEBRUARY l-Major z. +.
Grimes United States army. testhed t1as
Babcock correepooGed with Mcdonald after
McDonelG's Indictment
j. w Douglas. ex-Corlmissiorer Of II ter
nal Revenue, testlfed-I had converse
tion with M Rogers n regard TO
investigation IN -he West. l reMemb beg
showing him copy of letter received be-
tween the tenth and fifteenth of December,
written Cv Brooks. saving that delay would
prove equally profitable to the government
and gratifying 20 ourselves, or something OF
that kind. TIE copy o. ire Letter whs
shown 70 ne a. me Mnise House
gentleman FAD shown it 20 him. and
ne was afraid l was beng deceived by
these men. He said he would hold NE re-
spoLslb.e tor their conduct. iO.d LIN tnat
l had great confidence IN men. He SAID
what nlgL. q sensitive mar Ike Logan cay
il ne saw ne .errer. B9bcock tod NE he
letter had been given to him confdenrlaliy,
and requested ne Lot 20 say where re-
ce.ve0 il from. After the visit Of Melon
aid to Washington l remember coM:ng out
Of ny house ole day, when net Bsbcock ,
and we talked enou- st. Louis matters. !
can. cay exactly what was eaid. We
! talked abor. revenue agents coming
nv Office anG We talked about sup
| posed charges agains. Ford. VINO was dead
e. the tue. / .old hin there we're TO
| charges against Ford; tnac The charges
4 was getting up were against the living. He
| asked what examination mad been HaCes
| and ss:d something about o.ackenng the
| memory cf Ford: that tee Only way a man
| memory could oe blackened, who was dead,
was or &c examination. A.:erward Bah
| cock came 70 see me ahoC. sending a BIRD
I! thrush. th;nk-ouc West. Ee on,v cane
| 20 nv Office orce or twice altogether mat l
| remember.
mass Of correspondence ard a nun be1
f. OF kilograms were shown 20 tie witness toE
| ideut!ica.ion, out were not read, being re-
| served for introduction st another TINE.
| Co!one! Over wished read a dispatch
| signed bv General Babcock, but me defense
| objected, and It went over Severa. other
dispatches, either TO or signed oy BabcocE
we're identified but withheld.
TIE witness ccLrinced-Some Two OF
three months before Richardson wen. out
OF office hsG talk with the PcesiGeLt
and told him things were ';crooked' n s.
Louis, and l thought i proper lnvest:ga-
ron was made il would result largely 20 the
benefit Of .he treasury: he concurreG wiz
NE and asked wner proposed TO begin; on
the .wenty-s.xth OF January. le'3 al.
I dressed letter TO the Secretary O.
the Treasury IN regard to q change
OF supervisors; the rumors CT s-arcs
beginning il 1872 caused me TO
write this letter; afterward Secretary
| Brietow came into the Office and
we talked the matter over. concluding 10
wait until the fall elections were over; We
waited. and then there were a number OF
senatorial elections, anG We had 20 wait IN
I'll they were over: then We found tEat we
we're IN tie midst OF a presidential election
and La. was another obstacle. After that
we arranged 70 make the transfer.
Letters were produced in regard TO the
change OF officers of internal revenue, IL
ciuGing General Mcdonald to PLi1adel ph!a
. . and Mr.. Iu-,on TO st. Louis.
Witness proceeded: After l addressed
: the letter 70 the Secretary. and the transfer:
| OF the supervisors were made, ! had a ccn
versar:on with the defendant; the conve-
sar;on commenced by him calling my a,
tention to the subject; he told me !. was a.
e unwise measure, and would result il briL g
! ing such strong pressure on the preslGeL
: that the order would rave to be recalled
;. which would be unpleasant Tor NE; ~
conversation was had al Babcochs room y
> the White House: the P-eeiden: was no
present: don. remem Der 70 have Lad an.
q otLer conversation with the Geiendan
= auouc the matter; the transfer was q
lake place OF the fifteenth Of February;
. no-:fed tie parties by telegraph on Iat
fourth that -oe order would be revoked.
Colonel Dyer then read the Presider-
[ | revocation OF the order. as follows:
ExHcr7.vR MANSION
u Washington, .. c., February 4. le15.
! S1R-Tte President directs NE to say tha
ne desires that The circular order transfer
; ring supervisors OF internal revenue De SUE
perdeG by telegraph until furche. orders.
LEVI P. LUCKEY.