The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-20

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19.-Tne closing argu-
ments In the Babcock trial were begun this
morning by James .. Broadhead Of the special
counsel for the Government. The court room
was crowded, and the outer doors were kept
locked all the morning. After speaking OF the
attention which tho jury had gwen during the
ten days Of the trial and bis belief that the
jurors meant to do their duty Col. broad ht nd
said:
frs;idsat or .he JadeisIy but Il Is toe law q i6o
national existence IL 10 for you simpy to iAqui-- ~
the l.w has e.cn violated BY ais Defendant ana II il
% n S0y oS To he G.aa jury
sssa: ai, % man o., are pas. on The %
icneant is guilty you are no. TO be Influenced BY his
before tsmptauon, conspiracy may exist by solemn
agreement or By t.ciI undsrs.sndinG, ana one Who
shields IT, himself guilty in the sys Of tas iss "
Col. Broadhead then reviewed at great length
the evidence, not combining himself to the testi-
mony for the Government. but using as he went
along the letters and kilograms and witnesses OF
the defence. ~ will show you before get
through, gentlemen" he said, "that their tracks
all lead in the same direction, every ono OF
them. There Is not single one turned the other
way" At nearly every point the Presidents
deposition was quoted, and the construction put
upon II which carried out the theory Of the
prosecution. After reading the teegrams be-
tween Joyce and Babcock about a successor TO
Ford In 1879, Col. Broadhead said:
BADCoCK AND JOYCE.
II seems from the Presidents deposition that BabcOck
went to him 10 see what he could 40 for Joyce
aidais Tor the y.esncy. lhs President said, No let
e oondsmen OF Eo,d reeommshd sh sqPmedPody Pd BAD
recommend You" joyce undeTsiood ma. WIN 6o
sn e UsSs s GS eae BSSss Iss L.
What could have been meant other than that the
'SS o message 'Gs Win
~ Saun" Tho defence say that this mean, That that
didate Can any man accept THIS as sensible cOncu.
sion THIS mum" means that there was something
defendant which they did not wish TO have known.
They have introduced at this point In their defence
BR6cocE, commencing formally and then growing
tamilaI with such aedress as - Ny dear G9ly' m
ea es' hey produce the sis sss SP ana s7
the distlleries we're running out the "crUuKel" ut
tlsl inllest capacity These letters begin 70 1870 and
only one ard after that not one. Where are the others
Of 1874 and 1892
Passing to the kilograms OF March, 1874 whom
Joyce WAS ordered TO California and Avery nOti-
ned him that agents were going to ST. Louis,
Col. Broadhoad saio:
Avery furnished the information, but he could not
stop the Agens 10 Joyce sent the telegram 70 babeook
Make Douglass call on his scandal honnds." That
means something. lhe "seandsl hounds" were called
about this time aud asked him about thls matter and
he told him NO charges against Ford were being nYes-
tlgated.
STOPPING THE RAID.
Col. Broadhead then sketohed the dispatches
through tho fall OF 1874, when efforts were being
made to get on a raid In ST. Louis. lie noted
the various delays for the elections, and sarcas-
ticaliy said
These revenue were polili machines The cleo
aes 70 hsss sisipEushsa AdiTldvsY WW " more eeA-