Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-23
The BabcOck Trial.

The Babc0ck Trial.
Ill" Prosecution cot in what tclcgram.
they could last week and closed Their case
The ''ci'nrc put Gen. Sherman and other.
on the stand to testify to Babcock's goo,
character, and read a very long deposition
OF President Grant, giving his Sccre,;,r,
praise and generating him from tn.
charge OF having Influenced him to rcvok,
tie celebrated order for clnncinr III,
places of work of the revenue officers
One MAgill, 4 letter carrier, testified tia,
he took the two letters directed TO Aver,
and Bnbcork that bad been mailed hy
Everest. tie ring payma>ter. for joyce
from the street letter box and cave Them
back to Joyce.
Upon opening. Friday. George :,arvjn.
ne secretary OF i!e Board Of Police Com
mI>>l' ncrs. was called by the prosecution.
Tor tho purpose Of showing the record OF
MAGill. the lc' tcr-carrier. WHO testified f.
returning two letters to Joyce. The Wit
ness did not answer, and the District Atior-
| Y
1nmo nj would put in no rebultinr I, sti-
mrnv.
The ca,e WIS then declared closed 90 far
i the evidence WIS concerned
The closing arguments were l,crun ON
Saturday i'll the United States C;r,uir
Court, ~ James O. Broadhcad. of The.
special counsel for the government. Thu,
CONT II ON WAS crowded. and the ou,.r
''""fs were kept locked All The norninr
\ftcr slcahiny Of the attention which nc
,nrl bad given during the ten DAYS of the
ll'l, and bis belief that the Jurors mcanl
o 90 Their duty, Colonel BroadlIcad said
lie Government which REPRESENT i
not he Congress. tie President or the in
| iirIaIr. bui it is the law Of the land. th.
o'rirt enforcement Of the law IS vital 10 ma.
l"nnl existence 1t Is for YOU simply 10
inquire II the law has been violated b,
his defendant, aud if it has. it is for voI,
o take eoonlzance of it, and the punish
mcnt is III Your hands
" ne grand jury found an Indictment
'"aln>t this man. but You are to pass on
he evidence submitted to YOU; and, if Won
1rIIrVe that the defendant is guilty Won are
NOT to lie Influenced by his former GOOD
htrtritr. Men rs good us lie have fallen
'i"rc l. mptatl"n. \ conspiracy may cx-
t by solemn agreement. or by !, t.cit nm.
'itF>.;lndlng. and one who connivrs at The
p"rp"s of a gully combination. or shields
t, j. himself guilty IN the eve of the law :"
Colonel Broadhead then reviewed at
great length the evidence. not contjuiuo
himself TO HE testimony for the Govern.
meat, lat using rs lie went aonr the lot,
ier> and dispatches and WITNESSES Of II.
defence.
" | Will Stow You before ct tlruurh
Gentlemen, he said. = that their tracks ali
lead in the same direction, every one of
hem. There is not Il single ore turned
The other way"
At nearly every point the Presidents
deposition was quoted and the cons,ruc-
ION put upon it which carried out III.
theory of The prosecution.
Alter reading the dispatches between
Joyce and Babcock about Il successor ia
FORD in 1873, Colonel Broadhcad s..i,l:. Il
>e'-A from the Presidents deposition tl,.t
u 'lcock came 10 him to see what he coulJ
It" Tor Joyce is a candidate for the vacan-
cy. The President said: No, let th.
n"ndsmen OF Ford rccommonl some ody.'
6a'tocN teleGraphed joyce, See thai
f"Id bohdsmcn recommtn nj YOU: Jovce
understood that when he sent back the
message, An expression froll the Pre.i
"rht VIII secure cverytlin"'
babcook understood it. What coul,,
nave hc'n meant other than that the con-
splracy was 10 20 Ono
In the afternoon Mr. S.orr, bcran fine
opening argument for the defence. He
cautioned the jury against PERMITTING
themselves to be swept off their fee, by the
telflnIc storm OF excitement to which the
" Al>hcy RlnS Developments have given
rise. lie sald the government durin~ th,
last year had made great and thorough
Preparation for the trial. The cradle and
ne grave had been robbed for evidence
ana The sanctity Of privileged C, mmunic,-
t"h> between counsel and client had been
invaded, but really nothing had been nd.
H"ccd to prove the defendants guilt; only
lhree WIe'ched, p'rposeless, meaningless
geographic dispatches had been found in
MS hand writing. He asked the iury to
Ietd me dispatches in evidence in the
ll9ns OF the days IN which they were writ
ten ana not in the light Of to-day, which
: Use llght; 10 read them remember
~ 'i,,t when they were written .Jovce
,'h. McDohald were occupying trust, d
loltlonS' ana not as to-day, bankrupt in
t. H''oh ana character and in The fcloa's
cen. General Babcock, he said, II. ever
ST." one of the di honest dlsll,cr,: he w,s
as a Ignorant OF !he frauds us Fitzroy eyi-
ue"t'. was OF the teachings to be drawn
from Tue story OF Ananias and Saphlra.
MI S'orrs was seized with palpitatio,
OF uie heart, and the Court adjourned til
when he CONCLUDED his ,rr,.
heh'' Inc arguments Of Judge Porter
for the defense, and of District Attorn,.
yer for the government, will conclu6. y
o-d'y and the case 90 to the jury. Tie
impression is that the jury will aconit g.
disagree, but after all Gen. Babcock he !
not made the clear explanation of the tell.
grams that was expected 7