New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT.
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Sr. LOrIs. Feb 1.-THE first witness called
tbs morning IN the trial Of George T. Babcock was
Major T. g. Grimes. Depot Q,irtcrmaster IN the United
states Army stationed at ~ Louis. Major Grimes was
introduced 10y the prosecution To show that Gen Babcock
carried on a correspondence with Mcdonald last Fail
while the latter under nd tment fr completely III
the whisky hauds. Major Grimc' said:
Ih,vc been IN the army since September, l-'" know
Cen. Babc ok having mt him ifs ID lNo- ~ tan
where was District trartrrmastrr; saw ten Habcock
bio Fair time. with the Presidential parry nr -a I"
me- tlai nc oul probltly want to send Iters
package through other PARTIES hc dd not say 10
wlo; after that he cent three letters Ia me- aid rcco
lcct that is | suppose he tncm; got letter al
dressed 10 myself vita another letter in IL that was
snort time after Gen. Bahcock herr TIE ietlcr III
Se d " s va The note to me- in the rt letter was
simply please deliver the ncOs"d letter '" Mcdonald
and signed o. l.. Bdbc' elk gave the lnrloS"i 10
cDonald: think. my office week or ten daNs iatcr
received another letter through the Post icr directed
To me; there notc IN H. but an adirssd
In f,r, nj hand from that Of the hst, t. Mcdonald
note 10 me- hut there was piece OF aPs n., n ,Ie
second drly, red all three oi these letters 10 McIJh
aid; when IN Of them came he was not are st Ia Try
ing To md hm, met his brJher-tlaw, rom Walsh, dhd
toid him, but | don't know what Walsh dd
On the cross examination Major Grimes said ne had
known Gen Babcock personally aud Intimately and that
The Latter had been good friend To him On one occa
sion when Mcdonald and Mckee were reported To he
using their influence To have him removed ecause he
would not put in the place that they wanted, Bah
cock promised his influence prevent the removal In
the course the crosse Iaminaon the witness said
"Orce when delivered these letters 10 McDonalt,
asked him (NcDonad did Babcock have anything to do
it'll this Whisky Ring, and lie said Grimes, don't
know; don't believe he knows any more about II than
You do, and you know you don't know anything about
it,"
On the redirect examination. Major Grimes was asked
Did Mcdonald IN that conversations say that ne MN
sell didn't know anything about the WhlsAy hlnsi
Witness-lcs. he did. llaugher.l
DIstrCt-Attomey-iiow did YOU come 10 ask II BAD
cock had any thing Ia do with the Whisky hlng' VIII
ness-I asked for the simple reason that II Baoeoch
no had my friend had had anything 10 DO WIN II
| going To drop him.
Distrct-Atomey-Wn nat reason had yon 70 espect the
gentlemani Witnrss-Nohing but the fact of the let
tiers sent tnrOugn Inc.
II. c. Rogers, Deputy Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, was then called aud testified as follows:
In August, 1874 Mr.. Douglass, at that time Comms-
soner asked me to correspond with Revenue Agent
Brooks in regard to making investigation OF Affairs at
Chicago and Sc Louis; wrote to Brooks, who came to
Washington for con.ultition Mr. Brooks wished Reye.
nue. Agent oag To assist him. he was written TO, and
after considerable delay, he came 10 washington went
TO Philadelphia TO confer with Brooks then returned 10
Washington and after several days LETT again about the
7th OF December Gen. Mcdonald came 10 my room and
STAYED few minutes the next day he came In and SAID
Logers, don't want you to tell ME Anything. Out