Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15
,ux c,.x or GENERAL BAsC0Cx.

IAn1 N@aE
No intelligent reader who has perused
the leading journals OF the country since
the Administration instituted its war
upon the whisky ring. has failed to con-
cluds that President Grant. Secretary
Bristow. Attorney General Pisrrspont.
and other lesser officials In charge OF the
prosecution Of thsss csses have been
thoroughly in earnest in their sndsavon
to ferret out and punish the psrpstra-
tors Of the monstrous frauds psrpstra-
ted By tho so-ealled whisky Ring"
From tho day on which President Grant
endorsed upon q communication sent
him by Secretary Brstow tho words.
LET no guilty man escape" the order
has been carried out literally and eff~c-
tually. AL over the country. in princi'
pal cities and isolated places, the detse-
tives Of the Government have been en-
gagged in spying out Irregularities In the
manufacture Of whisky. and It's prosscu-
ting attorneys have speedily brought the
accused before a jury Of their country
men for trial. And in nearly every in
stance conviction has resulted.
The most notable trial OF this nature
IL that now progressing in st. Louis.
The Presidents private Secretary. Gen.
eral Babcock. q Colonel Of Engineers In
the army and Brig. General by brsvsi.
vas not long since indicted by q Grand
Jury In St. Louis. charged with SON.
plicity In these whisky frauds. Previous
to that timo rumors had been freely cir
culaisd charging him with tho crime for
which he Was indicted. and he to vindi-
cate his innocence had called upon the
President to convene o court martial
which should investigate the matter.
This request the President granted. and
the officers composing the court con-
vensd at 81. Louis with Lieut.. General
d Phil. Sheridan % President. But on
S...,d S.ra Inv, General Babcock
,h., ,ho cou,, martial BE- din.
.o,,.d =. NJ. ,,;a, befor. the civil an.
thoritiss would either prove his limo
e.ne. or ..,.bli.h hi. guilt. Thus far
1, INNS. b. admitted that both the Prssi-
A., .,a Az. .ccu..a had done all in
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,.,,. conn.c,.5 nth mi. cass.
Tn. trial of Gsnsr.l Babcock CON.
u.nc.s an. v.sl AGO y.s..rday. has
Tim. far b,en ,horoueh and eIhaustinc.
Evan ,hs opposition-thoss who for
nautical effect would gladly sec the nc.
eu..a convie,sd and incarcerated in a
n,;.on-.s,s forced In eonfcsxtba unto the
nre.sut time NO, n ~scintilia Of direct evi.
d.n.. IA. h.s, p,oiueed which impli.
,.,.. him In The .licbt..t degree with
~. -h,.l, ,h;.,.. Ths ,nsufsc;ency
~ ,hs testimony for the prosecution is
N n.,n.bls that DISPATCHES inform u.
thai. thar IA n strong probability that
thu e..e NAV BE- thrown ou. Of Cour,
vi,hou, b.ine oiysu to the Jury. Acor-
re.pondspt Of N. New York World
The leading Democratic orcan in the
country and a journal which from the
first has been ANXIOUS to publish any
thing which would tend to convict Bah
cock aud thus impair the credit Of Pres
dspt Grant and his sdministration-had
an interview with Gen. Mcdonald in
mil on Sunday aftsrnoon. Al this in
teryisv McDonaid-vho VA one Of the
ring. andis nov serving sentence. hav-
ipa been convicted BY a jury in ST. Louis
recsntiy-statsd that .Babcock nsrer had
,,, ,no,,l.rso, a, m. vhi.kv RING in q. |
Louis anu 20 iaf' as . matter OF course
could not have Afforded any assistance
TO the men who were defrauding the
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