The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-22

TIE TRIAL OF GENERAL BABCoCK-THE-
LINE oF DEFENCE ISDICATED.-The Alex
andria Gazette says: =" General Babcock.
the commissioner OF public buildings and.
4 colonel in the United States army, is now
on trial in Washington for completely in
the >aic-hurgary case. His confederate
Harrington has escaped to Canada. With
three Washington city negroes on the jury,
and with Ex-Governor Wells Us his prose
cutor. lie need not, nor, it is understood,
does, civ, himself any trouble about Sc
curing ~ acluittal: but the Blaine and
Belknap cases have induced the belief that
acquilIas. either by Radical legislative as
,emblios or courts, don't amount to much
else than eyempting criminals from merited
puui>hmcrt.' ,..s.. .5
The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore tSun. in his latter dated the Goth,
STATES that the Babcock saie-burglary trial
las proceeded far enough to indicate the
line OF defence chosen by Judge Fullerton
ana Mr.. Cook. In brief. it is this: that
Genera! Babcock felt that he was prosecuted
personally by individuals who were making
charges against him, in the New York San
and elsewhere, to the effect that his measure
ments were false. Babcock desired to protect
himself in some way, and as means to this
ndwished TO discover the persons who were
directly responsible for the informa-
ton Published against him. To this end
he summoned Whitley, chief OF the secret
service. 10 his aid, and asked him to detail
SOME Of bis best men to obtain this desired
information. that Babcock might defend
himself. In order better to discover these
parties Babcock had the secret-serYice men
W.,u Were detailed placed at the disposition
81 Dick Harrington, who acted as assistant
district attorney, and who represented the
Interests Of the persons concerned in the
District investigation in the Senate.
Babcock will claim that his responsibility
IN The matter ended there, and that FROM
'na point all the plans proceeded from Har-
41hSton. N other words, Harrington IS
mae Inc scape-goat OF the whole sale-bur-
glary GUAR, aud Babcock is to plead his en-
tire Innocence and ignorance OF the matter.
1t Is understood that the Government prose
cutting attorneys will, in refutation OF this
line OF defence. insist that while it is true
that Harrington took immediate charge OF
The >ccret-service men and gave them orders.
it's also true that he and Harrington planned
and managed the safe-burglary conspiracy
in connection with the secret-service men,
d. one Of the most efficient means, as hesup-
posed, 10 defend Babcock. That il the prin-
cipal witness against Babcock be broken
down by means Of the saie-burglary matter,
the dTenco Of Babcock would thereby be
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LOVE WILL CoNQGER,-The neighborhood
Of Long Hollow, above town, was few
sundays ago the scene'o sotfie little excite
ineht, caused by the elopement, OF Mr.!
Neofge Williams, a respectable voting man,
" WIN Miss Mary Bolin, daughter of tile Rev.
y. !. Boljn, of that neighborhood. The
parents iha OF The young lady were: opposed TO
me match, but as love always laughs al
,oeksmlths their objections were ignored,
anu me Young couple mounted their! horses
anu lett Tor the sheltering borders of Ten
IIessee, where the knot was tied, by the Rev.
Games ,ys Gilbert in good style. Is Soon after
sneir departure the irate father armed him
seii with huge pistol and started In pur-
iuh OF the runaways, but they were too fast
.or me old gent, and they made their
tt"eape. Thingshave moderated sufficiently
nalioW them to return, but they were not
,,iI "t with the open arms OF reconciiia-
'''i' as they expected.-.L Sentinel.