New-York tribune., 1876-01-17
GEN. BlBCOCK7S CASE.
INTERESTING AND CURIOUS REYFLArlONS-N OLD
LETTER FROM TIE PRESIDENT ALLEGED
EFFORTS TO SAVE BABCOCK.
C5rresp0nicacs Of Ths Chicqgo Trjburr

Correspondence Of Ths Chieayo Triburr
WAsHINCroS, ID. c., JAM 10.-ThOugh 7ery
little j. publicly said Tie subject OF the INDICTMENT gi
Gen Iiabcocs Tor completely IN whisky frauds 81
Louis, It j. well un nIcrstoUd here that the cNctcmcD ~
oilicia circles Concerning the indictment Of the Pre'
drn, Piyaic Secretary fas not subsdcd. II rather
late In hold up the hands in horror when This
cajiun early D,crmOes. when the evidence against
BIbcock of completely IN these extensive nalGs on the
rryrnue was the hands OF tie Attorncy-Generai Ia
July last THIS Is bic of history which may rs well be
Whri the rr,s.dcnt WIS living at Long Branch last
July be received Wivaio lott,' from one W. D. W
i"nis Raru.,rds Intimacy with Cen Grant from
through marriage IN Iuly last this man wrote long
personal the csident, in whcn ne stated that
m 'hort was beng maao IN r. ioi,5 70
through Li, acquaintance with McDonid AMI Joyce,
and that his fair had been aud Nas beng Nlgu4-
ol-ly Gsslilcd ~ mcmbrIs OF the WHISKY hing II,
stated thai % was openly boosted that Grant would pro
tc,t tAc Ring and t.It nI matter what was e end 81
he prosecution thry would escape. This. said Barnard.
calculated 10 O an INJURY, Hud Lc ADVISED tHc Prcai-
don't 10 speak ou. boldly, dcnouncing th' Ring
Toe President rcdi tni' letter "iih hnlzeinent ana
finally Wtyt upon Il this in'ioi sr'ncnt; ,.-
JtLr 80 ri,Ii.d t. he .'ieI,l 1i '' & ,'a' 4 ~,
1s Nss int"nei a. pr yato ciie oT my in, A1'i2 '
cHfar rr rauy extracts in'm ~ ioh' lai"i' ut d',"
!,s.t b. read b. Tctri ono IL .. Los 10
ward th or niouaii O., and IA TO end thsi u ihr'ns any
M, ne Brought OH 10 eaIi, ,saI. % ,sa b.
s,i I specially ,g.ilut instruct those engaged ~
tht .uoii II iii 10 b., iss.s't M al "o Una ,n'
ration should stann IN ,o Ny OF ptrofn pa ii' 1HI
TIL. letter aud the iudor-emelt are nr i Ia,
Treasury Department Secretary Bfistpw caused tie
d,,r.aent To- nc copied, and it VIA gwen to tnr public
H., is t,n cont tit &c Iruscci..sn ,.i, ma.cra.y
aided hy to" wOi,b ~ rncpdagcui"tt "hd chr'r hhd
,hr whisky Ring Louis Mas rropOriioEat,ly ac-
DISCOVERY OF Tug "slIPH" DISPATCH.
In the Latter part OF Juiy IN Lu u8Csglt.ous PIE
I'm, '1' th MrInal5 tT thc Goycrncnt attorney
discovered the famous d" =! lph' uSpicn, win "th't
u-, ioli BaDc0ca. IL "as promptly paced in ccct,iai!
i.fi,iow's hands. Wnu lnd It hoOro Tie Attorney
General. and Subsequently In company "iih judo
rlcilcpuut, and aiici II had hO' pic,ly Nca c'uOi
strait. ;uat 60 was Bdbrocks Handwriting. thc matter
was brought tp BIUcJcks attention, ana Ill explanation
enlrdcd Babcotl gave 'rsy tIih eAplali'ioh- IA,
i referred to oman v"o WAS known "a, NylPh' AN"
sad been cnea scd m ny H some .idc'iuunnS olti"
tious IN Ma~uus,ou, ana thai Mcp"hi.t Atu assist"
him very materially to "Uulst her plan forever IL l.
Impossible, 10 state cAa'tB WHAT loh""Ssl' DAT Tue
AtiDrncj General ahd tc 9'ct''iy ul 'i. l1's! 90
incidcd IN THEN yc"s ta tns explanation was unsitis
Nsiiray the private secretary very much alarmed
hy this discovery ana Be Ma promptly shmhch'd D! ih
Fics,.rat himself to make an explanation Exactly WHAT
,tttcurts ne made ~, sent unknown outside oi
the Pr,.dcu,s private ohcr but 1t Is part Of the record
caIlod upon Babc1cE. as stated. that Con Grant
sent ior Ito AttUmcyi cnrial ana stated to
mint rnlns ~ aiacy with Mcdonald ma Io} &c.
amt especially t.c mcau goi the -! Jpn dispatch, ana
nc rna Pic,idont ,itisn,d iha BdbcOc wis inho-
ccr, OF am connection wan tno whisky frauds HIS con
hd,noc h. Ei cocks Integrity Eas uisiht H. mt 81 thcrc
ur glad 90 hear II, aud ,hu"id rritcrae MS "i, at no
yniIy man should escape ins. mt. E.r" was t"o
p.,utAs and more prior tO to Babcock Indictment
BABCoCE GOES WEST.
In the last Of September tho President made his
Western mn t. ST. llus Des Mclnes Sc. ANA was at
rompnicd Dy Gen. Bibcu'k This is he time when
wiz ne iciHcihnerrd ihe - LOUIS p'itt5 ttNe prom
McDona'd t. can upon hlm. But tneJ lHl'u 10 state
was m frequent communication with hcDOuaid, and
there IUcA room to doubt tAt Btococh received
FROM McDonaIi l the papers which were thrn III Us
sion which might tend To c.ninac hln (i1Oeoch
IL Is qu, unnecessary o. state EoW these iscls were ds
,strid but il viii occur 10 some OF r,acrs that
was and - s,iu object Ut tIc di,ors Who pleaded
guilty to convict KubCutk, ana tLht tEcy kept shIp
rVe ON ri movements willie ne was IN Town.
shorty after tNc return OF iAc Ilt'i'Ht piil9 W
Wasnin, ton, Judge Ficrcpont became very anxious
about the WHISKY RING ~ -. LOUIS ana he accorh
ing,y tccgrapEcd to the DistriciAitoin! IN that c!
to come To Washington at tGce, - lac aisn'u 10 oo'u
municatc matters which could not De trusted To man
or telegraph. Ia Response, DistrlCtMorncy Dyer
came here ind Judge Perr,pont ~" si-t Ol his
was some PROBABILITY mat Gen. Babcock would he in
dictcd and he Wished to know the facts Dyer replied
that tntt was matter for ho Grand jar! TO @ @ @
that hr should simply submit 10 mat body All hc cEl
bearing upon the attempts 10 dfraud te revenue
pont asked whether Dyer had drawn any indictment yet
and - &. repiIt IN the negative.
PIEiaEPuNT ALARMED FOR pABCoCK
The AtlorheyGcnera then requested Dyer TO otWala m
to him all the testimony referring To- bauco,h taken DC
lore tie Grand jury, aud ne Would ahylse MN "nat
course 10 pursue lycf answered mat ne Mea Pii-
fccty wiling to do that aud Icy Plerrepont u.,iue
whetAer an indictment should be ioIhl, Dst ho mus 1
with this accept the full rspousnilty OF 'ne oase oc
fore the country, aud relieve hn p'!eI Vi G ~
The Attorney General was nor IuP'ru t io '" I'm - ~,
as then evening, requested Dyer To caii III Ia
uroceodod 70 The Treasury Department and saw Sccre
larry Brisow The latter was rdspi ised TO sec MN, au II
|
called, Brisow fell into towering passion lie ue-
mnEded why Dyer had left hs post OF duty IN 81 LOUIS
Al such critical moment. Dyer then t0d hlh OF MS
Interview with PiCrepUnt. BristOw said very nttlS,
bat that evening called upon the Attorney ,ieneIai
The next morning, brist0w, PeTrcpOnt, ana
Dyer met together at the Attorney Generafs once
Perrepont told Dyer that he must return to 81 ions
and proceed according to his own pleasure pt ne c
planned that the evidence against baDeocA ought 10 De
very sure and strong to Justify an Hcnort5 M 'n. pi ~
would produce gell scandal, deeply morhy tho freSl
deaf and II not sustained by verdict OF sui! NOulu
do great harm 10 an concerned. BfistOw remarked
triiy 30 your duty, Gen. Dyer and the conse-
uticnces wiz take of themselves. -,
II will he remembered that after tne evidence III tue
Avery case had cUsed, in which the sypn mspalch Wac
brougLt ont Gen BabcOcf with great snow or virtue,
elegraphed the 21th of November 10 inc District
Attorney at 81 Louis permission TO gVe his mOny
40 as clear hs skirts The reply was thh tue eve
delco mad closed and Immediately after Babcock caed
or court OF Inquiry. This Is the way the pubic record
stands The private record st9ns iar dlneisnt Oh inc
18TH day OF November, pending the Mcdonald trai eh'
n.bcorf i'm tlis cty received the following telegram:
~ Lort. Nov i7.-Gei q. T. BABcocH, E1eN,p, DepdTt
ls1 ue Louis 10 once and give your evidence III
xi,d,, ,,t,nn ~ yotr own character JoHS NJ. kRtM
Judge Kruu tho author OF the above Dispatch was
Mcdonald and Ayerys counsel, aud Is no" retansu as