The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-18

/ and can he Unained.
Odd you ever see the paper now shown youp II
50, state 10 whose Handwriting Il L. Counsel for De
pspcr.l h2Asto the handN ritine DO not pretendlo
pc ~ e4, hayf s'S gre many o no rom rss NM
her 10 have thai before, and do not think
"a you know the other signature to the paper2 4.
No. know all the parties but do not know Their
The paper referred to is marked Exhibit NOEL
All a,i, dow shown SgS made by James War; taken
V y ee f Guns eVSP did see bnt
PAPER, Il IA. gsss ID entirely from my memory ana
t9a az, e,qld pc reg oy me and not rewemberit THE
vGo.e }esonm,n@ai A. yce onpoiptadS J
Supervisor he Commissioner Of Internal Rev.
on Who wes acqa,idcl win The duties tfint there
vas no acquaintance existing at all bet yccn joyce and
nc er hai 6csr ~ joyce myslt and did not Know Of
he rcco@@ Sdaen as uG undcfsiood q he n
man IN m %' h29s INN s9 sS sSd 9s n csg'e
patchcs at AL unt sihe ne c9n,praey tras have com
most or all OF them since that. MANY Of these
AMI EXP ainc 4. 6ui I do not REMEMBER It.
q-na y"a sqow at 5ne lme is darqs ne AL Of
fo 1 WIN ltn }qen D9a9i sicT l9c L.
cover to Wi,r t. g. Crimcsp iG6ectcd To- by defend.
ants counsell A.-No, was not aware Of it at The
THE CIPHER DISPATCHES.
Won know At tqe time that Cen nancock sent
oy and ov,r ncitons ,gnlafe on the I'm or lstl
| A
tcnar dates Tut We have an Executive Mansion cipher,
80 mat wien ny-cit and sccrtares are separated de-
ior- We smsAs nave RAJ such "a cipher hay, no
he, were c"rrcsp'nii uhc Slr iurx"v was mere c'
lurns The Avery trial he having gone there, as un.
Odd ydsss ihcdcsratches before they were sent2
| o-ha,e You any objections 10 stating the meaning
in that cph,r o. two words ony The words Ham "
never wrote cipher despatch. never travel without
| Q You do IL know what those words mc1n9 Al
do not know. When want to send despatch ia cipher.
ltyc 10 one OF my secretaries IN the orilnlry FORM
! anI u, transmit, u - 49,, ,
you despatch rom Joyce to himself in these words
rh'Ie Iny dhfls9 IN sending Mlfures name to me
larry think, however. Gen. BsbcocE I'D asi me If
sgnt nave an ndisinct recollection of his asking
Q. l0u4avc said that You resisted the pressure
| brongnt 10 bear uuon you by prominent public men m
,ra,scrrns super, i,Srs II yop have no objection
| Who urousDt tpat pressure to bear upon You? A
There were many persons and think could give The
Congress oul rtQblhy should have to feir papers
Know that the pressure continual from The super.
Q-Can you from No mory name any senators or E,p.
re.cntaiNe.p A. could name two or three, but do
| Mir EatOn-I viii not pres 1t then.
THE sYLPH TELEGRAM.
.,Q-.wnl you please to state whether Gen gabcoeS
| to him m these words:
"sr' LOWS Eco 8 is75-Gen. o. & B1bcoct, Eyecu.
formation tina the enemy weakens push tning.. -.
AL DO not rcmsmoe. o. ever seeing tina, aos0atch
Odd you SNOW That Gen BabcocS as at that time
Ia correspondence with Joyce about the transfer of
letters from Joyce for saw number Of them nS seif
So,n ' Ia he Wa r. wrhs Sdiioya r he erens
pqpers ami cneo,ng editorials wnen he v ,ud say in
| tone OF them and recoilect him saying m Que
perhaps in Arssn.s At d,Sni point. at ' al evsat.
we're willing 70 publish as editorial matter what he
for ne prosecution as going beyond the scope u the
o-Dd, you have conversation with Gen. Rsbcock
Y prks vi a., & ~ ,r r 49, s,sr i y,
20 By counsel for the deiead.nt.l Al do mo- rtmem
mat had nccn handed him from somebody IN Phadel.
Phis No r hhs,rs, ana pc sd nat sppaTed ~ ne
was N occasion on which he tod M what he had
NSIpso ySq e%e , .a1t zen r., Ba6eScS Prior e
o.: desec.Ves into the several districts q detect
lime q wh ao he HS lad s@ST o, M ns e n
The cate OF Il DO not rome ber aud thst w,s not
10 Mr. Douglass ami this Is the same that had before
POINTS GRANT DOESN'T REMEMBER.
| Q-Do you remember when that conversation was ?
ANe, DO not Ny rseoilcct on IS that he mad shown
that was the occasion when he told me OF his sugges
Odd Gen. Babcock about the time OF It's date.
show you despatch Ia these words
ST. Louis. oct, a. ls7i.-G,n. o = Bihc1c,, Ez,
vita . AAre ,ains, rship How ~"
| lObJccted TO Oy Defendants counseil
A % not remember anything about a.
SHOW yaa sG M ss q! S SS5 sd4a Of date
"sr, Ioris April %. $50 On; o.; T. hbc9-i Er-
& lre AiHNSo1, ,i'hng ., d. o., lei Macs 70 sec
crush oS ST. Ioa ene ei 10
goblectci to by counsel Tor deieniantl
Q.-Dd ten. labc0ck az any time te You he had en-.
deayored 10 influence Commissioner Douglas to re.
Q.-since you say that Gen Babcock has not mani.
Tested TO on any desire 70 interfere Win or prevent
wyu b. 50 good % TO state whether any " his friends
fona 1t e. any '9 9 paVS t4 NE the m
dlctmcuts against HIM or any other Of the indicted
eaors3 -ihcy have not. Min me.
ofinquy Ia cen BabcocNs case was made before lie
ad gTag at Of he trend jury Shieh found ne 10.
cause DE applied for A. aud thought he was coaIy en-.
been qelea that rporlnnil before TIE Gr'nd Jury.
nS;,n, a E,n n'in,.y. sh," y99 t.lgsran rom
Csc Would o. ited on Dee 49, ls,'Y Ale did. 10
Q-Sow supp se lr rfs ,Ieai tis iic substance
q your testimony Is what We all KNOW 70 be ruethat
Babcocs II has not come to your kno0edsep A-Yes,
Ger 9 % not know Of conrsc % ySg whether
same thias a5oaf The transfer Of superyso ora
do not knoN anything about It except from the secre
| @ DO Won recolect that Supervisor Tuition was or.
dere nom tni.a4ephil to s. Louis under nj, order
ior irtnsiert A-Inat IL my recollection, that he was
q i on say tiat Gen BabcocS ha. made no efforts
avn avn gp o a eu 69H 90 he' Know % your
Efforts with utntrsy Al do not.
REDIRECT EXAMINATIoN.
| ny Mr.. Cook handing conY Of telegram TO the
! witucssl-l wish you would state what you Know IN
relation 10 that A.Ihe despatch be dai ed
! a" Ml-hncton, oct "a. 10 y lam H. Denton William
Mex &c, ana Juhn NJ. hfuu; Your request ia
the tOHcc' OrshlpW VIII necompled with. 4. S. GIANT"
those gentlemen part Of the bonismen Of fOrd,
5nl Aey have tec9mmended Constantine Mcguire for
q; rhe original Of that T., believe In your wriungp
A. Yes, sr, wrote mat. .aw he original this morn
ibg lOblccttd bY the counsel Tor the prosecution
on the ground OF lucOuic cheney, rrceNancy, and ulma
! tcraIu.
O. Wat the character ~ the CORE pOndcucc
| tween Mr.. Joyce aud ten. Babcock As exhibited to
YOU IblJccicd TO As ucumpctent and calung for
ond-r evidence, and being as whole irrelevant 10 the
Issue OF the easel y. MY answer to Tat the
| as mas been gwen and objected To.
| Q.-Nhat was the general character Of the eNpana
tOn OF the dispatches TO which your attention has been
directed given you by Gen. Babc0ck2 lOnjoctcd
by the counsel for the prosecution the ground
iis Irrelevant aud ministerial, and That the declara
TORS OF the accuse as to the dcfpachcs referred
cannot toe used as evidence IN his fayorl A.1he *.
plantations vii en- he gave seemed 10 me TO clear up all
| grounds Of suspicion against hiu,
Q.Whnt was the general character OF those explna.
tonsP Same objection as to the previous question.
Alt wac generally statement Of their meaning and