The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-23

Nhiskey Ring, and declared his intention
to establish the completely of the Presi-
dents favoritc in the frauds, .BABCocK on
the following day, Nov. 80, sent the fol-
lowing telegram as an answer to those
charges
"Bon. u. r. DYER. .. S. D's'rict Anoraey 81 linus,
an tholuici nm cent. .hd srTy 'eie1tdm shch !
can / t,st.yP O.. L hancock"
Upon its face this bold declaration would
seem to challenge inquiry in any form.
Mr.. DYER notified B ,WocK that the AVERY
case was closed, and the next one in order
would be called on the 18th Of December,
only fortnight distant. But his impa-
teuco was such that ne could not wait
TRANQUILITY for this opportunity to testify
and explain, ana court of inquiry was
ordered rs an expedient TO relieve him,
with two of the three members known TO
be personal adhercuts of GRANT and Dab
COCK.
A chapter In the secret history of this
business sheds Il light on BABcoCK's effu-
sive telegram to DYER and his professed
innocence, which utterly discrcdits his
statement and covers him with the darkest
suspicion. While the trial Of MCDONALD
Presidents secretaries and an intimate Of
BAUCocK, was sent TO st. Louis to watch
the Developments there. BABCOcK knew
from his relations with McDoNALD that
some exposure was probable and his OBJ
ject was TO prepare for all contingencies.
In order TO cover their communications
with secrecy, n special CIPHER was arrang-
ed between BAnCoCK ana LUCKILY, the key
10 which has been found. This CORE
spondonce was not admitted during the
trial, because BABCocK's counsel objected
that il related TO matters between counsel
and client, which ought not to be exposed.
That plea was a onvcnient trick to keep
damaging testimony from the jury in the
court room, but it viii not serve to exclude
il from the jury Of public opinion.
Some Of the extracts from these tele-
| grams are most remarkable when placed
side by side with the despatch to the Dis
trict Attorney, which has been already
cited, and the dates are compared. For
example, the following from BABcocK:
| "wAsmsGTos Noy. Il. 1875.
LEV r. IrcErY. Linf W A..t SO l. as; Ell aim
empoy as'ista1oe u he wants q.a means; nut o. ~.
best Judgment now. OSCAR"
he sent another IN these words:
"wAsn,NGrox Nov. II. 1875
pei, I'IS " nl t' XXI cop,er ,nIy w ,r
ail answer a. carc-i moment 10 ~ Mte noc TO- ld
Sex Xxx ,l r ' 10 a, Io S y, xxx H'
80. T. BABcocK."
The next day these dispatches were fol-
lowed up in the same spirit with third US
follows;
"Lrv1 T Lrcxv-. I,adR H''i. y. J. ~ fitods
advise not to w. friend leaves io.nisa, can nase
Bolass e isiaici opposed to aieas mchey XII ss
Now, for the replies OF this confidential
agent from the White House, who is be-
| leved to have been a subordinate in the
Ring service, like AVERY and others whose
connection has already been shown with
the convicted thieves. Here is what
LUCKY telcgraphs:
| "sT iouis. Nov. ~ 1875.
i'al or Otherwise. should You come. bnIY AvRRYl
| and ala otncfs uron "nom MAsKs lMcbcSsLp'rl csse
selii toaooold also so al saos nohay roe red hut
Il re-s ,eD4 yoa T. YOU choo,c X kErN his COUNSEL
Le,,., T. hnt tn,y oanu9' iorce inytHas lie Is re-
| Z" LEVI r. LucKEY."
Again on that day, LucKEY sent second
despatch to this effect:
"sr. LOUIS, Nov. 1s, 1876.
"Cen. o. 2. HAHcocE, HoShh0,oRs A,'tti coAsu,ia
uon T. lKEunl says you will not 9e asked T. eonr
Here is the proof under his own hand,
that two weeks before his telegram TO
DYER, in which he pretended to demand
hearing before the Court" BABCoCk was
seeking by every means to prevent his
| going to st. Louis at all hazards" through
un agent sent there for that express pur-
pose. Before preiudiciai taef was dis
closed in court against him, he retained
KkUM as his counsel, aud although urged
by him TO appear and 10 testify IN his own
behalf, he could not be persuaded to run
the risk; for, . use his own words " 70 go
there now would be very unfortunate"
When the opportunity was offered and
pressed by his chosen counsel to 20 before
the Grand Jury, or TO vindcate himself, if
he could, on the witness stand, this was the
way BABcoCK responded to the suggestion.
lie knew better than any one else could
do, his complications with the Ring, and
the peril of oross-examination if he
should testify for McDONALD. Hence he
Intentionally kept away.
When he was certain that AvERY's trial
was drawing to u close, and he could not
reach st, Louis in time to be witness, then
he affected before the public great anxiety
to be heard, after having conspred clan
dcstinely ana retained counsel to devise
methods TO prevent his going there Eat all
hazards"
Another point is equally ruinous TO Bah
COCK. In the celebrated telegram to DYEr
he said
Every telegram which / sent win appear perfectly
lnnOltut the moment can be heard"
The proceedings OF his trial show that
from the beginning 10 the end, the whole
. energies of his counsel were directed against
these very kilograms, ana they succeeded
! In inducing Judge DILLON to exclude sew.
eral Of the most important. In the hope
: OF proving himself perfectly innocent,
he took the short cut of shutting out lii
= written words, which contained the mos
= damnng evidence of his guilt
E 1t thus appears, first that BADoooK dc
liberately refused to go to 81. Louis, wheI
+ he knew his character was assailed for con