The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-08-31

Prom the Cincinnati Gazcttc-Radical.l
RYE BEACH, N. H., Aug. li.--A private
Dispatch from Washington brings the in
formation that cN-Spccial Agent Moore has
printed an affidavit assuming 20 sci forth the
circumstances Of the attempt at blackmail
which he had before charged on your cor
respondent. When copy 81 this BIZ 81 un-
adnlleraied perjury comes 10 hand Il will
receive attention. Meanwhile a story Of the
Babc0ck whisky trial In ~. Louis will Illus
tralc the kind 81 service Moore was accus-
toned 70 render his employers, and his en-
pacity for perjury.
EVEREST, a GAUGER,
who, IL was discovered, had been witness
70 the mailing o. money by Joyce 10 Bab-
cock and Avery In Washington, had left the
country, and II was expected by The defense
that he would remain absent until after the
trial. He was most respectfully connected,
and finally, short time before the ease was
called. he wa induced 10 return and APP
pear n. a witness. When he arrived In the
country those engaged " preparing the
Government case for trial met rim In Phia-
dclphia and ascertaincd what his testimony
would lie. Ills statement, which he after
ward made on the stand, was 10 the effect
that on "A certain occasion he had been sent
by Joyce to the bank 20 exchnnge II 900 bill
for two OF 500 each; tina; Joyce bad then,
in his presence, incloscd one OF these bills
in an envelope addressed 10 Avery, and tn,
other i'm one addressed TO lsabcock; that
while he had actually seen the note incosed
In the Avery envelope, he had only seen
.I0yce'< motions as inclosing he other in the
Babcock envelope, and did not happen 10
follow a note into the letter with his eyes,
According 10 his statement both envelopes
Were then dropped into d street letter-hox
near Joyce's office This evidence was deem
ed very important by all engaged N prepar-
ing the Governments case, and Il strong
effort was made by all q them 10 induce
secretary Bfistow not TO communicate it,
purp0rt
TO PRESIDENT GRANT.
In spite Of All the false stories which gained
currency during the trial, and which are
still current in some quarters, 10 the effect
that secretary Bristow was conspirine
through the aid " these trials 20 break
down the personal and official family ~ the
President, Il l. true that up 70 the time men,
toned he had regularly and promptly In
formed the President OF every item Of evil
dence affecting either his Secretary or his
persona, friends In -. Louis. A. regularly
aud a. promptly all this information had
been given by the President To Babcock. and
through him OF course II vi once found t.
way - the counsel for the defense. 80 when
this important evidence Of Eyerest'~, show
ing the direct payment OF money 10 the Pres
ident's Secretary and TO the Chief Clerk Of
the Treasury Department, came into the
the officials Of the Department, concerted
attempt was made 10 prevail upon Gen.
Bri>iow 70 withhold all Information IN re-
gard 10 Everest from the President. He met
All their arguments with the statement that,
while he was well aware that the Presidents
belief I'm Babcock's innocence was constants
" sacrificing The ease of the Government
against the whisky thieves, still, n q Cabinet
officer. his first duty was 10 the Pres idcnt.
and X the case was lost thro'~h is
BETRAYAL TO THE DEFENSE,
the responsibility would rest with Gen.
Grant. And 50 Tie Secretary made known
The N " evidence which had been discover
ca, ard IN less than twenty minutes after II
had been communicated al the White House
Cen Babcock appeared at the room OF So
licitor Bluford Wilson to make Inquiries in
regard to Eyerest's statement and where
ab0uts.
The appearance Of Everest was the cause
81 great anxiety among the members ~ the
isig, and when the nature Of the evidence
he would give became known 10 them they
Were IN great CONSERVATION. II seems 10
nave been recognized az once a. case de-
mrnding the
SERVICES OF MOORE.
lie was then on duty about the Custom
house In Baltimore. He came 20 Washing
ton without leave, and il was arranged that
he should 70 10 81. Louis and meet the tcsti-
swear 10 actually seeing the five hundred
dollars enclosed in the Avery envelope, and
not 70 actually following the other five hun
dred with his eyes into the l,abcock
envelope, the defense decided 20 sci up the
claim that the Babcock envelope was only
blind 10 deceive Everest, and that Is 4 mat \
terof fact no money was put into II by joyce,
leaving the presumption that the latter had
pocketed IL. IL was arranged, therefore. that
Moore should swear that the second or third
day after the date fixed by Everest for the
mailing 81 these letters az ST. Louis, he,
Moore, happened 10 be IN Gen. Babcock's
room az the White House when Habcock was
opening his mail, and that the latter, after
opening large envelope in his presence,
called his attention 10 the curious fact that
the envelope In Joyce's handwriting con-
tained no writing, but simply
PIECE or BrANK PAPER.
Moore arrived in 81. Louis and unfoldcd his I
proposed evidence To the counsel az work nj
thai end 81 the line. These gentlemen, or
some 81 them, were also Of counsel for Az (
ery. The latter at once said 10 Moore that
ms story was a very good one 30 far a. Bab- \
cock was concerned. bat that Ii would sure
" convict Avery, since II would establish Y
lne fact that the mail containing the letters 4
Everest had described reached Washington,
anu the presumption would he that Avery
received the letter which Everest sworc had \
peen sent 70 him with the 800 In IL. This
made II necessary 10 adopt different line
81 defense, and the Icttcr-carricr was found.
VINO afterwards sworc that,on the day Ever
81 claimed that the letters 70 Babcock and
Avery were dropped into the strcet-box, he,
~ me request 81 Joyce, unlocked the box
ana gave him back two letters addressed ~
described by Everest.
Inc part that Moore had prepared himself
" play In this matter became known through
=; ,ne lnuiscretion Of one 81 Babcock's counsel
~ Washington, who, when the telegraph
Drought the report Of Evcrest's testimony,
could not refrain from telling In Newspaper
TOW how complete the answer OF the de-
fence would be 70 his embarrassing evil
duced instead, the Washington counsel was
treaty nonplused, but soon ascertaincd