The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-13

the trunk behind him. "See here" he said
producing closely written document OF
eight pages. "When | had become Ii cd OF
waiting on those fellows in Washington for
my pardon from the penitentiary at Jener-
son City, where had been seventeen months,
dictated this to joyce. 1t was my intention
TO make oath to 1t and send II on to Wish
ington, to Proctor Knots committee, then
in session investigating the whisky ring. EX'
Governor William Fletcher came up to
Jefferson and this paper WAS shown to him,
and he was told that it would be forwarded
unless / got my pardon before a certain
date. Then it WAS the pardon which had
been positiv ly promised before conviction
came"
THE PAPER
is headed AN Address to the American
People, and goes on to tell concisely the
origin of the whisky ring to raise money for
campaign purposes. 1t gives the names of a
dozen or more prominent Republicans, who
were Grants most intimate associates, and
who had knowledge of the frauds. Then 1t
takes up and tells the story Of the team pre-
sented to Grant by M'DoAald. A bogus
bill of sale was made out, 80 the story goes,
and form of a transfer made in the White
House. The president had expressed his
approval of the team, and M'Donald handed
over the receipted bill to the president. AS
he did so he said to Grant that a little money
ought to be passed. The president took out
a five-dollar bill and two dollar bill. $50"
says the general, "all got for the ne thou
sand seven hundred and fifty dollar team was
three dollars" After that they | ok ride,
and when they came back MDonald sent
one of his congratulatory kilograms to Joyce
and they
"LET HER co."
meaning the ilegtimate sour mash. The
address also gives concise account of the
whisky trials and the various promises of
Grant through Babcock that M'Donald
should be protected. All these allegations
M Donald announces he has tho documents
to prove; re-,
"Yes, had the papers to establish all that
and more too" said the general, rs the cor
respondent laid down the address, and he
waved his hand toward the open trunk.
"See here" The general hauled out pack
age after package at random, and laid letter
after letter opon on the table. To say that
they are of the
MOST DAMAGING CHARACTER
to Babcock and others but mildly expresses
it. There are letters addressed and written
openly which seem straightforward enough
until read "between the lines" There are
others sent under cover and signed flct-
tiously, which indulge in all the extravaganza
of language peculiar to the ring. Babcock
writes over the nom de plume Bull Finch"
and "B. Finch" to urge MDonaId to be
steadfast and promising immunity. There
are suggestive references to what the eXeCu-
tive will do. Nothing that came out in the
trial vera SO strong against Babcock as
these.
"ren thousand dollars were offered for
these Babcock letters" said the general,
commenting on them, as he folded them up.
"How was that"
"When Babcock was on trial let Krum,
his attorney, have five letters that Babcock
sent to mG for uso on the solemn pledge that
they should be returned after the trial. |
never saw them again, but was told after
Babcock was acquitted
THESE LETTERS wERE BURNED
at the Lindell, Storrs urging that course.
Since then, however, | have been given to
that such was not true, but that
those five letters were in existence. When
Bsbcocll got free he wanted tn rest Of the
letters. He and his brother from Kansas,
and his father-in-law, Colonel Campbell, and
a postal agent named Schaurte went to
Walsh, who was my confidential clerk in
the supervisors Office, aud told him they
wanted the Bsbcock letters, and had infor-
nation that he could produce them. The
fact is they we're
ON THE WRONG TRAIL
entirely. Walsh knew nothing about them.
They offered him five thousand dollars in
cash for the letters. OF course he told them
he knew nothing about them, (which WIS
true. They made him second visit, and of
fered ten thousand dollars and anything rea-
sonable in the way of a government position
if he would produce the letters. When he
still refused, they went away with threat
that Walsh might find himself in danger tor
his contumacy.