Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-26
WHOLE NO. 1850.
MCDONALD.
How His Sensational Story is Re-
ceived in Washington-Evsnj his
Old Partner, Joyce, Goes Back on
HIM.


Old Partner, Joyce, Goes Back OF
Hum.
Following 10 telegraphic dis.
patch from Washington showing
that Gen. John Mcdonald has over
shot the mark in his revspgsful at
tempt TO implioaie Gsn. Grant in
the ST. Louis whisky frauds.
Washington, Aug. II. The re.
view oil General John MeDonald's
book, giving SO called additional par
tioulsrs of the st. Louis whisky rim 9
was telsgrsphed and prin,ei quite
fully here, but it failed to produce
anything like sensation. Every.
body here knows Mcdonald to DO an
ignorant poor, incapable of con.
stracting a sentence of good Eng
lish, much less writing g book. The
belief here is that Bluford Wilson
and other supsrssrvlceabls friends
OF General Btistsw had something
to do with the work, asd its prime
object was to be used against Grant
if nominated, and to prevent bis
domination. 1t was the intention
to have had the book in type pre-
ceding the Chicago convention, but
bitch somewhere caused delay, but
did not deter the Bristow oonspira.
tors from making the announcement
10 advance of the Chicsgo conven-
ton that such volume would be
forthcoming. No one here believes
that Grant know of the existence Of
a whisky ring, but there are few
who did not believe that Babcock
did, and that he was IN it up TO his
neck. Bsecook evidently made the
ring believe that Grant was in it. 1t
took Grant long while to believe
that Babcnck had betrayed him, but
when he did he hustled him out of
the White House and his confidence
at the same time in jiffy.
Ex Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Douglas says of the So
called disclosure. "rouohing all and
singular the allegations concerning
myself, they are batch of lies from
A to q. The truth is | never liked
Mcdonald, and he knew it. | did
not like bis face. He dressed q good
deal like gambler. [ once spoke
to Columbus Dslano about Modem
aid, and told him frankly that while
| had no reason to helisvs that be
was dishonest | did not like bis
looks or fsshy style. Oh said
Delsno, Il knew be dressed rather
loud, but that is the custom in the
West / do not believe" added
Douglas, shat Ex. President Grant
knows anything about tho whisky
ring. do know that Mcdonald
was an officer in the army, and ss
such Grant met him. Grants
friendship for him graw out of this
army acquaintance. | knew that
Mcdonald had Grants confidence,
but only ftom the fact that he wa
an OLD army frleuu, ana DOT because
OF any connection he (GrsnO had,
directly or indirectly, with the
whisky ring Had for q moment
entertained suspicion that McDon-
aid was dishoneat / would have dis
missed him at once, and know Gen
eral Grant would have stood by
me-
Deputy Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Rodgers, VINO is likewise
described in MoDonalds book az
having guilty knowledge OF the
existence of whisky ring, vigor-
ously denies the allegation. 81 do
kn aw this, however, said he, "tha,
/ had organized corps of Revenue
agents to 60 to ST. Louis to look At.
ter supposed frauds. Mcdonald
found it out in some way before the
expedition started, and for this rea-
son it was abandoned. | testified to
this fact in St. Louis at MoDonAld's
trial, and after | had done 80 Nc
Donald said to me: Il do not think
you treated me fair in your tssti-
meny to-day To this | replied
Il have told the truth, and have dis.
charged my duty SO an officer and
Witness Mr.. Rodgers is satisfied
that Mcdonald had sources OF nfor.
nation which kept him advised Of
the inside movements of the reve-
nue. office, bu! just who furnished
the information he does net know.
Col. John Joyce, who was MoDon-
AIDS confidant in the ring, is now in
this city. Hs will net permit him
self to be interviewed on the subj cot
at all, saying he has heard enoIgh
and suffered enough. He is as much
surprised as anybody al MoDon-
AIDS startling facts Col. Joyce
jocularly remarked to-day that un-
der the circumstances il would be a
great comfort to him to have the
$500 which Mcdonald says be
got. He would feel easy with re-
gard to financial matters, then. As
be did not get that or any other sum
the Colonel did not seem 10 attach
any great amount OF credit or i'm
portance to the Mcdonald book.
In this connection the story Of
MoDonald'S visit to Washington at
the beginning Of Bristow's war on
the whisky rlugs, as told by Lou
isviile gentleman will net coms
amiss In 81. Louis the 'Slyph'
was st that time SO ploatea With
spoils and so confden. in bis bearing
that every body thought be vas
Granite keeper ; that the President
was really his little instrument.
And so when Mcdonald want on 20
Washington to see about the internal
stories that Secretary Bristow had
started and the prosecution be WAS
threatening, it was pretty generally
understood that tie "Slyph' would
come gliding home in few days
with Bristew's head a. his belt.
Mcdonald and Bristow met q &c "
minutes after the ARRIVAL Of the for
mer at the ArIinglsn Houas, Wash
irgton.
"Mr. Bristoe, L have come bers
TO see what ali this work Of you're
means-Tve come TO see General
Grant about it," was about what
General Mcdonald said.
And General Bristow just about
replied "Genorai Mcdonald, you
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