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Editorial
December 26, 1875
The New Orleans Democrat
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
Editorial questions why McDonald and Avery, convicted in whisky frauds, remain unsentenced unlike Joyce, suggesting St. Louis federal judiciary favors President Grant by delaying cases involving his associates like Babcock and Henderson.
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It is a matter of some importance to know why McDonald and Avery, who have been found guilty of complicity in the whisky frauds, have not been sentenced. Joyce was hustled off to the Missouri Penitentiary with marvelous celerity, but McDonald remains in comfortable apartments at the St. Louis jail, and Avery is traveling about the country, after giving a bond for a small amount. These facts, taken in consideration with the abrupt dismissal of Henderson as soon as Babcock was indicted, and the delay in the trial of Babcock himself, make it appear that the Federal judiciary at St. Louis is the obedient servant of President Grant. Why not sentence his friends McDonald and Avery as well as Joyce?
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Or Punishment
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Whisky Frauds
Sentencing Delay
Federal Judiciary
President Grant
St Louis Jail
Babcock Trial
What entities or persons were involved?
Mcdonald
Avery
Joyce
Henderson
Babcock
President Grant
Federal Judiciary At St. Louis
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Delay In Sentencing Whisky Fraud Convicts Mcdonald And Avery
Stance / Tone
Accusatory Of Judicial Favoritism Toward President Grant
Key Figures
Mcdonald
Avery
Joyce
Henderson
Babcock
President Grant
Federal Judiciary At St. Louis
Key Arguments
Mcdonald And Avery Guilty Of Whisky Frauds But Not Sentenced
Joyce Quickly Sent To Missouri Penitentiary
Mcdonald In Comfortable St. Louis Jail
Avery Traveling On Small Bond
Henderson Dismissed Upon Babcock's Indictment
Delay In Babcock's Trial
Federal Judiciary Serves President Grant
Why Not Sentence Grant's Friends Like Joyce