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Show GENERAL. It A B rot K President (iraut will Testily by Ieposi liou, St. Louis, 9. In the trial of Gen. Babcock to-day, there was nothing in Ulrick, Fiulloy's or Sleudentapf's testimony that has not been published several times, and - was repeated merely to show the existence of the conspiracy. Previous to the adjournment adjourn-ment of tho morning session Mr. Storrs stated that the defense had intended to have tho personal attendance at-tendance of President Grant as a witness, wit-ness, but as the case now stands he thought it would not he necessary, as the exigencies of public affairs required re-quired his attendance at Washington. He then proposed to the counsel for the prosecution that they should meet with the counsel for the defense and agree upon questions and cross-questions cross-questions to he put to the president, and that Ins examination should be made before the chief justice of the supreme court. Col. Dyer said he had no particular objection to such an arrangement, if it should appear after examining the interrogatories of the defense that the government could be as well serve1 in this way as by the personal presence oi the president. presi-dent. Mr. Storrs stated that the; had their questions written out, and asked the court to prolong the noon session to give counsel time for their cross-questions. The court adjourned to 3 in the afternoon. On reassembling, Col. Dyer Btated that the counsel for the government had met the counsel for the defense regarding tho questions to be sent on to Washington, but had not fiad time to prepare their counter iuter-rogatives. iuter-rogatives. He therefore- asked he court to adjourn till to-morrow morning morn-ing to allord both sides time to properly prop-erly arrange their questions and crot-questLons, and that counsel may leave to-nigtit for Washington and arrive ar-rive in time to have the deposition taken on Saturday. Judge Porter joined in this request for adjournment. Judge Dillon stated that the court recognized the force of the suggestion of counsel as lothe expediency of the president absenting himself from Washington at this time, and as the proposed arrangement would prob ably save time, adjourned until tomorrow. to-morrow. i The consultation between counsel resulted iu an agreement that the deposition of President Grant shall be taken before Chief Justiro Waite uext Saturday afternoon, and the proceedings pro-ceedings be conducted like an examination exami-nation in open court. Both sides will be represented by counsel. Maj. L. Eaton will act for government, Who will represent the defense hue not yet transpired. |