Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-01-11
Vol. IX....No. Is.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the New-York Weekly Messe necr

FROM Inc NeW-1oTK "eety messenger,
burning OF the Treasury, Washington.
Considerable excitement has prevailed
throughout the Capital, and indeed -thro'-
out the country, owing TO the capture Ct
several persons charged with the crime
mentioned above. The trial of one took
place week before last, and the evidence
pro and con, terminated on Saturday, De-
cember oath. We presume an abstract
Of the trial will CRAFTY our readers, and
we have selected the following, rather
than wade through and give the whole
testimony, which would only burden our
pages. Our readers may depend upon
this being correct synopsis Of the trial
1t is from the Daily Express" founded
on the report of the 6 National Intelligen.
Ger" 1t appeared in evidence, that Rich
ard White, the prisoner, was born ia New
England--the son of a respectable New.
England farmer. The principal witnes,
ses against him were William Hicks and
Charles Croft His brother, Harry
White, was also upon the stand. Hick,
saws, White told him that large sum Of
money had been offered if he would d.
stroy the Treasury, because certain pe,.
sons had everdrawn upon COVE rnmeat 10
large amount, and by burning the Tees.
urv these claims against them would all
be destroyed. White said that he wouH
undertake it. Witness had several coz,
versations with White afterwards UPON
the same subject, late in the fall Of 1892
White said he would 60 to Washington
and take house, and pass for genle.
man; no suspicious would be entertained,
for there were often gentlemen in Wash,
lngton who went to pass some time thera
and no questions were asked he (Whie)
intended TO send on furniture by water, h.
himself would 60 by land. All this was
said in New-Yo rk. White went on 10
Washington, and did pass off for a gen.
tleman, though he had just escaped from
the State prison. After the burning Of
the Treasury Department, and upon hi,
return to New-York in February his
wife came to witnesses house in New.
York; she said they were just from
Washington this was in the spring Of
1888. On the 9TH or 9Th of the same
month, Richard l.. White himself arrived
from Washington, and talked with witnsa,
about the burning Of the Treasury; he
said he had succeeded in destroying tho
Treasury, and had cleared enough 10 po1
his expenses.
Croft testified that he had head R
White tell his brother not to tell ha
(Crof) that he (R White) had set tho
Treasury Department on fire. Hick.a..
so testified that he had gathered from ger.
eral conversation, that the building wss
entered by means of false KEYS, and that
the desks had been opened to put fire INTO
them. White had told witness that he
nnderstood chemistry enough 10 place
nre which should burn when he Fl4.srd
ne told witness, also, that he knew nan
who would commit msrder for him for
10 dollars. This man White said he
could command. He told witness he had
oeen introduced &c a great number CT gen
tlenen and members at Washington, VITO
were very friendly, and that, the dav BE-
tore he left, he had seen General jackson.
He said he had not quite accomplished his
object, and had onl y been paid in proper.
Ilon' but he had made enough to pay all
his expenses.
Azarlah Fisk testified that when in N.
York, IN the spring Of 1888, White had
some keys in his hand, and said it was
"tAem that had done the business a.. IFQ,b1
7ngton.' MIR. Kelly, the Deputy Marshall
OF ONO, testified that receiving, in CIevo-
and, Ohio, information from Hicks and
Grott that White was the man who burnt
the Treasury, he wrote on TO Washing.
ton' when Hicks was sent for. Going
'here himself, hewas then sent with Hicks
10 New ork, to arrest White. Mr.. Bia,
ney' High Constable of PhiladtIch1
went with him to Whites BOARDING house.
Blaney walked on before witness, ani
gong IN hurry, passed by the house.
witness came up and went into it, VIZ
ness met White, but did not know it was
him; he, however, addressed him as flo
Knew him. and said, Good morning, Mr.
Wh7te;' and asked him if he would 5Es
a walk with him, as he had line for In
PRISONER said to witness he had the al.
vantage ofhim; upon which witness ask.
cd him II he had not known him at Wash
lngton city? Prisoner asked vitnesss
name. but he did not give it. They start
ed from the house together, and as soon as
h'aney came up, witness laid his hand
upon Whites shoulder, and said he vas
MS prisoner, In the name of The United
States Stat! Prisoner asked " What for:"-
w illness asked him if he did not Ii ov?-
uPon which, White said he could prove
that he was twelve miles from Washing
ton the night the Treasury was burnt. No
one on had told prisoner any thing about the
treasury, or that that was the subject Of
his arrest"
In the progress Of the testimony it was
proved that Hicks and Croft were worth.
less characters, Hicks having been con-
FlCto0 for fornorioc ooJ