The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-28
The safe burglary Case.

ises at some stage of the proceedings
when convenient. He then directed an
officer to take the jury out of court for a
few minutes, and when they had retired,
addressed the counsel upon the peculiar
report of the proceedings which some Of
the papers are presenting to their read
ers. One ofthem, he said, has q stsndin g
head entitled Mockery Of Justice
another criticises unjustly, and another
paper makes digest Of the proceedings
in form quite Objectionable to the cause
Of justice. This is all contrary to law
and it may possibly become the province
of the court to interfere in such pub
icatiOns if they are persisted in.
Such publications and such remarks in
the press are intimidations and may in
fuence action and should be suppressed
There can be no stronger method Of in
timidating jury than some of the pub
locations which have appeared. After
case is concluded there can be no impro-
priety in the press making such criti-
cism as the facts may warrant, not, how
ever, to USE any more liberty in that re-
! spect than is allowable in any other
branch of public business.
The jury was recalled and Oscar ID.
Madge, supervisor of special agents ofthe
! treasury department, was sworn.
He testified that he was acquainted
with George Carter, of Baltimore and
, that in consequence of our interview
with him he held another interview with
Harrington, Governor Shepherd and
Colonel Howe. He told these gentle
men that Carter told him that govern
mcnt safe had been robbed,
and that Columbus Alexander was
implicated in the burglary and
had agreed to furnish $1,000
for the purpose. Harrington said he
WAS investigating the matter, and fixing
up chain Of evidence. Rcnton, one of
the burglars in custody, had informed
him that Alexander was concerned in the
robbery. The witness offered aid to
some of his detectives in working up the I
case, but Governor Shepherd said that |
Harrington was pushing the matter, and !
no assistance was required. Carter nj |
forwards told the witrcsS that Alexander /
did not put up one thousand dollars, but !
that he was Interested in the matter. |
Harrington was anxious to have the wit |,
ness to employ Garter for the govern
mcnt, saying that he would pay for his !
services. but the witness declined. Gus ,
tavc Zrrrath was called, but as he had .
been indicted in this case, the court or !
dcrcd Il H0ite pros to be entered. The ,
witness was acquainted with Nettlcship |
when h. met him last March. When |
the witness was asked if he made any |
arrangements to meet NcttlcShip .
in Philadelphia, the defense objected .
to the question, arguing that such .
evidence was inadmissiblc, that no ,
declarations of third party could be
allowed.
Mr.. Davidge argued at length against
the admission of the evidence, and before
the conclusion of his remarks the court
took Il recess.
After the recess Davldge concluded his
argument and the court decided that the
prosecution might continue the examina- /.
tion and the jury must separate the evil
dence as against each party on trial The
examination of Zerruth continued. He
told the story of Ncttleship meeting him
IN Newark, \. j., and giving him money
to pay his expenses to Washington where
he promised to meet him. In Washing
ton witness met Domain and Hays the
latter under the assumed name of
Butler; tlsosaw Nettleship several times
afterwards; met Domain and Hays
at Marble saloon by arrangement,
and under the direction of Nettleship.
AT that meeting the witness heard Hayes
hot hn on,,ll tl.l. 1
books and papers. Domain said it would
hc a great accommodation to Il party,
On Saturday night witness was with
Uayes till eleven o'clock, when the latter
started to 20 to the depot; Hays wished
to 20 alone, but witness followed him.
Nettlcship came in on the train, and
Nettleship and Hayes jumped into
hack and drove to the Owen House, and
witness followed. Hayes came out soon
and said Netteship did not wish TO see
Zcrruth. Hays said Ncttleship told him
that this was the greatest put-up job in
the country, and if witness did not
leave the city they would all go to the
Penitcntiary. Hayes said that he was
going. Nettleship met the witness the
next morning, and WAS surprised that he
he had not lett the city; told him 10 go
home and he would meet him at Newark
and settle with him; gave witness 500 to
60 home with; wtucss started for home,
and met HAYES at Wilmington who told
him that he had better make himself
scarce for few months; that this was
big put-up job en- Columbus Alexander
and that it was put up by Nettleship and
his chief. Whitley. The court ruled out
the reference to Whitley until he WAS
connected with the case in some other
manner.
Adjourned.
Railroad Conductors Life Assurance
Convention.
ST. LOUIS, October 27.-The Seventh
Annual international Convention of
the Railroad Conductors Life Insurance
Association will meet here tomorrow.
From three to four hundred delegates are
expected large proportion of whom
have already arrived. The main buSi-
ness before the Convention will be the
revision of the Constitution and bylaws,
and the reorganization of the Associa-
ton on Il more satisfactory basis.
The shooting OF n CoIOred Girl In
Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, October "A special to
the Coaricr-.Joapdi from Shelbyville,
Kentucky, tonight, says the young negro
girl who was shot by masked men Sun
dav morning is resting easily, and will
probably recover. The affair has pro-
duced intense excitement in the county.
The place where the outrage was COM
mitted is among hills inhabited BY II
very rough population. The Courier
Jo,irnei correspondent had converSs-
tion with Governor Leslie at Frankfort
tonight, relative to the outrage, in which I
the Governor said ne had as yet no fur
ther information as TO the affair than the
accnnnt in the papers. but that as soon as