The New York herald., 1874-11-13
THE WASHINGTON SENSATION.
Strong Evidence for the Defence-ye-
racity OF the Opposing Witnesses
Testimony In Rebuttal.

VestlmOny In hebuttal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. r. 1874.
The trial Of the alleged safe burglary conspira-
tors was resumed to-day In the Criminal Court.
]. B. Benson sworn-Is employed in the secret
service has been In the service since 1859;
remembers sending despatch TO Whitley last
May the lStn, reading Everything is lovely and
the goose hangs high.n witness explained the
circumstances. and said the despatch related to
an appropriation before the Commlrtee on Appro-
priations; also the despatch reading There is
no further necessity Tor doing anything before
the committee.n witness said he sent It, and did
SO TO inform Whitley that the Appropriation Com
mittee did not desire any more documents or In.
formation, as the appropriation had already
passed; witness was sent here 10 furnish such In
formation to the committee.
Morris F. Sullivan sworn-Resides in New
York; was connected with The secret service
from 1871 to September, 1874: ls familiar with
Whltley's handwriting; the receipt In the tele.
graph book was not IN Whitley's handwriting I;
subordinates were accustomed to sign Whtley's
name to vouchers and documents In the ONCE !;
there was quite rivalry among the clerks to see
which could initiate his signature the nearest.
Thomas Shailer sworn-Was formerly connected
With the secret service division. Several letters
and kilograms referring to the letter III" were
shown witness, and he identified them. saying
they referred to the General Howard matter; one
OF them related to a Mr.. Hopper. who had a case
OF counterfeittng on hand Witness knew Net
teship lett this city on the evening Of April %;
witness accompanied him to the depot.
A. B. Newcomb sworn-Resdes in New York; is
in the employ Of the government; has been en-
ployed In most all Of the departments during the
last fourteen years; is now in the secret service
and was last April and May; received two letters
on April from whitley, post-marked Boston,
April witness was asked to produce the let
ters, which was objected, and the request was
withdrawn.
witness was at the Bleecker street ONCE Mon.
day, April 8. from eight O'Clock till one O'Clock
Whitley was not there at all during that day; wit.
ness met him at the depot about dye O'Clock as
he came in on the Boston train; that day Apple
gate was with witness when Whitley arrived; !;
all got on q street car, and when the car reached
Twenty-secOnd street witness got OF and went i0r
his dinner; about seven O'CLOCK witness met them
several places ana separated ABOUT ten O'Clock,
but did not at any time that evening go to the
recess was here taken. After the recess the
examination Of Newcomb was continued. Wit
Apr explanng wny Whitley coud not 'o come Dva 20
Washington on tnet day; sent 1t because Whitley
was not IN New York; witness was IN the habit Of
| telegraph book was submitted. and witness did
not thlnk II was Whitiey's signature; thought it
! the Goth oi May, dated Boston, from Whitley, d.
recttng him TO 60 to Toronto and see Michael
| Hayes and try to get him to go to Washington and
tell the truth about the safe burglary, and whether
| any member Of the secret service was connected
with il. witness went to Toronto and found
| Hayes and read the letter to MIN; Hayes told
| witness that neither Netteshp nor any other
member OF the secret service had anything to do
with 1t. Hayes then related the circumstances to
witness and SAID George Carter sent for hin to
come to Baltimore and there introduced the bur-
gary subject, and got him to help carry II out /;
that Carter was going to make something out or
1t and would get Colonel Wnltley's place In the
secret service Witness asked Hayes TO make an
affidavit OF those statements but he declined,
sayiug he had already made an affidavit before
ness then wrote q despatch SAYING that Hayes
would NOT return without immunity from arrest !;
that none OF the secret service men
were engaged IN the burglary and
before lawyer Somervie. Alter writing it
he read ii over to Hayes aud Hayes said 1t was
ell right and witness then sent 1t TO Colonel
whitley; taey haa frequent conversations on the
viously said, adding he was sorry that Whitley's
name mad got connected with the case; witness
received an answer from Whitley the next day
by telegraph ordering him to return at once and
home Whitley was provoked that witness did not
bring Hayes or bis deposition with him. and said
he mad misunderstood the despatch sent from
Canada; witness at Hrst showed Hayes only the
and afterwards read = portion of it to him and
finally read the whole letter to him.
MIR. Riddle asked permission to examine two or
three witnesses whom he mad summoned here, SO
that they might return to New Jersey, and the
defence could have the privilege OF completing
their testimony afterwards.
There being no objection eleven witnesses were
then examined for the prosecution and Oil swore
that they knew nothing against the character OF
The EOlrt then aQiOurnel.