New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-16
THE SAFE BURGLARY
IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS In coUR

Against HARRINGTON WILLIAMS, WHITLEY
NErrLEsHIP AND oTHERs-hR. HARRINGTON
ADDRESSES THE COURT IN HIS Ows DERESsh-
THE cHARGEs CONTAINED IN THE INDICTMENT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-To-day was SET
down for the trial OF VIM. Benton the safe Dure'ar
Benton was not present and his counsel asked ior
further postpoaemeut which tho Court refused oraer
ing his recognzances 2ooo to be forfeited The only
open Is to resrrest Benton provided ne CHI
be found
The Grand Jury found true bill FOR conspiracy
against Richard Harrington and A. b. Wiliians' aso
Col whitley Nettleshp, and Canz late OF the detec'e
service; Zeruth a German OF Newark ana Aiion'o'
Hayes who has been isil for several months. mar
rngton and Williams have each given bail IN tno sum
OF 5000 Hayes was engaged to-day, endeavorne u
procure bail The others were absent from the cIS'
and warrants will issued for their arrest MI HAT
rinpton addressed the Court to-day as follows;
III your Honor please in April last my once was eu
tered the safe containing private papers opsasu aaa
the contents abstracted. Since then unirlenuy me
author and promoter Of scheme nconsiderabiy WICKED
and very criminal In the presence or THESE o r,oI
,ns nave made no answer During this storm OF de-
traction vilihcation and abuse. nave oi,stIon
have made in this community. almost
before the eve of this Court. w ,'ara
yfndicate me The ordeal not pleasant, but tbere
ia something which God has planted In man, cJ ha
scous Of his integrity. upon which he may rest " .
SURE hope OF truths vudication. For the hrst tint
say 10 those who have been kind enough TO believe IN
ma mar by no act OF mine have surrendered my per
sonal or professional manhood or this alleged conIp
acy am utterly ignorant At length. these neonoas
rumors and innuendoes have been CRY nad
cannot say if your Honor please that on the whole
regret it, since, at least 1t gives me the an
meet face face. my accusers aud their proofs n
pot Unconscious OF the humiliation which every 81
would feel in being formally party Defendant 10 m ~
dictment like this, but think, In the presehoo is
and logic will I've able TO take the core from OUT n
Sore which seems TO have been fostering 50 TDs; nv
private reputation. am, therefore, mere 10 t -, ha
self to such action your Honor may deem NJ 20 o
taken In the premises asking anu o. s ~ me- 10 this
Court. aud TO this people namely, thal your 1tca
will the earliest day for the trial that Is prso
bic, considering the business Oh .he ooui nosr 10
recollection, II honor please, would seem -
CONT should be mtted stand aside That this case
may be brought 10 an early and mai nearing - Is uo
to me as a 6Zen It Is due 10 thls Court Whose Poo,
cutting officer / have been for nearly hye years IL
is due to this community, grown restless ul-
have filed some OF the public prints PERHAPS
ought state the Court IN this connection Una. a.
pinntee heretofore, he has dechheu 10
permit official relations 10 be severed ont 'ua'
deem it both duty myself and 10 tue puDhc tnat'
pending this inquiry, sda abstain irOul tne I.
ance OF the duties Of my position and nav, ,h
fore asked him to designate some person "uu' w"
your honors approbaton will appear the Represents"
tive OF the Government
The indictment is against Hiram C. Whitley ichaDou
c. Nettleshp Albert CUM. Richard Hlrrinson' Arthur
r. Williams aud Michael Hayes and the charge Is con-
spiracy The first charges that on the 81 OF April
last there pending before Committee OF tine t"o
Houses Of Congress certain investigation or inquiry
concerning official conduct OF the Governments auu
other officials the District as alleged IN memoral
Of sundry citizens ana one Columbus Alexander, one OF
the signers OF the memorial being engaeeu
in procuring evidence TO sustain the al
legations OF the memorial in which certain
books OF entries and accounts or one Johh " EFans
we're presented and referred TO and used I'D evidence
II further presents that whitley Cnef OF the so
called Secret Service Division OF the treasury NetIe
ship Of the service, Albert cum OF the SAINT
service Richard Harrington. a lawyer, Que OF the
counsel before said Committee; Gusave Ieruth arthur
r. Williams, a lawyer; Michael Hayes aud ether per-
sons upkDown with force ana arms unawully did com.
bine confederate and conspire with each oner asips
SAID Columbus Alexander 70 cause IL 70 Do OeheVeu ny
the people the United States that he was corrupt
Infamous man. to charge him with eonsortns Win
burglars and thieves and that ne etnPoyso sucn 70
break and the Office Of said DistrctAtorney IN
the night ana break open the IRON sa'e tnere situate,
and steal aud carry away the contents
| of the same; ana they then and there
cause OF said Columbus Alexander with such
stolen property in his possession and 70 him be
laws of the United states, with the intent aad for the
purpose than md there 10 njure SAID COiumous Alex
other persOnsengaged with him IN maintaining alega'
tions contained in said memorial ..
The first count further charges the aforesaid parties IN
furtnerance OF the conspiracy caused Michael Hayes,
under assumed name OF Butter arttniy 70 make the
acquaintance OF Alexander, aud mold conversation
wan him, and that HAYES falsely represented to
Alexander that the books, entries and accounts
Evans false and spurious, and that
he wanted TO procure the genuine books
OF Alexander for a reasonable Compensation that
Alexander induced 10 express Wish to receive the
books and to pay the reasonable expenses for them
also in accordance with the cOmDDatiOD they cauSeu
70 ha deiyered To Harrington, an anony letter,
which purpOred inform him that on the second or
third night after, the Office OF the DsircAtIOrhey
would be broken open aud the safe rOooed the Opsct
being to give Harrington prctext Tor Watching
said Office for the purpose or aiding IN the execution OF
the conspiracy without mourning suspicion IN ms
couDt they with having Produced 10 De III
readiness for the further execution OF Tue conspiracy
lfnIh ono Brown.
ton, a professed thief. who were permitted 70 eA
anime the premises the Office and safe the residence OF
Alexander and streets leading from the Office to the
residence and EACH was then ana there fdthIuy ID
tructed In he part which they were TO act that on le
93d of April said Harrington procured two OF Evans
books and placed tDem IN the SAFE so they sh9uu o1
taken hereirom and delivered TO said AeAanaei' Gnu
robbed that tho night Of the robbery Harrington
and Williams took officers OF the police on the pre-
tense of watching threatened robbery by said Miles
aud Williams. and they Cne onleersl aetlns unue.
oIo ,h n.res alovng Wilnams TO escape; that Har
rington, acting Assistant DsircAttorLey uIrtcteu
aficers 10 puTsue Brown alias Benton. ana II Alexander
received the books, both should be arrested They
further charge that Brown made several attempts 70
tt aajcers refused further To obey HarrIngt and
arrested Brown. whereby the conspiracy iaieu III co
plete execution ,, =. 49, .,,..,o. q, ,bo
hr charges they caused the safe TO De so openeu
nsed and treated give the appearance OF having
hsen blown open with gunpOwder; that they procured
Benton make an affidavit that us was enP,o1eu ~
AieYonder that they procured Hayes ~ make an am
dayit corrobOrating Benton. ,
The third count charges that the parties dd conspre
and gree with each other falsely % charge
Alexander with oense Of procuring the once 10 De
brokenopen also the safe, 10 nave nun leteu, etc,
The fourth count is repetition OF the third count IN
the charges, but is different in sprn am,
Two indictments were also returned against nhes,
alias Blisn alias Williams and Benton, alias Brown Ior
larceny and burglary and for larceny. Wlthlh tne
last two three days various names nave ooeu IL
toned In current among those presenter W
he Grand Jury In the above In several instances
rumor was fault. The report that e4Asslstahs SCI
retary OF the Treasury sawyer had been preseneu was
wholly erroneous, his name not having been menuoneu
i'm Ihe ury.room In connection with the case Tue re-
norris were also erroneous In regard 10 s0nerVle, ne
New-York lawyer for Benton, and Mr. shaler CLERK III
fe secret Service Division Of the Treasury "a tneg