National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-19
DISTRICT SAFE BURGLARY
THE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT YESTER.
DAY

THE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT YESTER-
DAY.
The trial Of the safe burglary conspiracy case
was resumed before Mr.. Justice Humphreys,
holding the Criminal Court, yesterday morning
at II o'clock.
General Henkle then resumed his argument
for the defence begun yesterday. Mr.. II. read
the telegram from .Banfield to Whitley to find
Michael Hayes, dated May IS; as also the tele-
gram Of Whitley to Banield that he Twill do his
best to find him" These had been introduced by
the Government, and he was at loss to know
why the Government had introduced them, for
they showed Whitley's innocence. Reading from
Wbitley's letter to EewcOmbe he said it showed
that he CW.) had his suspicious that Nettleship
had been connected with the safe burglary. Did
this letter contain any damaging evidences Of
guilt? In pursuance Of Instructions, NeWcOmbe
proceeded 10 Toronto to see Hayes. H. says that
he saw only that part relating to the affidavit,
He claimed that NeWcOmbe was a credible wit
ness; that he had enjoyed the confidence Of the
Secretary OF State, the Attorney General and the
Secretary Of the Treasury-eTen now being in
the employ Of the latter. Hayes story is a It's
sue Of talsehoods, with here and there a crumb Of
truth. He had no doubt but that NeWcombe had
given the true history Of what had passed be-
tween them. Gen. Henkle explained that the
dispatch of NeWcOmbe that Hayes has made full
deposition TO Lawyer s." was read by Whitley
ito lawyers" and therefore he ordered the re-
turn Of NewcOmbe. Gen. II. then referred to
Hayes statement as 10 NetIleenlD paying llm
so, and claimed that tie defence had shown that
the money was given for the purpose Of sending
a thief to W ashngton to be arrested, and not for
the purpose Of sending i'm out Of the country.
He was not advocating the innocence OF Mr.. Net
tleship, but he would ask how and by whom
Whitiey's or NettleshiP's connection had been
proven? II was true that from the mouths Of
liars and thieves they had heard Of suspicious
marks. In his heart he believed Nettleship limo
cent. He could not believe that the secret ser
vice was organized to Perpetuate crime, Ito put
up jobs" but for the purpose Of SURPRISING
crime Even II il were shown that Nettleship
was connected with the case, how does It affect
The only evidence to implicate Whitley were
the kilograms, and he proceeded to read them,
selves and by the evidence. That telegram read
ing SECURITIES good; invest" from Nettleship
to Apologize, was referred to next. The Gov
eTnment had claimed that there was deep-hidden
meaning in this dispatch, but IL had been fully
explained by Apologize. This case has but one
parallel in q il history, viz: The case Of Pekwiek
against Bardell, by Dickens. By the way, he had
read two of Mr.. Riddles novels, and understood
that third would soon be published. He would
advise Mr.. II. to take this case and work It up
into q romance; but there is no necessity for rO-
nance. M Henkle then introduced the case IN
Dickens, and, reading the case, said the 'sloW
coach" was the department car alluded 70 In the
telegram. He predicted that Mr.. Riddle would
make the speech OF BuZfuZ in concluding this
case. Mr.. Dickens never dreamed that the case
would be enacted, and no one else; but here II Is
enacted. Why should Whitley, against whose
integrity nothing has been brought, be convicted?
Why should MIR. Harrington, an honorable young
man, of whom his preeeptOr Mr.. Smthers) has
felt as proud as he, tthe speaker,) who had moved
his admission TO the bar here? What had been
proved against Williams? They had relied on
ZirTuth and Hayes for conviction. Strip the case
OF their testimony, leaving the kilograms In, in
Guiding the goose hangs high,n and they must
md verdict Of mot guilty. Would they ind
a verdict Of guilty on the oath Of such perJured
williams as these IL was their duty under their
Osths to find verdict Of mot guilty.
Mr. Henkle closed his argument at 1880 p m,
and the court took recess till o'clock.
Alter recess the court took up the Police Court
contempt ease, the proceedings Of which will be
iOHnd IN another column.