Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-30
THE SAFE BURGLA
Testimony Taken Yesterday In the
Latest Of the Thtfts Of the
Washington Ring OF
Radical Thieves.
A Nice Expose Of the Worst VilIaIny
Ever Effected By Any or Grants
FaYerite Craeksmen.

| WASHINGTON, October 29.-The SAT-
burglary case was resumed to-day, and the
cross-exa nination of ZirTuth continued. WI -
ness was arrested for an attempt at rape q few
years ago, but II was g put-up Job by Nettle-
ship, and did not amount 10 anything. When
asked how be got out OF Jail on the twentieth
/ Riddle could tell. Witness vas then ques-
toned In direct examination by Riddle, who
asked witness II he had not made full con-
/ fessioa OF the Shole matter to Spencer, OF
the New York Sum- uefore he came TO Wash
ington TO give himself up7 This question was
| objected 70, and the court decided that wit
ness might be asked II he had made the same
ststenlent TO any one else. A question in this
form was answered IN the Affirmative.
Michael Hays was called, and as he il under
indfct y emit ~ one Of the conspirators the
court ordered a note pi oBeQul 10 be entered in
bis case. Hays testified toat, with the e1cep-
/ tiun OF four or nve months. he had been In
Whitley 5 employ since June, ISL. On ApIil
Both he had an interview with Whitley IN
/ New YORK, who asked him II he could 20 to
Washington witness said yes. Whitley
/ told HIM 70 go to the Metropolitan hotel in
| Washington, and Nettieship won d b. there.
but not 70 inquire for any one. Witness did
as directed, but failed 70 mud Netileship at
the Metropolitan. He went 70 the telegraph
Office and dispatched to whitley.
! THE manager Of the Franklin telegraph
company was here and called in and pro
duced the original dispatch, which Hays
identified. II reads as fOl oys: "To Colonel
Whiteley-No one here; what SHALL ! do. "
subsequently found Nettleship at the owen
| ship then began 10 talk about blowing open
| Comptroller Green's safe IN New York and
a0stracting some papers, and asked witness
II he Knew OF TWO good men who would do
| the job; witness asked, "What are you driv-
| ing att come TO the point" Nettleship gave
vi ness nfty dollars, aud told him he would
communicate with Whitley and see him again
on the avenue in the afternoon; met Nettle-
SHIP according 10 appointment; Nettleehip
told MIN the district attorneys office con-
tanned the safe that was to be worked, and dt-
| rected him to a house on Ninth street where
be would ind man who would introduce
him 10 an old man named Domaine he would
know the man on Ninth street. by his hawk
Ing and coughing: witness was 20 step U D and
ask him II he was the man who had the patent
when be would know what witness was there
Tor; Nettieship gave witness some names on a
card one Of the names was COlum bus Alex
suder; witness found the man on Ninth
street who was to introduce him to Demsiue,
and went u his room; SfteTwsrd found
out his name WAS Lirruth; witness re-
ported progress TO HettleshIp, and received
dfty dollars more; next morning Zirrutn fail
ed to meet witness, and witness sought Nettle.
ship and was told to so to the district attor-
neys once and inquire for Harrington and
talk with him about the countsrfeit money
case, and at the same time locate the safe
and locate the entrance TO the room witness
went as requested, and met Harrington, in
troduced himself, and requested to see Har.
rington privately was shown into the rear
office, and the door closed; witness remained
in the room about three or four minutes,
when Harrington came in; witness intro
duced the counterfeit money case; Harrington
said ne had nrthing 10 DO with these cases;
witness left Harrington and met Zirruth,
and they both went TO DemRine's recess
After recess Hayes continued his testimony.
Nettleship asked witness TO get a man IN New
York 20 do the JOB; such man would be
taken care OF and get a wardenship in the
New Jersey penttentiary; Domaine told wit.
ness that Alexander wanted TO see him, and
be went with Domaine to Alexander's house
and was introduced: witness offered TO furnish
books and papers Of John .. Evans to aid
memorialists; witness said the books were in
the possession OF a friend Of his and that be
could obtain them, and asked Alexander how
much pecuniary consideration be would put
up for the books; Alexander said he wished il
distinctly understand that from the start they
had determined 20 purchase no testimony:
witness said, Il understRcd this business, and
this is not Purchasing testimony, and il will
said he was willing to pay any
reasonable expense Incurred, but mnst 1rst
see his counsel; witness suggested that Alex
snder had better receive the books and drop
Domaine out Of the business: Alexander &C
luiesced; Netueship told witness 10 get some
one 70 blow open the safe who had served q
term IN prison, 80 his testimony would be
worthless; NettieShip Rfterward directed wit
ness 10 take Benton to Alexander; he did so,
and introduced B5uton 10 Alexander, who
voulu bring the books TO him, and told Alex
ander 10 take a good sOk at d IN; witness
hen took Benton and Williams over the route
between AlexaudeT's house and the district
attorneys office. they then separated; wit
ness saw Them agaiu n, and Williams said he
Nh1LeG 10 See Sto = ETH chill y euu gel the com
binRtiOn of the l0ek, 80 that he could open the
safe, load and blow IL open, and Il would ap-
pear as though it was locked when IL was
blown open; this would save time;
witness told Nettleship what the men
wanted, and Nettleship tried 10 md Hsrrius-
ton but Islled, and Said that u wss too bad be
could not be found; witness then arranged
the details OF the burglary with ms men, ana
decided that Benton should be arrested ter
the burglary, as Williams considered his time
too valuable 10 be locked up; told Benton
that he must not be in hurry about giving
his statement away, aud must give II only TO
ClsroOs or Harrington; RfterwsId went with
Benton and Williams to HarringtOn's office,
and was shown into a back room, where VII
liRms viewed the safe; the door Of the safe
was jar, aud Williams examined Il; there
witness separated nom the burglars and took |
the cars for New York; on Saturday, twenty |
nrth, met Nettlezhip knd asked him how the /
burglary turned out; Nettleship laid all right, |
only Alexander did not get up to receive |
the books; afterward met Nettleship in /
New York and made appointment /
10 meet him at Newark; Nettleship told wit. |
ness 70 90 70 206 rest Twenty-hrst street, New /
York, and he would meet man TO whom ne |
should say Nettleship sent me, and this man /
would then know who be was; he went; met |
lawyer Thomas p. SOmervilie. Witness was !
4 bout 70 relate what trsnspired, when the de- |
tense made strong objection and proceeded |
10 argue the point with much warmth-pend- |
Ing which the court adjourned.