National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-14
DISTRICT SAFE BURGLARY.
PROoEEDINsS IN THE CRIMINAL
COURT YEsTERDAK.

THEREPUTATIoHO OF HAYES AND ZIRRUTH
THE NEW YORK "sUE' CORRESPOND
EMIT ON THE sTAND-CoLONEL WHIT
LEY's sI6EATURE-ALL THE EVIDENCE
The twenty-6rst day Of the trial Of the safe
burglary case began yesterday, the attendance
at the opening being somewhat less than usual.
The testimony was resumed as follows;
Gen. VIM. H. Morgan. Witness is an employee
at the Solicitors Once. This document Ipaper
shownl Is not in Colonel Whitley's of1cial report
Of the operations Of the secret service for the
month Of April.
Or. ]. Sholl. Witness was q physician at New
ark for ten years-from 1861. OF late has prae-
tised in Washington. Knows Zirruthi his reputa-
Francis tyatts witness Is a butcher in New
York, has been acquainted with Michael Hayes
ten years; his reputation for truth is good.
New Worn: Epows Michael Hayes; known him
twelve wears; HIS reputation for truth Is good.
Cross-examined. Witness keeps bar; sells
liquor BY the glass or twenty gallons.
TER NEW YORK sUM
NJ. Gibson, correspondent Of the New York
Sun. Witness was present at conversation be-
tween Solicitor Wilson and ME. Smaller In re-
Wines ~ Was n the Solicitors room and Smaller
came in; witness got up 20 go out, but Mr.. Wilson
told him to remain; Shaiier and Wilson then went
Smaller a telegram, and asked him to whom the
isH'in that Telegram referred. He said II re
ferred 70 man named Hopper, who had given
him some information in q ccunterfeiting case.
Wilson showed him some other kilograms, and
Smaller said that whenever III" occurred there
The witness was asked punber Of questions
relative to publications in the New York San,
especially to one headed .Fhe Mockery OF j. us
tiee" and asked whether he wrote them. He
said that some Of them were written by him. but
that he was not responsible for the headlines.
He Wss not asSeH 70 te1e part II tae s ga
investigation to obtain information as a Jour-
nalist.
BALTIMORE WITNESS
VIM. Metzger Witness resides in Baltimore;
man IN AprT last. Witness about that time
made the acquaintance Of ZirrPth. Zlrruth had
room with witness in this city about the close Of
March last for two weeks. After that met Fir
ruth every day for some weeks.
Mr.. Taylsr lrecalled) testified again as to the
signature Of Ool Mnisey 20 eer' am doeamen's
Mr.. Hill urged that as Whitley had received
money On these signatures he was estopped from
MI. bGvidge expressed his surprise that the
doctrine Of estoppel was sought 70 be applied in
q Criminal Court, or that he was stopped in any
way when charged with crime from showing the
The matter was then left for the hnal argu-
At this point Mr.. Riddle offered in evidence
the
REPORT OF THE SECRET SERVICE
identified by Gen. Wilson, and read from para
sso1 IN ne a0tb DIST "a and sd On AprIi work
inc nm IRE Hazard case: That he LEFT here on the
njSht az tbe sd. and was in Newark and New
VIZ from the 9lth 10 the 30th on the seryiee bust
nsss Tbe ahieet Of the differentiation vas 10 show
tbs xbe-ea h,i1ts on Nettleship Al the time
DID NOT READIr
Mr.. Henkley objected, saying that Colonel
Whitley had never read therepoFt. IL was, how
ever, admitted by the court.
THE MISSING TELEGRAM.
copy Of the missing telegram (the admission
Of which has heretofore been held under advise
ment) was presented and admitted. The defence
excepted. The telegram was read, as follows:
,WASHISGToN, Apri III q, lsil;
street, Neio York:
"Come home tonight; ask Alto come with you.
Keep our rlenas On the l0oAOuS loE Snish' An
ever ar Y. >,
hIchAkp hAIhInsL,Ssh.
Judge Humpnteys gave ine IuI! sPeslilc ~, ~
structons 10 reeolleet the efiuenee 0onOerHns elS
telegram. a.. ,.,-.-.ru.,, ,,o,,,a
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