Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-06
THE SAFE BURGLARY
fifteenth Days Proceedings in The Criminal Court
TEE CASE oPEaEp Fog TIE DEFENCE.

uAdi Va AAAdiu u " ElJcIgs hlChaIu hAE441 guOn,
and Arthur B. Williams, charged with con-
spIrscy in connection with the alleged safe bur
glary in the district attorneys Office the testi-
mony for the Prosecution was continued as fol-
lows:
TESTIMONY OF JAMES q. KING.
jams II kiHG sworu:-Witness IL bOokkeeper
OF the Western Union Telegraph Company; mas
been 80 FOR seven years; witness was not present
when Harrington and williams examined their
kilograms, las schedule OF those kilograms;
produces it, IL was given him to- dav bv Mr.
Whitney. Witness detailed the method bv
which the examination was conducted; could
not say positively that Mr.. II. objected 10 one
telegrs m in the lot as not his telegram; after
they left Mr.. Whitney said one of the kilograms
was missing; they were there about half an
hour.
hr. W1ifnsy recaled:-[A paper shown Wit
neFs said that was a schedule OF kilograms
handed 10 Williams and Harrington.
The memorials aud joint resolutions "a 70 the
Investigation Of the District affairs were Offered
in evidence by the government.
TESTIMONY OF >. ". p. CUgZ.
,. Wrl. Fret. CUaz, swOTn.-W;tnsss Is CLERK
In the secret service; Mr.. Thomas Shatler Is also
g clerk witness and Mr.. ). have been here since
ie6t witness knows Nettle-hip aud his hand
writing; has written kilograms for hun; eould
rot tel whether Smaller has performed ne same
service ter him. Nettle>hiD il a poor writer
H. the absence of Col. Whitley, Ne'tleship Wa
recognized as chief of the division; in such case
81 aier ara witness recognized Nettle-hip a
their sUpsTi"r; witness AMI Smaller were init
mate with y.
EVIDENCE OF CHARLES G. IVY.
CbCrl@s q. lrp, swUTn.-Wltness is bOokkaeper
OF the Bank of Washington; knew A. b. Will
Hams IN business transactions; about the f7th of
May witness was standing in front of the ST
Marc hotel and saw Williams come up in car
mage with a friend; hs slighted, and after a
few moments conversation with the hotel clerk
he drove IA the direction OF 9Th street; the night
was dark and rainy; IL was about O'Clock; re-
collects cOLveT-iDg with officer Arnold as % the
Circumstance few days thereafter.
TESTIMONY OF JUDGE oLIs.
Judge 4. Il. Oii3, sWOrn:-Witness recOlected
making the order in the case of Benton about
the 22d OF August; Mr.. SOmeryIlle, a think, his
name was So csiled.) attended on behalf of Ben
ton or Brown, or whatever his name was; Mr..
harrington was also present; Mr.. Harrington
took 10 part in the matter further than this;
Mr.. Somerville proposed to give surety IN the
amount 81 see, aud Mr.. Harrington insisted i.
should be :. 500, and, looking al the case, wit
ness thought that - 600 would be an edsquate
security II the security was good.
QuestiOn.-"Let me inquire whether Mr.. Hsr
TiDgJon represented defendant there or the gov
erument:" \. 81 really do not know whether
be did or rot; he did no further than this; sup
posed 1.-THE time Mr. Harrington appeared there
that he was IN the discharge Of duty, seeing
that an adequate security was given, and a.
had known him 70 be assistant district attpr-
ney here, or acting in that capacity, supposed
he was there for that purpose"
g. LET me inquire one thing further,
whether At tbatume it was made known TO you
whether or not this matter had any connection
with what il called the safe burglary" A
My impression IL that / did not recOlect a.
the time that made the order that this m an
vas connected with IL, aIthOuyh some circum-
stances occurring since that have led me 10 dis.
trust my recollection upon my mind at that
time, and IN reference 10 my action | do not
thIrk, II l may be permitted TO say this, Mr.
Riddle, II would have III ade any difference in
what / did, ii had known It or had not know
it."
Mr.. Riddle.-'I did not suppose that it wo7ld.
You won't for a moment think am calling IL
question your action as a judicial officer" A
II do DOT know but il was all wrong, but |
thought 1t vas right, that Is all l can say about
Mr. BiGdIe-''I DO not know that any one has
questioned the action of the Judiciary"
g. What time of the day did this occur
4. - 1 should think il was some time about
noon, or in the forenoon, perhaps. / do rot re-
member now distinctly. / could not say; II
made no impression upon me At the time"
Characterization by Mr.. Davidge:-Q. "Do
yOu reoo4iect whether the counsel Of Benton
presented you letter? Have you sny TecOllec-
ton OF that! a. Eyes, sir, he did. He pre-
seuted ne a letter from John o. Mott, an old
iIlend OF mine, an acquaintance of mine. and 4
very good lawyer, who afterwards was a paw.
master in the army here, and resided here in
the City a short time, but he practicet law a.
Waterford, New York, three miles from TROY
and 1 knew bin from his OyhoOd. the letter
i OF Do consequence, 1 suppose
G.. 4" But Was 1t letter introducing to you
MIR. SOmmeryIlle?" A. ''Yes, sir, anu stating
that he Was practising lawyer in his Office, 1
believe"
q. Was there any reason given to you By
these gentlemen, or either of them, why they
judge in the city," A. 81 understood the
judges were absent from the District, and /
have almost universally declined to entertain
any motion of that kind when there wa q in 4 e
here in the District, and all 1 did at that tIms
was to say that satisfied with 3 900 surety
If the clerk found the surety was sufficient for
that purpose. thought that was adequate. l
think the papers will show that. My indOrse-
meut Il upOn them
Mr.. Davidge.-" You N ade an order Can Won
recol!ect whether Mr.. Harrington drew that
order at your dictatiOn? Whether, after you
we're satisfied with the bail, you told him to
draw an order" y. " think did. That is
my recollection about it. You know it is with
some difficulty that | write, and L often dictate
TO persons 10 save the manual labor OF writing
You know / write very bad hand"
TESTIMONY OF OFFICER ARNOLD.
Officer Arnold, sHorn:-Is a member of the
Metropolitan police force; his beat includes the
Baltimore and Potomac depot, on 9th street;
one evening in May. about 8 or O'Clock, saw a
carriage turn into 9Th street from the avenue
and stop al a house opposite the depot Peter
sen'sli saw Williams get out and come over to
the depot; he inquired what time the train left;
Williams walked back and forth before the
depot until the bell struck for the train TO start
when he ran over TO the carriage, and witness
heard the hack door slam, and Williams and
another gentleman rushed over to the depot and
through 10 the train, where the gentleman who
was with Williams disappeared; witness and
Officer Lewis were attracted by this action, aud
walked down by the cars 10 see whether they
could discover the man with Williams; the night
was dark; il had been a rainy week
OFFICER LEWIS TESTIMONY.
CHcsT LsTiS, sUOrn:-COrrObOrated Officer
ArhOld's testimony IN all particulars, and In ad.
clifton said that the man who came across from
the hack after Williams went over was d tail
man with full, red beard.
ZIREUTH AGAIN ON THE STAND.
Custer Z,TTUh Iecaled:-Witness received
several letters from William GULL during his
travels after the burglary took place. Two or
ihed them a. the letters which he had received
from Guild.
Mr.. Riddle said they were introduced to cor
robOrate the previous testimony OF the witness
MIR. Davi6ge objected 10 their admission, and
the Court sustained the objection.
Mr.. Riddle said that at the outset OF this case
he had stated that he would prove that II. G.
Whitley had engaged the man Williams, or
Bliss, alias George l.. Miles, TO commit this
burglary. He would now submit evidence to
show that Miles was convicted of arson and
burglary and sentenced TO the Auburn prison
for ten years, and that he was pardOned out a..
the solicitation of Hiram g. Whitley, and for
that reason this man Miles was under obiga-
tons 10 Whitley, and did therefore commit the
burglary al the request and engagement of
Whitley 10 discharge the obligation. He would
now submit documentary evidence to show the
conviction and pardon of Miles.
The Judge thought tb at the documentary evil
denee might be authenticated by witnesses, and
II would be better to do 20. As Ii was so near
the hour Of adjournment, he would allow the