National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-30
DISTRICT SAFE BURGLARY.
INTERESTLEG TESTI1rONK OF MI
OHAEL HAYES.

THE STORY OF ZIRRUTH FINISHED
MICHAEL HAYES RELATES BIS CON
NEcTIoN WITH THE CAsE-HIs REEA
TIoNs WITH WHITLEY AND DEALING.
WITH NETTLEsHIP : THE BURGLARS
EXAMINATION OF THE SAFE.
The trial Of the safe-b burglary conspiracy cas-
was resumed before Judge Humphreys yester
day, the interest continuing unabatsd, as va
shown BY the large crowd which attended earl!
and remained during the entire sitting.
The examination Of Zirruth was resumed: wit
ness never was arrested for arson at NeWtoWn, N
Y, in 1858; never was arrested for burglary II
1859; was arrested on the charge Of passing eoun
terfeit money in 1851; was arrested for rape on
German woman, but It was putup job. wiz
ness explained the circumstances attending hi
arrest for passing counterfeit money. He, Of
leave, explained that the woman who charged
him with rape had been arrested by him charged
with passing counterfeit money. The woman wal
sixty years Of age, and had baby talk abou
rape on her; he would not have touched her will
mem. mt be had borrowed Ihe money. and VA
not Just then able to pay It. A charge was madI
against him, but he vas not arrested; he went Il
the police office himself; he paid the borrowed
witness first saw Columbus Alexander at Mr.
Riddles office. This was about i've days AFTER he
had been in Jail. Witness got leave to go ou
whenever he desired with q guard, because hi
told Mr.. Riddle ne was sick and asked permits
sion to do SO. Witness understood then he was
witness He came here as q witness. Had seer
in the papers that he was indicted, but would
have come here If there had been an hundred In
twenty-five thousand dollars.
Witness was TO get 81 900 and HIS wife e500 S25C
on the LIST and $50 on the 18th of October
Witness got one Of the $3.50 while he was in jail
here. Witness came here Of his own free will.
Mr.. Davidge. suppose you wanted 70 take NJ
board here (pOintiDg IN the direction Of the jail.
Tlaoe ans Lar mi ina n MT n
the movements Of the witness after he left the
steamship and before he came to Washington.
Witness said he stayed in New York four days
before be came to Washington, because he did
not want Nettleship to know that he had not
gone until he got $3.50 which had been agreed to
ness was negotiating with Nettleship, he was re-
porting to the Chief of Police Baker all that
passed between Nettleship and witness. His
reason for sending intelligence TO Alexander
was that an innocent man might not be injured.
The cross-examinRtIon here ceased.
Mr.. Riddle resumed the cross-examination, ask
ing If witness had made statement Of all the
facts to Mr.. Spencer, reporter Of the New York
San, last summer.
The Court. 1t appears to be very dlfieult to
keep newspapers out Of this case, laughter, ]
which am trying to do.
Witness replied that he had made such o state
ment to a reporter Of the Sun, but could not tell
what his name was. Aiter witness came to Wash
die, and il was then taken down in shorthand,
This WAS several days before he got that book,
1.-THE Investigating Commuters report.)
Michael Hayes was here called.
General Henkle read authorities to show that
when party was under indictment It was in the
discretion Of the court to refuse to allow him to
The Court said argument on the subject was
premature until nellie pToseqEf was entered as
A noiie prOsequi as to the witness was then en-
tered by Mr.. Riddle.
Mr.. Hayes testified that he resided on Roosevelt
cts aaF N1rw Xnrl. ha had sr NauF Nnrlr
fer forty-seyen years; had known Whitley and
NeWcomb since 1871 Intimately, and Apologize
slightly and more recently; had been In the secret
continuous since that time; Mr.. Whitley was
chief Of the Secret Service Division OF the Treas
ury Department, MIR. Nettleship was assistant to
Whitley A. CuntE was clerk in New York, and
A. d. NeWcomb and Gen. Mark Tracey were op-
eratives; the centre office was 81 Blocker street,
ard is now changed to So Blocker street. On the
9Th Of April last Whitley and witness met at the
New YORK Office; was not then in the secret ser
vice. On that day between and 10 O'Clock wit.
ness was approached by an operative named
Dant who told him that the Colonel wished to
see him. Having made some arrangements at
home went with Dant towards the office on
Blocker street. Dant on the way stopped at a
corner on Broome street to pay q bill for some
masquerading affair. When they got TO the ONCE
Whitley came in, shook hands, and then said
show DO you DO, Mike; can't you go to Washing
ton" Witness told him he would be ready for the
evening train He SAID: Mike go TO the Metropoli-
tan hotel; you viii see Nettleship; inquire Of no
body; he will be there. Witness then went down to
Duane street and afteIWsrd got some money, and
about $50 o'clock that evening went with W. j.
Daley to Whitleyis ONCE and saw Whitley, and
NeWcOmb told Whitley that he was going TO
turn over ian oil case" to Daley, and gave the
words mike sent me" as signal TO be used
when they went to certain person relative to the
affair. Then Daley and witness went to the foot
Of CORTLAND street, there parted and he went to
Baltimore; went to Federal or Fort Hill to see
George Garter; he was not home; told his wife
that he lNitnessl was gong to Ma;hington, and
hotel; saw Nettleship's name registered there,
but was told by the clerk that Nettleshlp had
left the day after he registered It. Witness then
went into the next office and sent . telegram to
New York.
Mr.. Duff, manager Of the, Franklin Telegraph
was called under q subpoena duees teelM, and
brought telegram sent 70 New York last April,
as follows:
M ..T H0TEI7
''R, Q. Whaely SC BlesckeT sired, Seio York:
mo one here; what shall DOR
Mr.. Hayes then resumed. After sending that
telegram he came to the street, met George Car
teri EhS toIa MN SWltnessl that NettleshlP was
at the Owen house; LEFT q note making an appoint
ment to meet him there ct next day. At that
ing at the door. He said: SFoioT me up.sta aT
cover yourself" (meaning, hide your features
from recognition.) Witness did 50. They entered
room Is, witness thinks that's the number,) and
Nettleship locked the door, and said that
witness was wanted IN an important case, and he
then spoke deepening Recorder Green's safe in
New York; TO have two men on the corner Of
Broadway and Chamber street, and the whole
party to be arrested, and he asked me IL knew
Of any good man to do job Of that kind, and be
locked up a few days. Witness said: "Net., what
do you mean? Come to the point;'' and he said
Have you any money?n He gave witness $50,
witness having told him Whitley had given him
none. Nettleship then made an appointment to
meet witness that afternoon on the Avenue at 8
O'Clock, N. saying he would telegraph to the Col
onel and see what he said. Witness then went to
the post ONCE and bought money order with the
ESQ and sent 1t to his wife; then saw George Oar
ter and made arrangements with him to see Of q
distance the interview between witness and Net
ueship. At that evening Nettleship and Shaler
passed witness as he stood on the northeast corner
Of Pennsylvania avenue and Fourteenth street.
Made signal with his cane for witness to follow.
witness did so up Fourteenth street. Witness
left Shaler on the corner Of street and came
back and made connection with witness. After
two other appointments witness and N. met on
the Thursday after at the Owen hOuce. Nettle-
ship asked II witness knew where the District at
street is it onfn "Idon't know what Street but n
is opposite the City Hail. "Yes," said n,
"that's the place. Nettleship then told witness
to 90 at O'Clock that night TO No. 407 400 Ninth
street, where would see tall man on the step.
He was to tell that man he "came on the patent
case, and that nan would introduce him to Mr..
Domaine, through whom he would be introduced
to Columbus Alexander, and for whom be "must
make SET" He did as he was directed. Met
the manl Hhomlhs afterWards found TO be Zlrruth)
and asked him 'if he was on the patent case, 'and
was by him taken up stairs and shown neWspa-
per in which were the words, ''Glaring frauds, -
Gc, covering almost q whole page. The man
gave witness the paper and told him to commit to
memory q number Of names that were in It, and
he might have an appointment to show him next
day DemRlne's house on Capitol Hill. Next
night witness reported 70 Nettleshlp, who said Il
was all right Next dry miIsed connection with
the man at Capitol Hill. Next night was in
EtTucted by Nettleship to 20 the next day to the
District Attorneys office and inquire for Mr..
Harrington (WhO was described as q young beard
less man) and speak to him about SOME long
(counterfeit) money. "Mr. Harrington, / pre-
Sume?r Yes, sir" 81 would like to see you a
few moments, privately l was then shown into
q rear office, and the door closed after me: It
might have spring for what know. Mr.. H.
arrived here some three or four minutes after ]
came in; stated he was at leisure; what
did i want? ] told him I had knowledge
OF some counterfeit money in West Virginia.
He said he had nothing to do with that; that the
Treasury Department was the place to 90. I
told him was aware Of that, but be might render
me some assistance. He said he would n he could,
willingly. Then asked what time he was gen.
orally In the office during the day. He said he
was generally there amer the recess Of the CON-
mittee. Then left Mr.. H. and connected with
Mr.: Zirruth, and went with him toward Mr.. De-
names residence.
Recess was taken here.
After the recess Mr.. Hayes resumed his testi-
with ZirTuth, who wrote note to NettIeship to
meet him at the Owen house at 8 O'clock Wit
ness remained with Zlrruth until 7:3O then saw
Nettleship at the Owen house. Reported to him
about being at the District Attorneys ONCE, and
4 hint IN a TT.