National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-13
DISTRICT SAFE BURGLARY.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL
COURT YESTERDAY.


o'clock yesterday, and the following witnesses
called;
S. B. Benson. witness is now employed in thu
secret service division OF the Treasury Depart
nent.
number Of kilograms were submitted to wit
ness-one Of them, .sthe goose hangs highn tele
gram, could not be fonhd, IL having been mis-
laid, and the witness declined TO testify concern
ing the dispatch until it was found, which was
soon done.
Witness then testified that It referred 10 busi
ness pending before the Committee on Appropria-
tionp. Mr.. starkWesther told witness about the
time Of that telegram that the committee had
unanimously decided to report an appropriation
which was desired by the secret service division.
Thereupon he teleEraphed % Whitley At New
agreed that the witness might return 70 Pitts
burg at onee.
the secret service, and knows Whitley's hand
writing: witness as frequently seen Cum sign
Whitley's name to vouchers and other oineial
lure; all the clerks in the division We'd with each
other In endeavOrs to initiate Colonel Whitley's
signature; does not know that Colonel Whitley
authorized Cum to sign his name; sometimes his
name was signed BY clerks in order that their pay
be disbursed sooner.
ment believe that the signature was genuine.
witness. No, sir; IL was merely done as joke.
III. Riddle. Do you know that that was forgery,
FAA1AAAA-AN-AN
Witness. My knowledge Of the law Is not sx.
tenfiEe enough 70 include that. tLaughter.l
Mr.. Riddle. Some Of your superiors in ONCE
have had better opportunity TO make thorough
acquaintance with It's provisions
eral kilograms already presented 70 the court. A
telegram from r. Harrington to Lieut.. Harring-
ton, a. Annapolis, announcing
THEFAuLY PARTY;
also telegram tall dated April 21l between
.g-ho ovd Nyaftlaohfr, in vwhf Nok
tleship is instructed TO take charge Of General
Towards case.
secret service; witness saw Zirrgth at Abneris
restaurant in April last; Zirruth asked witness
II he belonged TO the secret service, and upon an
Affirmative response he said he would like TO see
Eettleship on eOun terfeiting case; witness told
Nettleship oft, and witness left q nots from N,
telling Zirruth where he could meet him; Zir-
ruth afterwards told witness that he had not seen
Nettleship; SOME kilograms heretofore presented
were submitted, and the witness said the initial
III. - thereon referred TO Gen. o. o. Howard;
witness never saw Hayes until this trial; never
paid him any money. In one Of the kilograms
II" referred TO Hopper; Hopper was man who
called 20 see witness while the solicitor and the
head OF the division were absent and told witness
he had some information on aeounterfeiting case;
witness went to the Capitol to see Mr.. HarrinR-
ton. and Harrington told witness he had nothing
70 do with IT, Il was the divisions business; few
weeks alter Hopper came again and told witness
that BY sending this telegram 70 Nettleship he
Gross Examined: Witness did not tell Solicitor
Wilson in the presence Of Mr.. Gibson and Mr..
MRdge that whenever III occurred alone mot
Gen. H. - it referred to Hopper. Witness can
not tell how the person receiving the telegram in
New York could tell when III. y meant Hopper,
or when Il meant Howard" Was not Ia the
vicinity Of Harrington's ot1ce In March and April
last more than was usual.
Mr.. Riddle. Was Il some intimacy which led
you in that direction % much.
Intimacy has different meanings.
Mr.. Riddle. Sometimes when IL applies to
gentlemen IL means one thing, and sometimes
when It refers to ladies II means different
thing. You understand Il in both senses sup
pose. IA general laugh.l
Witness went to Abner's to get beer. Had been
in the habit Of going there for two years before.
Zirruth might have known Of his habit Of going
there. Witaess was in Nettleship's company
nearly every day when n; was in this city. Wit
Re-diTect: After the interview with Solicitor
Wilson alone Wilson came to the room Of witness
with pepper, on which Harris, Harrington,
Hayes Hopper and HoWard'i were written, and
witness was asked, after looking at those names,
S 5g olG not rs hST tesss Tnsa th ~ 20
had ne change TO make. Does not recollect that
" ilson put mis- finger significantly on the word
from he service. The dismissaI was on sceo9nt
Geo. 5. Koont1. witness testified thafin April
Philsdelphia WAS at eos, Phiiadeiphis tine.
A. b. NeWcomb testified that on the 9Th OF
April last 1.-THE day on which Hayes testihes he
Blocker street ali day; whitley was not there;
he was in Boston, Whitley got there about
o'clock that afternoon on the Boston train. Whit
ley, Apologize and witness came from that train
IN the 6orse-ears. Witness met him aftsrward at
the E1fth Avenue hotel and was with him until
10 O'Clock.
A recess was here taken.
EEwcoNB CONTINUED.
After recess Mr.. Neweomb was again called
to the stand, and testified that he remembered
sending dispatch TO Banheld, on the 9th OF April
last, announcing that Whitley could not come TO
Washington. The reason was that Whitley was
then in Boston. Witness then identified letter
(shOWn) from W hitley to himself, directing him
70 go to Toronto and induce Hayes % 90 70 wash /
With Hayes. Hayes said be had received some
letters from
GEORGE CARTER, or BALTIMORE,
telling him he could get q good job; that when he
got TO Baltimore Carter told him about the job
IN Washington; that when he got TO Washington
he was approached by a German, who told him
that q good thing could be made by getting GER
tain books; this German introduced witness to
another man whose name Hayes did not give.
This other man introduced him to Columbus Alex
ander, who agreed TO take the books and pay 81 900
for them. Soon afterward he went to Baltimore
and after consultation with Carter went TO New
York and got two burglars and carried them TO
Washington. He introduced one CT them to Mr..
Alexander as the man who would bring the books
20 himi then, &; the nine 9elosk tralg he vent on
2.
the secret service men had anything to do with
Il, and witness then wrote telegram saying that
Hayes did
NOT DUPLICATE ANY SECRET SERVICE MEN.
Carried it with Hayes to the telegraph once.
Witness had no Canada money, and Hayes paid
for It at witness request and the dispatch was
read aloud by the telegraph clerk before being
sent Hayes told witness that Carter was TO have
Netteship's place in the secret service u the safe
burglary proved success, and he (Hayesl was
10 have place under him. witness urged Hayes
to come to Washington; showed him the commit
tees subpoena, telling him that he did not run In
whatever point he came. Hayes said that
he wouLD not CONE THEN,
but would come and tell the truth II guaranteed
immunity from punishment. Witness then en-
deavored to get deposition from Hayes, but he
(H. y declined, saying that he had already made
one for Lawyer SomerTille that day. Witness
did SO, and when be got back TO New York Whit
ley asked him where was Hayes deposition. Wit
that he had telegraphed him 70 come home, be-
cause he supposed he had gotten deposition
from Hayes. Nettleship did not know witness
Cross examined: Witness made special re-
port Of his Toronto visit TO Whitley. witness
recollection was much fresher when he testified
before the committee than now.
Mr.. Riddle then took the report OF the witness
testimony befoye the committee, and asked him
Mr.. r. declared, Of laying foundation for CON
tradiction, and TO show that his statements there
we're not the same as his present statements.
Witness registered as Y. A. Bow nan in To-
ronto because he did not wish Hayes TO know he
was there before he had meeting with him. He
tele graphed TO Whitley under the same name be-
cause he did not wish any one but W hitley 70
know he was at Toronto. witness on the night
OF the 9Th Of May telegTaphed tat the request Of
Col. Whitley, and signed his name TO the Sole
itor of the Treasury: Am quite sick can't come,
but Will come Tomorrow" Whitley was not
sick That was the best excuse witness could
make. II was here In the sense witness meant
It. On that night Nettleship and witness went
around.
M. Riddle To danee-hoase7
Witness. No: 70 a dentist.
Mr.. Riddle. Did you dent any3
Witness. ! cannot say.
Mr.. Riddle. Did you ind there a woman at
the dentist's7
Witness They were mostly women Witness
said he had never been formally arrested; he had
bCen charged with obstructlng public iustiee
never bought smuggled diamonds; never knew Of
NettleEhip or Beatty buying these diamonds;
witness knows who got up these charges.
Gen. Henkle. WHO IL it,
Witness. WIN. p. Wood; he iss
SWORN ENEMY
Of the witness.
CHANGE OF WITNESSES.
At this point by consent Mr.. Riddle Introduced
4 few witnesses in rebuttal because they wished
to get hack on the evening train.
Frank Glover: Witness is 8 wine merchant in
New York; Hayes reputation for truth and vera
= Gross Slammed: Half dozen people have