Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-12
To days Proceedings.
This morning, on the opening OF the court

EAf LAlAlNG THE MYSTIC THLEGRAMS.
y. b. Benson was sH OTn for the defence ~
ness il an officer of the secret service; resides in
Erie county, Pa; witness was handed y dis
patch dated Washington, May 17th. addressed
Albert CUM, New York: 'Msiled TO-DAY
special report sent by NE to chief concerning
PTesgue Isle, Erie. Answer to-day il Nsweomb
Is coming over. II possible, keep him there
Signed by witness. Knows what IL relates to.
Witness was handed the dispatch: "EFerything
is lovely and the goose hsngs high" dated Nav
18th, and witness said he wrote IL, with the ex-
CeptIOn OF the date, and explained that il was in
reference to an appropriation from CCngress for
the secTCct service. and was for the purpose OF
indicating to Col Whitley that the committee
had passCd on the appropriation tavOrabr v:
TeCOllsCts other dispatches; had not signed any
Ben witness had come 10 Pittsburgh obeIi-
eEce 20 telegram.
COL. wRITLET's SIGNATURES.
Maurice =. Nti' iran -EUrr:- Witness vas form
eTiy in the secret service; knows Col. Whitley
handwriting. The telegraph receipt book New
AUIkl was shown him and the alleged 81 5nacurr
Signature.
Gen. HeIkle asked if it was not the custom
Of clerks 10 syn Wbit'ey- name?
Es court ruled the question inaImissabl=.
CTUss-eXa N 'Ded:-Fhe handwriting look tiglp
that Of a. Cum thinks thi. name was written
bv Cum.
vouchers. auc witness received money or hem
from the Treasury.
Re cross.-Cun1 signed VS. name % YOU sh-
ors when W vas absent 10 facilitate the pay
ment Of the men.
Mr.. Riddie.-You did not know that it wes
forgery; that a statute made it . pen.tcnr. AIRY
OfenCe2
witness.-I am not 50 vel posted in law as TO
know Il.
Mr.. Riddle.-The oFcers in that bureau m
deIstand now that they cannot be parties to
Mr.. Whitney, Of the Western Union Te!e-
graIb Company was recalled and produced
SEVERAL KILOGRAMS
The defence read several telegrams-Oue
tTCm l. Harrington 10 bis brother F., At Anna
PO.ts, Gated = Til 18th, inviting him and family
% spend sunday in Washington. Dispatch OF
Whitley to Bsrfeld, Solicitor: Can Netsle-
ship work the case for Gen. H.?' and the an
SVer, "He can" and dispatch to Smaller 10
'ssnd Nsttleship to the Solicitor" AMI they
were sCHitred.
sHAILRR AND zIRRUrH.
Ifrs. StsIiaT, swoTE:-WitneSs had been ia
tie secret service five years knew WbirIey's
sigma uEc, that il the receipt book was nOl lis.
Witness met Iirruth about April last, in a
sslosn on 9TH street. and ne spoke about cJuu-
teTTeitng case; never spoke 10 him about man
named Butler, never saw HAYES tilt the trtst
commenced; never gave Z. any money. Wit
ness told Nettleship that T. wanted TO see him:
met blm accidentally; hsd no Idea Of meeting
Zirruth at the saloon; went there Tor beer. VII
ness Identified the letters Of Banteld as having
been sent to him by Whitley: went TO General
Howard, made inquiries on the subject Of
duplicate voucher having been passed, and re
turned the letters. on the 18th witness ant
telegram. " II. directs me to tel sSraph a fol
lows" &c. The III" referred TO Gen. Howard.
Witness read and explained several other tele-
grams 81 relating to the Howard matter. on
the receipt Of telegram witness found NettIe
ship; was with y. on the 23d; sccOmpanied him
to the night train at the Baltimore and POtO-
mac depot. Witness was shown number Of
kilograms explaining that SEINE OF the eli -
referred 20 Gan. Howard and one 10 the Hon
per matter, which witness explained was about
counter citing. Witness never was authorized
hy Harrington To send a telegram on any sub.
ject.
Observation-Disclosures had = converse
tiOn with the solicitor, Dir. Msdge. and with Nr
Gibson in June or July, and also a second con-
VeTsatiOn with the solicitor: did not on either
occasion say that in every instance the "H'
without the General" referred TO Hopper; re-
collects that he testified about Hopper before
the committee; don't recOllect that he testified
there that Hopper came 10 him in March;
thinks il was "the latter part of March" he
said, could not say when his attention was first
called 10 the kilograms; the solicitor called his
attention 10 them first; witness had been FIRE.
queLtly about police headquarters, perhaps two
or three times a week in March or \ pril, b1f
EUt more frequently than before.
headquarters?
Witness don't know what you mean bv
Mr.. KitdIe.-There are two meanings-one
thing as applied 10 gentlemen, and another
thing a. applied TO ladies'.
NitIeSS.--N e., sir.
Nj. Riddle You understand the meaning in
both Connections?
Witness.-Yes. sir; not more than other PEG
Witness had been going 10 Abuer's for beer
about two wears before he met ZirrutG there.
saw 4. perb aps three OF four times; after Z.spoke
OF the COuntertelting case witness told Nettle-
ship OF n, and witness left note at Abner's for
him ~ witness WAS frequently with Nettle-
ship when be Was in the city. Witness thinks
that the signature OF Whitley in the New YORK
book Is IN the Handwriting OF A. CUM OF New
cOmbe. Witness had written Whitley's signaturs
with bis knowledge or consent
Redrect:-Mr. Wilson came in and wrote q xe
a.. arFf ngfn EIav,
be mistaken as TO the reference rs to the oH''
referring TO Howard or Hopper, at the sama
time placing bis dnger on the name Hsrring-
ton. Witness was subsequently removed from
ONCE; was told by the solicitor for what il was
he was removed; II was far bis connection with
this case.
MT. Daridge.-You were not summoned before
the grand jury
Witness sir.
George 8. KoontE testified a. to the running OF
the trans.
AJnsr 3. Sstccombe, sworn:--Wttness was at
tact ed tot the secret service; had been in gov.
eminent employ for IA wears; was in April last
at the Blocker street Office, New York; on the
9Th Of April witness received two letters from
Co. Whitley, both postmarked April 4th; wit
ness was in the Becker street office on April
9Th from y O'Clock until after e. Col. w. was
not IT the Ofice during the day; saw hi N about
, clock At the Grand Central depot; met him
tht re because he had received Information that
NJ wv would arrive about that hour; Apple
gate Was with witness; saw W. get OF the Bos-
ion Tram they got on street car and witness
lett NJ "a street AID went TO dinner, Whitley
and ppleRate going to the 9Th avenue hotel
where witness met them in tina evening. AnnIe
gate left and took the O'Clock train for Boston.
winners did not return TO the Blseker street
Office Il al evening.
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