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pose, however, my learned brother may have
taken it as the guide for the Interpretation OF
these kilograms In this case, and upon it. pre-
he may shape ans mI MSW as X
that case where it was a case Of breach OF prom
Use, brought by Mrs. Bardell, who was fat,
buxom widow, az ainst Mr.. Pickwick. There
were two letters here; there are two kilograms
at least. One of those letters to Mrs. B.:
''My dear Mrs. B.: Chops and tomato sauce.
And the second one is of like character:
''My dear Mrs. B.: shall not be at home till
tomorrow; slow coach. Do not trouble yourself
about the warming pan. Yours, PIoKWICK."
One Of these telegrams-hear one Of them:
smith lodging; hard to md; try again to-
morrow"
Everything is lovely and the goose hangs
high.n
And another:
'Con paTtment car No. ~, seat Il, New York
through train, Wilmington, Delaware. Remem-
Der Friday night
That, believe, is from young Mr.; CunE; There
Wickian nlustratiOns-"slOw coach" There is in
this telegram q compartment car" We go
faster in these days than they did then. There
made very comfortable in these days, but IL 1t
had been in olden times Mr., Cum might have in
troduced into these cars me necessity 81 warm.
'tartful dodger." He has lodged my learned
friends in their researches to ind out who he is.
! have no doubt that they have been chasing the
meaning Of this thing around, perhaps for two or
three months, and "Smith has been lodging"
Laughter Now We will show you who Smith
IT, 1t is so remarkable q name-not any other
Smiths about-l do not wonder that the pecu-
liarity of the name attracted the attention Of my
learned friends. Everything is lovely, and the
learned friends in their office were stretching up
to see whether they could reach that goose but It
hung so high that it was not in their power to
reach it to find out what it was. [Laughter.l
We will show you, now, apart from the utter
OF these kilograms as furnishing
any evidence whatsoever, notwithstanding 1t was
ton to connect these kilograms with this and
to show what they did mean; to show some rele-
yancy and pertinency they had to it. We will
afford them the light In relation to these Smith"
kilograms, and also to the telegram that the
goose hangs high" ] am instructed to say by
my friends that the Smith" telegram is just
this: There were several other kilograms in rela-
ton to Smith that passed between Mr.. Harrfng-
ton and my friend, Mr.. Williams. In relation to
certain matters that were then in progress before
the committee Of investigation, in other words,
there was a man named Kirkland whom the COM
mittee were exceedingly DESTROYS to have before
them, and whom these gentleman were exceed
Dgly DESTROYS to have before the committee. Mr..
Williams went to New York to find that man,
Kirkland. He called there upon the brother-in-
law Of Kirkland, Mr.. Genet. The kilograms be-
with reference, to and fro, to find Smith and
bring him on. Mr.. Williams would telegraph
to you that under the phrase and term
Of hSmith and Buchanann-his name be-
ing, as ! understand, A. Buchanan Kirt-
they used the name Of Bu-
,hapsu-apd before they found out what his name
was they used the term Smith TO designate him,
as is almost always done in telegTaphing where
The parties who telegraph from one to the other
understand what they mean. They do not wish
every body to understand precisely what the tele-
gram does mean. 1t is sufficient that they under
sect Smith and bring him on, fsSmith dodEfng,S
referred TO this man kirkland whom Mr.. Har-
-ington had sent Williams on to New FORK 70
get in order that he might bring him to Wash
ngton, before the investigating committee. So,
gentlemen, in relation to this telegram with
reference to the letter III, If you examine those
kilograms in order, those kilograms were written
and Nettleship. If you will examine these tele-
grams you will find three or four Of them in which
grams it is distinctly stated, Ut is the telegram
rom Nettleship to Shailer) II wish you would
get here between this and Monday; get the How
ard papers ready" There is the letter "H."
Now these teleRrams passing between them re-
TeTred TO that business which was then in the
departments between and in relation to General
Howard's case, and they were telegraphed,
], May 2, May and Nay s.
ind having all these "H' kilograms there,
directly in connection with one another,
Smaller, he asks him to get the Howard papers
ready. Smaller telegraphs to come on, III"
wants to see you. Again another telegram,
Il cannot come, my family is very sick" Then
h is the Howard matter which Mr.. Smaller had
Inder consideration, which he was telegraphing
% Nettleship, and the testimony independent Of
lnything else, and in regard to which we shall
introduce testimony. And there was another
gentleman also, by the name Of Hooper, who had
not in the secret service, but in which
secret service persons were concerned, and we
will show to you, by Mr.. Smaller, the author, the
writer and sender OF these kilograms, that they
had not the remotest alluslon to Mr.. Harrington,
Jut that they referred to Howard and Hooper,
ind upon the face Of these papers, the Howard
papers are indicated by Nettleship. Sc with this
ny sterious enigmatical hieroglyphieal telegram
that everything is lovely and the goose hangs
nigh" Now, whether there is any pertinency, or
to this case or not, it has been put in
hat, gentlemen, If am correctly informed, it is
telegram Of gentleman by the name Of Ben
ION, from whom you will also find another tele-
gram speaking Of the committee. 1t seems that
here was before Congress b question concerning
IN appropriation for the benet Of the secret SER
rice, which was referred to the Committee on APP
lrOpriatiOns.
natter, Benson was sent on here to superintend
he business before Congress; to have an eye to it,
md inform them of what the position Of affairs
vas. Congress, finding in their Judgment the
'ecret service to be valuable, appropriated a sum
% maintain 1t. When that sum was secured, as
Benson had heretofore telegraphed In relation
% its tendency before the committee; so, when
hey had secured the appropriation, he tele-
yraphed back TO Col. W hitley in the significant
words that everything is lovely, and the goose
hangs high" 1t was simply an annunciation by
Benson Of the success Of the measure before Con-
,ress.
Now, gentlemen, we remove these matters out
# the way, and having dismissed the collateral,
and bolstering matters from it, come
low to the last topic concerning which will
rouble you-that is the circumstances which &C.
Ompanied the transaction Of the night Of the sd
# April-the burglary itself i promise you /
will be brief in relation to 1t, RENTING the sub
ect afterward to the consideration OF my learned
riend. We start now, gentlemen, with the initia-
DRY steps in the matter, and look at various par.
les in the positions in which they were placed.
On the I'D day Of April, being Wednesday, Mr..
Harrington by due course of mail-the letters
being taken out Of the mail by Mr.. William NJ.
Evans, given to Mr.. HarringtOn's messenger, and
" him transmitted to his house-receiVed that
etter in a forged and disguised hand, sitting
and doubling whether 1t meant
anything or not, whether 1t was a hoax or
whether 1t was information Of stern reality.
le did not, like most young gentlemen in his
60 out before the community with
his forged and fictitious letter, perhaps, in his
lands to be made laughing stock Of, and he
ubmit It TO the inspection Of his friends. The
irst gentleman to whom he showed 1t that moru-
ng was VIM. NJ. Evans. He showed 1t to him
lirectly upon his return to the office. Mr.. Evans
also was in like condition in relation to it. ex-
,eediDgly doubtful whether such thing was to be
seriously attempted or not, and he at lunch that
lay, engrossed as he was with the affairs that
we're being conducted before the committee Of
as soon as his mind became relieved
rom the immediate pressure upon II arising out
If the protracted struggle-and bitter one, gentle
men, Twill say, which took place before that COM
once on that day showed the same let
Ter to his friends, Governor Shepherd and John
D. Evans. They treated the matter lightly.
They spoke to him, why this is all folly; no.
body is going into your safe; you are but an i'm
young gentleman, and nobody is going
INTO that safe expecting to get any money. Oh,
i is nothing but Joke; somebody is playing
rick on you" Still that night he had this
etter in his pocket. He was not exactly
treated it lightly, but still his mind was
not satisfied. That night at eight o'clock, when
be was dining at Welcker's with Mr.. Kilbourn
and John u. Evans, Mr.. VIM. NJ. Evans came in
and told him that he had just seen Russ. John
son, whom, believe, is somewhat Of a notorious
Mr.. Harrington said to Mr.. Evans: do you go
and tell Josh to light up both rooms, keep them
lighted all night, and do you and he
remain there. So passed the occurrence of burg
larry. In obedience TO his directions Josh lit up
both rooms the gas burning brilliantly all night,
and remained there. In the state Of mind in
which he was of doubt in relation to II, and under
The guidance OF his friends who treated 1t lightly,
It was all that he deemed prudent and careful to
10. The next day was April % and the day Of
he burglary. With this letter still In his pocket,
his mind from thine TO time reverting to 1t, he
hibited IL TO other gentlemen and asked their
opinion about it. He conversed with Mr.. John
". Boteler, Mr.. Thomas L. Hume and others,
no will testify in relation to it. Then, not salts
led still with the advice and opinions which these
gentlemen expressed with reference to the trans
action, he pTudently and properly communicated
L TO the police He sent for and asked an inter-
view with MAJOR Richards, the superintendent Of
police, anc with Mr.. Clarvoe the chief Of the de-
ieetives in order that they might pass their judg