New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-31
THE SAFE BURGLARY TRIAL


TEES INvESTIGATION-THE ARREST OF THE W.T.
NESS IN BALTIMoRE-HIs PAST RECORD.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The trial of Messrs.
Harrington, Williams and Whitley resumed this
morning In the Supreme Court OF the District, Judge
Humphreys presiding The interest IN the case does DOT
appear In the least diminished. large crowd throngs
every day long before the opening OF the
proceedings The Judge decided that the conversation
Of Lawyer somerve could be admitted az The pres
ant time had proceeded so as to dyeiop
his conversation clearly with the case, 1t igh
possibly be admitted Michael Hayes resumed his teat-
mony as follows:
TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL HAYES CONTINUED.
On Monday night, May g. between ana 10 o'clock
witness received instruction from Nceship to 80 ana
somervile about getting Benton released from lah
In Washington the day before Net'sssp asked witness
70 himself aud mako an affidavit this he In
aeed Benton to here and blow the safe open ~
M Arrangement mace with Columbus Alex 'nder WIZ WY
declined to come; NeIteship told witness that tH
amfavit wouid not mfah anything, oay ~ wou,u e ece
enton reieased SOmervllle took witness INTO MS once
and produced from a drawer an affidavit, ana aiter
rcadng IT, asked witness sign t. but he declined at
the request Of CUM witness called at Cnnzs once ou
SiIls saying: "Nettesip told give this to You"
Witness took wm;, J. Daley with him
somerSle pfodGeed the aHadavt again saying al
have altered this to suit your objection wl you sign
II now Witness did so, and swore TO 1t after leaving
somervles Office met DALEY, De Llrme, aud BUTTS tne
yw6 connected with the secret service on i1
~ Nett,esip made this arrangement with Neteship at
The meeting before seeing someryiile was 10 receIsg ~
Der day Cdnz witnesses wife 500 per month
OF this sum, and witness was 10 nave the pa,".
Strers which he might send to New,YorK TO j. b. Shaw,
No l6s Forsythst.; CunZ before he Went anu a
Ss %en aOUS o Rsono evening May
TO- arriving NAV II. aud stopped ut me CONNER 1
wrote back TO New-York, and in reply received three
kilograms and letter the purport OF which was mat
aud witness was 10 look out for him; Friday, May a.
Net;eshp arrived in Toronto ami tooS quarters az tne
Rossin House uuder the name or j. o. klng; Wltuess
met him by arrangement at o'c"eK p m' tn a.
Rossn House was produced IN the Court. aud Kings
shown standing opposite that OF room 100
ington aud then showed witness newspaper contain
Ing an account OF visit OF Dorsey aud Downs before
Madge was giving the Committee all the Information he
could pick outside. Netteship wanted witness TO
70 come on mere h Shd said would place Carter
where Benton and Benton would be released; Net
teshp .od witness to write on paper ans
sddressed to ". W. Applicable, No. so School
st. Boston, Mass; witness was directed to send this by
aud told him he declined to send the dis
pssS: "W6v. Mike, what's the matteri'
witness replied, "wel, am not going to make any
tleshp asked witness get the and ride the
road for few miles that they could talk When they
roe to he taking back track; II want money can
guarantee to yon $500 by the LIST OF July witness s,
declined, and Netteship said " can make u thou.
sand II you want am satisfied the Colonel will pay
that amount witness got on the Train al sinai st
ton and returned while Nettleship went on toward
Hamilton. Witness then wrote to Downs in Washing
testify before the Committee On the Esd Of May, the
day witness saw Newc0mD come IN on me cars AT
Toronto him at the Rossin House. where New.
comb showed witness letter IN the handwriting OF
Whitley, from Boston. -
directed Toronto aud see witness, and
try get TO return TO Washington and testify III
Than 10 fal his dnnn
was only allowed to see that portion relating to the
deposition, as the letter was folded up ana nela 1Y
Of the letter by reading since In the printed report OF
witness gons to Washington; Newcomb was registered
under the name of Bowman; witness went with New
was received by Newcom6, Who told witness it was
dispatch him TO return immediately; Newcomb sent
tents of which witness did know The dispatch
produced and read. 1t was directed 10 Whitley, and
SAID that he had made an affidavit before
q mervle (which covered all the points, and Hayes
wOnld not back unless he was secure from arrest
aud added that NewComb. the sender would wait IN
Newcowb receved m the presence OF witness was a
reply the and directed Newcomb to return im
n letter saying: THE Committee are not working
brisky think will hear from the Colonel; on The
of June witness receives envelope containing &c.,
but writing the 9th received telegram IN reia
fion to mouey; to Downs at Baltimore; witness
returned NowYork and sent his wife to the Blocker
office, where she received $50; met Richard Bauer
ferward, according to agreement, Office HOus-
ton-st near the Bleecker-st office witness Cuuz
at O'Clock on the street, but went to a saloon
near by, and met Bauer. who asked witness If
he going 10 Newark-Guled ou)-next day
witness met Cunz who asked hun why ne dd not 90 TO
Newark and Netteship. as Netueship's child was
very sick and he could not come and see witness W.T.
agreed 10 20 at tired TO get man 10 20 with
him this was the 18Th OF June arriving at Netue-
ships house he saw Grape on me door, ana was @ho4
witness sent in word to Nettesblp mat hines Would
sGS asked 'e Witness what he came home foT
witness said Why, you don't suppose am going 10
$50 last weeg and he then SAID :" The Colonel wants
10 know II you your money in advance = witness
tnen gave witness $50 and told hun TO 90 away short
distance, say 10 Albany, aud stay, as the Committee
Witness Gld not go TO Albany but started
for and stORped came 1 ane to Way 10
ton witness testified and was aiterward ar
rested aud to jail warrant sworn out by
Harrington. While JAIL about the of July. Hai-
riDgtOn called on witness and said "Ihis is
can ""s send fora witness replied he had no
one. Harrington suggested to witness TO have
nothing to Baltimore folks; that he would be
kept Jail only few days, and that the case lad been
gwen to lawyer Riddles care another suggested that
would prefer TO he indicted as burglar; Harrington
told witness he would sno" way out OF TINS witness
sand. "YOu Will ind me different man from what
have been represented 10 YOU :" Harrington replied
have nothing do with Whitley Netteship. but will
show you a out OF this Riddle Will call and see you
tomorrow" This ended the direct examination Of
Hayes.
John Cortls being called and sworn. said he
nected with the Cunard steamers at Jersey City
Deputy Marshal Bailey called upon him for passage
ticket for TREND of his named John Russ the
steamer to Liverpool witness compelled to send
the central Office for ticket sent for 1t by telegraph
II C. Graham was sworn Is bOokkeeper for the
Cunard Steamer Company: received ticket from the
central Office for Iuan named Russ IL was second
class ticket costing 49, and handed to Mr. Ferry.
These TWO witnesses were introduced at this TO
enable them 10 return to New York tonight In season
for the sailing of the steamer tomorrow.
then taken.
CROSS EXAMINATION OF HAYES