Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-17

tendency of ire common undertaking and all
such acts and declarations not 50 done and
made, and all such as are done and male after
the termination Of the conspiracy. and such as
are made by way of narration merely, whether
during or after the conspiracy, are TO be disre-
gsrded by the jury.
against the defendants, or either of them, upon
the cerroborated testimony of an accomplice,
and every such confederation, to be sufficient,
should show the connec don OF the person sought
to be charged with completely "a the fact of
conspiracy, and shouit not consist only of a gen
eTal confirmation as to the facts constituting the
oferce, ana done by persons other than those
against whom such verdict il sought.
5ih. That any number Of accompliees are
considered as enc onlv, the statement OF each
lending no additional strength to the other, but
9ll together requiring eorroboration as if they
were but one.
9th. That in estimating the credit due 70 any
witness, If the jury believe that such witness
gave false testimony as TO any one particular
material to the issue he ought not to be credited
as to any other matter concerning which he as
testified, and in such case no amount of evil
ieBce as - his general reputation for yeracity
can establish him as a person worthy 70 be be-
lieved.
The court refused to grant the instructions at
TINS time, renarkiDg that they would be acted
on when he charged the jury.
ME-. HBSKLR's ARGUMENT FOR col. WHITLEY.
MIR. HeDkle CONNIE need his argument for Col
Whitley about II x O'Clock a. M, prefscing 1t by
reading from Hume's History of England the
atCouut Oh the tUllSh plot IN the 1Itl century,
and pictured the intormer Titus Oates in that
plot as represented by Michsel Hayes in tlis
plot. lie then spoke OF the Congressional inves-
tgaiing committee and the Burglary, after
which came the appointment of his friend to the
charge OF the case with the Assistant Attorney
General. The power given them was extrlordi-
nary; they were allowed to search the telegraph
omCts Tor kilograms, which have been hitherto
regarded confidential. Then the New York san
came upon the stage, and these gentlemen
tMeSIs Riddle and Hll) went before the grand
n q aWarr 49,,
brought forth the indictment. They 1.-THE de-
tendAnts) had thought that this was
tragedy that they had been en-
farce, and of the highest kind at that. The
people had also come TO this conclusion, except
perhaps, the New York Sun, and his friend 4 /
e4anGer. he had expected that Mr.. Riddle,
with his usual candcr. would have risen before
the court, and acknowledging that he had been
misled, have abandoned the case. There never
was shearing with so little wool; the mOunta n
mad labOred and brought forth mouse. They
had discovered that neither tue President, the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney Gen
eral, Governor Shepherd, Colonel Whitley or
hicbaId Harrington were in any conspiracy;
but after Congress had failed, they had found
thai there was conspiracy, in which Mich 4el
Hayes, Gustav ZiTTQth, and others were en-
gagged. Iher object had not been made apps-
test, and the names Of the others not given, b Mt
he knew and could tell that the object was 10
put mp job OF the secret service, and once get
ing mL. Alexander in their power, to bleed him.
TX VIII be remembered that the New YORK Sun
charged that the President was in it; also the
Secretary OF the Treasury and Governor Shep-
nerd but aicer all this waste of time thew h al
found only the two modest boys, Hayes and
ZiTruth.
hr. Henkle then referred TO the evidence of
ZIrru;h as TO meeting Nettleship in PhiIaiel-
ptia, coming TO Washington AMI forming the
scquaint ince OF Domaine, and then callei at
te ltlon TO the 9th o. April, on which day Hayes
states that ne was ,ent for by Whitley, aud go
ing TO Blocker street found W. and received his
instructions to find Nettleship at the Metr0pol-
its'n' ana male preparations to leave. He re L.
counted the movements OF Hayes on that dav,
as testified by him and his shadow, DALEY a.
also his movements here under the SHADOW OF
Carter, whom he met accidentally, the meeting
OF and interviews between Hayes and NettIG-
snip, Hayes aud LirruJh under the names OF
Butler and Miller II. and Z. with Domaine, the
introduction To Alexander, the conversation
about books, sc.
Al tbs InInt q renass was tal-Arn