Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-20
THE SAFE BURGLARY
TRIAL FOR CoNsPIRACr.
Argument OfMr. sn,Ithers.
TwBETY-sIxTH DAY.

care burglary IN the Dlstrict Attorneys office,
Mr.. smithers, for the defendants, commenced
ms argument at HOS O'Clock a. M, and sr-rr
ItieiIlhs ~ .1e continued indisposition Of Mr..
4yavidge, who will follow HIM. ard ap0lO2i-
sing because he himself was unwelI, he said he
had but little 20 say of the witnesses. partlcU-
larry Of Hayes and ZiTTuth, who were the deui-
Zeus Of locality below the plane OF the secret
seTylce-the first the prince and the latter a
fOllOwer-snd would Immediately proceed to
consider the alleged connection of Mr.. HaTTiDg-
ton. be (HaTungtOn) on the morning OF the
I'D of April, at the breakfast table, received
the anonymous letter which was the initial step
and which was followed by chain Of Circum-
stances which IL is claimed shows the guilt of
his young friend. Mr. 5. read the letter in
question, and said it had been shown it came TO
Harrington in due course OF mail through his
messenger. He (Mr. s. proposed TO go further
and show EhO wrote the letter. It was written
on April 10Th; Hayes lett for New York on the
i4th, snd he sweSTS be met Ferry on the 15fh
and proposed 10 him to do the j0O. HAYES o.
ee.Ved him, and he RGd no doubt but that Ferry
Woe the letter 10 get even for his disspD1ta'-
mtnt. he TeSd again The head blOk6 lives
IN Washington, 'aDd that he vas 10 get $40 and
half The sFag. Now, Who was tue head blox, .
who CID be mean uuiCss Columbus Alexander
lie lMT. s did not mean TO bring in Mr. a sx-
abuef EXCEPT 50 lar as was necessary Tor the ar
guWtut, aud ne desired to say tlaU he be,ieved
DIT. Alexander was intended As one OF the vic
TINS OF these men, and the lob WAS nut IN on
him as well gs on Harrington.
MI. SmifheTs TecIted the circumstances fol
lowing, noting what was done by SIR H4rrinE-
ton with his friends aud with the police. They
nouns the contents OF the letter, and consider
conclusion that thu phrase of the :shead bI1ksi,
meant his friend Alexander, and that the books
were what they were after. Now, why were the
books put IN the safe? They not only put the
books In the safe, but the papers, some relat NJ
10 abortion and other Cases, and Valuables, Tue
theory or Harrington vas the same upon which
the government relied, that there must be some
body behind il. This they have not arrived at
and the guilty parties have escaped because of
the aDimOsities of the parties. The question had
been asked, CHOW could HAYES know that Jno
U. Evans books were in the safe?" Hayes did
not care what books were sent to Alexander: he
only wanted to get him in his power; and Ajax
ander, IN his eagerness to get the books had bit
at the bait: Had 1t not been for the prOIptness
OF hlclaT1 harrington, Mr.. Alexander would
today have the hook in his Jaw. Did they not
recOllect that Hayes, in an uEguarded moment
sand that he had been instructed to get q note
or eheck from Alexander? The plan of these
scOundrels Was TO entrap Alexander, aud thew
had ccme near doing SO. and had they succeed
ed they would have bIsd him, aud If he refused
TO aeeece 70 their demands they woald have
blastCd bis reputation, and then thew would
have brought Domaine as witness
Hayes hsd told the truth on two occasions and
he Mr. s. referred 70 Hayes statement As to
George Carter, made to NeWcOmbs in Toronto
compatible with the facts as proven. HAYES
Gays be came here on the 9th of April. in pur-u-
ance with an understanding with whitley, but
70 Newcombe and Bauer he said he came TO
Baltimore and saw George Carter in Baltimore:
Carter and Hayes had been Old boon eOIuDau-
lens IL the ku- klux land, and he imagined that
Il was about an even m4tch-CaTtsT and HAYES
on one side and the ku- klax on tee other. When
Carter found that Hayes had come to Washing
ton he followed him, and here they were several
aays putting up their JOB. He tAIr. s. denied
mat Hayes went out Of the city to keep uu5 OF
The reach Of the subpoena, but ~ consult his
iriend, and claimed that the bO9kkeeDsr HAYES
poke Of was George Carter. On the I4th OF
phil be starts 70 New York, but Sf3pS At Il alfi-
more and informs Dorsey, Downs and Carter
that lie was going to New York for a burglar
ne tue theory was that Carter put up the lob
WIN hayes, Dorsey, and Downs, aud the OBJ
'eet was TO extract money from the purse OF
Alexander. SO far as Ii arlington and Williams
are concerned that IL not sCIn;illaof prgot
about them until the night Of the burglary; they
U al never seen the parties excepting Rayes
y 10 come With the lie about counterfeit money
j mere had been more developed to show tn AZ
alexander was IN The plot than 70 STOW that
Harrington aud y i'lams were Concerned in In
Fir. SnItheTs recOunted the Opal atiOns Of the
DIG bt up TO the parties going in the building
FatfHg that The officers with Ii. were acring in
concert, cOncuTIlng with each other. Tae g0V-
nmeBt mad claimed that the paroles must
have understood that they would not be m =
Tested, for they were too close TO tue police
Office, but be claimed that the vicinity Of a IA
tlcn y as often the best place Tor burglars n
work, and IA this case Richards hal shown that
when he went . the Office be fouad butOn OF
ceT-a supeTannuated gentleman by the nau1s
CI Lee, HGO was telegraph operator. Il IL
Claimed that the removal Of Lee from the back
Of the building was 3 sUspICiu1s circumstance
and he submitted that the fact showed that
Harrington had had 10 understanding With the
burglars. They were justified in carving ont
the arrangement agreed upon. watching than
until the fact vas accomplished, as so follow
Hg the burglar. The holiness OF the burgI4r
"a ln4 ulTlng the way 70 Z street was we'll cA,ca-
aztec 20 ward on suspicion.
The interviews OF HAYES with Harrington. on
ne Z21 and Sd OF April were referred TO, and
AlT y said Hayes had attempted to fix the first
1B the 10Th Of April. All that passed was about
counterfeit mOney-Hayes lying about iU-and
I tfere had been any comb nation or mlsIr-
lerStanding between them, IL thew had met bs-
ore, would 1t have been necessary for Hayes
70 nave gone 70 Harrington with a lie? Their
conversation Ia" DOfhiUg TO do with the sub.
ect. on the otner SIDE il had been shown tb AZ
Hayes had had three interviews with AIexan-
Ter, and IN two the books we're spoken Of Va
Mr. did not care how they were procured
u conversations are % be considered DO not
hose referred 70 prove more guilt in Air. Alex
. arlington Mt. \. not only saw these scoau-
iTels, but actually received their propositions,
lnd rolled them ike sweet morsei under his
tongue. He (Mr. 5. had understood that sOme
)teHoe had been taken at the remark he had
made m Tie opening as to Major Richards hav-
Eg - lost his head u at night" he was always
Wiling 70 withdraw anything regarded a. Of
'CDeIVS. I'd II IL will be ANYWAY soothing 70
iajOr Richards or the community. he would
.etIact it, and say that he (Rishards) was
col headed, and perfectly equal 10 the
occasion on that night. Tine defense
houid have the benefit ct this, that he {Rl
being clear headed, &c, advised and acGui-
seed in the arrangements. Aud, however well
Re kept his head that night. however efficient
be was, tie next morning ne RI lost his back
bore, and when the inquiry was made as to
, by they had allowed thesburglary 10 take
place 50 near Headquarters, and one of the par
les allow ed t. escape; when the community
became aroused be vanlshes, with the excep-
ron Of bis legs which enabled him 70 run agay.
.Iom the responsibility, (SensatiOu.)
biT. SmitheTs referred 10 the arrest of HAYES
y hen he had concluded his evidence before the
nVesugatng committee, o. the affidavit Of
harrington, and asked il such action was In
accordance with the theory that Harrington
y as in IL The government had said much
about the release OF Benton, bat here was the
nan Of AL Others, If II. was guilty, that be
would not arrest, but would have sent out of
he way.
Al this point q recess was taken unit! half
last ole O'cloCk.
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