National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-17
DISTRICT SAFE BURGLARY.
zHE CLOSING ARGUMENTS FOR THE
PROSECUTION.

PROSECUTIOH.
JUDGE HUMPHREYS INQUIRIES ABOUT THE
AEoENT ARREST OF HAYEs-THE POLICE
SQUIRT ORDERED TO APPEAR wEDNEs-
DAY-MR. HILL MAKES AN ARGUMENT
FOR THE PROSECUTION.
larger crowd than was usual last week at
tended the saleburglary conspiracy trial yester-
Gay. The earlier portion Of the session was occu-
ped with the Presentation and discussion Of the
prayers for instructions law points to the Jury
proposed by the counsel for the defence.
Al noon precisely Judge Humphreys appeared
oA the bench and the court opened.
HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS?
On the opening of the court Judge Humphreys
asked q any member Of the Jury had seea news
paper containing anything IN reference to the
The juToTs answered in the negative ard were
directed 70 be taken to a quiet room.
judge Humphreys, to Mr.. Middleton, the
clerk. Mr.. CLERK, have there been any proceedings
n this court as TO any party or witness In the case
III. NiddIeton answered that on Saturday he
tsOk the recogniEAnee OF Michael Hayes, WhoWa
brought from Jail.
Mr.. Middleton. Perjury, your Honor.
Mr.. Phillips, deputy marshal, explained that
Judge Cartier ordered him to bring Michael
HAYES ont Of isii, and he did So and the recog-
Judge Humphreys. On what charges who CON-
MT. Phillips. can send for the commitment.
Judge H. Do so. The court will take q recess
In short time Col. Phillips returned aad the
eOuFt resumed it's session.
Col. Phillips. I have the commitment.
The Court. Let II be read.
TO Jail on the charge Of false swearing Ito state
nsnt material to the issue"
The Court.
THAT Is A VOID INSTRUMENT;
4 does not say what issue. Mr.. Clerk, you will
fssne notice TO the clerk of the Police Court 70
appear with the records Of that court, and with
ne name Of the party HeG maze o iSsrs Sas bssn
any arrest Of party TO- or witness In, the case
pending in this court; that said clerk appear at
o'clock on Wednesday next. And in the alterna-
tfVe they should show cause why they should not
be proceeded against as for contempt.
mr.. DRyidge proposed to submit prayers Tor IN
The court declined at that time.
MI. DaTidge asked that an exception be noted.
Mr.. HILL oPENs.
Mr. Hill commenced his argument, first con-
graduating the court and Jury on the approach
Ing close OF the trial, which, he said, was re-
RsIkabie one IN man IsSpec ne ,hst tbsI
had shown that there was conspiracy by the
testimony Of Hayes, Alexander, DenAine and
were not guilty-Wby had Nettleship become
fugitive from justice3 He claimed, as principle
oflaW, that when the evidence establishes The
iaet that four or i've persons were combined the
Jury are justified IN nfeTing conspiracy, and he
cited ID wharton, sec: 2.SSh he asked Il there
books in HarrinEtOns safe. He then reeounted
the circumstances Of the alleged burglary and
the arrest Of Benton, and said that these circum
stances go q good way to show that the party in
charge Of the building was in completely with the
TfpEtop did moi Of itself amount to much, but his
fHRTrington's) conduct was remarkable subse-
sUently. The letter mentioned that the safe was
but he took no precautions TO prevent the alleged
burglary on Wednesday night. No; he
WENT TO wELCKER's
and dlnsd. II was unjust TO charge that Major
Richards Responsible for If his (R. ~ sugges
items had been adopted the parties would have
been arrested in the house. Mr.. Xiii then re-
Tered % HarTingtons apparent knoWIeage o. ne ne
parties were after Evans books that he believed
That they would be taken to Columbus AlCxan-
showing that Harrington had direction Of the
party, and said II was plainly shown that Rich
ards acted under his directions except in few in
stances, noticing that after Richards had posted
an officer Harrington eOuntermanded the order.
He closed as regards Nj. Harrington by referring
to the fact that when the affair had collapsed Mr..
Harrington went out and Yomited.
THIcAsE AGAINST WILLIAMS.
Mini then proceeded to review the testimony
against Williams. He commended that the loss Of
the telegram signed "Richard Harrington" in
which Williams was urged to bring "N.n with
him, was q most suspicious circumstance. 1t
eSuld not be that Belts was the man whom VIII
nan was a tall, large man, with q red beard;
Belts was a small man, with black beard. He
defended the character OF ZlrTuth, ana COMMENCED
Ihat no adequate evidence had impeached it. Ad-
hitting that Hayes
WAS SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER,
ISI ifhe had been q man Of unblemished integrity
Nettlest ip would never have employed him; but
stances. But as TO Harrington, the testimony Of
Hayes and ZirTuth was OF no importance. The
evidence against him was entirely independent Of
them.
THE CASE AGAINST WHITLEY.
Then turnfnp % Whitley Mr. II. ARMED that
he must have been in New York on the 9th Of
April last, where Hayes says he saw HIM, for the
that day was such as must be taken with much
allowance, for it was too likely to be mistaken.
CorL Many witnesses had in the famous trial
Of Dr.. Webster sWOre that they had seen DR..
PaTkman, when in fact Dr.. Parkman had been
dead some days. No regard could be had to this
species Of testimony; but the Telegram sent by
Hayes alter his arrival here to New York, asking
Whitley for Instructions, showed the truth Of
Hayes statement, for Hayes was a man Of good
sense. The counsel for the defence had called
his eToss-examinationb by Mr; Davidge "a contest
Of intellect Had Hayes been surrounded by
ether circumstances he would have risen much
higher than chief OF the secret service assist
ant District attorney.
Hayes had been
CONFIRMED IN HIS STATEMENTS
relative TO what occurred in Toronto by a fact
which came TO the knowledge OF the counsel not
long since. While he was in Jail he showed to
Mr.. Solicitor Wilson q telegram, which he said
Eettleship had urged him 70 send, but which he
had refused 20 transmit. Now this was copy Of
the telegram which Apologize received from a
private venture OF their own. Now had Apple
yates statement been true Il is impossible that
Hayes should have been possessed Of the dis
A recess was here taken.
AFTER THE RECESS
Mr.. Hill resumed, and reviewed the testimony of
ZirTuth as TO the conversation between Nettle-
ship and himself in the New York office Of Whit
ley, and at which Whitley was present during
portion Of the time, as showing that Whitley was
cogniEant Of the attempts made to get Zirruth to
leave the country, and Of the reasons for 1t.
Mr.. Hill then turned again to the case of Mr..
Geo UsTte5 when tSat defective assumed thst
BentOn's story was true, and that Columbus Al
eXander was the eOnspiratOr, and the eager haste
after Garter had told Madge that It was not
conspiracy by Columbus Alexander, but con-
Epiracy against him. This was evidence Of guilt.
THE 81" TELEGRAMs.
Mr. H then proceeded to discuss the tH a" tel
egTams. He argued that the dates showed that
'sH.r could not have referred to Gen. HoWard's
ease, Nettleship and Smaller were not ASSIGNED
90 Towards case until the list OF June. How,
then, could dispatch Of the 18th refer TO Gen.
Howard? II was not until the ID Of May that
Nettleship telegraphed Smaller to 'put the How
ard papers in order''-bsfOre he got here to work
mp the case. Gibson testified that when Smaller
% & Be o ~ GStSE TsG IN 4 Re Sd
yet on the stand he (Shailer) attributed the same
The counsel then referred to what Mr.. Riddle
had very properly styled the escape Of Benton"
The facts Of that case, the race from Judge
Hylie 70 Judge DIN, the failure TO communicate
with Mr.. Riddle at North Conway or the DEPART
ment Of Justice at Washington, the secrecy and
haste Of the transaction, all tell Mr.. Harrington
that he has no right TO be surprised If the whole
country considers the action OF that day as a CON
feESiOR Of guilt.
THE CLOSING.
After discussing the motives Of the defendant
and some other aspects Of the case, he urged the
conviction Of the accused. They were more
Euilty than the guilty bat ignorant criminals
they had employed, for they had prosIituted their
ofhee and betrayed the Government for purposes
81 revenge or for purposes Of profit.
At the close Of Mr.. Hill's argument the court
adjourned until to-day at II o'clock. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Harrington viii take part in the
argument Of the case
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