The New York herald., 1874-11-06

legged to have been abstracted while HARRINGTON
and Williams were examining the dispatches al
From Harrington in Washington. to A. B. wiiisms
Come home to night Ask N. TO come with YOU. Kss.
our friends on the lookout tor Smith. Answer '0s
Mr. Whitney was recalled and explained thu
schedule and said IL was made from the original
entries In the books OF the once and then ths DE-
spatches were hunted up By the use Of the
Mr.. Riddle submitted the original joint resolu.
ns on 81 ~ 1ns r the Investigation Of
-. ". Cunz sworn lis employed In the once or
the Secre. service division OF the Treasury De-
partment; 10 acquainted with J. @. NettleshiD ana
MS method OF doing business with the depart
ment; witness has sometimes written letters
know II others have done SO or not Nettieship ia
poor writer; In the absence OF Whitley Nettie-
snip sp nad charge OF the division. and witness and
the otner clerks were subOrdinates OF both Of
them; Smaller was not more intimate with Nettle.
snip snip anan was witness ana did not 90 about with
Charles z; Ivey sworn:-Is resident OF this
city Is semployeda at the Bank OF Washington and
Is acquainted with A. b. Williams; recoIiects the
night OF the burglary; about the nth Of MAY wit
ness was standing at the st. Marc Hotel, when q
carriage drew drew up and Williams got out and went
again and got into the carriage and drove toward
sixth street; there was another man in the car.
Ohicer Arnold few days sfterward concerning
AZ pOIut JuuBc OHU, VINO had been sent Tor
early in the day. appeared In court and was called
to the stand and sworn He said Harrington and
someryile called at the house OF witness. In
Montgomery county TO arrange about procuring
vile suggested $1,000 was sunicient bali, and
witnesses finally said that $2 900 would be suicieni
u the security was good; Somervllle brought
ness, who understood tnat the reason why they
came TO him was that mono OF the other judgei
were In town; witness declines to act IN such
aS aro In thor rtfu
Onlcer Arnold, sworn-Is member OF the
Metropolitan Police force; bis beat Includes the
one evening in MAY, about eight or nine O'Clock.
saw carriage turn into Sixth street from the ave-
nue. and stop ct house opposite the depot; saw
and witness walked over and saw Williams. who
inquired what time the train left; Williaml
until the oeli struck for the trsiI
to start. when he ran over to the car.
slam, and Williams and another gentleman rushed
over to the depot end through 10 the train, where
the gentleman with Williams disappeared; wit
tion, and walked down to the cars to see whether
they could discover the man with Williams; tho
Gustav zirruth, recalled, said he had received
several letters from William Guild during his
hrse letters were soEn 70 wtness who
fed them as the letters which he had received
Mr.. Riddle said they were introduced to cor.
EObOrate the previous testimony OF che witness.
Mr.. Davidge objected to their admission, and the
Court sustained the objecJon.
Mr.. Riddle said that at the outset OF this case he
had stated he would prove Il. q. Whitley had en-
gagged the man Williams or Bliss, alias George Z.
Miles, to commit this burglary. He would now
submit evidence to show Miles was convicted 0i
arson and burglary and sentenced to Auburn
Prison Tor ten years, and that he was pardoned
out at the solicitation OF Hiram @. Whitley, and
for that reason this man Miles was under Obliga.
ti0ns to Whitley, anu did, therefore, commit this
burglary at the request and engagement Of
Whitley to discharge that obligation. He would
now submit documentary evidence to show the
conviction and pardon OF Miles.
The Judge thought that the documentary evi.
dence might be authenticated by witnesses, and
IL would be better TO do so as 1t was 50 near the
hour OF adjournment he would allow counsel till
morning to consider the matter, and II they did
not by that time come prepared with something
stronger to sustain their position, or 10 abandon
1t, the Court would decline to admit 1t.
Mr. Davldge objected to the proof OF authenti.
city OF the documents, and read from the act OF
Congress to show what constitutes proof In sucn
cases.
The Court decided the papers were properly au
thenticated.
House register, and said that from the book It ap.
peared that Nettleshlp came on the 6tn OF April
and vent away on the 11Ih; came again on The
18th ana went away on the evening OIL the 22d.
The Judge told the jury that he proposed to allow
| them to visit their homes tonight and remain till
morning. II they 60 to their homes directly and
! remain there till ten O'Clock IN the morning and
| not allow any one to approach them on any kind o
! tions. He thought they were entitled TO go tC
their families tonight and II they would obey his
/ instructions no harm would ensue.
The Court then adjourned