New-York tribune., 1874-11-21
THE SAFE BURGLARY TRIAL.

As RIp cHARACrFRs-MR. ALEXANDERS CON-
DUCT SHARPLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~
ADDRESS THE JURY. -,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The trial OF the
ALLEGED safe burglary consprators was resumed to-day
Nudge Humphreys sad that after consideration he had
decided to change mind aud would hold court on
satriay He thought when court adjourned yesterday
he should do but he considered 1t more than
probable that there would be session OF the court to-
morrow.
ARGUMENT OF Mr.. sMITHERs.
MT Davidge continuing to be iudsposed, Mr.. Smithers
proceeded according the arrangement made yester
nay TO address the jury He said II was with great re-
uetance that proceeded for his health such
20 require and quiet; but he knew that Mr.
Daydge really unable 10 address the jury he would
proceed He did not TO go over the whole tes
timony agaiO. 10 pay much attention to the two
principal witnesses in this case or TO bacKen characters
she%seve HOWEVER the secret Service
might be- there was plane beneath 1t on which
HAYES was friend and zrrnh was an humble worker.
He wodld not however, medde with them any further
but leave their characters and their story TO the con-
uderatIon OF the ury feeling confident that the inte
On the character OF the and the story which they
have told He would con1ne his argument 10 iacs as
they related 10 his young friend Harrington He then
began with the letter which Harrington received on the
e2d Of April which was written on tne 2Oh of April ana
in NewYork on the 10Th Of Aprl, and tried to make
arrangement with Ferry. but failed to DO SO; 1t
price, because Hayes went back him and got some
else to do the JOB. 1t must have been Ferry who
this letter to get even with HAYES. The latter
spoke Of the "head bloke" as living in Washington, and
as being party unknown 10 the writer OF that letter
Now, who that head blOke3" asked Mr. Smlthers.
1t must have been none other than Columbus Alex
hDder. Here let me say that do not directly or ln-
directly charge Mr. Alexander with putting up this job;
but the burglars put 1t up and endeavored TO draw him
manly course in not exposing the whole matter tier
SnSpe Snsn soP to at once In Referring to
the action OF Harrington In putting the books In the
ards an 4 all concerned supposed that there some
power behind the scheme and they wanted to find out
RdSe R1S and Hi were Working When they entered
nOe prOseqai IN the cases OF Hayes and Zrruth-.hat
they might find ont who was behind all this; for they
believed as did Harrington when he was hrst warned
about II that there WA was e oh t Ersns
zee where they would connect But said MT smlthers
books would be in the safei" Well Hayes would not know
whose books III the SAFE but whether they were
Evanss or not he wanted connect them with Alexan
der He knew how anxious Alexander was to get the
books Evans and had sent Demaine to see him about
them and Alexander bit at the bait readily, and had 1t
not been for the maniGess Of Harrington in going to
police office and opening up the whole thing at once
ander debt of gratitude to my young friend for
thus exposing this matter for II the burglars bad not
bled his purse, they would certainly have crushed and
blackencd his character
regard Hayess statement that Whitley sent him
here on The 9th Of April Mr. smthers said there
construction TO put that statement except to say 1t
was simply lie. Did Hayes follow ont his Instructions
and come directly Washington even II Whitley had
sent him No: lie stopped ON the way in Baltimore 10
In Canada was the one VINO ooncoc ted this plan.
Judge Humphreys-That Is what Newcomb says
Hsyei MT RIadieM9es' lSiH hl9; IS " HoaT aG' Honor
MIR Smithers-Ycsl That is NewcOmb's testimony.
Hayes also went TO Baltimore the Saturday fol-
lowing to consult wit Carter. He told Alexander that
friend Of his had the books. and he consult with
fbat friend Who was friend II Carter7 Now
who uut up this whole thing II 1t was not he. as Hayes
told Newcomb IN Canadal They were boon companions
down south in ierreiDg out the Ku-Klux Klin, and
they knew each others eharacterlstlc aud the ku-
hanged. Mr. smithers next alluded to the boldness
of the burglary. saying it would be urged that
this bod manner so near the Police Office,
unless they sure they were not to he olesed but
said he there at the police headquarters
gept officer who was there telegraph
operator Tnere was not band OF officers around tue
Office. and there was 10 more danger ID committing
burglary there than there was anywhere else In point
Srreary than right and the police
Headquarters, for there ali suspicion Is disarmed The
cause they were experienced in their craft and knew
that such a would lead pGSscrs-by to suppose
cLey were inmates OF tine house.
In relation to the charge against Harrington, OF re-
moving the officers from the positions IN which Rich
ards had placed theu il argued that by placing the
nrns of fooyysrS who would be more likely TO capture
the burglars when taey came out the front way. II
know lie burglars would change their minds aud come
but the front way, where he had posted the to
ture them3 In following the burglars compliment
paid to Carvoe by Mr. sinithers, who then passed
Oh to review the conduct OF alexander III his Intercourse
with Hayes aud his crew, and eontrasted II with the
conduct Of Harrington when Hayes called at his
office. and said ne deprecated the allnslon TO
Alexander but n there was 10 be mudllngng, IL
might well be thrown at Alexander as at HarrusIon
When HAYES called on Harrington, taking his own ac
OF both INTERVIEWS they did not last above hye
with a few WORDS. How it with Alexander, who
S e ns m an nS
way. but nursed them along. encouraged the scheme
the most honoraoel Mr.. smithers then took up his
former alusion Major Richards wherein he SAID that
Richards lost his mead that night and equal to
the occasion, aud fault had been found with
ptm nease the friends Of Major Richards he would
fetract that remark and adLit that Richards was
periecty cool on night and fully equal to the
sion ana that he was SO cool tnat night every
arcs was reSponsbIe for ali done-for
of the arrest ana the failure to arrest But kcnards
did not lose hio head that night lie lost bis backbone
next morning. AS soon as 1t became evident the mat
the responsibility OF that night :hen MAJOR Richards lost
his backbone and was not equal TO the OCCASION he
vanished, all except his legs, which ran away Win hs
AFTERNOON SESSION.
LITER recess Mr.. SInthers resumed his argument
aludng TO HarriDgton's visit TO Somerve in Philadel
pha, and said IT done with the advice Of his
peror officer. Judge Fisher and that he went there to
see what somervile prepared to tell them about
Hayes or Butler as be then known and upon that
Information they would determine whether TO enter
buithers, just what the prosecuting counsel were
dong and did all through the case They were prepared
they could at the root OF this matter and connect
esnea ss zSSHS thas snq when Benton was asy
they very naturally went TO Judge Olin, be-
cause somervie brought q letter of introduction
from distinguished lawyer In New-York, an od Trend
Of Judge On, TO Judge DIN, and they went 10 him.
They also in this matter the supposiIon
that there was other judge in the city on that day
and when they reached Judge On Harrington took the
ground that the bail should be higher than the
Judge thought Does that look ike releasing
Benton easily asked MI sDithers The kilograms were
then ali taken seriahna and explained The expana
did not materially differ from those
testimony except that all the HIS said to
Howard while shaor testified that the Hs In the May
kilograms 10 Hopper and when asked how
Hopper subject came up IN that month he said Hopper
nIs that