National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-10
DISTRICT SAFE BURGLARY.
FURTHER EVIDENCE IMPEA6HLNG
HAYES AND ZIRRUTH.

BAD CHARACTER OF ZIRRUTH = HE IS
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY AND FRAUD
COURT DECIDES TO LIMIT QUESTIONS
To REPUTATION FOR vERACITY-HAYEs
IsA BAD MAN, WITH BAD REPUTATION
FUR vERACTTY.
The trial Of the safe burglary case was resumed
| at noon yesterday before Mr.. Justice Humphrey.
AS soon as the crier made proclamation the Court
said: "Csn the hrst witness"
Mr.. Dayidge. The counsel for the Government
is not here.
The Court. I.see they are not here.
Mr.. Dayidge. Call Mr.. Whitehead.
Mr.. Riddle and Mr.. Hill arrived about this time
| and took their seats.
John Whitehead. Witness has been counselor
/ at-lGw since ls40; is United States commissioner
appointed under Pierce; has known Gus Zirruth
for six years; be was brought before witness for
would not believe him on oath.
CrOss-examined by Mr.. Riddle: Nettleship is q
friend OF witness, at least such friend as man
| doing such business as witness does would like to
| have. Nettleship was arrested at the office of
witness. Witness took $1,000 bail Of Nettleship
Mr.. Riddle. You know that bail has been for
| feited.
Witness continued. The counterfeiting case was
| that Of passing 81 note. Witness does not know
| what became Of that case; does not know that
NelLlesAlp uhu pAlu 70 ulOney nave IL seLLleQ.
NOT GOOD TESTIMONY.
The Court. All the witness has said respect
cluded from the jury.
The witness, continuing, testified that L. Nc;
| Carly, G. H. Nelson and other gentlemen had
| spoken to witness Of Zirruth's character.
| Mr.. Riddle ironically named Mr.. Guild and a
number of other friends Of Nettleship at Newark,
| and asked iE they, CUM, King, KeaEby, &C., did
| not also think Zlrruth's character was bad.
Witness answered afirmatiTely.
bara he
nected with his taking bail for Nettleship.
During his statement the Court said, Don't
The Witness am not arguing the case. 1
| am stating facts.
The Court. You'll have to be dealt with, see.
| You are not now praeticing at the bar. You are
witness, and you must follow the directions Of
Witness stated then that the United States
| and its amount.
Earnest Fisher. Witness lives at Newark, N.
J.; has lived there twenty-six years; is detect
I've; has known ZiTTuth sixteen years; his char
| oath.
Cross-examined: Witness was never arrested for
stealing pair Of gaiter shoes; had arrested Zir-
ruth twice; once for burglary and once for fraud;
the burglary case was quashed; witness business
was that Of hat store; witness did not 20 in it
with Zirruth; witness had heard many persons in
Newark say ZIrruth's character for truth was bad
Mr.. Riddle. Were not all your friends some
what below par in testifyinE to the truth?
Witness. Not all of them; no, sir.
there who you would not believe on OATH "A'
Witness. good many. [Laughter.l Wit
ness does not know that all the police force at
Newark have refused the Government assistance
in making the arrest Of Nettleship; witness heard
that Nettleship was there last Saturday week
ANOTHER DECISION.
The Court here said he would rule that the
only question to be asked on impeaching a wit
ness was, "What is his general reputation for
truth and veracity?"
Jacob Wamboid. Witness was chief of police
orkr
airy, 1856, he has been detective on the Delaware
and Lackawanna railroad. Witness has kno Wn
Gus Zirruth for fifteen years The people say his
Gross examined. Witness has heard officers
says so. Does know that Zirruth has been en-
plOyed by Nettleship; don't think he ever heard
ZirTuth spoken of except by the officers.
James Driscoll. Witness has lived In New York
for forty;tWo years; is employed in charge of
cleaning Broadway: knows Mike Hayes: does not
know where he now lives; that is him, (Osinting
him out;) witness has lived in the same ward with
Hayes; people speak badly of him.
Cross-examIned: Witness has seen Hayes in
New York once, twice, ten, twenty, may be i've
hundred times; never heard one man speak well
Of Hayes; Hugh MeCahery, an auetioneer, spoke
Jerre Mahoney. Witness has lived twenty-six
years in New York; the last thirteen years has
been police officer there; known Michael Hayes,
who is In COURT since 1872 his general reputation
for truth is bad.
Cross;examined; WIN; Blair, witness in this
case, told witness that Hayes reputation is bad.
Witness came here on the 10th Of October. Had
since then visited the places of interest-Mount
Vernon and Alexandra. Witness inquired Of
to work up the case against Hayes by Captain
Ullman. Understood that Whitley had gotten
Ullman TO make these inquiries. Witness re-
ported to Whitley that the result Of his INQUIRIES
was that Hayes was man that could be used for
any purpose, and who could not be believed on
Mr.. Riddle. And what did Whitley say then?
I Witness. He said very good" CLaughter-l
Chas. Ullman. Witness is Captain Of police.
Knows Hayes; his reputation is bad.
Cross-examined. Witness did not employ
Mahoney to look up the case.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HAYES.
Whitley asked witness If he knew anything
thought Mahoney did, and he sent Mah0ney to
see Whitley.
WIN. Blair, sergeant of New Y Ork police, would
lot believe Hayes under oath. People say he Is
Cross-examined. Witness has known Hayes
81 xteen years. Was first asked what he knew
about Hayes after he came to Washington few
weeks ago. Hayes lives in the Fourth ward Of
New York. 1t Is q hard place. Witness lives
there also. Laughter.
Mr.. Riddle. Then II must be hard place.
Witness, continuing, said he was mistaken in
saying Mike Hayes lived in the Fourth ward.
sobleski Mullen. Witness is a detective officer
in New York. Knows Hayes. He is man who
Las a very bad reputation.
No crosse examination.
John Thurston Witness is clerk in William
Whites sailors boarding house, 50 Oliver street,
New York. Knows Hayes. The people say his
character is not good,
Cross.ex amined. Mike Hayes never took wit
ness out Of the work-house. He was at Harris
Island for abandonment. His wife took him out.
Had been in no other prison.
RECESS
was here taken, and at its close the defence called
J. A. W. ClaryOe, but it was reported that he had
gone to dinner.
Detective Sargent, Of the Metropolitan police
of this city, was next examined. Witness was
told by Hayes, whilst en- route from the commit
tee-ro0m TO the police station, that he had never
seen Harrington but once before that day, and
that was when he called at his office to inquire
about counterfeit case. Soon after, when they
had gotten to the station, Hayes sent for Harrng-
ton but the latter said that under the cireum-
stances he could have no talk with Hayes. Hayes
said: II only wanted to ask about my case"
Harrington replied, Certainly 1t is bailable
voc and witness that he did not see why Harring-
ton should be angry with him. He knew nothing
against Harrington and had said nothing about
him.
Samuel Harrington. Witness testified that he is
brother Of Richard Harrington, and that II is the
custom OF his brother to stop short time between
trains at Wilmington to talk with him. Witness
was in Washington from the 10th to the 10th Of
April. There was a family party at Richard
HarringtOn's on Sunday, the 18th. On the night
of Sunday there we're at the drawing room Of Mr..
H g residence, besides the family, y. y. Snihen
and wife and young lady from next door. They
were all there until 1890 o'clock and then retired.
This was the night on which Hayes testified that
Nettleship left him near Vessey street, in New
York, saying he had an appointment TO meet
Dick and was introduced to show that II. was in
Washington that night,
At the close Of Mr.. HIS testimony, there being
no other witnesses in attendance, the court, at
$40, adjourned until IL O'Clock to-day.
CELEBRATION.