The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-29
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON. October 2s.-A state.
ment is made this morning that the third
term question came up for discussion in
the cabinet meeting yesterday, suggested
by reference 10 the recent speech oi Gov
Dix at Cooper Institute. Careful INQUIRY
shows there was no discussion whatever
Of the subject The President, however
said incidentally in private conversation
with several members OF the cabinet, as
he did to-day 10 friendly visitors, that
this agitation was due solely 10 a certain
Newspaper, and not to anything he ever
said or intimsted on the subject.
SAFE BURGLARY TRIAL,
The safe burglary case was continued
to-day, and the examination OF Zerruth
was resumed. He testified that he met
Nettleship at his house in Newark, New
Jersey. Nettleship said "well let Us set.
lie up" Nettleship induced witness to
sign bis name as Jacob Miller, and made
witness sign papers as receipls for the
money that Nettleship had psid him.
The amount was $500, but Nettleship
made witness sign for the sum of $50.
NetIleship expressed great concern 10
him, lest he "witness" should be called
upon 10 appear before the Grand Jury
during their investigation of the burglary
case, and offered him 500 q month and
payment Ol $40 week 10 his family
pending his absence, II he would get ou,
Of the way. Witness consented and LEFT
Washington. Nettleship wrote letter for
him to come home, and now wanted him
TO go 10 Washington and swear before The
investigating Committe that he had never
seen him, Nettleship, in Washington. The
witness refused TO do so. Albert CUM
one ol Whilley's detectives, called at the
house OF the witness TO see II he was going
TO leave the country, Nettleship also
asked the witness what he was going to
do. The witness replied that he was going
to Washington 10 testify that Nettleship
said: For Gods sake don't do it, have
some regard Tor my family even il you
have none for me-" On another occasion
NettIeship came TO see him and asked
him what he was going to do. The wit
ness said be was going TO Washington 10
deliver himselfup, Nettleship offered the
witness $1,000 for himself and $500 for
his family If he would go 10 Europe and
stay six months The witness agreed 10
accept it. NettleshIp asked the witness
% wait few days till he could get money
from Washington. He said That Har.
Ttngton's counsel interrupted witness re-
marking, "You may stop there.n Bat
Harrington and Danidge both said. "On
cur part We waive that. Let ii come
,et US have H." Witness resuminc, said
told witness that he, H4rripc.
ION, had been using so much money that
he was o little short, but that plenty
would be coming in few DAYS. Several
persons called to see witness st different
limes during the next few days, and tried
10 get him TO leave the country imueji-
ately, and offered him $1,000 to 90 TO
Montreal at once. Deputy Marshal Bal.
ley aiterward took witness 10 jersey Oity
10 send him out OF the country. Met Cur.
y there, who got ticket for LiverDool
and paid for it himself. Curry took
witness on board the tug and carried him
out to steamer and paid him $1,000 with
he price OF ticket deducted; Curry bid
witness good bye and got into the tug to
return city, but witness got into
he on the tug on the other side of the
itesmer and returned 10 the CITY and
elegrsphed TO Downs that he was there
md ready 10 goto Washington. Previous
% witness going on the steamer he was
ent for 20 go over to the Chiefs head.
quarters in New York; witness was told
hat Chief Whiteley wanted to see him:
le went over and saw Wbiteley, NettIe-
hip and Cupz; Nettleship asked witness
I he was going down to Washington 10
esliiy that he had never seen Nettleship
II Hayes in Washington or ever had
TO do with them; witness said
le was not going to tell q falsehood and
would not go. Whiteley was present
turing this conversation part Of the time