The Portland daily press., 1874-10-29
WASHINGTON.
The Third Term

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28-The statement that
the third term question came up for discussion
in the Cabinet meeting yesterday is untrue.
The President however, said incidentally in
private conversation with several members of
the Cabinet, as he did to day to friendly WISH
tors, that this agitation was due solely to Ger
tain newspapers aud not to anything he ever
said or intmated on the subject. Fr'T
The Safe Robbers.
The trial of Harrington, Williams and Whit
ley, alleged safe burglars, was resumed to-day.
G. Ziruth was called, and his examination by
Mr. Riddle was continued. He testified that
Netteship expressed great concern lest ne
(witnessl should be called upon to appear be-
fore the grand jury during their investigation
of the burglary case, and offered him $100 a
month and payment of $40 a week to his
family. pending his absence. if he would get
out of the way and keep concealed for the
present. Witness consented to these terms
and left Washington. At various times he
concluded to return and deliver himself up, but
each time was induced to desist. Finally, while
on visit to Newark he met Nettleship again.
Nettleship had written letter for him to come
home, and now wanted him to go to Washing
ton and swear before the investigating commit
tee that he had never seen him (Netteship) in
Washington. Witness refused. Nettleshp
prepared an affidavit for witness to sign in the
presence of Mr.. Guild. Witness declined to
sign. Nettleshp sent again for witness and
urged him to keep out Of the way. Witness
went to Canada and stayed two days and then
returned.
Albert Cunz, one of Whitey's detectives
called at his house to see if he was going to
ness what he was going to do. Witness re-
piled that he was going to Washington to tes-
lify. Nettleship SAID: 'For Gods sake don't
do it. Have some regard for my family if you
have none for me-" Netteship then tried to
scare witness and told him if he went to Wash
fboxy 1ocIr On II
a Newark detective, took the witness down to
Long Branch to keep him away from solicitor
Wilson who was then in Newark looking far
witness. After that witness returned to New
ark and Nettleship wanted to send him to Mon
treal, but witness went up to 1893 Lexington
avenue, New York, and stayed around, coming
to Newark every night. Saw Guild, and Guild
told Nettleship witness was there. Nettleship
came to see him and asked him what he was
going to do. Witness said he was going to
Washington to deliver himself up. Nettleship
offered witness $1,000 for himself and $500 for
his family if he would go to Europe and stay
six months. Witness agreed to accept it and
Nettleship asked witness to wait few days
till he could get the money from Washington.
He said Harrington
Counsel here Interrupted the witness, saying:
GU may stop there" But Messrs. Harrng
ton and Davidge both said "On our part we
waive that Let it come Let us have it,"
Witness resuming, said Nettlesnip told wit
ueoS 1ud1 II harrington mad been using SO much
money with Benton that he was short. but that
plenty would be coming in in few days Sew
eral persons called to see witness at different
times during the next few days and tried to
get him to leave the country Immediately, and
offered him $1,000 to 60 to Montreal at once.
Witness told him if they gave him $4,000 thew
could not get him from that house that day.
Deputy Marshal Bailey afteward took, witness
to Jersey City to send him out of the country
Met Cruz there; got ticket for Liverpool and
paid for it himself. Cruz took witness on board
a tug and carried him out to steamer and paid
him $1,000 with the price of ticket deducted.
Cruz bid witness good bye and got into the tug
to return to the city, but witness got into a tug
on the other side Of the steamer and returned
to the city. Landed at pier 45 and telegrapEed
to Downs he was there and ready to go to
Washington.
Previous to witness going on the steamer he
was sent for to go to the Chiefs headquarters
In New York Witness was told that Chief
Whitley wanted to see him. Went over and
saw Whitley, Nettleship and Cruz. This was
IN July. After witness had returned from Can
ada Nettleship asked witness if he was going
down to Washington to testify that he had