Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-15

THE TESTIMONY BEFORE THE DISTRICT GRAND
JURY.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti.
lows:
Is now investigating the Harrington safe bur
gsry, will not complete their labors for at least
week, and then it is thought they will have
heard such mass of evidence, contradictory
and mysterious, that they will be unable TO
reach any definite conclusion, or present any
Indictment or indictments. Although the whole
OF last week was taken up in this safe burglary
case, the evidence ken was unimportant
compared with that of yesterday and to-
day. This will be put in the shade by that
which will be heard to morrow and the follow
ing day, when a number of witnesses from New
York and Boston, who arrived here this after
noon, will be examined.
Gen. Tyler, the agent of the Baltimore
steam SAFE Company, which manufactured the
safe which was bursted open, testified that he
made a careful examination of the safe, its lock
ard contents, and gave IL as his opinion that
the door was locked when the explosion took
place. 1t will be remembered that another ex.
pert is quoted as having said that the contents
OF the safe had been taken out before the explo-
sion. he bas~d this opinion upon the appear
ance and condition of the papers, which were
not smoked sOiled, or disarranged in any man.
neT, and also mainly upon the ground that the
locks and belts were not shattered as much as
they would have been had the safe BEEN locked
and had 1t been filed. Neither of these experts
wee examined by the joint con gressional COM
the matter.
u r
s ates secret service detectives. was next ex.
aminsd his testimony Is said to ave implic ltei
Nettieship, Colonel WAtl6y's chief assist Ant. Ii
Is al:o said that he told the grand Jury tn at he
knew OF the present location OF Williams, the
burglar who was allowed to escape on the night
OF the burglary. barkeeper who presIdes
over TIE bar In the building adjoining the Dis
trict attorneys office was next called. 1t is said
that the grand jury have learned tn at the bur-
glars were supplied with liquor several times
while they were at work on the safe. This mau
aud n
liams, took several drinks in his place during
tie night, but denied that any was sent in to
them by him or with his knowledge. The
keeper of the restaurant under the Off &c of the
District attorney was also examined, though
the sui distance of his evidence has not vet leaked
ont. 1t Is thought, however, that he did not
furnish the liquor, as he generally closes his
place of business at an early hour. To-day the
grand jury devoted five hours 10 its work, though
ing the bottom of the case as when they began.
Col. Whitley, the chief of the secret service de-
tectives, Chas. Anchisa, and Robert Tryon
9 2p on his force, were examined. Col.
sl0Dal committee, any connection with the
whole business. He also further said that he
dld not believe that Nettleship, his chief assist
ant, had anything to do with it, though he ad-
mitted that Nettleship had acted indiscreety
after it had taken place, and while the Com
gressional committee were investigating 1t, by
giving money to Michael Hayes, VINO is now in
Jail charged with being in the conspiracy, with
which he went to Canada. Col. Whitley saws
however, that Nettleship was burying his child
at the time when Hayes called upon him, aud
that he lSettleship) borrowed the money from
the undertaken, HAYES promising to come to
washington to testify before the committee
who then desired his attendance very much.
Mr.. Anchisa, who is an Italian detective tes-
tilted that he and others in Col. Whitey's Off 20
IN New YORK, often receipted for kilograms with
the coloDel's name in his absence, and that the
signature on the message carriers book re-
ceiptng for q telegram sent by Hayes to Whit
ley, Is not that OF Col Whitley He also testi-
tied that COL Whitley was in Boston the day the
telegram was supposed TO be receipted for by
Viii tley in New York.
George W. Carter, formerly EMPLOYED as a
detective in the secret service, but latterly by
the Baltimore AID Ohio railroad was next ex-
amined, and detailed the statements made to
him by Hayes in Baltimore, to the effect that
Whitley sent him (Hayes) to Washington to
" connect" with Nettleship, and that Nettle-
ship got Hayes to 50 do the job" that HAYES
employed the men, and that Nettleship intro
duced Benton to Hayes on ferry DO &C in ,Jer-
sey city, and that Benton and HAYES came To
Washington together. Here Nettleship al Will
Hams and a German to meet them, and the de-
said land this was also testified to by HAYES,
both before the committee and the grand Jury
when lie WAS examined last week } thai he saw
Nettieship give money to Hayes, and that he
afterwards had and showed the money in Bal
tlmore. The above are only the salient points,
the examination of Carter lasting some time.
TryOn testified to having had an interview
with Hayes in jail BY arrangement, when HAYES
said Col. Whitley was innocent OF the whole
affair, but that Nettleship was deep in il, and
that Hayes admitted that much of his (HayesD
evidence before the committee was false, and
Intentionally so.
VIM. F. Lee, the telegrapher at police head
quarters, Who was one OF the party who were
watching the burglars while at work testified
that there were 10 instructions given him or
any one TO let one Of the burglar escape, and
that the escape was entirely accidental as far
as he knew"
TO-DAY,
Assistant Solicitor Wilson and Messrs. Nettle-
ship, Marx, Dart del ONO, COyle, and others OF
COL. WLitley's force, were before the grand
iVry.