Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-10
THE SAFE BURGLARY.
Eighteenth Days Proceedings ia The Criminal Court.
Conclusion Yesterdays Proceedings.

Yesterday, after we closed TIE STAR report
OF the trial of Hiram Q. Whitley, Richard Har-
riDgton, and Arthur b. Williams, charged with
Conspiracy in connection with the alleged safe
burglary in the district attorneys ofAce, the
tolloWing testimony was taken.
Sd@Hst Harrington, sworn. Witness testified
that he IL a brother Of Richard HarTfn1t az
tnst u is the custom OF his brother 90 stop a
snort time between trains st Wilmington To
talk with him. Witness was in wasSin0+on
from tue 10th TO the 2Dth of April. There was
family party at Richard Hsrrington's on sun
day, the 18th. On the night OF Sunday there
were at the drawing room OF Mr.. H q residence.
besides the family, q. c. Sniffen and wife and a
young lady from next door. They were ali
mere mere until 80 O'Clock, and then retired.
ms was the night on which Hayes testified
that Nettleship left him near Vesssy street, in
New 1cTk, saying he had an appointment to
meet DICK, and was introduced to show that H.
was IN Washir gton that night
Attic close of MIR. H. testimony, there be
ing no other witnesses in attendance, the court,
at 20, adjourned until II O'Clock to-day.
To days Proceedings.
on the opening Of the court this -
were disc hargtd. conspiracy Gaze
The defence called
FTs5erict H1rriz-'
nsgs Is naval - .oR' ~uo was sworn-Wi'-
80 80 Il Of Richard HARRINGTON one OF
af - ed; in April last witness was stationed
- - rayal academy; on the 18th OF April
sunday witness formed one OF a family marty
At his brother Richards, having been teIs-
graphed to by Richard on Saturday; witness
arrived on Saturday evening and LEFT OF Mon
Gay morning. about O'Clock: saw his brOth.r
on MONDAY morning.
Gs5rqC -. HrE'fresh, sEOTn.-WItness il de-
tecuYe OF Metropolitan police; arrested Mike
HAYES on the 18th Of June last; canversed with
INN on the way from the Capitol 90 the Office;
HAYES SAID BE EEvRR SAW HARRINGTON BUT
ONCE
before that dsv, and il was when he went 10
haTTingtOns Office and inquired about coun-
teTieit money; witness COrT6bOrated the testf-
mcGy Of Sargent rs to the conversation between
Harrington ana Hayes as TO bail, and also that
HAYES said he did not zee why HARRINGTON
should think hard of him, for he II Harrington
hsd nothing 70 do with il.
JoSsPh n. Robinson swOrn:-witness Is Assist
ant Solicitor OF the Treasury; recOIlects that In
April last
eEN. HOWARD APPLIED TO THE OFFICE
Tor the services Of q secret service officer in
regard TO a certain voucher connected with his
accounts. Witness identified two letters OF
Solicitor Banfed.
CToss-eXamiHed:-This application of Gen.
Howard was made TO MIR. Banfeid in witnessed
presence; did not know that an officer was
detailed. Witness thinks this was about ave or
SIT weeks before Mr.. Bsn6eld's resi- ynation.
MI. Dayidge read the letters in question, the
first dated April 9Th, and opening "Dear Col"
stating that Gen. Howard had asked through
him that two men be looked up and pumned
they being suspected of having stolen sI6 OO0
and the other dated April 20, stating that the
Garrett matter will not work, and they should
have some one else. The letters are signed L.
T.. Il.
Mr.. Davidge said he would connect them
NBTTLEsHIr's SICK CHILD.
Dr.. Joseph ID. Osborne, sworn:-Witness is a
praCticing physician of Newark, y. j.; on the
sd OF April witness was called to attend the
child Of Nettleship; did not see him; recom-
meDded that the child be sent into the country
with its grandmother; witness had not made a
medical call to NettleShip's for month or NOR
previous thereto.
NzTTLEsHIP's MoTHsR-Ix-LAw.
mother-iD-law of Nettleship; rec1llects that his
child was taken sick on Wednesday and DR. Os-
borne was calle1 on the following day; Nettle-
ship had been away, but returned on THURSDAY
in; witness lett with the childrenou Suniay aud
was absent three weeks.
CTOss-eNamiEed:-Witn had been in Ms
family for six years; \. had been away about
two days when the child WAS sick; witness han
refreshed her memory by the doctors book.
WHERE Is NETTLEsHIP NOW?
Mr. Netteship was last at home three weeks
ago last Monday; don't know where be nov is:
DR.. Osborne first called her attention to the
date ''Z}d."
SCENE IN THE HOUSE WITH THE DEAD CHILD
John COyle, swOFD.-Witness resides in New
ark; Is a Methodist minister; recOllects being at
the house Of Mr. Nettleship in June last on the
y. at that time borrowed S25 of witness
Mr.. Davidge-What passed on IN at OCCASION
MI Riddle objected, unless it was in the pre-
seECe of Mr.. Hayes.
The court stated that the question could be
asked II Hayes was present, and the witness
said he placed S25 10 the hands of Hayes and
Nettiesbip asked if there was SIS.
MIR. Dayidge asked what was said by NettIe-
ship subsequently.
The prosecution objected, and after argument
the court ruled that the quest ton could be asked
as TO what took place Immediately thereafter
Witness answered that Nettleship said on his
return 10 the house, "You little know what I
wished that money for. wanted 10 to send
ed.'
Cross examined by Mr.. Riddle,-Nettleship
asked witness for the loan of S25, and he went
home and got the money; recollects that n aud
Hayes passed through the parOr to the dining
room; his impression is that HAYES had gone
when y. made the remark.
EdtrdT0 X. CdhOOH, swcrD.-Witness resides in
Newark; was at Nettleship's house on the night
of the death of his child; heard but little OF
what passed between Nettleship and HAYES:
only part OF sentence, "going TO wsshfny-
tom" about O'Clock q ring Of the door bell
called witness to the door; saw a man who said
said he wished 10 see Mr.. Nettleship; witness
told him that y. was not in o condition to see
any one. having Just lost his boy and suggested
that he had better see some one at the &c:
the party said he had come a long distance AZ
Ms suggestion, and that he wanted to leave for
Washington; witness went in and told n. that
man who gave hts name as Hayes wished 10 see
him; y. went out, and witness subsequently
took his coat out to him; when y. returned he
asked for money, (S50,) and witness went to the
store and got S25 for him, and DR. COyle pot an.
other S25 for him.
HAYES AND ZIRRCTH.
PdtTIck y. BHlith.--Witness resides in Nevark.
10 attached TO the police; has seen Mike Hayes
pointed him out; knows Gus Zirruth. Had seen
them together about the last Of February. Wit
ness had warrant TO arrest q man to be identi-
fed by Gus Zirruth; went to New York with
him, but they failed to find the man. About
the last OF February saw Zirruth and HAYES to-
gether on Broad street, aud speaking to T. was
Introduced to Hayes.
Cross eXamined.--Witness is certain he had
seen Hayes once before; he was introduced to
BIN this morning and said, "Hello, Nike" 1t
vas ~ night when he was introduced by Il. to
Hayes; was with him several manifestation to
ter minutes. Witness had charged his memory
about this meeting and spoke to Nettleship
about II in July. There were quite number
present at MS Office at the time Witness went
there 10 report a counterfeit money case. n
asked witness 70 see If Z. was in New York, so
that he could be summoned as a witness; did NOT
hnd Z. Charley Becker Old not see q and wit
ness together. Witness had received money
nom Nettleship for counterfeit cases; never re-
ceiVed money from Solicitor Wilson: don't
know him. Witness here iden titled mis- sigma
ture 10 paper.
a WARRANT FOR A MAN TO re POINTED OFT
Fave yeu warrant for a man named Reed
or Reetb?
"ifness.-1 havs a warrant for man to be
pointed out. The warrant was producedl
PUT UP JOB ON NETTLEsHIP.
Vim. n. Reed ewOTn.-Witness resides in New