Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-02
LOCAL " EWS.
Benson. the SAFE R.r~,.

A REPORT THAT HE u UNDER ARRrSr rvr
WASHINGTON foLiCs KNOW SorHING or
Ir-wHo "Ns EDEs" Il.
Certain New York and Baltimore panors
print special Washington dispatches 70 the
effect that the principal In the notorious SAFE
burglary case. Walter Brown alias William
Benton alias Tom Wood, II now In custody.
or Al least under surveillance. IL il stated
mai Mike Hayes. who was a witness on the
trlsi; vas AZ the close Of the trial, last No
Nember, commissioned On find the where
aonuts OF t'enton, and has been Swallowing
HIM ever since. Now comes the raus,rf mai
on "Dlnes-lsy niSnt OF last week Hayes
latter IL Low confined I'm This city his plaos
OF confinement heing concealed.
Don't KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
mat this is the hrst Information they have
OF IL, and they are very doubtful. N an arrest
has been made at all, about the party being
II Will b. reooliected that on the trial II
was testified that Netileship first attempted
70 get a party to do the job for 81 900, but he
uecllhed, saying that 10 was not heavy
enough for such job. This man was not
lroduced' End his whereabouts has been q
In June last two parties robbed Perrv's
dry goods store. al the corner of ath street. in
this city, OF a quantity OF silks &C. and one
OF them, Viz. Edward Snyder, alias r. w.
Schneider, alias George VI tller, a well known
baiiimo7esln, was arrested In Baltimore,
brought here. and committed 20 jail. Mr..
Harm gton. being then N Delaware. was
telegraphed for bN Snyder asking him 60 act
a. his counsel. Mr.. II. came, and called in
Mr.. W. VI. Evans 10 assist him. In July the
case was presented In the grand Jury. with q
view OF getting an Indictment on which TO
arrest Spyder's alleged accomplice, known
as broken Nose George, although Snyder
mad not been fully committed FOR their action.
lie grand jury found a prcsentment on the
the 10Th OF July. hut the Indictment ,iid NOT
follow, owing Ia the court taking n recess
shortly aiIer this time, II IL stated, Snyder
made
soMF IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
10 his counsel, the result OF which was the
calling OF Mr.. Harrington 10 this city. and
was the party to whom NettleShip made the
II 90 offer, aud 4 they did not get him our
OF his trouble he would blow What ac-
uon was then taken T. not known, but 10 Is
Wen KNOWN That party giving the name OF
tdeS vas accepted ON the bail bond for - ell
ana Snyder wis released. 10 was suisse
quently asccrtainet that DAVID Eies had
been pcrsonBted by another party, and
efforts Were made % apprehend the party.
FOR THIS purpose the police visited Baltl-
more with MI. Leighton, the clerk OF the
court, ana Mr. l.. Identified a man named
Green, ga b;trher.) who was suspected by ths
police, a. the party, and Mr. Leighton swore
positively that he was the man. The man
Green was thereuPou brought TO this CITY on
frlday night OF last week. and Mr.. Evans
being sent for said that he was not the party
ana ne was released IL - now believed that
Green was the party, and 10 IL stated that he
accompanied Mrs. Snyder from Baltimore
The day her husband was released, aud was
recognized on The train 10y some Baltimore
police officers.