The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-10

uuu bolu nun tnhb tnty must COME 10
Washington Immediately. He did 80, and whit
ley accompanied bin. They found that O3er-
him no and dismissed him or set him on some
other work 10 tho West. Before they left New
York, whitley tslegraphed to Fred; Cuuz. who
depot. CUM failed to do this, and whitley was
very angry. whitley and Nettleship went to-
eethef TO Harr nston's house, where they talked
over the case OF the Rev. Hale barnard, who bad
been eendine out circulars to fool soldiers who
vented TO secure pensions, and VIII. was then in
After they had talked this over and generally
on other subjects, they discussed the matter
worked. Neltleshp says that he took no part
10 the conversation. was merely listener, but
HsrT,nston told him .bs, the men who were
they wanted another man who could connect
With Gibson and get him dead to rights" Net
tleship said that he had a man TIA: co;:la do
that, q fellow named Parker, who was a nice,
SeBilomanly man, smart, educated, and that
he could talk to Gibson about newspaper mat
ters, and about certain bonds that he had or
should pretend to have. ibis man he secured,
He came here and stald week or two, but
failed to accomplish what was wanted.
After they had got through at Harrington's
house the business above referred to, whitley
took carriage and went OF somewhere, Nettle-
ship not knowing where or with whom he was
engaged. He returned, however to the motel,
bringing Banneld with him. and they took din.
to New .YorG, Nettlcshlp ~ stopping on
at Philndeiphla. For the next ten DAYS
Nettlesntp says he was going back and forth bc-
ween New York, Philadelphia, and Washington.
In the mean time Zrruth had got IN with De-
maine, aud through him had made connection
with Alexander and he had promised to secure
Tor him the books OF John q. Evans Co.-the
true books. He represented that he had made
frerds with u man who had been the book
keeper Of John q. Evans Co., and who Bad
been sent away when this investigation began
with the most important books, but who wJs
wiling to place them In the hands Of tho me-
morial,st because he mad not been treated right
| 10y shepherd who had promised to give him
| contract.
| the PRESIDENT FRIEND or Boss SHEPHERD.
The next time that Nettleship saw whitley
| was IN New York, where whitley laid out
| sad he had talked the matter over with
| Harrington and the other friends in Wash
| ington, aud they determined on pursuing this
| course. Nettleship declares that he was adverse
| TO this plan, ana said that he would not be
| Iatty to getting any innocent man into trouble
| Whitley said that there was no intention to DO
| the memoir alists any serious injury, but they
wanted to bring ;hem into rdlcue and to break
| up the investigation Ia that way. Nettleshlp
| suggested that they might be found out and all
| get into trouble, whereupon Whitley said. How
| n that boi Harrington Ia Assistant District
| Attorney. We have got them right IN the Treas
ury Department. You know. have GOT VIII
| ams so he Will do anything | want him to 10.
Dabcock Is in tho White House. The President
| Is great friend OF Boss Shepherds, and we can
DC Just as we please. II anythiu. does slip up
| ship finally agreed to undertake II, and c4ne
back to washinston. Whitley did not say any
| thing about sending Hays to him. One dly he
was walking down tne venue and n met ll.ys.
hays said to him, We'll. what Is that job the
| replied, what jobi" Says he, IL don't know ;
You es 9asa' ,t I'll S Snow dbSut dee o9e! s%d 'na
did not have any further conyersatlon there.
| Nettleshlp told HAYS to come to his room at ths
| Owen House They went back to the hotel, and
| shortly aftcrward Hays came there. They sat
| down and talked the matter over. Nettleshio
told Hays what 10 90, and where he would meet
Nettleship then went back to Philadelphia,
where he stsid for day or two; then he came
again to Washington and saw Harrington. Har-
rington said that they were about ready now to
on and hurry the IN at er up as fast possible
He had talk with Hays, and wanted TO know
il he could got a man to blow the safe open.
Hays said he could, and wanted TO know how
nve SO hu"dred n osrs. during this vIsit TO wasS
| ineton ne noticed Hays one day on the street
with George Carter. who had formerly been In
| tho secret service. but had been DISCHARGED,
| and had In consequence spite a. Inst Nettle-
| ship and Whitley. As soon he could Nettle-
see hin with Carter, and that he was afr I'd they
might be given away. Hays reMssured him and
New orK aud saw his man, but ae would not
agree TO take the job for that price, whereupon
man he won't sell for less than thousand
dollars"
rHE PROFESSIONAL BuRoLARs.
That night Nettleship took the train tor New
ark and saw Whitley. He showed him Hays's
1ssnetch and asked nun what was to be done.
Wultley tod him TO go 70 someryilie. He did
that afternoon. lie mo: Miles and told him to
be on the ferryDoJt crossing - jersey City al a
| CeFlbln Ltne. AZ tNe appointed DAuT Nettlesnlp
aud Hays were there. Joined Mlles land the
three went to New York. where they talked the
planned to Miles how the job was TO be done.
The sale was to be blown open In the District
Attorneys office. A package OF books would
he found there which was to be taken o Alex
aLder's house and delivered, and there must be a
man along who could go TO jail and stay there for
a couple OF months. He would be paia for the
time he was lying in jail. and would be well
| paid. Miles wanted to know how much they
could pay. Nettlcship told him that he knew
he was a hlRh-prIced man, aud he would have
TO arrange that matter with someryie and
Next day Nettleship returned to New York
and no told whitley 1t was all arranged now ex-
oepting the price, and he must see somerviile
| ana nx that. Whitley said All right, II viii
be at ended to-" Nettleship came back TO
Washington. where HAYS had preceded him,
| iected 10 20 to jail. He said he was wanted for
| IA job up in New mpshire, ana II he was lock-
| eu up here he would be found and get into
trouble. lie said that he knew fellow, Walter
| Brown, from Troy, who would agree to go into
ship says, however that he never saw Miles In
WASHINGTON, but knew he was here for three or
four days, under the name OF williams.
when the matter was all arranged, Harrington
met him on the street one day. aud told him he
had GOT that letter. Nottleshp SAID, Well. the
thing has come pretty nigh to a head, theu.'
Yes" said Huntington, ." II Is all right hurry IL
up" The day before u was TO come OF, Nettle-
snip lett the city, but Harrington was TO let him
know how everything went on by sending him a
letter or a marked paper. On sunday he re-
ceived tue PAPER in Newark, and saw at once
tn t the fat as he expressed it, had been
kicked into the Are. That night about 10
o'clock he received u despatch from Harring-
ton, telling him to come on to Washington at
His children were SICK with diph htheria, and
he did not want to be caught In Washington,
so he went over on Monday morning TO Whit
ley. showed him the despatch aud told him II
ANYBODY was to 10 to Washington he would
have to 20 himself; that he did not want TO,
and would not do II Whitley said, "A All right
L will 90 myself"
RUNNING OFF WITNESSES.
On tho 27th OF April Nettleship says he re-
ceiyed \ letter from Whitley, which read about
| as follows
The oounlerfeiting goes here all right You spoke
| OF sending II. Vert Send hun At once. Don't delay
about IT, seud him at once.
This letter he carefully preserved, and placed
| IL before the committee to-day.
Tue next daY Whitley returued to New York
and told him that II they could manage to keep
Hays out OF tho way and run Zlrruth of they
would be all right. Tho parties at Washington
were standing Tor them, and would necessdrlly y
resort to anything TO protect them. lie saw
Hays and got him to 60 on to Massachusetts,.
Ziuuth he kept under cover. After a little
wnile he heard that Hays was back In New
York, and he got him to 20 to Canada and made
tine arrangements TO communicate with him,
| Nettleship then detailed the various Intricate
movements bv which the cons spiratOrs attempt
ed To cover up their operation at " ashiDgton.
lie said they all came here, went before the In
vestigatIng Committee and swote through a
knothole; but all tins did no good, for HAYS
turned up In Canada. Just as he expected he
would. Carter had seen Downer. DOwner had
come here, given the whole thing away, got
huf