The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-22
GEN. 0. L. BABC0CKS GUILT.
GRINT'S PRIDITE SECRkTiRr'S
SECOND CRIMINAL TRIAL.
Ills Compiiciiv with the Infamous safe Burg
larry Conspirncy-1 Plot to lujuie the
AIen who prcsecEied the DIstrict ihieNes.


larry Conspiracy-1he Plot to Iujuie the
Mcn who Prosecuted the District Thieves
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2l.-The third day Of
the trial Of Gen. II ,bcock and I. L. Someryle
attracted a larger number Of spectators then
upon tr.ylous Gays. Conspicuous among the
visitors were Boss Shepherd, whose duty 1t Is to
laugh. aud Or. John ID. Blake, who regrets bat
he was ever a member OF the Board Of Public
Works. Ministers, doctors, and merchants, as
well rs lawyers, 1ock to the Court House to
he the evidence against Gen. Dabcock. 1t Is,
divested Of all personal feeling. a sad spectacle.
n sorrowful exhibition. Surely no one could
wish Gen. Babcock harm, because he is 40
officer Of the United States Army. The Engineer
Corps. Of which be is q member, has been free
from charges which have more than once been
proved asains, ofii;ers In other branches Of the
ermy, and now Gen. Dabcock Is again indicted
for completely in conspiracy for which the his
tory Of French intrigue AMI Spanish cruelty has
no parallel. The Executive Mansion Is sorry
place for a conspirator to have his ofice. 1t
would be a strange story to tell that in the room
OF the Presidents private secretary there was
encouraged, II not plotted, the most desDicable
Of assaults on personal liberty yet it Is as true
~ holy writ.
Gen. Baocock was the Richeled Of this new
conspiracy which was t. crush tn me moralisis,
and hiiley was his Mszarin. The evidence Of
this. a. given In the Criminal Court to-day. was
oppressive to those who think they live under
the freest Government the world ever saw.
Col. whitley, ex.Chief OF the Secret Service, was
subject to only such q cross examination
as Judge Fullerton knows how to con-
duct, and his whole effort was TO con-
vince the Jury that the principal witness
had acquitted his client OF any completely
in the conspiracy. whitley was not a fluent
witness. He did not readily answer the incisive
questions Of Fullerton. Tns spectators said
that he was evssve, lodging, and equivocatinR. q.
so It appeared; but he was not. He was pro-
tecting Bshcock-not from the truth, but from
the force Of tho evidence. Whitley has been at
the head Of the Secret Service over six years,
and had an experience In that service OF four
years more. His sktl Is that Of a detective, one
WHO can see tue criminal t.ans OF burglars, the
cunning OF counteffeiters, the buldncss Of SNUG
slers. the yenality Of parties interested ia de-
irsudiug the internal revenue. HIS own
fficnGs say that he was the poorest witness
the Government ever had IN the prosecution OF
parties arrested for counterfeiting nited ates
bonds vet he could successfully plan a raid,
carry every detail In his mind, and bring tue
guilty parties TO the dock without scarcely ex-
| changing a word with bis men. 20 mucn had
| ihis become a custom tnat his suoordnates un-
| Gerstood his intim -tions As plainly Us deaf
RI-Soiicltor Banned testified that B,bcock
came 10 bis once and wanted to see Whltley
| lie was sent for, though then In Florica BaD.
! cock tells lnneld that Whitley Is IN danger Of
| losing his place, but says that Danneld must
| DAYS afterwsrd he asks Banneld TO telegraph to
| whitley. then IN New York, to return to Wash
ington. which established tue fact that Whitley.
by order Of his superior, Solicitor Banheld. and
with more explicit orders than the chief Of
o6eys the Solicitor, connects wi,n Bsbeock,
fully understands that be and his force are to
s DO seme dirty WORK for baoeGSs, who Is his and
the understanding remote, and reports TO Har-
rington, and In due succession accepts the plan
| for blowing open the safe which was to fisten
| the quit upon Columbus Alex nder, thereby
strenethening himself with 9abcock, making
| his tenure OF Ofice head Of the secret ser
vice more certain through the White
House innuenee, and aiding the Dis
| jgke which made aust-re Attorney. General lat
smne when Disttict Attorney ellts read him
| the statement Of the case that he was going 70
make 10 the jury. All the rest ~ the evidence
| Will pe but an elaboration Of this ground wofk,
| baDco- n; the lfesidtnts private secretary pt.-
| tectihg his own frauds and Shepherds c IN
| piciV Wuitley. anxious t. keep his place a.
enief OF secret service; Harrington syco-
| tleship, Hayes, Benton, aud Miles. al1ili tries,
| with Cunz, Zlrtuth, aud Oyerworth. Iauleau-
| Hurg jury f1llo~ed byt rraptn aud champagne.
L. [. ia held, formerly solicitor OF the Ire >
ury, testified that the secret service Of the Treas
thatin March, 1874 while Whitley was IN
Florida, Gen. Baooock called at witness
ON e and ssked hin where Whitley was.
Babcock said he had little matter for Whitley
to attend 10. adding, - When he returns send
him over TO see me-" meaning 10 the White
| House where Babcock had hs once. Witness
said to Babcock that there was an Effort being
made TO have Whitley displaced as chief OF the
secret service whsreupon BaocOck reple ed
that he could see no reason why Whitley should
be removed. witness sent telegram to Whit
ley. and he soon returned 20 this city and he
(BanneldJ told him that Babcock wanted to see
| him. some time after that BaDcock cal ed
again at the Treasury Department and asked
for Whitley. witness Informed him that he wa'
TO New YorK, whefeupon Daocock said. =" rele
graph him TO come here Immediately, and YOU
ana ne come 10 my od nog's s.ye
COCK also said that Harrington would be there
VALLEY arrived In Washington the followius
morning. tut did not call on witness until aftei
he bad had bis breaktas witress gave hin
Babcocks message. and whitley said be would
go up and see BaDcock, which he did. Wtnss,
met Whitley again tue same afternoon and ac
companied hin to the Washington club house
Harrington. He Accompanied Whitley becsus,
Whitley did not know where the club house
was. On arriving at the club house they Learned
that Harrington was not In, but waited until h,
came In. Harrington advanced toward Whitel
and shook bands very cordially witness
walked on 10 an adjoining room and did no
hear what passed between them. There was Il,
ctoss-examin- non,
before being sworn, the District Attorney OBJ
tanned permission from the court to enter noli,
proseaui ~ regare 10 MIN. Nettleship being on
OF tue parties indicted Tor connection with tn
c0nsplracy, uis presence created quite tutter
II being the nrst time be has given any eydenc,
IN public IN regard 10 the burglary, the prosecu
ti1n having been unable although he was In
dicted TO bring HIM here during the f0rme
trAl. The court room was densely crowded
anu his evidence was given ia rapid and Joll
manner, ana created quite a sensation. Brfur,
beginning the eXaLuinatlun, the District AttOr
uey said tnere was no pledge or promise mac
him, out that he entered the nolle prosequi II
simple Justice 10 Nettleship,
hettieship tes lAed tnat he resided In Newark
y. /. and had for several years held tho position
OF Assistant Chief VI the Secret Service uude
Col IL. L. Whitley, and took chs.ge Of matter
March Of 1874 he received Instructions frou
Whitley to come u Washington and bring
couple of men with hm 10 do a piece OF WORK
Whitley told him that the folks At Washington
were being Investigated by Congress, an,
that they were pressed very hard that tn
memOTallsts were getting up testimony to In
lure them He said our duty would be u
connect with the mem oriallsts and ascertail
what they were doiuR, So IA to be Hble 4
counteracI their efforts and post our folk
II there was BDythlng wrong being done. Ill
first sent for man named j. y. Oyerworth. an,
another named Gus smith, two fellows VIII,
were willing to do such jOb. ana engage,
them to 20 to Washington. giving them th
same orders that he received from whitley. III
(Nettleship) acc mpapied them part Of the way
telling them they should get in with White, cor
respondent OF the Ncc York Tribune, Capt
Adams. "a newspaper writer, and A. VI. Gibson
correspondent OF IHE NEW YORK sun; als'
with Mr.. Columbus Alexander, who was th
head OF the memorlalists who had asked Cengres
| try ana mud out everything they could
especially where the newspaper men 20
the Information they published aud to repof
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