The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-13

Vermont state prison under sentence tor
fourteen years for the Barre bank burglary,
and thus gives the result Of
THE INTERVIEW.
The superintendent and ] entered the
prison door leading into the dormitory.
The prisoner was sentfor. Superintendent
Bailey met and greeted Miles as he entered.
He WAS clearly sha7en, his hair was short
cut, and he wore the prison regulation suit.
/ sat some fifteen yards from the doorway
where Miles entered The superintendent
explained fully to Miles the nature Of my
visit, aud for several minutes Miles was in
earnest conversation with him. Finally be
consented to be introduced to NC, and the
Formally was soon through with, Miles re-
marking, Il have changed my clothes
within The past fortnight" The prisoner
then took chair, the superintendent an
other, and, all being seated, the following
interview TRANSFERRED
Representatives., l have called at sthe
prison to-day to get permission from Super
intendent Bailey to talk with you about the
Washington safe burglary case. (Mles
| smiltd.) presume you have learned from
the superintendent the object of my visit,
and before we go any farther in this matter
| wish to say that | shall keep in good faith
any statements you may make if you do
not desire them to 90 TO the public at this
Time. Within the past Aweek the bottom
has fallen out of the whole conspiracy, and
the parties Implicated have been discovered
through ex-Deiecjive Whitley's evidence,
supported 10y documentary evidence very
damaging to certaiu high officials and OK
officials Of The government.
Mtles-~,ll, go ahead with what you
want to ask me. Here am in prison, and
| think the time has now come when l
should make known just how stood in
that safe breaking job
Reporter-Weie you employed in the So
called safe burglary job, and did you do it ?
Mles-Yes.
Reporer-Are you the man Benton, as
| it Is claimed you are
Mles-No, sir. Me Benton Why,
| no ! Benton is a man | employed, how
ever. 90 ahead. We will get to that di-
| reCtly.
THE IMPLICATED PARTIES
| Reportcr-Who employed you to do this
| job?
Miles Well, was hired by Harrington.
/ hb tuS btICNl Will shoNs oNutIdl bdUSoth
| and Evans, the contractor knew all about
| il.
Reporter When and how were you first
| approached about this business.
Miles, was sent for by Col. Whitley
TO come to his office at No. 80 Blocker
street, New York. have known Whitley
| quite & long time and know where he lived
al Cambridge, near Boston. In response
| to Whitey's message that he wanted &c
see me al his Office, called on him. He
said, when ! asked him what he wanted Of
me, George, there is an investigation or
foot at Washington which will eventually
duplicate some Of the prominent officials oil
| the national aud district governments.
The officials who fear that this investiga.
ton will prove disastrous TO them want tC
have the force of the investigation broken
and, Miles, you understand what | mean
| want you TO 20 forthwith to NetilesGiT
and learn the particulars and explanatory
details. There have several plans beer
suggested, but nothing has been positively
determined upon as TO which OF then
is best"
Reporter-D you call on NettleshI
and tell him what Col, Whitley told you
Mlles-Yes, did.
Reporter-What did Nettleship say
hliles-He stated that the investigation
promised serious consequences to certain
officials that there were several planl
suggested to break down the force of The
investigation, and lie thought Miles tn
man to engineer it, The plan most likely
10 lie pursued was to get certain books anC
papers belonging to the district attorney a
| Washington into The possession of Column
has Alexander, a prominent man, who wal
pushing the investigation.
Reporter he cay how You. were Il
go about getting possession OF these paper
and books
Mles-At this interview with Net,lcshiI
the safe breaking job was not mentioned
PLAN OF THE CRIME.
Reporter-When was it first mentioned
to you that to get these papers and book
the district attorneys safe would have L
be broken into
Mlles-Well, had several converse
tons on the subject of obtaining tho book
and papers, and when was nearly read
to leave New York Tor Washington Net
tleship told me, for the first time, that tn
plan as agreed upon, was to break open tn
district attorneys safe, abstract the book
and take them to Columbus Alexander
house.
Reporter-T Nettleshlp made tn
safe breaking suggestion TO you.
Miles-Yes, sir.
RepOrter-Then what did you do ?
Miles-This somewhat surprised me
But after got the full details from Nettle
ship about breaking into the safe went o.
in search of Benton, and after finding Ben
ton told Benton what was about to b.
done. We struck bargain. I employee