, 1876-04-09
The Committee Say the Grand 1u"
nv Will Soon Take the Mat
ter in Hand
And will Have Little Trouble in
Finding an Indictment.
Ehe House Committee Report in Favor
Of Unseating Farwen.
Witnesses Appear to Prove the Old
Charges Against Young
Dc1ano.
BhBCOCk.

BABCOcK.
AHAp LOOK FOE TIE GENERAL.
suec1al ptszsaten tn The CHICAGO Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. C., April s,-Tha appearance
Of Gen. Babcock in obedience to . subpoena Of
The House Committee, which is investigating
the safe-burglary conspiracy, to give his testl-
mony concerning thst affair, has been the prln-
e;pal event Of the day. An abstract of the
important evidence Of Il. O. Whitley, late Agent
II the Secret Service Of the Treasury Depart
usut, which Was given to this COMMITTEES ycs-
tsrday, vss printed this morning in one
Of the Baltimore papers. and has been
the talk OF the town during the day. It was
stated in this report Of Whitely's evidence that
Bsbcock had been deeply involved by Whitley
IN the safe burglary conspiracy, aad Baturally
there was great curiosity to know what Bah
cocks explanation Of his connection with White
H. With Hhieh Whitley Alleged related to tie
safe-burglary conspiracy, would be. Whitely's
eyidence IVES given at an hour too late yester~
day to allow of the issuing OF a subpoena, and
the taking OF Babcock's testimony during the
dsy. but tbs first thing done by Judge Knott,
the Chairman of the Committee, this morning,
was TO
16eUE SUBPOENA
to the Presidents late Secretary. An officer Of
tbe House started out at An early hour to find
Babcock and serve the subpoena, but had diff
Guilty in gerting at him, and the result waa that
the Committee took the Testimony Of several
other Witnesses before Babcock had appeared,
which wss not unt,l after the Committee had
been in session several hours. During the
morning Judge Knott heard that BabcocA had
prepared 4 report to be transmitted through the
Associated Press to the effect that all that
Whitley had said about him yesterday. as re-
ported. wAs false and thst he had rerv earnestly
requested to be heard by the Committee and
had been refused hearing.
WHEN GEN. BABcoCK APPEARED
before the Committee, Judge Knott. therefore,
asked him it be made such statement through
the Associated Press, aud Babcock auswered
that be had several days ago said to Reptesent-
ttire FRYE, Who was temporarily on the Com
mittee, that If my evidence relative to him VAS
presented to the Committee, that he would like
to be called at once and testify. BE said that
when be saw the papers this morning be sat
down and wrote q letter to the CLAlt-
msn Of the Committee Of Investigation,
Judge Knott, asking to be heard: The
Chairman theroupon asked him il he had
replied that he had receive . subpoena. but
supposed it WIS in answer to his letter. which
istte., however, Judge Knott has not up to the
present hour received. In order to understand
THE VERY nIMAnkABLE TESTIMONY
which Babcock thereupon gave the Committee
regarding tha matters in hand it VIII be neces-
sary to restste the testimony OF Whitley in briot,
IS given to tho Committee yesterday. Judge
knott says that Whitely's statement, in
Tolv'ng Esbcoea4 WAS remarkably strong
pust.nt points '1 of It tt were re- fully borne
ont by documentary evidence which he left in
tho hands Of the Committee. Whitley said that
be Kas summoned to Florida during the winter
Of lS1S-T4 BY telegram from Solicitor B8nfeld,
The ostentible reason for his return to Washing
ton being that the Chicago detective, named
felkcs. was trying to get his position When he
srTlyed hero thAt matter was considered with
Bandeld, and he learned that Babcock had inter-
ceded IN his favor. and that be would not be re-
md thanked him for having interceded
ta his favor Whitley then went to
Nav York, and in 4 few dayH received another
telegram from Ban6eld. telling him to come
he1e ca important business at once, aud come to
bis Bandeld's) house. He 411iyed hero on
Sunday morning, got breakfast and then went
y Banfeld's house. Banfeld asked h1m why he
I'D not come 70 his house Immediately On bis mr.
nsA IN the early morning, and said that It haa
zen s1sanged that hs was to breakfast with
1abcock and Harrington at Babcock'a housa.
tanfald told him that Babcock had
An 11roR1AST MATTER
ne wished to talk over with him. It Was nearly
oocu when Whitley arrived at Babcock's mousse,
md 8Abcock was not there. Baufeld had given
nm card relative to the Visit. snd not finding
tbsooock Il, he next went to the Pres'dent's
aorse where Babcock Was. and where the first
Mtetnex about the conspiracy took place.
Mhise]J testified that Babcock told him that
sao District authorities were being very bitterly
opposed BY the Committee OF Taxpayers
ne!e Who were giving the District authorities
&QQ fHe 7h1n and fhaf
NJ desirable to
PUT UP SOME SORT OF 4 JOB
"a taem which would nuIlifY al tnelr efforts,
eaa = otow the whole crowd Git OF Hater," to
a4 ass baocock's own words to Whitley Babcock
1o aos tell him any details Of the proposed plan,
H9aio tall him what they wished to have done,
,'u1ely said he then went back to the Metropo1-
I'm hotel, where he remained short time
uen b3nhead again presented himself, and that
90 and Baoded then went to the
DISTRICT RING CLUB HOUSE
~ new York avenue, where they found
n1ffI1ngton. a. Harrington told him the details
u tne proposed safebloWing OF burglary
THn1ely told Harrington be would go back to
ZEN iofk and send them an able man who
,e'4 mo4a put the thing through for them. He i'm
,reaNely rss vent to New York, where bis Office
70 Warrington and
UNDERTAKE TIE BUSINESS
~ baecock and Harrington.
nnnely testified that he had nothing Raore to
81 sase the natter until Apru q, nhen the a.
sesapt h1d been made aud resulted in failura. tn
h.oo. 40. 0n April 81, four days after the
scssNJ. scss Hh1taly came over to Washington,
~ ~ Thle here met Babcock and hnd conver,
H@ snoos thu nnIscarz!ass OF thu oopspiracy
R 0ze4saad 70 hla h,4 ss3Ta1 that ~