, 1876-04-08
WASHINGTON.
The Hard Pan Reached in
the safe~Burglary
Business.
Ex-Detcctivo Whitley Gircs the
History Of That I'iliain-
ous Affair.
Babcoch Said to Have Been The Prime
hoYe7 in lilo kasea]ity.
Using tho Presidents Name to
Forward the Nofari-
GUS Scheme.
Robeson Replies at Length to
the Questions Of the
Naval Committee.
He Claims ,.lsat hil Ills Financial
Dealings i'ayo Been
Regular.
The Moth-Extcrminator Finds It
Way into the Committee
Room,
| Question Of Frracl{y I'F1N'et een.
bleigs anil Contractor N,rhsicr.
! Proposition to Largely Reduce the
Number Of Revenue Districts.
Zen. Shcrn1an's Views Oh tho
TcN:in-IsUrticr Question.
The Moth-Exttcrluinator Finds It
Way into the Committee
Boom,
| Question Of Yrraeity I'et!een Zen.
hleigs anil Contractor I,'clsicr.
! Proposition TO Largely Reduce the
Number Of Revenue Districts.
Gen. S1lcrnlan's Views Oh tho
TcAa,t-lsorticr Question.

EOlT0M fhIIS >.
1NiTELY EQl:t.kLs OH THE EAtE-EEnGLAny coH-
spInATOtA.
.S,t~tst tgs;a:ita n Tic Ghraqo Tr.hsn..
WAH1,t:,,rcS, u. C., Ayr1l7.-A Enb-cnn,mitleo
tho .IuaeiLsy COMMITTEE OF Tho lioaBs, corr
biting OF i1csrrs. knott Husd. auI Luwrauce,
Jan bud the sEf,-busElary Bnbject uflder in7cst!-
tation for several DAVIS and to-tlay Atrlck Bonle-
hing st.',staus;a1. II. u. Whitley, lato Chief OF
ho ScrrctrServcn DlyiBion Of tho Treasury Ds-
tart1ncnt, was indicted with Harrington, OK
latistant Ditrict-Attoruoy, and solac others, for
he Bafe~burTlary conspiracy. TIC evidence Was
bry strong aEGiuat all, but tho jury falietl to
Eron- Thercupou Attorney-ucnoral Williams
kopped tla prosecution. Whitley WAS examined
y tho Committee to-day, md for three loura
FaEe the history Of tho conspiracy aud the mall
sr Of carrying 1t out. His scstimsuy, II true,
CoHylcIH GET. Q. Z. nArcocK,
>.e Private Secretary OF the President, Of l1ay-
hg giFen the irst order3 that net tho conspiracy
+ work, aud Of having had a knowledgo and q
nrtaii, participation III 1t to tho ond. Whtscly
kstltled that lal,cock, for him and In hta owu
ouao. developed tho service he WIS expected to
nFform. THO particulars were not ts.scusaod ut
ny lonEttl, but nalcoct directed Whito1y to 8oe
harrington, from whom Ao would got
pSciilc directions. This was tho beginning OF
he famouH conspiracy. 1Yllttoy BAid ho had
pthing TO do but to obey orders. aud ho YRS NJ
hstotnod to ohoy orders ftnn, tho White House.
10 md Harrington, with tho nssistauco Of cor
lin employees In tho s;ncrot Service Division
nd SOHO professional saRcals.
ORGANIZED THE CONSPIRACY.
10 WaB all th1 time aEturca Of the support and
fatection OF tho whole Administration. and l1o
rn un With tle job il, tho Hamc sHy ho woull
piracy !Mlud ana Ills safety waH elrtahEored, he
Ed frequent cnnfcronres With Harrington tn re-
md to getting ont oG it. lilo eaw
hbcock rase!v. On ono occAa.on, after
30 failuro Of tho robbery, ilo snw BaLcocls, WHO
bid lin that lls Glld Harrington bad lnatio .
ery bungling Job OF it. After 1anrlinglon's
rial hbgau Or shpktiv before, Ill ARRANGEMENT
faB snsGcated by which it wns thought they
nuId gct tree. This wns to bo accomplished
through Harrington by tho
: FAGKISu or JUalE1
fnd other management. tho Ways Of which llo
Mas familiar With I'll .:sou1t vi lls Position in
{no court 1nfeo men "tre u bu .nlictcd,-
tiarrinEton, Whsaly, stsd Slmnnrvil!c. tho
NeH 1ofk !aWyeT,-wi!aso I.aincs will be renaEn-
hcred by tAoso familiar wltA tho cnBo nk tito
hmo- Ihe trlaIa weio 70 10 postponed uud set
4A'Ie on ono prntenhe nr ahut.ltr, anil this WIS
aoilo until finally. bv suo trick Or othor, .s,oY
zero To 10 dthlnistel or ,;ut nd uf Whitley
how thinks that it Was liar14.stn,.'u p{nu 20
keep tho caao alunE until tho ttat,tn OF l,mi,a.
Gona could Ia taken advantage VI 1o1 himself,
md t!4en at the last mouons t,.rp iu
IND coSV1Cr WHITLEY.
Whom Acknowledgement Witliama t!iau,issed Mr.
Eiddlo, the Government eoutiscl from l4e cn,ra
after tho disagreement Of tho juy l,;,llle mani
Fottou good deal OF burprhe, Upon this, Judge
Williams intllnRtcd III aetlonH BtrssiSur t!lnn
Words TINT ho had orders from Tho Wlito
Ha,Hs.
The e1-Attornoy. .Geuornl viii In called bcfora
ha conal'lttco, and it hoed not surprise rho
members II he tell. ll1enl that lon. Dabrock
brought him Tho scrbal ortior purportsng tu
bomo from tho President, mud that lo nctcu OH
lie ordor. II ti'ls shouId prove to 10 tho cAso,
II Will probably 10 h1tuwn that TINT WAS apothor
raso wl.aytin Gen. I,ahcock
assu:tEn III ATT FOL. THE J1lI.AIpENT
Ni:lleut lsu l:nowlodge or conBrs,t, aud on
NAtter a1 which tte prcsldoul liilsw nothing.
HuunnE3i!c IN now IN Washington, and also
E1-SulIettr iianal1, wi!p uaH directly raspouBi-
biz fur tlln s@crcs seryicH ln,bion. Whitley. did
not luplicato Jiauield, although 1t IL difficult to
bee how tho wllo!o sccynt SERVICE OF tho Depart
reht could bo u1ed In tho Hafo burglary cugo
kithout bis lnowlodgc. 4 lasye number Of nii-
ncsses MIL no summoned, a,.d tta Investigation
ptamlscH to proaHcs mus tta1tliug rofcuttops
han any nov In pso.losa