Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-22

moDico's. Went there and met Miles, and
told him he wanted q job done In Washing
be arrested and kept in jail for little while;
Miles, who 10 also known as Bliss aud VIII
lisms, said: "It won't do for me to 60 to
jail; am wanted too bad; IL 1 get In ali
some one will know me, but will get you q
man 10 do that part, and will blow opep
the safe In fifteen minutes" then left him
would see me in the Jersey ferryboat mex
morning sitting between two men, and thai
they were the meu who would go TO Wash
ingio9 ana 90 Gun inc Iopi sne next morning Wit
Brown, alias Benton; did not introduce them
to Hayes, but left hlm to scrape up an &C.
9nsiniaDce with them the three left for
Washington together, witness remaining Ia
New York; on the 9th OF The same month
lAprt) witness called upon Harringt IN when
Harrington asked, E" How Is the work getting
alODgY' Witness inquired. /" What kind o
work? ?" when he replied, " This new enter
prise; The hook and paper business" Wit
ness askei him IL their hides were safe, when
him That he (Harrinrton1 was tue Dis
trict Attorney, and that no one would
be hurt; that he would protect all
", Witness tod him tHarringtonl that TO give
party would have to go TO jail for few days
Harrington said all right; that the thing was
for the purpose OF throwing mud on Alex
ander and his friendt; witness had q con-
versation with Harrington at the Capitol, in
the room Of the joint committee, when Har-
ripgton said he had an arrangement by
which he could get letter from New York
purporttng to give him Information that his
safe was to be blown open, and that would
be bis pretext for calling in the aid Of the
police TO arrest the burglar as he was deliv-
ering the supposed books to Alexander. Wit
ness also arranged 1t with him that Hayes,
with Miles, should examine the safe in Har
also told him that he intended to get out OF
this city on the morning previous to the bur
glary taking place; that Hayes was compe.
g. NDl~ n<EA A.
ness left the city prior to the burglary. On
Sunday, April 26, three days after the safe
blowing, witness received q telegram from
Washington asking him TO come on here
but went to Boston, where be met Whitley
and showed the telegram. Whitley said he
would 60 to Washington. Witness told him
that he thought Hayes had been blowing. A
couple of days after witness received a let.
ter from Whitley, q blind, TO the effect that
the counterfeit case Is all right; see II. and
send him west. Meaning that the case was
all right and that 1 should find Hayes and
send out of the country. i then set about
finding him, and he agreed to 60 away by
paying him money. Ia the meantime Whit
ton and told how the thing miscarried; that
everything worked all right, but that Alex
ander did not wake up or receive the books,
and that Benton had been arrested aud was
in jail. He said also that Hayes had talked
about the case In Baltjm more; met Hayes
some days afterwards, he having returned,
and told him to go TO Somerville's office to
make some kind OF affidavit to aid In getting
Benton released from jail. Hayes was to
swear that 1t was the memoriaIists who en-
plOyed him. Hayes went there, as he after
had been employed to take care of Bsntoa
AT his request witness accompanied Somer-
Vile TO Philadelphia, where they had an en-
gagement 10 meet Harrine ton. Tney met In
the Bingham house. Somerville charged
Harrington with going ba ok on his promise
TO release Benton and other things that he
bad agreed 10 do. Somervilie left the room
for a moment, when witness said to Har-
rirgton: "Dick, you will get US all into trou-
BILE If you do not do as you pl omisei." Har-
ringtOn replied: 'There is no use talking; I
take good care OF you" Witness being asked
TO fix The date Of the interview said he could
not and being asked If he registered at the
hotel replied: "About that time was doing
anything else but registering" Laughter
Witness testified to sending Hayes to Can
ada TO get him out OF the way OF Biuf)rd w l.
son and the COMMITTEES who were anxious t.
wanted the evidence of Hayes. Hayes was
promised IS q day while ne was away. anG
500 per month while he was absent, which
by which he could correspond with witness
who was TO be known as ]. p. Shaw, 165 For.
81 tn street, New York, and Hayes as Mr.
~ Uommerciai Hotel, Montreal, Cana
and judged from convers atom with him that
he would make an afiidavit clearing the Sc
cret service division OF any connection with
before the Congressional committee. Hayes
telegraphed to w. w. Apologize, Boston,
stocks up; buy mile6ge Johnson" which
see Hayes for his afiidavit, and which Hayes
afterwards refused to make.
At this point the court adjourned.
Fourth Day.
On the court being convened this morning
there was much larger attendance than on
the previous days. General Babcock occu-
pied his usual place, about the centre OF the
large table In front OF the clerks desk, with
Mr.. Cook ON his left and Judge Fullerton on
bis right Next to the right OF the latter was
Mr.. Enoch Totten with his client, Mr.. Som
erville. On the left and at the opposite end
were District Attorney Wells and Mr.. Rid
die. Near the latter were seated Columbus
Alexander and Brooke Mackall.
MIR. NETTLKsHIP RESUMED HIS MARIA
stating that on Saturday, June Is, Hayes
came TO New York and called to see him at
prise; Hayes asked for money, and witness
borrowed some from his friends and gave to
him. and Hayes came TO Washington. Some
said he was afraid Of Zirruth; that he must
be got away, and asked him for three hun
dred and flfty dollars. Harrington then told
him to meet him next day at Mr.. somer-
asked about the money and Harrington said
that he did not have 1t, and told him to 90
10 SOmerv1ile, ana witness mad converse
ton with 49,, but he did not appear to un-
derstand why he was TO pay $3.50. Somer-
willie finally gave him the money and wit
ness took II to Zirruth, and supposed that he
went away. Some time afterwards witness
met Harrington with a party from Wash
tngiop, who said, "Net, there are three
things you can do: Go down to Washington
and stand trial, with q prospect OF being
convicted; 60 down on Riddle, or jump.n
Witness said he would jump, but wauCed
S1,5O0. Harrington asked IL he would not 60
for $1,000, and he agreed to do SO. 1t was
arranged that he should meet a party on
the street corner next morning, and he did
SO, when letter was handed him, which he
opened and found 81 900 note, but no writ
ing. Witness then went TO Canada. Under
sfeOd dumping" TO mean TO get out of the
way OF this court. Knew OF his own knowl-
edge OF but $3.50 being paid to Zirruth, but
had heard of other sums being paid him.
Witness found that Zirruth had not gone
away, and he was shy OF him; found that he
was connecting with Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Wood.
and detectives. Witness recollects an inter
view with Harrington at the Club House, in
which Harrington proposed to introduce
him TO Gen. Babcock, who he said was with
Shepherd, down stairs. Witness was before
the grand jury In reference TO this matter
but did not recollect conversation with
Mr.. Harrington before going there.