The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-11
THE SAFE BURGLARY PLOT.
STRONG CORROBORITION OF COL.
WINNERS TESTIMONY.
EH-soitcitor Banneld Fixing the Dates
Babcock Heard In His own Dcfence-Ex.
plantations that win not Hold Water,


Ex-soliciter Banneld Fixing the Dates
Babcock Heard In His Own Dcfence-Ex.
plantations that win not Hold Water.
WASHINGTON, April 1O.-Thc sub COM
mittee Of tho Judiciary was the greater part Of
the day on the safe burglary conspiracy. Bah
cock appeared this morning and asked permits
sion to put In evidence the letter that he re-
ceived from Whitley to which he wrote In
answer the letter put Ia by whitley. Tho letter
IL as follows:
40 100 SCHOOL STREET. Bosrox MAS.
NY pkAh 1ENEkALi learn YOU arc now in-Nasping
can he " re3s, SS Won S 9S 1 .o s
feel ever so much Obliged 10 you.
my NV fo pIS ne s ~ e ~ rye been rrsp 70 obtain
cep It be account Of the malice entertained toward
You % to ay q s matter 70 uP bgc SPG S
n4w hs would otGe, me be paid for he dd NOT
q, A. TO the cour,e which las been, pur.v,d togard
to say a present, as tie day Of rSeka1IT hps nj yet
9ae B 3Gt cue reward fSr m{ tsn and Ia years ot
lin Sss ana 1esa 9 . az zen GcG@ e by 9
9e counsel Nm Wood AID Glts ISL Of Tns sSS.
smPlsyImgSat { lea mgacy Wy liueE, snd GoSa
Is no gOOo reason to Cctain IT,
(signcdJ ''' ''''''"' H. e. WHITLEY
Bahcock said that IL was his impression tina,
he received this letter some time after the trial
Of the safe burgl r. here. He Thought whitley
had made mist axe IN the date which he puj ON
the envelope. showing the time 1t was received.
lie was positive that II was written ON or about
the l7tn OF 18th II November. Hut tins won't
holl water Tor the trial ut the safe burglars was
not concluded until the 2Sth " November 1874,
aud moreover the records o. the Treasury De.
Whitley ADD III. aiso6a " en- em, r:S
we're paid In the latter part OF Scptcn Der. Col.
NhlHcy 10 bis examn .tion sid that he mado
no allNtipn to the safe burglary: that he simply
we e. "a H.. Cd
T. that effect. re letter does not dfer at all
from his representations Of IT, and a. ne id
when cross Namined hc would have been very
green to have committed III self IN any way In
the letter, because II might have fallen into I'M
| friendly hands. Detectives lie said never wrote
let ets that would give them away.
Babcock was questioned about the dismissal
OF The safe burglary cases aitcr the disagree:
ment of tho Jury. re recoliected thst lie had
spoken TO Attorney. General Williams on the
subject before they were dismissed. He had a
distinct recollection that lie had urA ed the At
tOrney. General to ord"r another trial right
away. lie thought the accused parties wcre
entitled 70 II, aud that It was In TIM in crest Of
| Justice that another trial should be ordered
| lhls WAS confirmed Nv the ex-Attorney-tien
er.l Williams, who WAS *! mnOi after BaOeock
! was dismissed to-day. Williams sworc positive
| ~ that he had ordered ngUc pIoScqtlt to be en-
| Sred IN the cists against whitley, HafrinL ton,
| and Others. solely aud entirely un his own
! JUDGMENT. one Of the principal ic4sons assigned
| ior tits course was the decision OF the supreme
| Court q the District declaring the Granu Jury
! that found the indictments un ilegl toGN.
TINS Is no rea-on At all, a. simple statement OF
facts IN show. There Is a slight dlNerence be-
/ tween the dismissal of cases when indictments
| are quashed and tie entering Of "A nO!is Ir0ss.H
| after 81 indictment ia another case Wltc. lad
been found Dv tins Grand Jary WIS decided 10
be void on account of iuturmniitte- IN the con-
| s.itution Of the Grand Jury itself. OF course
! all the indictments found Oy that body were
| void also. L. did not need an order from u 9
Attorney General to discontinue proceedings
under these inClcments The court WAS bound
to dismiss these proceedings Itself. but II WAS
| likewise bound To- hold toe parties WhO mai bee II
! Indicted to bail. ~ oyidcd the Dist ict-AttOr-
ney requested It To- be done. mi, was not done
because The very day they came no IN the court
Mr.. Riddles appointment as ~, cial httorne, =
General was revoked, and hc received notice II
| II from Acknowledgement Williams just as lie
was going to the court house.
Mr.. Riddle will testify that he had discussed
the SUI jet with the AtturnoN -ticneral, ana had
| represented to him that u would he neccsas +
| to Obtain new Indictment. before procc,d ding
| any further. Harln-tOn had como into court
ana offered 20 waive objections 70 the indigt-
uent IN his case. md ocmRudcd another tn I
forthwith. 4 his was what lBtIc lc!t wanted. and
| explains why ne desired the Attorney General
10 oder new trial ON tic Ola indictment s..
! his was iI~. Whit Riddle did not want. ana
! therefore Es Insisted th-t there should Toe no
! haste, III that new grand fury should bu
summoned ami al the parties relnuicted.
The testimony ~ & Solicitor B4rN 10 cole
t.Itu ca. .iticy ~ every point. lie coiuti-
c.I VITA tll H. llc Gate Waicn he fixed uN tue
d .te 81 t.irssaIl winch Doe ..it 60 vs. itic, az
l. .tcnce's request, anu which lianc Ga ulm-eh
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