The Morning herald., 1876-04-17
THE sArE BuReLARY CASE.
Indictment Of Harrington Dabcock
and others. A gat

Indictment Of 6oPr1n8ton 0opoO0A
and Oeners. hsSt
American Press Association.
New YORK, April I6.-A despatch to
the New York Herald dated Saturday says:
The Grand Jury to-day indicted Bsbcock,
Harrington, Whitley, Benton, Miles, Net
tleship and Somerville for complActty IN the
s'safe burglary conspiracy" Warrants
were issued for the arrest Of each, except
ing Gen. Babcock, who appeared and gave
bail in the sum of $4,000, Ex-Governor A
R. Shepherd going his bail. Gen. babcock
expected his Indictment, and was waiting
with his surety in the office Of Col. Cooke,
who was one of his counsel In MS 81
Louis trial. A new Indictment against w
H. Ottman was also found by the Grand
jury. It is understood that all except Bah
cock and Harrington will be used as wit
nesses, and the indictments against those
testifying will be nolle pressed. There are
rumors that Harrington cannot be found,
and will seek to avoid arrest.
The Indictment charges Orville E. Bah
cock, Richard Harrington, Hiram G. Whit
lev, ichabod G. Nettleship, Thomas P.
Somervillc, George E. Miles alias "Blis, =
alias "Williams," and Walter Brown alias
sWilliam Benton" with having on the 18th
day of April, 1874, conspired to Cypress and
iniure Columbus Alexander, and that In
pursuance of said conspiracy they did pro-
cure said Miles and the said Brown to break
and enter the office of the Attorney OF the
United States for said District, and to take
therefrom two books ofone John ID. Evans
and to carry them to the residence OF SAID
Columbus Alexander.
The witnesses are A. G. Richards, Albert
Cunz, A. B. Newcombe, y. d. Madge,
Joshua Parker, E. G. Banfeld, Michael
HAYES and Columbus Alexander.
A rumor has prevailed that evidence Is
before the Grand Jury sufficient to indict
Marshal Sharpe on charge of packing the
Jury that tried the. safe burglary coRspira-
tors in 1874, but 1t can be positively stated
that no examination of witnesses on that
branch Of the case has yet taken place.
At the time referred to the regular panel
was exhausted after obtaining only five ju-
rors, and twenty five talesmen were then
ordered to be summoned by the Court.
Immediately after the order was Issued
Marshal Sharpe retired to his room with
the Deputy Marshal and presented list OF
names already made up, from which the
Deputy Marshal, after examination, sug-
gested that two names should be erased,
which was done. Twenty-Five names were
then counted of, commencing at the head
of the list, and the parties were sum-
moned, from whom the other seven
Jurors were obtained. The only ques-
tion which can arise on this point
is: Was the list Of talesmen furnished to
Marshal Sharpe by an outside party, and, If
so, by whom? When the verdict was rem
dered it was ascertained that the jury stood
four for conviction and eight for acquittal.
Two of the talesmen voted for conviction
and five for acqnittal. Two of the jurors
who voted for acquittal obtained positions
under the District government very soon
after the trial. It is understood that all
these points will be matters of investigation.
The grand jury also presented indictments
against Leander X. Lippincott, William H.
Grant and Francis x. Brosseau Tor conspi-
racy to defraud the Government. Mr.. Lip
pincott, it will be recollected, was Chief
Clerk of the General Land Office, ard was
recently dismissed from that position.