The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-04-27
THE VEIL LIFTED.
WhiteIy's History of the Shameful Safe
Burglary.

day on the very verge of the white house
again. This testimony, backed by liz
cOntestable witnesses, leave Babcock in a
position more UNANIMOUSLY dishonorabIe |
than ne would have been if pronounced |
guilty at St. Louis. Daylight in the !
safe burglary business has brought dark |
ness upon BabCOck, and, from present |
appearances, on even those higher than |
BabcOck. Sufficient proof has been pre- !
sented to the subcommittee of judiciary
some time ago to indicate that the cur
rent rumOrs concerning the authors of
| the safe burglary business were not well
! founded, and that the true workers of
| that iniquity came from another quaI ter.
| Upon this hint, the machinery was set in
motion and aquest was made for Whitley,
| chief of the old secret service forces. It
was known that he and those who had
been associated with him were, by a sus-
piciOus chance, scattered far westward
from the city where there would be likely
to be fewer dangerous inquiries concern
ing them. Within a week Whitley has
been brought here and informed that
sufficient information is in the possession
of the committee to indict him for bur
glary unless he will take advantage of
the immunity extended by the commit
tee and make a confession. At first, it
seems that Whitley and his cOnfederates
refused, being melted by reminder from
gOUtside sources that the statute of limi-
tatiOn would expire on the 21st of this
month, and then nothing could be done.
A resolution, however, passed the house
and senate this week extending the time
! year. This brought the requisite con-
cessiOn, and Whitley to-day made a clean
breast. Put on the stand before Proctor
Knott, Of Kentucky, Ashton, of North
l Carolina, and Hurd and Lawrence, Of
Ohio, he told the extraordinary story Of
guilt and shame.
1t was evidently thought by the dis
trict ring people that Whitley being in
the conspiracy, he would not tell of it.
At last, however, he lost his place, and
now has told the story.
! Grants responsibility III this amazing
business is the subject of comment to-
D night among the few who know the sub
stance of Whitely's revelations It is
known that Gen. Babcock carried also an
: order from the white house to Williams
j to dismiss Riddle. Whether Babcock
i acted for Grant or assumed to issue the
l order upon his own responsibility re-
Il mains to be shown.
For years Whitley has kept silence
Il waiting vainly for some recognition OF
{ protection from his old friends here. He
8 has been abused in every quarter and
D held up as an associate of thieves; he
has, after long waitin =, been reluctantly
y forced, in Justice to himself, to tell hi
true story. This he relates to-day will
q such cOrobOrative evidence that a new
/ presentment will be made before thu
e grand jury tomorrow. This case agains
q Gen. BabcOck is clearer one than thu
q St. Louis one against him, and viii
IL, ,of+ Io
q cipals in the safe-burglary scheme.
- LATER.
q This evening it has been shown tina
Grant is as guilty as Babcock. In Octo
" Der, 1874, after the conclusion of tn
Ie safe-burglary trial, brought to an end b,
II the disagreement of the jury, Whitel,
went to Riddle, the special assistant at
tOrney general, and offered immunit.
u and pardon to tell the true history o
~ the safe-burglary business. He then re
!" vealed to Riddle, under the seal of con
y fidence from publication, Gen. BabcOck'
10 completely with the case. Riddle thel
{, went to Attorney-General Williams ant
u told him about Whitely's statement
ie He in turn communicated the facts t.
IL the white house. The next day Riddl
le was dismissed by orders from the whit
VI house. After that the supreme court Q
70 the district decided that the indictment
~ found in the safe-burglary were null ant
le void on account of the illegality of tn
q formation of the graud jury. The prin
sc cipals were dismissed upon their Ow
y, recognizance. Some days ago this neI
VI testimony was given to the grand jury
n so that any day indictments may be eS
~ peCted against Harrington and his crowd
ct with Gen. Babcock also. The same sol
of evidence that indicts BabcOck
y also considered enough 10 impeach tn
% president, as it can be shown that h
"a knew of the full details of this safe
eC burglary scheme when he issued order
20 for Riddles dismissal. The next wit
III ness to be examined Is ex-SolicitOr Bar
u, field, who was in the treasury whe
III Whitley was chief of the secret service
y, Strong Talk of Impeaching Grant.
ic Washington special of April 9th t
N the Cincinnati Commercial, says: Gen
at Babcock had an interview with the pres
oil | ident to-day. Two other gentlemen wer
present. He denied any connection
Ir whatever with the safe burglary cOnspiI
O acy, and entered into minute explans
ton on every point. RumOr is wild {
7 to the effect upon the president, but tn
To gentlemen present say that he preserve
M his ordinary immOvable cOmposure, an
NV expressed no decided opinion. 1t is no,
mr. admitted by white house intimates tina
the president did not order the discOl
tinuance of the suits against the conspi
ators. They say that he did not writ
an order to that effect, but gave his view
r. to Babcock, who then called upon ii
ON attorney general and informed him ths
If the president thought it would be III
nd necessary to carry this thing any flu
err Their" This is an important admission,
it has been heretofore denied that Graz
re- interfered in any way.
II There is a great deal of talk of the in
parchment Of the president, both on a
count of his alleged connection with tt
Id real estate pool, and his subseque1
Tor knowledge of BabcOck's connection wit
de the safe burglary, and his failure to d
his plain duty in the premises. II is NJ
bt- probable that it can be established TIL
Grant was in the real estate pool, how
us ever, and will, of course, be difficult
his prove that he did have knowledge aft,
m the fact that Babcock was one of the sa
> :, burglary cOnspiratOrs. Babcock's frient