The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-13
THE SAFE BURGLARY PLOT.
ANOTHER MfN 10 WHOM HAYS rom
1HE STORY or THE JOB.
How Things were Arranged In the Arlina-
ton Hotel -Bnbcock Coming to the Front
Again Through %. -. Madge's Testimony.

tou bhDfOcA 10 tne 'FRONT.'
Again Through ID. -. nIadge's Testimony.
WAsuINGroN, April l2.-The judiciary
Committee examined q. ID. Madge this after
noon In the matter of the safe burglary. He tcs-
tilted that George Carter of Baltimore camo to
him before the safe in the District Attorneys
ofllce vas blown open, and told him that
he had struck Mike HAYS in baltimore, and he
hnted to him that ho was here In Washington
on job that had some connection with an
Investigation that was going on before Con-
gress: that safe was to he blown
open and papers taken from it. II the
opinion OF Carter that It had something to do
with tho Treasury Department. and he had sur
missed II was the Sanborn investigation that
1Ilys referred to. Madge was then
special agent of the Treasury Depart
ment In tho customs service, and he
had n watch kept in tho Treasury safes. lie
said nothing about this untll after the safe in
Harrington's office was cracked, and then Col.
Howe, who was also special agent brought
about meeting between him and Gov. Shepherd
and Dick Harrington at the Arlington Hotel.
Howe had brought Carter to him flrst.
II seems that Carter had gone to Secretary
nichardson, and had met him when Col. Howe
was with him. and Richardson sent Howe with
Carter to him (Madge). II was on the sun
day after ihe BURGLARY that Madge went
Hotel and he met him there with Shepherd
Harrington told him there, in the presence ~
Shepherd and Col. Howe. that Columbus Alex.
ander I'd set the Job up on him ON the Board
Of Public Works, and they were trying to get
evidence to convict them some time.
few days after that he paid Carter for the
Information he had furnished. After he had
paid him, Carter said be was satisfied that
he had made mistake about the persons
who had set the job up lie was in
cned to think at first that Alexander
was at the bottom Of II, but now he was salts
ned that Alexander was to he the victim, and he
believed he would go and tell him all about
| It, Mndge lsaid he did not tell him to go
| or not TO -. His own suspicion had
| by TINS time been excited and he thought he
| would play little game OF his own. lie had
| noticed that Babcock and Harrington were Of
! la'o always together, and 40 after Carter had
been gone about long enough to have reached
| Alexander's house. he sent word to Babcock
to tel hun what Carter had said.
| In little while, just about long enough for
| ibcock to have communi 'ated with Harring
| ton, that individual came rushing into
| his fice and In a rather extlted manner wanted
| to know whether Carter couldn't be employed
| by he Government ostensibly to do some work
| 20 look up this fe burglary business, and he,
| Harrington, would furnish the money to pay
| him. This Madge declined To do. The now thing
about this testimony Is the fact that Madcc was 4
| witness in the safe uurslary trial here in 1874,
| Tut lac was not asked through whom he sent
| woid to Harrington and therefore he could not
tell that part Of 1t without volunteering II.