The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-14


savs damned lie. Harrington hss made no such
statement, amt anybody says he has hes"
lrcpiied that EAa noshsaato ssy about that had
the information from good authority believed It to
be true. williams said would dad It 10 true,
and that Was made sucker OF apd would End II Gus
IN the end. sa: all right, was wiling to stand It.
Williams then Jeff and went down break
fast Mr. Summcrvi.ie WINS there, and who
We were al tho table Williams and Harrington
came into the dining room while wc eating. Hsr
rngion began talking In very excited way and said
thai whoever told that ne Harriugon) had made
statement liar, and he added tina; hc would 90
wilh TO the man who SAID that he had made any
such statement face HIM down. Harrington
iinued that he wanted to know the name OF the in.
iormant. ! replied that simply purposcd TO 30
aud tell the tTutl-that all cared about At this
Harrington jumped up and exclaimed
~ give you notice that It Is going TO be
10 tho knife ~
Williams also jumped up very much exhibited aud
Harrington added
'.Iwans you 10 understand that the knife is drawn
and you will see where you will come out.
replied, "You can draw your knife and DO damned;
no living man buyrag me-"
Harrington said they withdrew ~ wanted TO warn
you,' and they lott
Whitley expressed himself with much emphasis, and
said that he purposed 10 the thing through
end. In regard to what other persons implicated
besides General Bnbcock and his friends Whitley said
that did not believe that Attorney General Williams
was implicated In the safe burglary In any manner
Tho present Attorney General Pcrrepont gave pcremp-
tory orders that all tho documents papers in the
case should be furnished TO the committee but there
delay because tbs former Assistant Attorney
General Hill put the documents in closet
in department separate from all others, without
Ia
entire building searched. Among these documents
nre several kilograms bearing Baboock's initials
characters that WILL alleged be identified and
nccted with his name, and the key having been rc-
Gently discovered they can be fully explained.
IL IL fact that portion Of the kilograms did relate
to case or General Howard that whitley and his men
working up, but most Of them will show Harrng
toms connection with the burglary These known
rs tho stclegrams.' There several kilograms
sent the l4th OF March, 1874, signed by "E c.
Banneld,n the solicitor directing Whitley
come to Washington General B. (Babcock) wanted
him 20 do some work for him. The telegram asked
Whitley TO go to Banaelds house nrst which he did.
When he went up Banficd said ho should have
sooner and taken breakfast with Babcock and Har-
rington
Amer that BanHcld went with whitley to the Wash
ington Club House. where Whitley saw Dick Harring
ton.
The telegram from Banled called Whitley up from
Florida and Ia u he given understand that his
place danger and after the matter was liked up
by Babcock apparently and that placed Whitley under
obligations TO him, which was part of the plot
ranged by Babcock to use him Il the projected bur-
glary.
In regard TO General Grants connection with the
case Whitley went on to say that he did not think
Babcock used the President ALL lie simply the
Of his position private secretary He believed
that everything Babcock did OF an unlawful nature
was done without the knowledge OF the President.
and 81 firmly believe" said Whitley. 'that Babcock
played double the President well everybody
else tssS
THE suBJRCr OF ExTRADITIoN BETwExN TEE
UxlTxD STATES AND xNGLAND-NEcEssITY
FOR NEW TREATY.
II lie not improbable that the venerable Ashburton
treaty, which Il nearly tunctus cDlco the sxtradton
clause being about the only portion Of 1t that retains
executory Character, may be superseded by new
treaty arising or tho hitch the Of Wins
low Gray and other alleged criminals in the custody Of
tlo 8pss Isl authorities for whom requisitions have
been forwarded rom this country. II will be remem-
bcred that Charles J. Faulkner had a resolution
adopted little while ago calling tho Secretary Of
State for any correspondence with the British govern
ment on the subject OF the halt in tho extra
| opcd the fact that Mr.. Fish has written
quite a tart note 10 England complain
| ing OF tho delay on. tho part Of tho
British government in complying with the obliga-
tons Of the Ashburton treaty, which, in nm able argu
mcnt, he contends had been acquiesccd in for nearly
thirty years, until tho difficulty out OF the
stipulation imposed by the OF Parliament OF 1870
This law Mr. Fish contends is the of post
Jdcfo legislation and refers 10 future, not TO past,
treaties. He concludes with sharp and decided inti-
nation that perseverance, the policy pursued in
the Of wnslow will compel the United States TO
regard the treaty OF lS4Aas abrogated.
It's said that the present implication is not entirely
dlstastefu to the State departments both in London
and Washington, because It likely to
lead to treaty, tho propriety and
necessity OF which have been the subject
/ of quite interchange OF conversation between Sec.
rotary Fish and Sir Edward Thornton, the English
Minister Tho old treaty is not sufficient to the
exraditlon Of the countries In those days
close steamship and cabic intimacy, and new is
necessary allow Of enlargement OF the list Of
crimes Tor which extradition may bc had, well to
permit direct negotiations with Canada for the
ton Of fugitive criminals the border.
THE ADMISSION OF NEW MExIco--A POLITICAL
INTRIGUE ELIMINATED BY THE HOUSE.
In regard to the admission OF New Mexico it Is re-
marked that the Enabling act, which passed tho Sem
ate provides that the election 10 the constiiu-
ton should be held next November but the House
Committee Territories changed this by amend
ment providing that the election shall be held June
1877 Tho object OF this relieve the bill OF tho
objection made to II OF apolitcal intrigue 70
two republican Senators year BY the provisions
or the bill as amended the admission will DO deaycd
| The action OF the House Committee IN delaying
! the vote until long alter the Presidential
election will have the elect 10 eliminate politics from
the bill The people OF the Territory desire admission
simply and do want politics to defeat IT,
The friends OF New Mexico say that the passage OF
this bill will stimulate emigration, already setting
in largely TO New Mexico, and will also induce large
Investments Of capital IN stock and mines Another
reason why the admission OF New Mexico a State Is
desired that the capitalists Of tho East and Europe