New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-22

some time after that Babcock called agan and asked fo
Whitley [ informed him that he was In New-rork
whereup0n BabcOck said Telegraph him 10 come mere
Immediately and you and he come 20 my house to-mor
row morning, sunday morning, and have BREAKFAST
but 1 moi call on me until after be had had his break
fast / afterward accompanied him ~ the Wsshngton
Clubhouse and saw him shake hands and Walk OH Win
Harrington.
There was no crOssexamination. Ichab0d c. Nettle
ship was then called BEFORE be the District
Attorney obtained permission from the Court 10 enter
nOe pros.qtd In regard 10 him. Nettleshp being one OF
the persons indicted for connection with the conspiracy
bis presence created quite uter ii being the nrst Time
thai he has given any evidence in public in regard 70 the
burglary. The prosecution was unable ~ bring MIN
here during the former trial. The evidence of Netteshp
was given in a rapid and jolly manner and it created
quite sensation Before beginning the Attorney
said was pledge promise made him, but that
he entered the nOe proScq In simple justice to Nette-
ship. Nettleship testified as follows:
In March, 1874 received instructions from Whitley
TO Washington and bring couple OF mea 20 DO
piece OF work Viii ley told me that the folks at Wash
iayton were being investigated by Congress ana Inat
TO connect with the memorlalsts ana ascertain what
they were doing e9sage d. j. N Se a. Sp ph mr
Waita, correspondent OF TIE NEW-I0Rk iRIBusE, Cah5
adams newspaper writer and a; NJ GIBSON slSo Ci1 nl
gress 10 investigate the Affairs of the District
and try aud fnd cut everything they e9,udaI
ESPECIALLY where the newspaper men obtained
the information they published told them TO report
daily to George Gideon who was BaDc0cts aSsiS' M
been arrested for selling cigars without license or on.
of boxes without stamps; secured MS release, ah no
Parker after taking dinner with whitley aud hhnel
returned TO NewYork, as did Wh ley about inc ISL o,
April Whitley complained that the nien In Washington
did nothing; he then spoke OF the investigation ahu
said that the books Of John o: Evans, District con-
tractor had been called for and brought before the com
mittee but the memOrallsts thought the books were
not genuine; he said II these same books c0uid DC
stolen aud given to the memoFalists ahd nave ~ a.. a.
ranged that memOriasts woGld pr duce them ~ the
genuine books aud then expose the momorlasts aiLer
wards after they found they had boon fooled at thsy
would be blown out o. the water and Tue nem0rail9ts
would be ridiculed so that there would ne no more IN
yestigaons Eeard Of daring this time truth was york
ing in with Alexander; he was processing that nc
wanted to buy property ana build saloon on Ap;n
on here TO work part Of the case by Whitley !
fest gave Hayes supposed case 20 see how he would
bite at IT, speaking about robDiRg Coptroer Green's se
in New York upon which Hayes said impatenty what
Is the i0Bl" told Hayes that the books must be taken
in some way that Alexander ust be fooled into Teceiv
Ing them aud that the man who was TO take them there
must be arrested he delivering the books, and
would have 10 go to jail for few days Hayes sala no
would go to NewYor aud lure man to do the burglary
part, and u man who would agree 70 go to jail for a
little while. Hayes, however, did not get the
man, and Whitley told me to get Miles | found
Miles at DclmoniCU's and told him what wanted.
Miles, who known ~ Bliss ana Williams said IL
wont do for me 20 go 70 Jail some ono would KNOW me
but will get you man to do that part ana VIII ooM
open toe safe In 10 minutes" Miles secured walter
Brown alias Benton to assist mei we all returned TO
Washington; had several conversations WIN harrlng
ton, arranging details OF the plan; 5y agreement
left the city cue gay ptOr 10 tne OulBlaly )
on sunday April 20, three days after the sate-D0wing
received a telegram from Washington asking him 20
come on Immediately, signed HI; l went 20 bOstOn
where | met whitley, and showed him the telegram
whitley said he would 90 to Washington compile Of
days after received letter from whit eva blnd-to
the effect that the counterfeit Is all right See H.
and send him West" meaning send Hayes ont OF the
country finally found Hayes, aud got hn 70 agTGe 20
20 away by paying him money in the mt an omc WHIT
low mad returned TO New-YOrk from Washington. and
told how the thing miscaed; that everything woikcd
All right but that Alexander did not make up receive
the books and that Benton had been arrested and was
in juil
The witness was asked about the date OF the interview
with Harrington soon after tho burglary and said he
could not fix IL. The question was asked II he regis
tered at the hotel when lie replied Just about that
time was doing anything else but registering. which
answer caused great laughter Ho said further that
Hayes was promised - day while away and 800 a
month to his wife while he absent which terms he
agreed to arrangement was made by when nc cOuia
correspond with the witness, who 20 be known as j.
p Shaw OF No 16s Forsyth-st, NewYork and Hayes as
Mrs Hines Commercial Hotel, Canada.
Tho court here adjourned until tomorrow