The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-11

Besides what moro appropriate name for Prcsiden-
tai candidate in this our centennial year than Haa-
cock
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WAsHISGroS, April 10, 1875.
wHITLKYs LETTER TO GENERAL BABcocK-Tnx
DETECTIVES REQUEST OF THE PRIvArK SEC
RRrARY, AND WHAT cAME OF IT--AN NNo-
CENT NATTER TWISTED INTO BAD PURPOSE,
AS ALLEGED.
General Babcock appeared before the Committee on
the Judiciary to-day and produced tho letter OF Colonel
Whitley, the substance OF which he endeavorcd TO give
Saturday, the original not having been found by
him among his private papers until yesterday. The
letter is as follows:-
No $50 SCHOOL STREET, Bosrox, Mass
My DEAR GESERAL--i learn you are now In WASH
ngton. am going to request favor OF you, and II
you help me- and 1t is consistent for you to do So
present time have been unable TO obtain my pay Tor
the month Of August for what cause. except II be
account of the malice entertained. toward by Mr.
Wilson, Ian at q loss 10 understand believe II you
10 lay the matter before Secretary Brlstow he
would ordcr mo 10 be paid; tor he did not appear to
feel unrlendly toward me when lAst saw him
Ar to che course which has been pursued toward the
AT present. the day oil reckoning hes yet come;
but the reward for ten and half years OF faithful
service rendered TO the government seemingly has
come and that has all been accomplished by the
simple ipse dirt OF man. unsupported by evidence
In any sense OF the word, acting directly under the
counsel OF William +. Wood and Mr. Gibson OF the Sun.
More than forty persons have been thrown out OF
employment I need my mousy worry much. and 1
hope you will able have IL sent 70 me at once rs
there is good reason TO detain It. Truly and sin
cerey yours, Il. C. WHITLEY.
Tho following was the reply to Colonel whnlcy's
letter.
DEAR CoLoSKL-Your letter from Boston has been
this reaches you you and your will be paid Thcy
have sent q man TO pay them. You may bde your
tune aud wait 10 condolences the result Your services
There are dates these letters which, however.
were probably written in November, 1874
Ex-Solicitor Banncld confirms the testimony OF Gen.
eral Babcock about tho last OF March, 1874 he at
the request OF Babcock sent TO Colonel Whitley TO
come and see tho General which Whitley did, but he
knows nothing of the business between them has
he any knowledge OF the burglary conspiracy further
than the published reports and the rumors which
reached here, which not considered as testimony
The call made the Solicitors Office by General Bab
cock in response to whtlcys letter after Mr. Ban
field had been succeeded Solicitor by Buford Wilson,
ard, consequently, Bxnacd knows nothing about tho
matter. ,The name OF Mr.. Baniind was on Saturday
enormously stated In this instead OF that Of
Mr. wilson)
he had order from the President suggestion from
General Babcock dismiss the safe burglary cases and
that the noe prosequis entered after full consul
taon with Mcssrs Riddle and HILL special government
counsel tho Supreme Court Of the District having de-
clared the Grand Jury which found true bills against
Harrington and others to be Illegal and BESIDES at that
time the trial which had taken place showed that
there was not sufficient evidence convict was
thought there would be ut some future time.
Mr.. Riddle says that he intended TO bring the case
before tho Grand Jury having made arrangements
10 receive testimony through Colonel Whitley, but
his dismissal as special counsel prevented him from
doing 30.
COLONEL wHrTLEY's TESTIMONY IN THE SAFE
BURGLARY CASE.
The Republican says:-"ln tho Harrington trial or
the burglary case, eighteen months ago, Mr.
whitley chief OF the detective force Of the Treasury
Department, called to the stand and sworn. Tho
following is from the record of tho trial.
o. Had you any knowledge OF the safe robbery
here in tho city of washinglons A. Only what have
the papers and what has been told me: that's
all
o. And knew nothing or II In advance OF its being
doncS A. Nothing In any way whatever in The slight
est"
THE BEIL-BABcocK AUTHORIZATION o.
SOLICITOR wrLsoY--THE DETECTIVES STORY
TRUST ALL ROUND.
The Committee on Expenditures OF the War Depart
ment met to-day. BlnforL Wilson. sol,eitor or tho
Treasury, testified that he lrs, Bell in the fall
OF 1874, when he was an applicant for the position
OF chef Of the Secret Service OF the Treasury
Department. lie did appoint Dell because OF nosma
ton he had that shook his confidence in him. Bell
never in tho employ OF tho Treasury Department in
the Secret Service division. He was employed in the
Revenue Bureau to get the Hogc papers Hoge
prosecuted because he left the country. Witness
met Bell about the 10th or 18th OF February. Bell
his house and told him substantially the
story he told the committee. Bell had been
poycd the detective force OF the Treasury proper,
because witness had learned from detectives Of his
socations with General Babcock, Mr. Luckey and Mr..
Bradley and believed he employed by the de-
fence 10 look into the hands Of the prosecution.
Witness questioned . to whether Dir. sherman,
out from Now York to 81. Lou,s. went there in
the OF tho defence He replica that from
formation he got ron, Mr. Dyer and others there he
thought that Mr. Sherman using the opportunities
but that since then no had talked with
Mr. Dyer and Mr. sherman and his
former opinions are considerably modified, and he Is
acted while there in the interest the Defence with
regard Bell, witness said he wrote Dyer thai ho
careful trust Beil that hc really IN
the employ OF the defence; Boil called the wit
about the middle OF December last with
OF Bell and henco tho letter TO Mr..
service or Babcock. and did not want TO
nfos n.no ,.~~sus~ ana ~oufa