The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-12
THE WASHINGTON BURGLARY.
Story Of the Conspiracy by
One Of It's Tools.
Miles, Alias White, Visited
in a Vermont Prison.
BABcocKS PART IN THE PLOT.

BABCOcKS PART IN THE PLOT.
WINDSOR, Vt, April IL, 1876.
within tho past few weeks absorbed the attention OF
the Congressional committee engaged In Washing
ton and excited the country from end to the other
Recent revelations duplicate in that nefsrous
Job several prominent officials Of the government at
Washington, among others George E. White, alias
Miles, the recently convicted in Vermont for bank
burglary and under sentence or fourteen years i'm
prsonment He the chief operator in the burglary
conspiracy being the person who .'did the job" Of
breaking open the safe in the District Attorneys Office
1t Washington.
HIS place Of confinement Is in this town. and It has
been rumored that his version tho history Of the
sonspiracy might be obtained by seeing him. arrived
here to-day at noon and Immediately sought supern-
isndsnt Bailey, ofthe Windsor Prison. whore Miles
connned It hard labor
VISIT TO MILES,
Taking team and driving about threefourths Of .
mile through the mud and slush Windsor Prison was
reached Making myself known to the Superintendent,
explained TO him fully and freely the object Of my
VISIT stating that would like to DO permitted
10 talk with Miles ON the Washington
safe burglary, and that II Miles would
sonsent to an interview of bncf duration would only
question him upon that topic. covering any points
which be might wish to talk about The superinten-
dent said that Niles work in the shop and that
my request seemed not to DO unreasonable. Several
weeks ago. 1t seems. Miles, in q strictly confidential
manner had intimated tina. he knew the whole history
n the affair from its Inception and had made some
very astonishing and seemingly truthful statements
Aim These statements, which Niles made weeks ago,
nally enc facts presented the Congressional CON-
mitee BY Whitley and Others and which, II true, i'm
piicate General Babeock in the business.
THE INTERVIEW.
The Superintendent and entered the prison door
leading into the domitory. The prisoner was sent for
Superintendent Bailey and greeted Miles a. he en-
tered He cIesnly shaver. his hair was short cut
and he wore the prison regulation suit sat some
nftesn yards from the doorway where Miles entered
The Superintendent explained fully to Miles the nature
Of my visit, and for several minutes Niles was IN
Earnest conversation With him Finally he consented
70 Be introduced 70 me, and the formalty was soon
through With, Miles remarking, 81 have changed my
slothss within the past fortnight" Tho prisoner then
took chair. the Superintendent another and, all
being seated the following interview transplred:-
REroarER-Ales, have called At the prison to-day
to get permission from Superintendent Bailey to talk
with you about the Washington safe burglary case
thiles smilsdl Ipresume you have learned from the
Superintendent the object Of my VISIT and before we 60
any further in this matter wish to say that shall
keep in good faith any statements you may make IL you
do not desire them to 60 to the public this time.
Within the past week the bottom has fallen OF the
whole conspiracy and the parties implicated have been
discovered through exDetective whitleys evidence,
supported by documentary evidence very damaging
70 certain high officials and exocIals Of the govern
nenI
MuEs-well 60 ahead with what you want to ask
me- Here am In prison, and l think the time has
aow como when should make known just how stood
In that safe breaking job
burglary job and did you do its
AnEs-YeG
REroRrER-Are you the man Benton, as II is claimed
you ares
Mrvwa NJ Pant
man employed however, Go ahead. We viii 60.
% that directly.
TEE IMPLICATED PARTIES
REPoRrHR-who employed you to do this jobs
MLrs-wel, was hired by Harrington. Al the
squel will show General Babcock and Evans the con-
tractor, knew all about it
REroRrrH-whcn and how were you nrst approached
sbout this business?
Nnxs-I was sent for by Colonel whitley to come TO
his ONCE at No. 50 Blocker street, New York
have known Whitley quito long time
md know where he lived at Cambridge, near
Boston. In response to whitlcy's message that he
wanted to see me at his once called on him. Ho
said, when asked him what he wanted Of me,
sGeorge, there investigation foot At Washing.
ton which will eventually implcac some Of the prom
nent ofncals OF the national and District govern.
ment The officials who fear thai this investigation
win provo disastrous to them want to have the force
OF the investigation broken; and Niles, you under
stand what mean. want you to 60 forthwith to
Netesbp aud learn tho particulars and explanatory
deais There have several plans been suggested, but
nothing has been positively determined upon as to
which Of them is best"
RKroKrrK-Dd you call on Netseship and tell him
what Col Whitley told your
NiLEs-Yss, did.
RkroRrEx-what did Nettisship sayf
NnKs-Hs stated that the investigation promised
eercus consequences TO certain officials; that there