The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-09
Whitley's Testimony Regarding the
Safe Burglary.
BABCCCK'S STATEMENT.
His Interest in the Authorship Of
Newspaper Articles.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

wHITELEY'S TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE SAFE
BURGLARY-BABcocK's DESIRE TO SEE HIN
IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE Ex-
sEcRErAnY-rHB ANNOYING STRUCTURES OF
THE PRESS.
The full inner history OF tho safe burglary con-
spracy likely to light in the race betw cen
Whitley and his chief confedcrates 10 ,e what they
know of the affair, and thus secure immunity iol
their part In the General Babcock
was before the Judiciary Committee to-day, and gave
his testimony In denial OF tho charges made yesterday
In the testimony OF Whitley The recital Of the latter
has been kept profound secret until to-day and the
published references or less guess work.
The committee withheld from the public until the
natements or General Babcock should have been
heard. The following the substance OF what whtcley
told tho committee
While he was Chief of the Secret Service Division
and stationed at New York he was summoned to
Washington by telegram IRON Solicitor General Ban.
Held, saying that General Babcock wished 10 him.
He cot to Washington Sunday morning and went TO
Banhed, who was surprised that he hadn't gone di
rcctly 10 breakfast at Babcocks Banfcd gave him
Baococks card with street and number, and
no proceeded there. Babcock not in
He then went TO Harrington's house md
there met Babcock. A conversation cnsued, and Bab
cock told him no having trouble with the me-
moralists who were putting up evidence against tina
district government and intended to injurc the adj
minlstratcn. He wanted witness TO undertake an
enterprise which, in his words, was s.to blow
thcm out Of the water He then desired witness to
meet Harrington at the Washington Club House
Banned, and with him went TO
the club house. Harrington came in, and
he and witness withdrew to side and had a con-
ercacc Harrington gave him the details OF the job he
was TO undertake Witness promised to send capable
nan TO carry 1t out Went to New York and Net
'eship from that city to report to Harrington. The
burglary took place on the 23d OF April, 1874
Four days later, the 9th Of April witness came
back to Washington and had an interview with
8abcock The latter spoke OF the failure the job aud
iaid that Harrington had stopped and regretted
that witness had not himself been here supcrntend
the details On another subsequent occasion when
witness was in Washington no went to Babcock and
informed HIM that tho parties who had done tho work
were clamorous for their pay whereupon Babcock said
Harrington had raised tho money and sent to Harring
Ions house for Harrington Tho latter and Bao
cock went into another room when Harrington handed
witness $500 to be paid over to Somcrville Sun an
pther time, when he was in New York, witness WAS
handed by Harrington another roll OF $500
70 give to Somcrvc; the 18th OF September follow
Ing he received from Babcock letter. written In reply
10 one asking Babcock TO to the Treasury and see
about some arrears OF pay due Whitley and his men,
and in which he witness, had expressed anxiety
rs u the result Of his completely with tho
safe burglary case; In reply Babcock wrote
that he had gone to the Treasury, and that
arrangements would be made 10 secure tho pay and
tho letter concluded with the words "You can abide
your time and confidently await results; your SER
vices bound to be appreciated" had con-
versatons aftcrward with Babcock who suggested
Summcrvile who was examined TO- day, corroborated
Whitley as TO the payment of the two of money
and to such other wherein he was referred
10 BY Whitley.
General Babcock was tn, frat witness heard today
He was sworn and was asked numerous questions and
In response some of which he stated that IN the
spring OF 1874 Solicitor Bancd called upon him. ut the
request Of Coionel Whitley (who that time
absent from the city) asking him 10 nterest himself
TO prevent his removal from Office Chief OF the
Treasury Secret Service division Whitley had heard OF
the efforts TO displacc him; General Babcock
the President aud the Secretary OF the Treasury
on the subject, and finding that there
no desire on their part to remove Whitley, General
Babcock requested solicitor Banned to telegraph to
Colonel Whitley TO come and see him; Solicitor Ban.
field DID So and whitley returning TO the city. called
General Babcock who told him OF what he had dono
gratitude tor the favor rendered him. and ever
could bs OF any service to General Babcock no mus.
ct him know; personal attacks had been made upon
time after these occurrences. charging him
with fraud IN the measurement OF improvements
made by the Board of Public Works TO DO paid for
~ the government, he recalled the conversation he
bad had with whitley and concluded TO employ him 10
And all his assailants; whitley coming to General
Babcock's room at the Executive Mansion to receive
instructions upon that SUBJECT General Bsbcock
quesled Whitley 10 report TO Mr. Gideon deceased
but Mr.. Gideon never informed General Bapcock that
any report had been made to him by Colonel Whit
Icy; General Babcock said no made any of the
himself; thcy made by his assist
ants; the OF some OF the persons who
had made the attack him IN conncc-
ton with this subject according to ,nfor.
nation no NJ some time received, according
10 his memory, we're Blumenburs, Swcnson and Alex
Andcr, neither OF whom no thon knew, nor did he
know either Of them In response to question
Of the committee General Babcock said he knew moth
lng about the safe burglary; II no had known u was
medltated he should have taken measures wfh Wow
10 prevent IL The committee produced letter from
Babcock 10 Whitley, without date and written pen
Ill In which Babcock said whtlcy's letter had boon
received; no had attended the matter Mt once and
before this letter reached Whitley no and his mon
would DC paia as thcy said they would send at onco
70 pay them. And General Babcock concluded his lot
Fer by saying something like the ioiiowing-"You can
walt with confidence that tho end your services will
be FULLY appreciated"
TINS reported To 90 the substance Of the original
letter which General Babcock explained by saying
whitley wrote to HIM that Ne aud his had been
turned Of Office and badly treated and had
cevcd their srrcarages Of pay and asking General Bah
cock himself IN this respect their behalf
General Babcock went 10 the Treasury and
Solicitor Ban6cld, who said that whatever money
was due to these should 10 paid. The money was
due nom tho government
General Babcock having been asked what he meant
BY using tho word they IN his letter 10 Whitley,
phcd Nothing than the Treasury officer under
whose direction the money would DO paid Hc further
aid he did not know whether these have yet been
paid and that there dollar Of money tran
l. axxdl NIL A4lln