New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-21
WHITLEYs TESTIMONY.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20-The trial of Gen.
BahcocK began tins morning IN the Criminal court De-
fore Judge Macarthur. D@triCAttorney Wells spoke
for two hours The fist witness was Columbus AleAau
dor who testified to rcmarking IN tho connIttoeroom
juriag the Congressional investigation thdt inc DOCKS o
John o. Evans had been manufactured.
Tine DisflcAttonGy Then stated that 10 proposed 20
place Col H. whitley on the stand, Ddt atssJd br'9o
doing So 10 place on be record conditional parton
or immunity granted 10 E.m. 49,, MAN.
Col whitley was then sworn. In reply TO Mr. EIadle
was cllcr OF The Treasury Secret service ior SIX
wears my superior being Mr.. Btnhcli was IN fiory
IN February Of ls7i nnd came here on Mara i ma
reported 60 Mr. Banheld; saw Gen Eabcock ! W9hI
tn his olicg and had conversation with him. thnk
toll him why came, ami mentioned thai nnder-
stood thar m"n named samuel r.'h'r Gc ~
Babcock said he would render me what
assstance hc could he went 10 say that IN an lnHcs
gallon they had charged MIN VITA aisc measurements
ind DC might want my as.isanc1; mat man hthyn
Demane had n gocS s BicsSSs ,T KsSY"i and
had in my Office Nctrship Dci"lic, and CuuLi asli
Zen Babeock told me about the charges inst him. and
directed 10 go and soe HARRINGTON hAt saw mt.
house ON New YOrlye. where / expected 10 ind
Harrington but did not see him until after had walled
s,tnn lie took letter from his pocket and asked me
n the signature that Of A. h. Cornell; aai WHs
Iyr here ana he sNoud send some Of his men over To
work in with the memuriaiiss and hnd uut Nhhl tey
names of some men whom he wIshad 10 be worked ~
with don't remember the names Went 10 Sc" loiA
diving the names and telling him that they
were the persons TO DE worked with; / also sent
over a man named ObeTwOrth with Nettleshlp |;
ga,y HARRINGTON again the Goth of March; he sal
something must be DONE aud that he lad plan when
would throw dit and r1diculo OH the mtInoraiss Wno
Thought the books Eyans'sl were In ms ONCE anu tiey
were irving 10 get them aud he thought that 10 have ms
fboy could get at Alexander through Dcinginc
he said he did II his safe was knocked or DoWh
tn HI rs The id safe belonged To him saw Gen. IhD-
cock acan ON the 18th OF April; asked bow mhltSrs
were about the investigation, aud he SAID All right
was bJc ana forth and here April ~ four day
after the safe was robbed Harrington tod inc RpOu
Tbat occurred during the blowing OF tho salci
he said that everything would nave worked All lh exc
cent Tor the interference Of Major Rlchlds the Sulei
f.uIont OF Police who would not cooperate VITA Eni
sffcr tot called upon Gen. BaOcOcs al his ONCE III he
White House; he spoke about the SAFE burglary saying
NAT n was very badly managed that he tbodSt was
smarter than 10 allow things 10 20 on as they dldi t3e
tIc Nav following at the Fth Avenue iOei 5hd thdt
expected that there would be trouble nnut the easu
Rabcsek said No, stand by your Guns III project {ol
rsnr.v soOB afterWard had IN inlcTyiw Win iidI-
ripaton nj the Metropolitan Hotel Ncw-fOfk; Hat,
,in,,ton said al an the real DisJllct-AttOThcyy,
az Washington, and 1 Will protect al OF yOni
I tnld him that SOmoTyiue Wan,ca SONY ny
money, and Harrington gave nie s2O1 iot nn p s
ali 10 SOmerylc the same month Dal IN lntel,l
win BaDcock at his house BabcOck SEM after naIinS
ION and he came in by tine alley gate 10 baDe1ck a
old Harrington that SomefVile "hhtsu hoIs ".
isineton brought me tie money, and gave " 10 s1n
srvIie who said ne wanted 10 use IL TO get Behlothe
bnrgIor who MAS arrested the night OF tue Durghiy
ant i'm subsequent interview at Long Brhhen BDco0A
altered 30 get mo sent 10 Europe Win some pohos'
The coart then adjourned