The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-03
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WAsarorox, Nay 2, ls76
NILES, THE CONVICT, SUPPLEMENTS Hrs STORY
OF TEE SAFE BUR0IARx--xAxEs OMITTED IN
THE Hx1AI.D INTERVIEW NOW FURNISHED
BABCocK PRONOUNCED TIM ORIGINATOR or
THE scHEMR-A LzrTxn FROM WINDSOR. WI.
Il will b remembered that In tho revelations which
Miles, the bank robber now confined In the Vermont
State Prison. made concerning The sale burglary 10 the
AxsALD correspondents vino interviewed him. there was
aconcsalmsns by Miles Of tho OF several per-
sons Of prominence whom he charged with beng i'm
plcatcd In the conspiracy, and whom he saw or con-
verssd with during his connection with tho burglary
These portions Of tho HERALD article were carefully
cut out OF the paper by persons here Washington
anxious get the extent Of what Niles could tell
and were 10 him by mail. with an urgent request
for disclosure by HIM Of all tho circum-
stances Withheld IRON the HEnALD correspondent In
response Miles has written the Ioiowng xtsr appa-
rsnty good deal OF Hesitation and probably = con-
ference with lawyer, she Iottcr giving evidences Of
beng In tho handwriting Of OF the legal pro-
Ssss,on--
wIsDson VT, April ~ 1876
DEAR SiR--Yours Of the 18th inst Is Al hand In
answer 70 Inquiries therein contained have to say
firsi-l nrsl Harrington al hs otnce three days
previous TO the burglary
S>coSd--Thc man at tho Metropolitan Hotel on
she evening Of the burglary was babcock.
Insru--fhe contractor Ia the small room IN the
Of Harrin2tous olicc John y. Evans.
FOnr~-l stoppsd a. WIZARDS Hotel portion Of the
simo was IA Washington. and also at Harrsngton's
house; LEFT Tor New York the morning af,cr tho burg
nary on limited EXPRESS A. H. Williams did not
accompany mo to the depot
. fyfn-hnrrinSton had several interviews with
benton While he was Ia jail, and he promised him
<o.uov y he would stuck 20 tue original programme
namely, that Columbus Alexander employed him 10
commit The burglary.
Ss<fh--by tho terms Of my agreement was not 10
% arrested; o'arvve. chcI OF detectives at Washing
son, And A. ~ Williams were par,cs TO this agree
menL ~ was Understood that should get OF the
building aiter the papers we're obtained the JOB
completed, by the rear. When undertook 10 leave
the basding IN thus way found guard there. Hsr
rinsun has since told the that this could not be helped
Major kiclisrds gave the cover tho hole
premises. then went cut tho other door Ia com pnpv
with Benton, aud a then getting quite dars We
crossed TO tho other se oi the street 90 ns 10 he IN
The light ns much as possible, III orucr that
Benton might be readily recognized walked 10 The
corner; Benton turned ~ the light and went up FINN
street. kccpng HIS lag while IN sight kept stra.rnt
ahead down the street aid then away from thts
iossuw ing lima
II. puls OF a request made bv Harrington IA.
stro,ed All letters and kilograms between IA with
thlnk. Que exception. think have one letter wr,t
tcn from the metropolitan Hotel ia New YORK ~ son
scmhcr october, 1874, requesting an interview As
90 corrobcratng evidence, can furnish Il ~ abuu.
dance
VIM here STATE That on the night before he bars