The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-31

HIS MISEETREsENTITTON hBOUT TIN
POLICE BOIRD PLOE
What the Secretary OF the Favy Doesn't seevs
60 Know betectivs John Sargent Furui.h
Ing Some Very Interesting Inforurntion-

What the Secretary Of the Favy Doesn't seevS
10 Know betectvs John Sargent Furnish
Ing Some Very Interesting Inrormstion-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3D.-Secor Robeson wa
examined to-day by the House Committee TO in.
vcstigato tho Police Board OF this city. He was
troubled with n troachcrOus memory He ad.
mitiod that he had hoard persons in the Navy
Department talking about Mr.. Whitthorne. the
Chairman OF tho Naval Committee. being
watched but hs denied that Whthorne WAC
watched at his tRoboson'sl suggestion. Hs
could not rccolloct of having convcr.
saiion with Murtagh about plan Ia
have Mr.. Whitthorno disgraccd but such
conversation. he admitted might havv
occurred. lie declared that he had sent Q
warning to Whtthornc through a member o1
Congress. Mr.. Halo of Maine. This warnins
was communicated by Hale 10 Mr. Atkins Of
Tennessee. and n colleague Of Mr.. Whitthorna
Robcson. with much palencss. said that he had
heard stories about Mr.. Whiithornes private
life, and had been frequently told TINT would
be casy 10 have him caught and disgraccd; but
that he uniformly refused 10 have anything
was desemed Msd by s'H secSr RS6 R"6eson al to 'p hs
worry clever, and he doubtless imagined that he
was giving himself "A clean bill Of health there
10y. But the message which Hale of Maine car
riel to Atkins OF Tennessee. the colleague u
Whitthornc. was in the nature OF threat rather
ihan friendly warning This statement by
lsoheson was iutnl admission. because II proves
beyond question tnut he MdS pflNy u the
splracy OF which Murtagh was the originator
ltobcson also denied that he knew anything oi
the police force being used hy Murtngh To
shadow Mr.. Dana in 1872 when he was here "a
testify before Congrr rrssiunul committee n4yanse
Robrsun. lie also denied that he knew Of the
police being used to aid Addtlun- Division and
silence kemblc in securing Mr. Dana's arrest
in Philadelphia while ne was returning to Nrv
York from Washington. He admitted. however,,
that lie had heard OF this subsequently. He said
| that he had no recollection of having had con-
versatiOh with Muftagh ON this SUBJECT
Ham al Il4H Nt4a m
politl,n police WIS put on the stand Immediately
| after liObcson retired. II may be- remembered
| thut Sargent was examined several days snce
| in regard - the shadVWing oi Mr.. Dana and hia
| arrest in Philadelphia. and h" then admitted
| that ne W Mt T. The Navy Department with Muir.
| tagh on the very day he went to Philadelphia ia
| furnish eVid, 'r against Mr. Dana. lie. how
| ever refused then 10 tcn whether he had any
| conNrrAatl on with RubUson IN regard 10 the
| subject. He WAS recalled to-day to have him
| answer the question then put to him. Sargent
| declined To- answer to-day, but IN his oNamlha-
! ton It was made pcrf".tlv plain that Murtagh
took him TO the Navy Department. tint they
| saw ROh"son; thut Rph'son knew thnt Nlurt,gh
| had procured Sargent to 20 to Philadelphia;
| that IL WAS ARRANGED with EOhcson that Sargent
| should go to krmhlc's bank and report, and
| that he should there meet A. q. Cuttoll. The
| testimony of Sargent. drawn rs II WAS re-
IN tnntly from him. establishes clearly thm
| Eobeson wns priVy TO the whole transaction.
| and that when he sworc that he had no recOll0o-
| ton Of any such recurrence it was only round.
| about way vi telling "A lie.