Daily Republican., 1889-06-24

nation; rom tho detective force of the
city to its Board oil Metropolitan Police;
from cooks and walters In the Washing.
ton Club TO the contractors and splendid
loobers who ieasted and plotted around
its Ia les; from The lowest order OF polit-
clans to tue state officials OF high degree
and great pre- tense Of respectabiity; from
committee clerks to Representatives and
Senators In Congress- and lastly, from
employees oil low grade in the Executive
Department to tho official household OF
the President. Representatives from all
these classes were either engaged In con-
coctlDg and executing the crime, or IN
equally reprehersible and long continued
Efforts TO save its perpetrators from puG-
islmfnt, not through the propcr methods
OF retained counsel, but by the means
which political workers can command.
Some OF the persons thus indicated ap-
pear eimply in the conspiracy. but with
sufficient dlstinctEees for iul idcnthca-
tiou."
1t will be observed that the United
States attorney OF the District of Colum-
bia who was then Judge Fisher, appears
In this list But on succeeding pages Of
the Review article 1t was exp'aiEed that,
at the time Richard Harrington was the
assistant district attorney, "at d Ia prac-
tice the actual district attorns y" Ii was
also further explained that he was the
prosecuting attorney" aud further still
that the Office room of the United States
district attorney "was practically under
the control OF Mr.. Harrington"
Only those who were at the time per-
sonally familiar with the District affairs,
with the details of the many sensations
" f nc Va ri NJ Ia hsa,
lations OF the various actors in them to
each other, would be likely to appreciate
at glance, the very important bearing
OF tn fact thIt Harrington was thus
prominent, upon Judge Fishers attitude
toward and real r. lations to the case.
The fact Is that In the division of oflic.
duties Harrington had charge OF the
prosecution OF Grim nal cases. He was
young man OF great promise, OF iulluen-
tial family, exceedingly popular with the
court, ard one for whom Its CHIEF justice,
Judge ID. X. Carter, had especial fond.
ne 8. He was besides the e. cretary of
the District govern mint AMI a, intimate
friend OF President Grants private se.re-
taries. Judge Fisher hal been on OF the
justices OF the court, and not only shared
the general admiration for and confidence
in Harrington, but being him elf from
Delaware, these feelings of partiality
were further strengthened BY state pride.
II IL, therefor +, not matter OF won
der that his eymnathies weGt out str ngly
to Harrington. 1t would have b en- a
greater cause fJr astontshment II this had
not been the case. The fact is the court
did not believe in IIarri gton's guilt
until the trial was far advanced. 1t is a
matter ot personal knowledge with your
correspondent that Chief Justice Carter
did not lose faith in Harrington's inno-
eonce until late, v'ry late day in the
proceedings, and Judge Fishers sympa-
thes could not have been stronger than
those of his former associst on til.
bench in the beginning OF the case.
Because OF his Official relations to Har-
riugton he took no part in the trial. The
Hon. A. q. Riddle was es'gDa'ei by the
attorney general as special ass ant To
conduct The prosecution.
Oi course Harrington took an nc I've
part in Lis o8u defence, and Judge
Fisher heiGg out of the Case, the rooms
of the district ait Irney were to a greater
tx ent than ever "esE ecially nder the
control of Mr.. Harrington" 1t WAS the
latter and no. Judge Fisher made IL
"the headquarters for the defence" as
described u the extra rom the Law
hsNltH. bul lHcu lHlS NDOs uOL IulIy
lllustr To the latitade which everywhere
w.s given Harm ngton during his trial
except In the outside press. While his
prosecution WAS actually IN progress he
was Invited 10 a ca d Ie pti at tn
White House.
In the matter of the warrant sworn out
by Whiley against Hayes, as quoted
above. the dc laratlon of the courI, that
1t was ilig iiou' attempt to influence
the trial Tn In progress, wac aimed at
Colonel Whitley, the depo7ed head OF he
Secret S7rvice, aud not at Judge Fisher.
The latter, IN his 0tllcia Capacity, drew
the warrant for which Whitley applied,
as re would have been bound to draw
auy other warrant where rlme was
charged.
AS 10 the conduct of Charles Fisher,
who flagrantly violated the trust i'm
posed upon Lin by his father, even the
enemies Of Judge Fisher did not, at the
time. hold him responsible. The history
OF that young man was a sad sto,y, and
the father hnd the universal sympathy OF
the community.
Having flrst exposed the safe burglary
conspiracy in the public press; having
written the resolution under niiicn the
joint cSiGiniitae Of the two houses of
tOubIteb uHutILOuh It's luNtbllRhLlOu,
having enjoyed the full confidence OF the
officials of the two departments engaged
In unearthing the details and preparing
the case for prosecution, your cor
respondent recalls nothing that reflects
upon Judge Fisher further than the
statement that his sympathies were un-
questionably with his young assistant.
The tame was true of Chief Justice
Carter up to the time that Mr.. Harring-
tons guilt became apparent, and a more
honorable or conscientious judge than he
never sat on any bench.
Editorially the Commoi ciAl Gazette
said: "ln a Washington letter, printed
this morning, General Boynton gives
careful and correct statement of the case
Of Judge Fisher OF Delaware, recently ap-
pointed first auditor of the Treasury, iu
so far as II involves the connection OF the
judge with the noted District OF Celum-
bia safe burglary case. Judge Fisher
has heretofore been uniustly represented.
Our correspondent has iull information
in the matter"