Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-10

that Gates seemed TO be afraid to get IL
Gilman says il he don't DO it let's beat him
and get the money ourselves. / replied that
/ would think Of it, and let him know. az
forwards saw Gates, and finding that he
hadn't pluck enough 10 get il, made up my
mind TO do as Gilman suLgested, and told
Gates that the closets were watched. That
day went down 10 Ottmans and told him
ABOUT Gates refusing TO get il. Ottman
agreed TO go up to the Treasury about two
O'Clock the next day, and was TO NEE him
and go 10 the closets.
THIS LOOKS MORE LIKE TRrTH-IT HASN'T
ANY GATES IN 1T.
At the hour appointed | went ont and met
Gilman, and he got some money changed in
the redemption division. l went in and
passed without recognizing him. and he fol-
lowed me out, and we made a circuit around
tue Dullding ard brought up at the closets
1 entered No. 3, where the package was, aud
he entered No. /. ! lifted the seat reached
Gown and took the package out and broke
OH The rubber band, and wrapping IL I'm a
newspaper, / think IL was the New York
Sni walked out and entered No. closet.
where ottTuan was, and rubbing against Ott-
man 10 signify where IL was IN my pocket
ne Shipped ii from my pocket into his own and
LIE walled out up stairs, aud | resumed NV
dutieS. Afterwards frequently went TO OFT
mans 10 arrange how the mOrey should be
changed. but made very little Roadway. |
Ead Il project which was that not a dollar of
TINS should 90 into the hands Of a third party,
oTTMAN WAS IMPATIENT
TO dispose of il, saying that il would Law
there and rot. He proposed TO pass some of
1t IN with his deposits at Riggs bank, and I
cautioned him not TO be in hurry. In the
meantime Gates was after me ali the time
10 get The money out, and he wrote me a
note lmpOrtuning me TO take some action
and finally he proposed that if | would re-
turn him the 500 note he would give mn his
snare ana step out told him that there
was alteration being made in the closets and
The Whole thing would be lost. After this |
got money from Ottman, AS he told me ne had
got some OF the money of. He gave me S250
anu showed me cbeck for Sl,o00 on a saw
ingS bank in New York. His brother died
IN New ork, and he went on there and was
absent some ten days. After his return I
went in one day and cautioned him about
putting inns money out so freely, as he would
get caught. Gilman showed me what he had
done, and ] cautioned aim about bringing i'm
third man.
I HAVE NEVER KNOWN BROWN
in this case at ali until was arrested and on
my way 10 Washington, when McDevitt told
me about Brown. | suspected that Gilman
bad a third party in il, as one day in his
saloon Ottnan said he had a package to send
away, and asked me to direct il for him. as /
could write better hand than he could. He
gave me the name Of Brown. and stated TINT
III was package of poker checks. This led
me 10 suspect that Brown had been let in
we had frequent conversations ABOUT the
money. cOnl1
never agree. All This time Gates was pushing
me, and l told Gilman about il. OttnIan
told me that he suspected that there was
NO SUCH MAN AS GATES,
ard 10 convince him / made an appointment
with him TO meet me at the Ebbitt house
drug store 10 pay him the $500 note, so that
Ottman could see me give il TO him. GOT
OtIran 10 cut the note in several places 10
resemble the torn places on the note / mad
got out OF Welcker's closet, and Ottman put
IL ID an envelope and We went together he
10 see me hand it to Gates, but Gates did moi
Keep his appointment, and Slipped the note
back 10 Gilman. This is the first note ever
hanaIed OF the money after ii was taken out
OF tne closet at the Treasury. 1 was in the
hablt OF inv ting Gilman TO my house to dine
Win me, ana one Sunday in July he came
oyer mere We were up stairs by ourselves
lie said, "Halleck, I've got away with = 600
more of that money" | asked how he had
done IL. Ottman said Major Brayton went
n9rth with that amount end changed it. /
asked what ii had cost, and Gilman said 81
gave him $500" told him il was
TOO EXPENSIVE as WELL AS TOO RISKY
ana mat II must be stopped as they could
not afford ii, and here i offered TO change il
myself al the Treasury. He remarked that
had better not take that risk. insisted
on doing IL end told him 10 come 10 my office
with twenty OF the $500 notes and LET me
know beforehand and would count out the
same amount in SI0o notes and exchange
then with BIN. He came one morning as
and IL JAILED. Ny purpose was 10 Sim his
package INTO my box as ! took il from the
vault, and afterwards go out on some pre-
tense, taking the package of 500 notes and
slipping them To him. Further than this |
nave 10 know ledge of the details as IN h,U
the money was changed.
THE RESTAURANT TO CHANGE HANDS.
In New York Gilman agreed with me 10
lei me have his saloon in Washington for
oS,5,o. ibis is the figures made in my mem
orandum book taken from me. / saw thai
Ottrnan's purpose was to beat me out of an
=, me money II ne could, and agreed 10 take |
the saloon AT this price, to be accounted for
IN tne settlement with him. Ottman was |
mixing bargain TO purchase place in
brooklyn: for which he paid $1,000 never I
putting out this money, but opposei on
man eNiraYagant manner OF doing IL from |
the MS have never seen Gates since 7
left this city for New York
GATES AND HIS wIRE-yERY THIN
Ga'es rs man % or 80 years Old, standing |
ABOUT feet inches, sandy moustache and
complexion, and dresses IN genteel dark |
elo mes, with dark felt hat, and said he was
from New YORK; but he never told me where |
ue was stopping, and / never inquired As
10 the manner in which he got the money |
rom NE cash room, Gates told me that he /
lOOkt-u IL with common hOOp, by SnrinOip0 4
on the counter. His hoop caught under |
another larger package at the same time, |
ouL IL slpped out. thought this a very thin /
story, aud afterwards asked him about in. /
and he said he had help from inside, but re- |
used TO tell me who ii was"
WHAT Is SAID OF TIE CONFESSION.
TIE general impression made llnon fine
public by Halleck's confession is that II is
thin, and too diaphanous 10 $50
town. 1t is rot believed that the man Gates
s more IMAM the creation If his Halleck's) |
ma gination.