Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-08-19
THE TREASURY RoBBERY.
Statement Of Ealleck-Ee Says that GATES
Took the Package First-A Dubious Story
His First Statement Contradicted.

under arrest in Washington, charged
with the robbery of $4,000 from the
United States treasury, in June, on
Monday last made the following state
ment, which is published in he,Wash.
ington papers. 1t will be seen that
Halleck contradicts his first statement,
which was that he had been put up to
the job by Gilman.
THE STATEMENT.
He states that he wasQot the original
party who stole the package. A few
days after the package was taken he
was over to Welcker & Hagerty' s
saloon, end while there he noticed that
a man was watching him closely.
Finally, the stranger came up to him
and put bis hand on his shoulder and
said, ''Come, let us take drink" He
was somewhat surprised at being SO
Familiarity approached. The man said,
els not your name Halleck!" He
replied that it was. He then asked,
care you the one who seals up pack
ages of money in the DEPARTMENT.
He replied, eyes" He says. '14et US
have q drink" He replied that he
! would. He then said, "What is your
nameq" To which the man said, &c.
| Gates" They then entered into COM
| versation about the robbery. The
stranger said, Suppose
CAN TELL. ToU WHO TOOK THE MONEY.
Hallcck thought that be might be sus-
pected, and made no reply. He kept
| on talking, and finally the man drew
him one side and said eonfdentially,
Suppose this package can't be found,
and there was no suspicion resting on
him, (Halleck, would he be unwilling
to stand in with the party in that ease
| and divide7" Halleck thought If he
| could get any information from him to
give the department be would do so.
| aud therefore answered Immediately, 81
will stand in with You" He SAID,
"Now mean business, and to show
you that [ do III show you something
| They were standing in front of some
barrels at the time, and he motioned
ME to one side. He SAID, ''Ill show
youone of the notes" He took him
to the water-closetTand pulled out a
| wad Of paper rolled up under the door
casing. 1t looked like an ordinary
piece of paper, and, showing it, be re-
marked:
THAT IS ONE OF THE NOTES"
Halleok did not touch the package,
but they walked out to the front door
together and separated, first making an
appointment to meet next day at the
same place. Helleck then went to the
Office and was considerably excited,
bat did not say anything about it, not
having looked at the note. Next day
he met Gates at the appointed time.
$50 o'clock, and went with him, and
he showed where the package was It
v as hid in one of the water closets, the
third closet on the east side of the re-.
demption bureau, in the east front of
the building. He told Halleck that if
he would put his hand down he would
feel package with rubber strap
around it, and he might do SO; it
would be all right. Halleck did as he
was told, and felt the package, as he
had been told he would, which he
found was on sort of coping in the
side Of the closet. They then left and
walked down the south front of the
| treasury together. He asked if he
| (Halleck) was satisfied that 1t was a
package Of money. Hereplled that Che
thought it was. he then thought of
making report of this, but his reason
for not doing 80 was that
PUBLIC OPINION
was against the employees of the de-
partment, which deferred him from
dong so. He afterwards said 10 Hall
leck, GLOW shall we arrange this mat
ter? What shall we do9" Halleck
replied that as he was a stranger to
him, it was better that he should get
the package himself, and that he could
be directed TO place it in some safe
place. He asked Halleck if he could
get any money changed in the Office.
Halleck told him that he did not think
he could, although he was handling
money but he might be watched. He
then asked would it be good plan for
us to take this out and give it to third
party, when division could be made
all around. Halleck thought moment
and said he believed it would be
A GOOD PLAN.
lie said, "You find your man, one that
can be relied upon" Halleck said, eff
do find one I don't want you to know
him, as no more than two should be
known IN the transaction" He agreed
to this and to taking the money out,
fixing the day for it to be done a few
days afterwards. They then separated