Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-09
LOCAL NEWS.


THE TREASURY RoBBERY--The news of
the arrest of certain parties in New York aud
Washington supposed to be connected with the
great robbery of $47, 500 from the Treasury Of
the United States, and the finding OF the mys-
terious memorandum book with its nexplicable
calculations created great surprise in this city
yesterday, which was considerably heightened
when it was ascertaned that VIM. II. Ottman,
OF Washington, but large stakeholder 10 the
German Banking Company and in the Marine
Railway Company, OF this city, was one of the
suspected and arrested parties, nor was the
surprise lessened this morning when i, was fur
Their ascertained that the banking house of the
first named company was the depository of a
large bulk OF the stoleG plumber. The facts are
briefly stated as follows: Some time ago, short
ly after the robbery had been committed, VIM.
IL. Ottman, in Washington, handed to Mr..
Robert Portner, President of the German Bank
Ing Company 10 Ibis city, a package, without
telling him Its contents, to be placed 10 bis
bank on special deposit, and MIR. Portner after
keeping it 10 his possession for few days made
the deposit as requested, where 1t remained
without exciting remark or curiosity until yes
terday, when man named Proctor called upon
Mr.. Portner at his home aud asked him to
identity him to Mr.. Reed, cashier Of the bank,
to whom he had an order from Gilman for the
buDdle. Mr.. Por,ner informed him that it
would be useless to IMPLY with the request as
the bank was then closed ADD could not be
opened until 9 o'clock this morning. Proctor
had in the meantime been "shadowed" by de-
tectives McEfresh and McDevitt, who, dcsir-
ing to hud out all his cnDnectioDs refrained
from making any arrest until he was Oh his re.
turn to Washington, when they suddenly ar
rested him. Proctor, however, managed to tear
10 pieces the order Of O,tman and attempted
to throw the fragments into water closet, but
they we're gathered up and fitted together by
the detectives and were found to contain the
following words: "Ried,' German Bank, "
PACKAGE" civilian H." The detectives
having thus obtained clue to the whereabouts
OF the stolen money we're keen upon the scent,
aud early this morning they revisited this city
to work up the trial Good luck again attended
their efforts, and fortunately for them they took
the same train upon Which was another mcssel-
ger from the eager Gilman, colored man, who,
when he saw the detectives, aud being aware
OF their purpose volunteered the information
that be bore an order from Ottman to the bank
Tor the package, aud they all together, at niue
o'clock, appeared at the Bank, and demanded
possession Of the package Mr.. Reid declined
to deliver 1t to them, stating that be was
unaware Of its contents, and that if he
turned it over to them he might be held
responsible for what it contained The
detectives being thus temporarily baked return
ed to Washington in no good humor, but hav-
ing reported the result of their visit to their
supreme officer and to Gen. Spinner, received
from the latter a letter to Mr.. Reid, stating
that he (GeD. Spiuner) had DO doubt the pack
age contained Government money, but that
hnth l,,, h.. j.. IL
Tor 1t. With this letter, and accompanied by
Major Richards, Chief Of the Metropolitan Po-
lice, the detectives again came down here, and
upon the receipt of the letter, and IN their pres
ence Mr.. Reid opened the package 1t was
found to consist Of box, made Of a single piece
OF wood, with top nailed tightly down, and
10 which were twenty nine ivc-hundred dollar
notes--$l4, 800 OF the stolen money. The prop
er receipts being given it was Immediately
turned over to them, and with faces beaming
with happiness they returned to Washington.
FATAL ACCIDENT "A colored boy named
Alfred Hyatt, nineteen years Of age accou-
panied by his mother and step father, all resi-
dents OF Alexandria county, came to the city 90
Saturday evening last. The boy becoming in
toxlcated and separated from his parents, start
ed home about 10 o'clock that night and pro.
cecded Cd his way along the Alexandria and
Washington turnpike TO point about one hun
dred yards north Of -Four Mile Run, where it
appears he was overcome by his potatons
Washington and Alexandria Railroad, where
he was run over by the train for Richmond,
which passes that point about ten minutes to
twelve o'clock, and instantly killed. 1t appears
that the COW. cal cher passed over without touch
ing HIM, and that he was caught by the coal
box OF the engine ADD dragged along the track
distance OF about thirty feet, his arm torn
from its socket, and his back broken. His
mother and step father, a man named Allen,
on their return home that same night discov.
cred the remains laying on the track and took
them up and laid them 90 the side Of the road
and notified county coroner N. S. Wright of
the accident. The coroner with the assistance
OF DR.. ID. NJ. French, of this city. held an in
quest over the body yesterday, wnen the above
facts were elected, and the jury of inquest,
through Calvin II. Richardson, their foreman,
returned the following verdict THAT the said
Alfred Hyatt came to his death from injuries
received by the train of cars on the Washing
ton and Alexandria Railroad passing over his
body on tho night of the 7th OF August 1875 J"
The scene OF this accident is not far from the
spot where John Bennett, white man, was,
about year ago, supposed to have been killed
by the cars, not without suspicion, however, of
foul play, aud when the death of Saturday
night Was first made known there was consid
cradle excitement 10 the neghborhood, and
the belief Was for short time entertained that
murder had been committed
The MINERAL BUREAU.-T City Council
OF Lynchburg has passed resolutions recon-
mendng that place as the most suitable for the
location OF the proposed Mineral Bureau, and
aso requesting the chairman of the Committee
on Immigration aud the Commissioner to cor
respond with Mr.. j. B. Brtton, and with Mr.
John S. Barbour, President of the Virginia
Midland Railroad; Gen. Malone, President of
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Company; Maj Charles Darlington, President