Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-09

ing, and Officer shilling was substituted 10
watch Tor the appearance of Gilman He
had been at his post but a few minutes when
he observed Gilman crossing PannsyIvania
avenue IN the direction Of the southwest cor
ner OF 18th street. He stepped up and in
formed HIM that he wanted him OttIuan
asked fof MS warrant and Smiling threw open
his coat and pointing 20 his shield SAID that
was LIS authority. oftnan replied In at
men All been shot for dra gginG citizens fro IA
Shilling replied tha, he W as not IN his house
bus Oh the street Otthsn asked, suppose
do not - With you" Shilling r,spJini ina
heshouG trT shd take piece of him He
then asked permission to go 10 his house,
Nh'ch Shldslns refused. lie then asked To
20 10 ne once % justice Clark where he was
having some deeds made of his pr1I,er. y
This vas aSSented To, and after giving some
IlrIctiOnS 10 = uiTe Clark be asked 10 call
II TIE STAR Office On his wav - the StatiO.s
Il may be mentioned here that a STAR re-
porter who haC information of Ottman'S al
ieged connection win the case hal called at
his TeStaGrau- few minutes before these
events ~ ascertain If Ottman hat been ar
rested. The -epCrter was Informed bv the
barkeeper that Mr. Ottman had gone 10 the
country. After our paper mad gone L. press
Smiling and his prisoner called al THF
STAR Office, and Gilman asked ,hat no allu-
SioO to bis name hc made IN connection with
The arrest OF Brown, stating that me sgas in
nocent OF any part IN the affair; that he had
lived in this community for seventeen years.
ana was man OF good starting. He was
informed that the paper hat gone To press
hetOre his arrest, ant consequently his name
didnot appear He then LEFT with the officer,
and was soon IN the hands OF tie detectives
a. headquarters.
oTTMAN's PEOCEEDTNGS ~ SATrRDAY.
On inquiry il is aScegtaiJeJ that he hat
that day made the last payment Of four hun
dred dollars, in four notes Of one hundred
dollars each, on piece Of properly ~ the
corner of and 18Th streets southwest. pur-
chased about one year ago from Mrs Cat.I-
crime Nicholson, and nal obtained a deed OF
release on IT, and had another deed drawn up
conveying the same properly to CorEe.ia 4.
Gilman, Of Brooklyn. Y. \ b., Ibis sister for
the SUM al 5000. This t-1nsaCtlon ne APP
peared somewhat anxious 10 have cOrsuaa-
mated.
AIS FAILURE TO FEI BAIL.
AT headquarters he retained his seif-pCs-
session, but showed some anxiety IA lbs
looks, and at once set about procuring bonds,
which Aad been fixed by Judge Smell 81
-100.Gc0. He sent FOR several of his friends
who dropped in one by one, all signifying
their willingness 10 go his security as they
believed ii impossible that he had any part
in the transaction charged. A bout 10 O'Clock
Saturday night quite number of gentlemen
met az headquarters. and proposed tn go
with him to the Police Court and give bail
Mr.. Sargent accompanied Gilman. and on
arriving several well-knoWn men of means
were refused by Mr.. LightOn, the clerk, on
The ground that their property was lncum-
bered by mortgages or deeds OF truS I. and
only 80 800 could be cOuntei up. Those who
went surely for this amount were Messrs.
John Henderson, Samuel C. Raub. William
Kennedy. Charles f.. Tanning, A. Britton,
and Washington Naylor. This ended
the attempt to raise the amount,
the contrary 1t is stated that several
afterwards cOuntermanded their surety as
the evidence grew stronger.
ON Saturday afternoon large trunk was
checked for him at the railroad office, corner
of 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue and
soon after friend left his house with two
trgIf H.,
found in his house from Mrs. Ottman, his
wife, now in New York, giving directions To
the servant how To pack certain articles OF
furniture which she wished sent.
1t is stated that It was his intention TO
make over his fixtures and lease on his res
taurant TO Halleck, but had not time TO do so
before his arrest.
THE ARREST AND ARRIVAL OF HALLECE.
On Saturday morning. after the writ had
been served Major Richards telegraphed to
McElfTesh and McDevitt
Bring your man bn. Have You found himo
Answer AT once. A. C. r."
And just after Judge WylIe rendered his
decision Major Richards received "a dispatch:
.: We leave with II on three 2. m. train.
MCELFREsH X MCDEvITr."
A bout II p. m. Saturday night Detectives
McDevltt and McElfresh arrived in the
New York train on the Baltimore and Po-
tomac railroad with their prisoner. and pro
ceeded at once TO the Central guardhOu Sc.
where he was placed in confinement. Tn
tIittTS Sldlt IlidI dllt1 several lnefteCtlai
attempts to find him, both at the Globe In
surance Office and his mothers residence in
Brooklyn, he was found at the former place,
and at once apprised of his arrest. He agreed
TO waive the fOrmality of requiSi ton, and
started with them in the p m. train.
TELL-TALE MEMORANDUM BOOK.
On the train he was noticed To take from
his pocket a small memorandum book and
tear out several of the leaves and make one
erasure. Thinking ii time to look into that
the book was taken from him, and found TO
contain entries in several places. On one
page were entries of money borrowed; on
another cash due; oh another articles TO be
purchased, and on still another memoranda
with the top lire of figures erased so closely
that the figure ~ >" the first in the line only
was discernible. He was asked what that
was, and replied some figures he had been
making In regard TO the purchase OF a farm
for 5000 His attention was then called to
the fact that the figures were over $4,000,
when he made an evasive answer, and said
that he would explain all to Major Richards
on his arrival. The Major was sent for and
held long talk with him. but he refused 10
make any statement of facts. While the
Major was talking with him the book was
examined in the outer room. and the ca leu
latiOn appearing 10 be deduction, the fig
ureS ~ ,0JI 65, the exact sum stolen, were
placed instead of the erased figures aud the
transcript was made ae follows:
81 ,097 .65