Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-10
WASHINGTON.
The S47, 900 Robbery at the
Treasury.
Ottman Committed in Default
of Bail.
The Whisky Men Probably No
to be Prosecuted.
An Interview with Col. NOrmiIt
of st. Louis.
The Cash.RoOln Robbery.

The Cash.ROOn Robbery.
WASHINGTON, Aug 9.-NO time has
bees fixed yet for the preliminary examina-
tions Of persons arrested for larceny Of the
$4,000 package from the Treasury Depart
ment. Ottman has employed Richard 7.
Merrick as counsel, and an effort will be
made to have his bail reduced, but the
authorities demand bonds. Ottman re-
Gently made a heavy deposit in hank in
Alexandra, and the officers have gone to
secure the money. The employees In the
cash-rOOm in the Treasury have been
watched in all their movements since the
robbery.
The President of Germania Savings
Bank of Alexandra, where Ottman has a
SPECIAL deposit, had al interview to-day
with Gen. Spinner and Treasurer New, and
has consented that officers shall examine
the contents Of the packages left by Ottman.
Oftman Committed.
OHInan appeared to-day before Judge
Smell and waived preliminary examina-
ton. The Judge after bearing the state
ment Of the District Attorney, required
bail in $4,000, in default Of which Ott-
man was committed.
The sealed package bearing Ottman's |
name, which was deposited in the Alexan-
dria bank, having been opened, was found |
to contain twenty-nine $500 bills. The |
package was taken to Washington. De
teclives expected TO recover 10000 more !
to-day.
About $4,000 of the money stolen from
the Treasury has been recovered. This |
evening the Marshal seized the property Of
Ottman, and closed his restaurant. The |
whole amount taken will probably be re-
stored to the Treasury.
The whisky FizzIe.
Special 70 the Chicago Times.
Col. J. c.. Nomile, Of st. Louis, the |
prosecuting attorney for the State of Mis- |
sCuri, man perfectly familiar with the |
local politics OF this State, stopped in |
Washington yesterday, on his way to the |
White Sulphur Springs. Mr.. NOrmile's |
cficial position and intimacy with the lead |
ing politicians Of the West enable him TO |
speak with unusual accuracy. The Times |
correspondent procured an interview with |
Col NOrmile during his briefstay, in which |
the Colonel spoke very freely on the sub
iect. Said he: 81 am as sure as l can be |
that the government will never prosecute |
any Of these cases against the distillers. |
They will make severe examples Of the |
revenue officials who we're dishonest, and /
in this way purify the service; but you |
may be sure that the prosecution will 20 (
no further"
ssDO YOU think Mr. BristOW would be a
party to any let up" was asked.
'NO, I do not. feel perfectly well as
sured that Mr.. BTistOW is honest in this
matter, and acts in accordance with his
views OF properly discharging the duties Of |
his office. There are enemies of his who
say that he favored the Kentucky distillers
in this raid, and it was made for political
capital, but l do not believe any Of the
stories"
swell, if Bristow is honest, now are
these prosecutions to be avoided"
0BristOw, in my opinion, will not be in
the Cabinet al the end of the year. l have
it from the very highest authority, an
authority that 1 cannot question, that he is
very obnoxious to the President and that
if Grant could get rid Of him without
making a martyr Of him, he would not
neglect to do gO.n
f.Do Won mean that the administration is
not anxious to push these cases?'
s'They wish to do anything but that.
You know the history Of this Whisky
Ring. Ii was organized in 1910, in the
campaign against B. GTatZ Brown, in our
State. The President took such an inter
est in the election Of McClUg that he
wrote personal letters 10 his adherents
there. and changed a number Of Federal
officials for 30 other purpose than carrying
the State for the Republicans. This Whisky |
Ring fraud was organized for the purpose
Of using money for election expenses. II
proved such a mine Of wealth that it was
kept I'D afterHard for the personal benefit
81 rrf 20 /
become very wealthy, and as they are all
Jolly good fellows, who spend their money
very literally, they are very popular"
Col. NOrmile here gave the reasons why
he was certain that there would be no sue
cessfnI HrOse rutiDns. Said he: 'In the tlrst
Mace. the administration does not desire
It. am certain some OF the
SubOrdinates Of the white House
are connected with this business. There
may be difficulty in proving it, in actual
documents, but 1 have moral certainty
that one Of Grants pets stood in as one OF
the sharers Of the profits as one Of the ring.
You see that all Of these ramificatiOns must
not be shown up. BristOw is honest in his
intentions, but he will not be allOwei to
carry them out. l know BristOw will
make a great struggle to secure one or two
convictions, but l am sure he Will fail,
simply because he will not be given a
chance.
The Treasury Thieves.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The arrest of the three meI-Brown,
Otman and Halleck-Charged with. the
robbery Of 1900 from the Treasury De
partmeut, occasiOned considerable excite
meDt here. Bail Ia the case OF Ottman
and Brown was fixed at 100000, and SO
popular was the former that this morning
his friends had very nearly succeeded in
raising that amount. But the confession
of Halleck, which was made this aftsrnOOn,
has led to the withdrawal Of most Of those
on his bond. Haileck, in his confession,
saws Ottman planned the robbery; that be
took the money and carried it TO OttmaE,
who has since had the custody Of it, he
(HalIeckj only having received few hun
drad dollars from Gilman. Hallecks con-
fession does not connect Brown with the
robbery. The Treasury Detectives are
vprv much chagrined that the local De-
tecfive force should have worked up this
;;.nDortant case to a successful issue. Very
iitt5.a of the money has yet been recovered,
49, tt,o detectives expect 10 recover $500
fo-nigbt- Other parties besides those ar
-osta5 are uno.er suspicion, and will proba-
bly, be arrested tC-InOIIO"'
THE IIRF.