Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-11
THE LATE T-aEAsURY ROBBERY.
Hearing i'm the Case OF II. w. Brown.
The G oreru.,ent fgoses ;rs (ase.

L Le preliminary hearing Of the case OF The
rSfore W. Brown, charged with Ottman and
Halleck) with the larceny OF sf7 ,O9-.65 from
the United States Treasury on The "a day OF
June last, was continued after our report
closed yesterday afternoon in the Police
Court, before Judge Mills-Messrs. Wells
and Wilson for the government, and Mr..
Vim. A. Cook for defence.
BROWN AND OTTMANS'S CORRESPONDING
BY TELEGRAPH.
Mr. Morell, assistant manager OF the West
em Union Tele graph. was called 20 furnish
certain kilograms which he produced under
protest. They were read as follows:
WAsHIEGToN, ID. Gully II, 1875.
r. W. Bro'r11, Grand HOtei Saratoga Springs,
Ne'0 lork:-Come on. Answer;
sARAToe. spp1xas w T. TO i0T = Ialy
Wtn. III. OttBl0a, 1903 Pennsylvania areal,e,
Washington, ID. C:-Your business can be at
tended TO now with greatest dispatch; send
This dispatch was marked: ..Deliver at
once" Following IL, is the skeleton of a dis
patch from Saratoga, dated July is, and adj
mia avenue; signed, b. w. L. The full dis
patch is in the Saratoga Office.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 81.
n. ". BTOarn, Grand HOtel Sara ogd Springs,
NtIC IOTk:-Uow are the races coming off?
w. II. OTrMAN
Then is another skeleton of dispatch for
Sarded from the Boston Office to Ottman
ard signed B. w. T., and dated July ., 1873.
Then there are the following dispatche
WASHINGTON, ID. C.. July 24 1875.
y. ". BTotrn. Grand Hotel, SttrGtOga springs
NtC lCTE.-l am waiting for full returns to
come 10. VIM. II. OTTMAN.
WASHINGTON, ID. G, July 26, 1875.
r. ". BTOlgn. Grand Hotel Saratoga Springs.
N,U 1oTE:-When and where can You meet
me in New York? Can't explain writing.
VIM. Fl. OrTMAN.
SARAToG A, July %, 1875.
Nm. III. OtfllGn, 1908 Pennsylvania are1l,e
Washington, d. C:-Meet at Barnums on ar
irving in New York on Monday morning
train. II. w. b.
r. ". BrO'f1I, Grand Hotel, Saratoga Springs.
NeIc YOTk:-Intend to leave here on Sunday
night for New York. Wanted to have al nty
business fixed before started.
CLOSING TESTIMONY FOR THE GOVERN
MENT.
Detective George McElfresh was recalled,
and testified that he searched Brown at po-
lice headquarters, August 5, and took from
him Il ,056.
Cross-examined:-One note was a $500 bill;
turned the money over TO the clerk at police
headquarters; could not swear to the money
II be was to see ii.
Defective John l.. Sargent testified that he
saw Brown when brought to police head
quarters; had a conversation with him i'm re-
gard to the robbery; witness said il was n
bad position for Brown TO be in and asked
why he did not come out and clear himself;
because these parties were in trouble IL was
no reason why he should not come out a nd
get the strength of it; Brown replied that
Gilman had been friend to him in time OF
need, and that he would go TO prison before
he would squeal.
Cross-examined:-He said nothing more
than that remark.
The prosecution here closed its case
Mr.. Cook said he could not proceed for the
present until the pleas filed were answered.
ana the papers he had requested of the pros
ecutiOn produced.
district Attorney Wells said that they
would be prepared to file an answer to day
and the court adjourned, fixing the continu-
ance Of the hearing for o'clock this after
noon.
THIS AFTERNOON,
the court was opened, when Judge Mills an
nOunced that in consequence of an agree
ment between counsel on both sides for a
continuation the further hearing would be
postponed until next Tuesday at O'Clock d.
m. The prisoner was not brought out TO day.