Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-08-19

rllIeenLG SLTeoLS, ne met GATES. After
passing the usual courtesies with this
gentleman they walked on the avenue
together and passed the east front .of
the treasury-his object being to see if
there was any watch kept on the build.
ing they walked on towards the Presi-
dents house together, and turning
around they walked down to
MR. orTMAN's SALOON,
and found him behind the bar. They
exchanged some pleasant remarks, and
at the invitation of Mr.. Ottman took a
drink While they were drinking some
pers&n outside the bar remarked elbow
about the S47,OOOa" Mr.. Ottman
quickly replied that if he was given the
chance to stand in with the man he
would take it. BE would be willing
to accept $1,000 and let the other party
haye the balance. The thought then
flashed through Halleck's mind that he
was the very man they wanted to help
them in getting rid of the money. He,
left the saloon with the impression that
Ottman was the man for the work, and
could be secured ifproperly approached,
Halleck was not sure whether be went
back to the place that night or not, but
thinks he went to police headquarters
where he met Detective McDevitt, and
they had
A LENGTHY CONVERSATION
concerning the robbery land the parties
under suspicion as connected with it.
They then parted, and he went home,
his friend Gates accompanying him as
far as Ohio avenue. The next morning
he went and called on Mr.. Ottman and
approached him in q roundabout way
about the robbery. He opened the
conversation by saying: 'Ottman, sup
posing you could have that money to
handle, would you handle 1t and keep
it's" Gilman replied: ''You just try
me. and you will find me true blue"
Halleck said that he was perfectly
sincere in his questions, and to prove it
he would produce one Of the notes in
half an hour. Ottman replied that he
would wait at the saloon for him. Hal
leck then went to Welcker & Hagerty's
restaurant, where he had been shown
the paper and the note, and found a
party playing cards. He recognized
one Of the gentlemen, and addressed
him. He then walked out and stepped
up on the seat of the water closet, and
reaching up
TRIED TO GET THE5NorE OUT
from the place where it had been
secreted, but was unable to remove it
on account of the door. lie then drew
out his pocket~knife and made another
effort to procure the money, but failed.
Finally he made more vigorous effort,
raised the door, and pulled the note
from its hiding place. He took it and
went direct to Ottrnans, but first
stopped and took look at it to be cer-
tain that it was a Eve hundred dollar
note. Finding it sl right, he went on.
He showed the note to Ottmsn, who,
after looking at it, said, Come, take a
drink" Ottman then turned toward
the cellar-door, disappeared and was
gone about five minutes, and when he
came back he said,
''THERE IS SOMETHING N THIS"
He then told sHalleck that he had
better go home for the present, which
he did. The next day Halleok met
Gates, who said to him, "Have you
taken the money out of that place yet
He replied, ''No, sir you are the man
for that business, but have found the
third man" Gates asked who he was
Halleck reminded him of the agree
ment that he was not to be known, as
at their previous meeting Gilman had
made it condition that he should not
be known in the affair under any cirr
cumstances. Gates said, SEQ get the
money out" Hallock replied that
Gates was the one to do it. They
finally separated without any underS
standing as to who should take the
money from the hiding place. From
that time ont Halleck made a practice
Of going daily to Ottman's restaur.
ant, who, at every visit, would iu-
quire
WHY THE MONEY WAS NOT FORTH
Haleck said 1t was unsettled as to
who should get the money from the
hiding~place. Ottman, quickly said,
''Then let's beat him and get the money
ourselves" Halleck said that he would
think it over and make up his mind.
He afterwards met Gates, and they had
a long talk about the money. and Hal
leck found that they had not the cour
age to go and get the money, so he
(Halleck) made up his mind to do it,
and told Gilman so. He told Gates |
that the building was watched. The