The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-08-26
THE s47, 900 LARCENY.
HAIIECK,S STORY.


THIEF-HoS HE GOT INTO THE sTATrER-
EMPLOYMENT OF oTTMAN-HIDING PLACE
oFTHE NoSEI-DIFFIcULTY OF GETTING 1T
CHANGED.
Recently Halleck made the following
statement OF the robbery and its connections
10 representative of the Ma
tional Republican: He states that
no was not tue original party who
stole the package. A few days after the
pacl<age was taken IN was over to Welcker
& aagerty's saloon, and while there he
noticed that a man was watching him close
lv. Finally. the stranger came up to him
and put his hand on his shoulder and said,
/ 'Cons: let US take drink" He was some
what surprised at being so familiarity ap-
preached. The man said, is not your
name HsileckF" lie replied that 1t was.
He then asked, "Are you the one who seals
up packages OF money in the Department.
/ He replied. "Yes." He said, "Let us have q
drink" He replied that ne would. He
then said ''What is your manner" To which
the man said, &C. Gates" They then
entered into conversation about the rob-
berry The stranger SAID, suppose 1 can
tell you VITO took the money" Halleck
thought be might be suspected, but made NO
reply. Es kept on talking. and finally the
| man drew him one side aud said conhden-
tally. suppose this package can't be found,
(EiaiieVie =, would De be willing TO stand in
| with she party in that case and divide?"
Halleck thought II Ae could get any informa-
ton from BIN 20 give the department he
would DO 70, and therefore answered i'm
fnedisselY, ! will stand in with you" He
said: Nov, | mean business, and to show
you that I do I'Il sho~ you something"
Thew were standing in front of some barrels
st the time, and he motiOned him to one
side. He said: ~ will shoy you one of the
notes" He took him to r9e water closet
and pulled cut
A wAD OF PAPER
rolled up under the door casing. It lorheo
like an ordinary piece OF paper. and snow
ing it he remarked: "That is re OF the
notes." HaIleck did not ioucp 'ne package
but they walked out 90 IT, lroht door TO-
gather and seps~-'ed't-e' naAs an aP
o;-t,,o-t 70 heet neg day at the same place.
T.,,o.,. zen went 20 the Office and was
g ooresderablY excite, but did not say any
-hng about it, not having
looked at tE he note seno,rt Next t, day be
O'Clock, and won't with him, and be showed
where the pscsage was. 1t was hid in one
, OF the vyater-stosets the third closet on the
east side OF he Redemption Bureau, in the
east front Il the building. He told Hslleck
that If he would put his hand down be
, would feel package with rubber strap
around Il, and he might do so; il would be
all right. Aalleck did as he was told and
felt the pcksge, as he had been told he
would, Which he found was on q sort of
, coping, in he side of the closet They then
left and wllked down the south front of the
, TREASURY Ogether. He asked If he (Halleck)
was satisfied that it was package of money.
lie repiid that he Thought it was. He then
thougEtd making report of this, but his
reason or not doing so was that public
. npfV.rt, Cnoincf hn
department which deferred him from doing
so. III afterwards said tn Hslleck, "HOw
shall 70 arrange this matter? What shall
we do" Halleck replied that as he was a
strangr to him, it was better that no shOlld |
get tb package himself, and that he could |
bediteted TO place it in some safe place. !
He aked Hslleck if ne could get any money I
charged 10 the office. Halleck told lim !
thstle did not think he could, although he
was handling money; that he might be
wsghed. Eie then asked would it be a good |
plaI for them to take it out and give it TO a |
thi1 party, when
| DIVISION COULD BE MADE
AROUND. Haileck thought moment. and
sd he believed it would be good plan.
II said, "You find your man, one that ca II
b relied upon" Halleck said, ''IfI do find |
no don't want you to know him, as no
| acre than two should be known in the
Transaction" He agreed to this and to tax
Ing the money out, fixing the day for it to be |
Hone a few days afterwards. They then |
separated and Hsileck returned to the Office. |
after thew had been conversing about haitian /
hour. He resumed his duties at his desk, |
thinking about the matter all the time /
After be got his dinner be strolled out and 1
took awaik toward the treasury department. |
On the avenue, between the Fourteenth aud |
Fifteenth streets, be met Gates. After pass
ing the usual courtesies with this gentleman |
they walked on the avenue together and |
passed the east front of the treasury, his T.
object being to see if there was any watch |
kept on the building. They walked on to.
wards the presidents house together, and |
turning around, they walked down to Mr..
Ottman's saloon, and found him behind the |
bar. They exchanged some pleasant re- |
marks, aud at the invitation of Mr.. Ostman /
some person outside the bar remarked |
"How about the Si7,OOO?" Mr.. Gilman |
quickly replied that If be was given the /
chance to stand in with the man he would |
take it. He would be willing to accept |
81 COO and let the other party have the |
balance. The thought then ilashod through |
Hslleck's mind that he was the very man
they wanted to help them in getting rid of /
the money. He lett the saloon with the i'm !
preston that Gilman was the man for the !
work, and could be secured il properly ap- |
preached. HalleclS was not sure whether he |
went back To the place or not, but thinks he |
went to the police headquarters where he
met Detective McDevitt. and they hal a
lengthy conversation concerning the robbery
and the parties
UNDER SUSPICION,
as connected with il. They then parted and
he went home, this friend Gates accompany
ing him "a far as Ohio avenue. The next
morning he went and called upon Ottman
and approached him in a roundabout way
about the robbery. Heopsned the converse
by saying, "Ottnaa, supposing you could
have that money TO handle, wohld you
handle it, and keep it?" Ottman replied,
"You just try me, and you will find me true
bIue.n Halleck said that he was prafectlv