The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-10

EVIDENCE FOUND DUPLICATING THE ACCUSED
PARTIEs-A PORTION OF THE STOLEN MONEY
REcovERED-oTTMANs RECENT FINANCIAL oP-
MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE METROPOLITAN
POLICE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August O. B75.
1t having been ascertaned that Gilman, one of the
parties arrested for the larceny of the SAT- 900 package
from the Treasury Department recently made heavy
special deposit in the Germania Savings Bank of Alex
andra, Treasurer New and General Spinner to-day had
an interview with the President of that institution,
during which he consented that the officers should
anime the of the package left by Gilman The
examination showed that it contained twenty $500
bills, amounting to $l4, 800 The package sealed
and had Ottman's name upon it. The money
brought to Washington, and this afternoon Major
Richards and Chief Detective Caryoe called upon Treas
New and handed him the package After being
counted 1t was again placed in the custody of Major
Richards to be used evidence against the accused.
oTTMAN's
ottman has been for several years well known in
Alexandria and is a stakeholder in the bank in which
he made this deposit and also heavy stakeholder in
the Shipyard Company and other enterprises there
1t ascertained that 0tman deposited with Riggs
Co as follows:-July 49, check of the Commercial Ma
tonal Bank of Saratoga the First National Bank Of
New York 81 O00 July rs, check of VIM Bryce Co.. to
the order OF j. e. allet on the Phoenix National Bank
of New York for So 500 check Mechanics National
Bank of Worcester for $3.50 and that these have
been checked out July 2S Ii has also been ascertancd
that Gilman purchased establishment in Brooklyn
y. Y, for ,000 where nc proposed
gage in business, and making arrangements
10 this end when arrested. Mrs. Halleck and Mrs
Gilman wives of the accused parties at Police
Headquarters to-day, and had long conferences with
their respective husbands
Hallcck is still at Police Headquarters but will be
taken before the Police Court tomorrow with Brown
for preliminary examination. Writs Of attachment
against Ottman's real and personal property having
been issued ut the instance Of the government the
Marshal this afternoon executed them, Selling his
three houses horse and carriage. diamonds, &c worth
probably $20, 600 and closed his restaurant About
$40 600 of the stolen notes have thus been recovered
OTrMAN ARRAIGNED.
Ottman in the course of the morning appeared with
of his counsel, X X Elliott, before Judge Smell
He waived preliminary examination, when Judge
Smell, after hearing the statement OF District Attorney
Fisher to the character of the offence charged and
the participation OF Ottman in the larceny required bail
in the sum OF 800 OOO in default Of which he
mitted.
DR. Blake chairman Of the late commission to count
the money in the Treasury disclams the credit given
him in the newspapers of having first directed suspicion
against Haeck He says the entire credit is due to the
metropolitan police detectives for encrgecaly bringing
the facts connected with the Treasury robbery light
and for the arrest Of the parties implicated.
The employees In the cash room at the Treasury De-
partment have been watched in all their movements
since the robbery committed; but to-day owing to
the arrests they feel scnsibly relieved from
picOns which may have attached " any Of them and
express themselves accordingly