Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-09
Important Developments To day.
HALLFCK.S CONFFssTnN.

Important Developments To .day.
HALLECKS CONFESSION.
Halleck, IL is stated to-day. made a full
confession yesterday. The authorities deem
ii proper TO withhold ii from the public for
the present, but the substance of it, so far as
inc man ner OF the robbery was concerned, is
rs follows: After his understanding with
Gilman, the latter came to the cash room of
the Treasury and, of course, stood outside
the counter as II waiting TO be attended TO.
IKE other persons having business TO trans
act there. At a convenient OppOrtunity
Halleck, who was inside the counter attend
Ing 10 his business, quietly passed the pack
age out TO ottoman, who put ii in his side
pocket and departed. Not long afterwards
Haileck went out and Joined Ottman at the
owen House, where they took dinner to-
gether.
OTTMAN's SPECIAL DEPOSIT IN ALExAS-
DRIA.
Having learned last night by note which
Gilman cOvertly wrote in his cell and tried
to get out, that he had money on deposit in
the Arlington Bank at Alexandria, Detec-
lives McDevitt and McElfresh proceeded
there early, and asked the cashier to hand
over TO them any deposit made by W. IL.
Ottman, when he replied that while anxious
TO serve the government he wanted TO be
right and would have 10 decline to do so
without authority from the Treasury Off
Gals. Mr.. McElfreSh remained at the bank
while McDevitt returned to this city with
Mr.. Portner, the president, and Mr.. Eich-
man, one of the directors, and informed Ma
ior Richards of the state of the case, when all
repaired TO the Treasury department, and
laid the case before Mr.. Spinner and Treas
urer New. Mr.. Spinner at once wrote an or
der for the delivery of the deposit 10 Major
Richards, remarking to Mr.. POrtner that if
the money was not in $500 bills he did not
wish IL.
TWENTY-FIVE $500 ELLIS RECOVERED.
All then took the train for Alexandria, and
presenting the order the package was pro-
duced, and on opening il twenty-nine $500
bills were counted out, making S1i,5OO. 1t
was wrapped up in brown paper package.
and after the count il was handed To Major
Richards, who, with McDevitt and McEl-
fresh, arrived at police headquarters at lis
o'clock with the package in his hand. This
Will he retained by him until the trial of the
parties. Major Richards, with the officers.
repaired at once To the Treasury department
10 report progress.
Gilman has been for several years well
known in Alexandria and is a stockholder
in the bank in which he made this deposit,
and also heavy StockhOlder in the ship
yard company and other enterprises there.
HOW THE MONEY WAS PACKED.
When the detective officers We're handed
the money package in Alexandra, the out
side appearance looked very much like
wrapper containing a small fancy box, quite
nat, about nine inches in length and four in
width. The wrapper was in brown paper,
ard was scaled with five black wax i'm
pressions. ON the outside was the super
scr1ptiOn "Wm. II. Gilman" The whole
was tied with string OF ordinary Irvine.
When the paper was removed "A box was dis
closed. This was quite fiat, and the lid so
completely covered it, thai il looked ike one
piece. The box was made Of pine wool ana
evidently both il and the lid was hewn out OF
a common piece NJ pine with lack
knife. The liQ was fastened with "A success
sion OF wire tacks. On removing the tackS
were found the twenty nine S5O1 bills, which
fitted into crevlce just large enough to re-
ce1ve them and small piece of the EVENING
STAR, which was wrapped around the
money. The entire arrangement was the
handiwOrk of an ingenious head. il is sur
missed that il was the intention Of Ottman
first TO have buried the box, but that he af-
forwards changed his mind, and depoSi ted il
III the baDk at Alexandria.
THE BOX AT THE TREASURY.
At2o'clock to-day Major Richards, Chief
Detective Clarvoe, and Detectives McDevitt
and McElfresh called at the Office of Treas
urer New and presented him with the box
containing the recovered money. Gen. Spin
ner was in the room, and when he saw the
box said, "Ah, gentlemen, that meant bury
in case of trouble Said Treasurer New 10
Gen. Spinner, "Well, General, suppose you
feel better over the recovery of this amount
which had gone astray than the millions
which have not been lost" To which the
General replied, "Well, this is what / have
been waiting for to turn up, and am glad
they have got the thieves"
Treasurer New then sent for Mr.. Whitney,
who counted the money, and announced the
III
hundred dollar bills-twenty- nine in all. The
money, after being counted, was az ain placed
in the custody of Major Richards, TO be used
by him as evidence against the thieves.
GEN. SPINNER HAPPY.
Learning of the arrest of these parties, Gen.
Spinner at once repaired to police head
quarters and congratulated Major Richards
and the detective corps for the success of
their work. remarking, good humoredly that
he didn't care On for the money, but
wanted TO see the id thieves punish ID for
the trouble they had given many of his
clerks, who were honest men.
MRS. OTTMAN
returned TO this city this morning, having
been sent for by telegram by her husband,
stating that he was in little trouble ami
she has remained at headquarters all the
morning. She seem quite detected, and up
to O'Clock had not been permitted 10 see
her husband.
MORE OF oTTMAN's PLANS.
The officials at the Treasury this morning
ascertained that Mr.. Gilman has received
several heavy drafts from New York and
one from Worcester, Mass, through Riggs &
Co.'S bank during the month of July. IL ia
believed that this money came from parties
who have been showing part OF the money
at different points. 1t Is ascertained that
Ottman had purchased an establishment In