The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-10
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Q, 1878

THE TREASURY ROBBERY.
The preliminary hearing in the case OF Theodore w.
Brown, in connection with the larceny from the Treas
ury still continues in the Police Court witness es-
tilted that in June last lie changed $500 note foo
Brown the latter saying that 0tman sent him for thai
purpose Ottman came his house afterward for tn,
note and he returned It 10 him. Ottman giving to Nt
the money which had been given in exchange
0ttman said as he did not know whether the note
good he would prefer to have it returned to him Mr.
Gilhan, the cashier of the United States Treasury,
produced the wooden box deposited by Ottman in the
German American Savings Bank in Alexandria,
Va, containing twenty nine $500 United states
bills of the 1874 The colored janitor of Pocs
Headquarters testified that the night of the day OF
0ttmans arrest 0ttman gave him note addressed to
the cashier of the German American Savings Bank, in
substance asking the cashier TO give the box to tha
bearer. ottman said to hm:-"If you attend to this
it will be big thing for you Get the box and tear my
name which is the paper inclosing il, into thou
sand pieces and will give you IS, 600 and house and
lot If you have no friend Alexandra with whom
you can leave the box,
MARK THE PLACE.
1t appears from the further testimony of the witness
he took Ottmans note but instead Of doing the
writer had requested him do he gave the note to the
detectives and accompanied them to Alexandria, where
they obtained possession of the box from the bank and
brought it to Washington, where it placed in tho
Treasury vaults for safe keeping special deposit
Another witness testified that short time before Ott-
mans arrest he filed up at the laters request check
for 81 600 Riggs Co., and obtained from that firm
for it four ST. 600 bills of these the witness
had changed at otman's request for $40 bills Tn.
entire Of $4,000 with the exception of $40, wal
afterward surrendered of the detective by
the witness
The bookkeeper of Riggs Co.'s banking house testi-
fed that Ottman opened account with it the 18th
Of July. 0ttman's first deposit was $500, and soon
aftcrward he deposited nearly $4,000 more.
Detective McDevtt testified that Haeck admitted to
him that he at Ottman's request, addressed pack.
age containing 81, $40 to Theodore W. Brown at Sara
toga Haleck further said that Otman had negotiated
for the purchase drug in Brooklyn and that
he Halleck) going to buy Ottman's restaurant in
Washington for SIS 500 The witness further testified
that when he arrested Brown he took 81 025 and
papers from him. General Horace Boughton has made
affidavit that he received United States five hundred
dollar note from Ottman in July last with which he
purchased, speculation, for Gilman and himself
railroad tickets at the time of the railroad competition.
He also received from Otman $40 900 in five hundred
dollar bills and took the money New York, where he
deposited it temporarily among several parties. OFT
anxious to invest money in the banking bust
ness and employed the witness for that purpose The
Witness llnally All money 10
the exception of $500 or 5000.
BANK TAXATION. e..
The Comptroller of the Currency has issued crcu-
lar all national banks requesting them furnish his
Office blank accompanying the circular, with the
amount of taxes paid by them State, county, city,
town other authorities for the years 1874 and 1875
II there be any assessed the stock of the banka
and paid by the stockholders themselves personal
property the Comptroller requests that the amount
of such be ascertained and enclosed with the
! turns. He also asks for statement of the amount
expended for internal stamps during the year
1874 and 1875 Such statements of the banks will not
be published in detail but the information required will
Comptroller
FAST MAIL TRAINS.
The Post Office Department has perfected arrange
ments for a fast mail train between New York and
Pttsburg which, expected will be put into opera
ton the 10th inst 1t will leave New York at half
past four O'Clock A. NJ and arrive Pittsburg at
O'Clock r NJ connecting with trains for Chicago
in Chicago halfpas six the next morning.
at St Louis at two O'Clock p NJ the following day and
Indianapolis aud Cincinnati at five O'Clock A NJ tho
second morning 1t will be postal train to Pittsburg
only, but it will not full postal service until
about weeks after it is started owing to the fact
of a complete schedule of trains being furnished only
yesterday by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The fast mail train for Chicago will also commence on
the 10th inst and will be completely organized and in
good running order from the start.