Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-27
THE TREASURY ROBBERY.
Trial of W ~ Oaf,umu

To day the trial of William H. Ottmsn,
indicted for the larceny of 81 .oS3 .65 from the
u. 3. Treasury In June last, receiving stolen
properly knowing it to have been stolen,
and receiving embezzled moSey knowing IL
TO have been embezzled, was resumed In the
Crimira al Court. Judge DIN; District Attor-
ney Wells and Hon. Jeremiah NJ. Wilson for
the government, and Hon. Matt n Carpen-
ter, w. A. Cook, X T. Merrick and r X.
Elliott for the defendant
Judge Olin gave his decision on the qucs-
ton Of
HALLEcK's CONFESSION TO M'CuRDY
that IL might be admitted so far as compe-
tent to prove that Halleck stole the money,
but not to prove that Gilman received Ii
knowing IL TO be stolen.
Mr.. McCurdy then took the stand, aud tes-
titled that In The jail, about six months after
the larceny, witness asked Halleck If he had
any transaction with the larceny, and he
said that he had. He asked him about
this man Gates, and Halleck said that his
tongue was tied any further than the con-
fession Of his published in the papers-that
made to Mr.. ii, o. Noyes, of THK STAR
Halleck told witness that Ii was entirely
false that he had charged him (witnessl with
the larceny. Witness told him that such
stories had been reported, when Halleck
cused him (witne of it. Witness never
the Park bank.
s-examined Witness is a married
man; resides at Laurel, Md; was originally.
from Pennsylvania; had been in the Ire as
ury since 1853; no one but Halleck I'D
money.
that lie knew of. He was assistant to the
currency teller; bis position In the Treasury
was near that of HalIeck. their desks being
close together. Witness then gave an &C
count OF his movements on the Isl and 81
days Of June. Witness left the building at
1870 tthe day the money was stolen) to go TO
Baltimore; was engaged six or seven days
there; may have had his hair cut in Balti-
more; did not exhibit a 500 DILL In a barber
shop there; first heard of the robbery while
In baltimore; went TO the Jail to ask Hal
o hfra fln 20 hat l.
concerned in the robbery; HalIeck told wit
ness that be (H.) was guilty of the robbery;
witness did lot know man named Charles
Cafes; although he told Halleck that he
knew him; his object was to see what Hal
leck said about him; witness had never been
sent to jail by the detectives here TO obtain
confession from Halleck; witness had fire.
quently put up packages to send away; some
of them had been folnd TO be short; witness
ness had not been discharged from the de-
partment for this; witness has not had a $500
Dill in his possession since the 1st of June
that he knew of.
n. o. N0yes was the next witness, and tes-
tilted as TO the confession OF Halleck; but
that portion OF the confession which related
10 OttTnan as not admitted, further than
the giving by Halleck of the package of
S4I GOO to Gilman. Witness was cross-exam-
lned AT some length by counsel for defense.
III. II. Taylor was the next witness, and tes-
tiheu that he was employed in the express
Office and was in the Treasury on the day of
the robbery Did not handle any packages
on that day.
Counsel for defence noted exceptions to the
testimony.
PEG LEG BROWNS DRAFTS.
Il, IL. CuIkiflS testified that he resides at
Saratoga Springs; was teller at the CONNER
cial Bank at that place last year. Witness
sold draft on the 9th day of July last of
Brown" which he had since heard he was
called. This draft was payable to the order
OF w. ii. Gilman. Witness can rot describe
The nature of the money he received from
Brown. n e a
TO Brown for - 800, payable to Ottman, but
could not remember what kind OF money he
paid him for il. Had seen Brown several
times in the billiard room of the hotel at
saratoga after he sold him the first draft.
The drafts were shown witness, which he re-
cogDiZed-
Counsel put In the drafts as testimony, to
counsel.
" II. Lore testified that he resides at
Worcester, Mass was teller in the Mechan-
les National Bank at that place. A draft
was shown " tneSs, which he recognized as
one he had sold stranger July 10, 1870. He
received In payment for 1T $3.50, one of the
notes being $500 note. Brown was the man
to whom he sold the draft; did not know at
afterward.
John Cooper was sworn, and testified that
he had known b. b. Halleok since 1859. Hal
leck had told witness that when he was away
rom nome on frolic ne went by the name
OF Charles Gates.
DefectiUe McEltreSh was sworn, and testified
that he arrested Halleck in New York on the
1th day of August. Mr.. McDevitt was with
him. The memorandum book found on
Halleck s person was shown witness, which
he recognized as the one their prisoner had
In his hand in the cars, and which was taken
from him. Heard conversation between
the prisoner and McDevitt in relation to the
book, which he could not remember. About
IL OF clock that night, at the central guard
mouse, Halleck was interrOgated by Mr.. Sar-
gent about some entries found in the book
de was asked how the exact amount of the
money stated there happened to be there.
de said IL was done in an idle moment, and
In relation 10 this and other entries found
there Halleck said he knew this book would
convict him.
Counsel for defence objected tn this testi-
mony, which objections were overruied.
The case was in progress when our report