Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-28
THE TREASURY ROBBERY.
Trial Of w. H. Ottmau.


Yesterday, after our report closed, the trial
or william. III. Gilman, indicted for the
larceny OF SE ,o97 IS from the United States
Treasury in June last, receiving stolen
property knowing IL to have been stolen,
and receiving embezzled money knowing 1t
TO have been embezzled. was continued in
the Criminal Court, Judge DIN presiding.
District Attorney Wells and Hon. Jeremiah
NJ Wilson for the government, and Hon.
Matt ii Carpenter, w. A. Cook, r. T. Mer
lex, and X. Elliot for the defendant
that he was employed In June last In the
Adams express office at the Treasury de-
paItment; but never saw the package lost.
q, ondTses ~ Enos, In the same office, testified
mat ne saw the elevator come down on the
DAY In question, but did not handle the pack
ages. Witness did not take the missing
Defective McDe,in, sworn:-W Witness testi-
fed that he was with McElfresn when he ar
rested balleck at the GlOoe Insurance office,
in New York, and took the train for Wash
iDgton. In Jersey City Balleck asked to go
into the water closet, and witness went with
him. Here Halleck took out his pocket book
and showed witness q check and two s2D
bills; also, some pieces of silver. On the
train Halleck pulled from his pocket the
memorandum book which witness took from
n m. He at first declined to let him nave it..
witness took IL and afterwards returned 1t
10 him. Then saw him have the book in his
hand, and be appeared to be eraSing some
thlng IN IL with pencil; did not see the book
again until they arrived at the Central
gugTd house, when witness took IL from him
Wit eSs here related the conversation be-
tween them In relation TO entries In the book
a. heretofore published. Witness read to he
jury the entries Ito all of which testimony
Counsel for defendant took exception, which
were OverIuled by the Court) Witness also
related 10 the jury the explanations Halleck
mace In reference 10 the figures in thu book
Counsel for the prosecution here offered the
book in evidence, 10 which exception was
u ken ard OverTulet by the court
1fT. a &. Richards, sworn: Kuows Hal
leCK. tNltf0rfpd nv 6ofpnSH \
at about ll.30 a. m, was introduced TO Hal
leck at the Central guard-house, by McDev-
mysterious figures. Could see a and 6j of
the first lire OF figures al that time, and said
10 was the exact amount taken from the
Treasury. Halleck said the next line showed
bow much he would have received had he
stolen the money; il was divided by two De-
tective McDevitt said that Halleck wanted
TO make statement 10 witness. He did so
suisse uentIy.
AT this point the court adjourned.
sKvENTE DAY.
The trial was resumed this morning, and
MGjCT Richards took the stand, and, in an
swer 10 the defense. said he saw Halleck
about II O'Clock on Sunday, at the Central
Guard house; went there 10 hear any state
ment which he saw 1T TO make; presumed
that the Information that he was about TO
make statement come from McDevitt.
The defense claimed that the statements
made by Halleck were made because of the
influence on bis mind by NcDevitt, and the
proposed to show that inducements were held
out TO Halleck and TO prove this, they
called Mrs. Bishop, mother in-law OF Hal
leck, who testified as she did on the trial of
Halleck as 10 the promises made by McDev-
lit. Some delay occurred In waiting for wit
nesses for the defense, and the court suggest
ing that too much time was being wasted,
the Government called Detective McDevitt,
who testified as on the Halleck case, that
what he (Halleck) said to him (McDeyitD
would rot be used against him. Witness was
cross examined at great length by Mr.. Car
penteT and acknowledged that he told Hal
leck that he would act as his counsel that
day; that his (McDevitts) object was to get
told him not to get counsel that day for they
would have advised him to keep his mouth
shut. 1t was understood that Halleck was
to make statement TO Richards. Recollects
q telegram from Thee, Goldsmith which
Major Richards gave him TO hand TO Hal
leck; thinks IL was in the morning before the
confession was made.
Mrs. HdUeck was called by the defense and
cOroborated Mrs. Bishop as to inducements
made by McDevitt. Mrs. HaIleck said that
statement, and got on her knees to him, aud
finally he consented and she called in Me-
Dewitt, who said that she could not be
witness, but her mother could, and she called
her mother in, when her husband made the
statement.
a recess was taken.
After the recess Major Richards resumed
the stand and repeated the statement made
by Halleck 10 him as TO Gates.
. WHl. r. Williams testified to an interview
with Halleck the Sunday after the arrest.
L. Welcker and II. Haggerty testified that
they had never seen Gates about their plPc,
b. II. Gilbert testified that on the 1itn or
18th Of June he received $500 note from
Gen. BoughtO1.
The case was in progress when our report
closed.