National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-14
rREAsuRY ROBBERY.


with ropbing the Treasury in June las: Of 81 ooO
was resumed before Justice Olin in t1e Criminal
Court yesterday The testimony TO- the prose-
cation was contin %, and the Distrie. Attorney
offered in evidence . telegram to ]. z. Mes.
Treafurer. dated New York, August s: "Siy TO
HaIIeek all friends desire him 10 make clean
breast" signed, "Theo. Goldsmith" aud it WAS
admitted by defendants counsel that sIeh dis
psteh was received. Mr.. whiting wss recalled,
and expressed his opinion thar all the NOES in
the package held by the proper m N" were
genuine. A witness, who was
ApRoITIY LOCKED Up IN THE JAIL
with Hslleek, was next put upon the stand. His
name was W. W. Hall, assistant TO Chief Wash
burne, Of the secret service This witness was
brought TO Washington six weeks ago, and
and embezzlement He soon ingrstiated him.
self int the confidence Of HallecE. who made
him . eopfidante and poured into his willing ears
the 81, 600 package. witness did not know BY
whose order he was put In the came cell with
General Henkle objected to any more comics.
sions from detectives, bu. the Court overruled
the objection, and the exception was noted.
Witness continued his statement as follows: On
Thursday evening, when Halleek returned from
the court, he talked about the trial, and
that he could tell him come things which he had
never before told. He then went on 70 say that
and gave il 10 Gates; that McCurdy went GU: In
the corridor and met Gates, 10 whom he gave II.
Gates CARED It to the papsr.room, and concealed
81, where &c remained for q day or two. Halleck
further stated that up 70 that time be did not know
who had taken the money; that day or two after
TO hin IRsiiecE1 and said MeUurdy had sent him
CGates) to him, and @ stes said they had the pack
age concealed in the Treasury building, and to
s0oE s 10 %ecEef s.osu
when they went to the wster.closet, and Gates
took from the roof OF the water closet $500 note.
Gs;sr who put i: back from 1hs ace he had taken
II. HaIleck told GStes that he must move the
package or # would be discovered, and directed
Gates to remove the package from the paper
room ts the water closet in the Treasury.
HLLLEcK TOLD WITNESS THAI GATES
moved the package, and he (H.) went and saw
where It was concealed and felt the money In It.
A day or two afterward Halleck said be told
place, and Hslleck said that he unscrewed one OF
the seats and placed the package behind some OF
the lead sheathing OF eopln II remained here
age out Of the building, and witness did not like
to take IL out himself. They talked the matter
over, and Gates Suggested that they dad third
was dangerous to take in another person. One
evening In Ottman's saloon he heard the robbery
spoken Of, and HsIleck told ostmsn that he had
some knowledge; that he knew the whereabouts
OF the package, and after some conversation
Gilman said: "If II is sure thing (O.) would
Ike to be in;' that H. then said he would con-
and got the nose out snd took it to O:tnsn,
WITH WHOM he SHOOK HANDS,
because there were others present. and passed
the note to OStman, who went out and returned,
saying 1t was all right, and Il was ARRANGED that
Ottman should come to the Treasury at 2 o'clock
the next day. Gilman met him as agreed, and
he tH.) got the package and gave It to Ottman,
who Te1 t away with Il; sevsrsidsys si.er ste,
he told him that he did not have the package,
bat McCurdy had, be thought. Gates finally
said If Halleek would give him the $500 note tn a.
he (G.) would give up his claim to It. Halleck
went TO Oitmsn and told him what be had prom
Used, and OttDon said, "Let Gstes 90 70 hell: he
rams ed to meet Gates at the E66itt house drug
store. O:tmsn said that he did not have the $500
note; that he had
GIVEN 1T TO "PEG Leg BROWN
to change for him.tThey then took another note,
and ir was directed to Charles Andrews or An
derEon, and they Started TO the drug store (Ott-
man and he) to see Gates; but Gates did no: keep
Ottman's pocket and destroyed the envelope.
few days after Gates asked him for the money,
and Halleck, stating that he was going TO New
YORK; they made an arrangement TO meet there,
but they failed. The next he saw Of Gates was
after he III. } was in custody in New York and he
motioned for him to leave, and when in the depot
he nudged Gates saying, 81 am pulled" and
Gates got of in double quick. Halleck said Gates
was working on farm near Athens, New York;
was q man OF about I'VE feet seven inches, thirty
years of age, wearing sandy mustach. Hslleck
told him that before his arrest he had heard OF
the arrest of Brown, aud wrote letter to OF
man 20 "work carefully;
SEE SIGNS IN THE sKIEs;'
did not post It, and this letter with another he
threw into the river while crossing; that one 500
bill he had in the band Of his hat, which the de
tectiyes did not find when they searched him
he slipped from q roll Of $40 bills while the
off1ceIs were examining some silver he had and
concealed It in his shoe; HaIlecK also told him
L. 49,, hal
stating that he had purposely changed some o.
them, and that he frequently walked up the
Avenue, saying, I'm worth tas,Ooo" Laugh
yesterday about the same as the preceding ont
Cross.examined: Witness was known IN tn,
prison as james Fletcher; had been an assistant
In the Pittsburg district Of the secre. service
before was hotel-keeper, and previous thereto
an oil speculator, in which he got busted; neTel
was prisoner before.
DAVID M'cURDY, SWORN:
Il was employed last June in the cash-room in the
Treasury Department; my desk wss1ko. 4;
have known HslIeck In the neighborhood OF sever
Usual ADDRESSED pacEaSes, prepsrnS them ' 10
shipment and making myself generally useful;
lett the office at ll30 g. m. on the I'd Of June, anc
went to Baltimore to count the money In the sub
Treasury in that city heard that HaHeck hal
accused me OF taking the package, and went Il
see him In jail; he exonerated me from havin.
had any connection with the robbery; ! was dis
charged in July and resppointed; Halleck toll
me in Jail that he would no. Ialk about his cas-
unless in the presence Of his clunsel; Haleck ais
told me in Jail that he was connected with tn
David Hsggerty. sworn: 1 know HaIleck;
never knew or heard Of 8 man namsd Charlie
Elmer Washburne, sworn: l am chief of tn
secret service division of the Treasury Depart
ment; l sent a man TO Athens TO search for z
Gates.
witness discharged)
district Attorney Wells here announced that
THE CASE FOR THE GOVERNMENT WAS CLOSED.
Gen. Henkle then made the following motion
which was SyeIIuIed: ~ ,o-s
United States VS.. Benz. B. Aalleck. The de
fendsnt by his counsel now comes and moves tn
testimony Of Major Richards, John Sargent
| Henry Noyes, J. q. Deem, b. F. Gilbert, Geo
| McElfresh and W. L. Williams as relates to tn
sion to Detective McDevitt on sunday mornin
at the Central Rusrd. house, in this city, for til
| reason that some Of said confessions were imms
diately after the confession to McDsvItt, and tn
| Government has offered no evidence showing o
tending to show that the Influence which induce
| the confession to McDeVitt had been remove
| from the mind Of the prisoner.
MRS. SARAH BISHOP, SWORN:
| 1 am Mr. HsIIeck's mother in-law; remembe
| when read in the evening paper of the arrest
| Mr.. Halleck. Mr.. McDevitt came to our hous
on the morning Of the Sth Of August. He sal
| that If he had known that Halleck was my sol
| in-law he would not have worked up the cas-
| against him. At Mr.. McDevitt's request wer
| with him in his carriage to the ststfon-houst
| where begged Mr.. Hslleck to make the COME
| sion. Mr.. McDeyitt told me that he had ev
| dence enough TO convict Hslleck, and that II
would make confession he should be put on tn
| stand and not prosecuted. McDevttt said to Mr.
| Halleck, You may look upon me as q brothe
| and will do all can fer your husband" II
| said Halleck should go 'scot free" If he woul
| tell me all he knew.
HARRY COLEMAN SWORN.
Twas at Halleck's house when McDevitt cam
| there to persuade us to make Halleck make
| confession.
OIin Wilcox, sworn: am a clerk in the Secon
| Auditors ONCE in the Treasury. ! never kne
anything against Halleck prior to the Treasur
| robbery.
Henry L. Sherwood, ESQ.,, sworn: am q Iawy,
| by profession. have known the defendant f
ten years. Halleck's reputation was good befol
| the Treasury robbery.
E. NJ. Bryant, sworn: know Halleck. H
reputation for integrity was good prior to Il
Treasury robbery.
| IAdam Fisher, sworn: am clerk in the Lar
Once. Halleck's reputation as q man of inte
rity was always good.
The evidence Of the defense was then closed.
The court then adjourned until 10 q. N. to-ds
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