National Republican., 1876-03-29
TIE oTrMAE fRIAL.
fsEtinoRy faken YsatsYdaS.

TIE OTrMAE fRIAL.
Testimony faken YsftsIdaS.
In the Criminal Court yesterday, oe'o-e his
Honor Justice OIin, the case Of W. II. Oman,
charged with having received pleEage 60 ltain--
ing S47,oc0, from B. B. HGllecR, was resu ned.
The frst witness was Major Richards, chief of
the Metropolitan police. / saw Halleek soolt II
o'clock op Sunday at the Central guard-hou3e.
Went there TO hear any statement he nigh: Lave
to make. Ipresume NcDevitt told me that H al
leck wanted 20 make q confession.
The defepse claimed that the statements msde
by HaIleek were made because of the influence
On sis ,d mind BY MspsTitt and the EVIDENCE iva. vas
that induce nents were held Out TO HalIeeE.
arrest; went there in company with my daugh
and Detective MoDeyitt In the latter's carriage.
urged and entreated Hallsss 70 maze conies-
u he contested 10 McDevitt he would be pnt upon
the witness.stand, and not prosecuted. NcDeyltt
was plefent when urged HAllscK to make the
confession. Iput
NY ARMS ABOUND EALLRcK's NECK
and imploIed him, with tears IN my eyes, for the
sake Of his wife and child. to tell MeDeyit. all he
knew, and thus get himself out Of the difi ;ulty.
Halleek then told me he would make the confess
sion; ] was induced to pursue this course as
MeDeyitt had todd me that he was q friend OF my
and supposed he would do all he could for my
Detective McDevitt, svo,n-I told Mrs. Bishop
and Mrs Hslleck that If Ralleck would make
confession would not use It against MIN on the
witness stand. was requested BY Ma1or Ric1-
was alone with HaiiecE at the time Of the comics.
sion never told Halleck that If he made con-
festion he should go "scot free" Mrs bishep
begged Halleck to make q confession.
TO this the counsel for the de'ense objected, the
objection being overruled by the court and ex.
TO ali the confessions Of Haleck, counsel arguing
that the taint Of the first confession 10 McDeyitt
"a teiearans MAS then introduced from Hal.
leck's brother.in-law. Theodore Goldsmith, to
Treasurer New, urging the latter to .persuade
Halleck to make the confession: told Halleck
! would endesvor to have the District Attorney
make him O witness, and endeavored to bring
this about, until learned that he Po,ti vely re;
fused 70 testify against any one. Halleok seemed
anxious to make the confession. l spoke to
Ralleck first about the confession: was re-
quefted by Treasurer New and Major Richards
TO obtain q confession II could.
On the crossexRm!n8tiou lively scene was
enacted between Senator Carpenter and Detect
i've McDevitt. 1t was evident at the conclusion
that both counsel and witness had more respect
for each other than when the examination COM
menced.
Mrs. Bishop, recalled: knew Theodore Gold
fmiIh to bo Halltcs IS brotherin. law.
Lulu HsIleck, sworn: am the wife Of B. B.
Halleek; j WEE at the Central guard house the
Sunday after my husbands arrest; went there
with McDevitt and my mother in McDeyitt's
sand be ss
and affection he bore my dead brother he would
do all he could for my husband; he advised me
not TO let my husband send for counsel, that he
would act as counsel for him; that II ne woull
make confession, he
SHOULD 60 ''sCor FREE"
no telegram was shown my husband by Major
Richards or McDeVitt on the morning when 1
induced him 10 ma ke the Opfsssion.
The court here took recess for hiteen minutes.
After recess McDevi:t was recalled, and re-
am Of the opinion that was alone when Hal
leck made the confession, but II is possible that
his wife aid Mrs. Bishop were there also.
At this iunct1re a war Of words occurred be-
tween his Honor and Col. Cook, but peace soon
regained her supremacy, and everything went on
as smoothly as placid srream.l
Major Richards recalled, and repeated the con-
iession OF Halleck. Ipromsed him no immunity
from prosecution to induce him to confess. Hal
robbery he met man Of the name of q. Gates
at Welcktr & HaEgerty's saloon, and that
Gates had told him where the si7 ,oOo package
was. Ealleck then went among some old bottles
- williams sworn: 1 am employed in the
cash room of the Treasury Department. saw
HaiIeck alter his arrest at police Ghesdguarters
on Sunday. As l approached him he shrRnk
away. He stated that he had suffered the agonies
Of hell, and that his poor little vile was nearly
dead, but, added Halleck,
81 WILL HAVE TO STAND IT."
/ told him the boys at the Treasury were sur
prised at his conduct. He said he ad no knowI-
edge OF other packages which had been stolen
from the Treasury.
Peter Welcker, sworn: 1 am a restaurant
keeper. never knew man Of the name OF q.
may have been in our saloon.
David Haggerty, sworn: Inever saw man at
our saloon named q. Gates, though possibly he
might have been there and l not know it.
b. F. Gilbert, sworn: l know General Bo1Zh.
ton. l received q $500 Treasury note from him
and endeavored to get It changed, but failed;
tried at several banks, but without success. 1t
was afterwards changed by Mr.. Lowry, at the
Treasury Department. 1 saw HalIeck in the
guard. house, after his arrest He alluded to q
meeting be and Ottman had in New YORK. Hal
Ieck said he asked Ottman for some money, but
the latter said he had given IS, 900 to General
Boughton, who had ''gone back on him." but
that he (Ottman) would lose it out of his half.
Detective Sargent, sworn: interviewed Hal
leck In the guard-house He said the figuring in
the little red book was put there to show what
in the robbery. Halleck told me all about q.
Gates, and how he had revealed to him the
whereabouts OF the package. After Halleck got
through with his statement he told witness that
be felt much better; that he had been suffering
the tOrments Of hell.
W. II. Wilkening, sworn: / keep q saloon at
Ottman. He came to me on the Slss OF July last,
and delivered me
CAREFULLY.sEALED PACKAGE
which deposited in my bureau that night, and
the next day took IL to Alexandria, where gave
1t to Mr. Portner. l do not know with certainty
that the wrapper in the possession Of the prop
ertymsn was the one that contained the package
left with me by Ottmau. On the 9Th or 7th Of
August again met Ottmsn, and told him what
had done with the package.
A. NJ. Proctor sworn: know w. H. Ottman;
saw him on the day Of his arrest at the Balti.
more and Potomac railroad depot. He told me
he was under arrest, and asked me to take
drink, which l did. i went with him TO polIcs
headquarters. He gave me order to get
package ior him In Alexandria. l went for the
package, but did not get 1t, and returned Oitman
the order.
At this juncture his Honor adjourned the court
until 10 O'Clock to day.