National Republican., 1876-03-31
TRIAL oF WILLIAM Il. orrxAN.
Hev not to Do It" Ezsmpl'h.d IN Tie
Slew Proeress Of the Case.

In the Criminal Court yes srday, before j as.iee
Qlin, the TRIAL Of W. H. Ottman vas resumed
The usual interest which has bsen n1nifestet IN
thE ease was gain apparent
Mr. r. Z. White, receiving teller OF the s ina
Of WASHINGTON, testified TO . t50o nos being p-e-
sen:ed a: his bank for change, ert, ss 1t va. cut
win knife or soDe sharp instruuenS witness
advised that IL be taken 70 the TfessIrr.
Detective NeDeTitt testihed that he acc Onpa-
MED Lawson to Alexandria on the Monday after
ottmsn's arrest. They went to attempt tae re-
covery Of the package at the bank there. Aftsr-
Esrds witnefs went TO Alexandra with Major
W. J. Donovan testified that the box was after.
wares turned ever 70 the property elerf.
IA W. ClarVoe tes.ihed 10 seeing the box fsst
a: the Treasury, where It was taSen BY Mayor
George r. Ks,rick testified to receiving the
Deteetiye NeEifresh identited the half Of the
order found In the water closet, which had been
Mr., Kitten house, receiving teller at Rigss q
Co.'S, testified that Uttman deposited in July
last at his bank 81, 500, which sftsf few weeks
George II. Boughton testified that he reserved
stto note from Ottman in July, and Afterwards
received sio,eoo in sSeo notes, which hs had
changed, and returned the money 10 him BY
draits on New York and In currency.
STRATEGY OF EMINENT coUssEL.
At this Juncture Hon. Mat Carpenter erdeav-
o:ec to prove by Boughton that 0ttmsn was
tho Court confined his questions strictly % the
wi ness' knowledge OF the detendants clrcun.
ADDED Mr sSoa want
stances, and that when he got up in the morning
he had the appearance Of one who enjoyed shad
"But you cannot always Judge Of man by his
appearance added his Honor.
The court here took recess for ff.een minntes
After the Recess
tie examination Of General BOughton=. Was re-
sumed. Witness stated that he obtained drafts
in New York for Ottman for the following
amounts: $500, 5000, 81, 500, $500 and IS so.
Thomas Philbln, sworn: Witness stated that
Ottmsp gave him a $500 note az bis place Of busI-
ness in New York, asking him to have It changed
for him, which he did at neighboring bank, re-
whether be changed the money in May, uus,
July or August, before or after the Treasury
robbery.
Leonard Whitney, superintendent OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company. sworn:
Teleg rams passed between Ottman and PeEleg
Brown in July, 1875. Witness refused to produce
copies Of the teleg rsms, but when ordered by the
court he did socheerfully. The method Of getting
at the facts which this witness knew created
entered into freely by Messrs. Carpenter, Mer-
rick, Wells and Wilson, and, hnslly, Col. Cook
took part.
Judse Wilson proposed to state what the Gov
eminent expected TO prove.
Col. Cook said q similar proposition made by
him, when Mrs. Bishop was on the stand, was
overruled by the Court.
Judge Wilson denied it.
The court said to Colonel Cook that it was
not so. Colonel Cook replied tina. the record
showed it was. The Court replied that he did
not care what the record was, and intimated
that Cook was no: good authority. This re-
iotnder of the court excited the ire Of Colonel
Cook, who retorted tina; he was the peer OF the
Court in all respects, and he did not propose TO
submit quietly TO any such reflection. He would
regret TO think that he was not more than the
peer Of the Court. An examination OF the
record disclosed
THE FOLLOWING CoLLooCY
referred to by Colonel Cook, and for which he
was rebuked by the court:
''Uolonel Cook. What propose to prove is
this, have reduced 1t to writing and will read
It."
''District Attorney Wells. object to the coun-
sci masking this statement in the presence OF the
Jury as TO what he proposes to prove.'
"Mr. Carpenter. Then send the Jury out"
"Mr. Cook was not allowed to read, the Court
dire citing that he go direct to the point.''
The court here adjourned until 10 a. m. to-day.
Messrs. L. Maurice Smith, N. H. Miller, Leigh
Robinson and other members of the Washington
bar were in attendance upon the trial and
seemed much interested in the discussion of
points Of Law by the able counsel both for the
Government and the defense.