Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-11
THE TREASURY ROBBERY CASE.
The Trial Of Halleck

was continued before Judge OlIn, in the
Criminal Court, after our report closed.
Horace BOthohfsn testified that he had re-
SIDED in THIS city for four years; had know
die Of June last witness received from OFT.
man $500 Treasury note.
Here Gen. Henkle again entered hfs objec.
ZION 20 the admission of this testimony
counsel for the government fMr. wilson)
STATED mat they had traced this stolen pack
age 10 VIM II Gilman; they now propose to
Gilman handled the stolen money.
Exceptions overruled.
witness continued, stating that he received
one OF The notes on the lith June, and gave
IL 10 b. r. Gilbert To purchase railroad tick
ets Win. Gilbert brought the note back To
witness, stating that he could not pass &c.
OiiDert retained the note, end after trying at
several of the banks to have IL exchanged.
without succeeding, he finally got IL ch anged
sI. me treasury depsrtment and sought the
$4,000 of The same kind of notes. Witness
went TO New York, and IS 900 of the money
was given 10 cousin Here witness was
minded that 1t was not necessary to state
who got 1t. the purpose being accomplished
OF tracing IL through Ottman's hands Wit
ness never returned any OF these notes To
Ottman.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Henkle Did not
know the plumbers on the first note he got;
does not remember as to the character Of the
$4,000 he received, only that the money was
In 500 potes of the Treasury.
Keeper in q restaurant. On the 3lst July he
received package from Gilman; it had "A
brown paper wrapping around 1t, sealed up
witness took IL to Alexandria and placed 10
in the hands of Mr.. Rob't Portner president
OF the German Banking company.
Mr.. Henkle again objected to the introdue-
ton OF tbis testimony, and was overrGled,
after which the court adjourned.
TO DAY
the trial was resumed, and the testimony for
UFEEr 1eaFaN fNa rar Il
James q. Bennett Witness resides at
OswegO, New York; has known Ottman for
- or 20 years; saw .. at his house in that
city on the 3Oth of June last, and every day
there after until July 9Th. He arrived on tue
first day about O'Clock and left at IL.
2. Did you receive any money from OFT
man that day or see any In his possession.
The defence objected and excepted to the
ruling OF the court admitting the evidence.
Wltness.-Ottman gave him $500 bill
which witness got changed for him at the
bank, Mr. Case. the cashier, giving him the
change. He had some other money in his
hands. but could not say that they were
j. ID. Case sworn.-Witness is cashier in
the OswegO First National Bank, aud recol-
lets changing the bill referred To by Mr.
BeDnett-a $500 legal tender note. Objected
TO and exceptions noted.
James II. Reed testified that he was cashier
or the German Banking Company of Alex
andria. Witness was asked IL Ottmau made
a deposit with the company in July last,
and the defence objected aud was Overruled;
an exception being noted. Gilman made
deposit of $4,000 on July 10Th: - 500 of that
amount was draft on New York drawn by
Saratoga bank, 80 0G0 In small Treasury
notes, and of the balance there were some
$500 notes; thinks five, six or seven, and the
rest were $50 or 500 notes.
Cross examined:-The Treasury notes were
new ones; could not remember the series or
number, knows that they were legal tenders.
John Kelly testified Witness lives at $40
18th street; knows Gilman; recOllects a $500
bill being presented To witness for change in
"a a O. " IUTvza IL I'll.
for Brown for whom he had changed il, and
had an interview with Brown; in pursuance
To the information obtained from Brown,
Gilman was sent for. and he (O) came; wit
ness gave 1t back to Ottman and he retura-
ell other money.
Cross Witness did not notice
whether il was a National Bank or Treas
uTy note; had mad several $500 notes; the
question at Issue wasithe genuineness of the
note; the note was neither new nor Old; Mr..
calvert and Mr.. LunsfOrd were present at
the time, and ii was they who raised the
question as TO the geDuineness OF the notes.
George ". CulreTt testified that he was pre-
sent when the $500 note spoken OF by Mr..
Kelly was charged. 1t was between the
18th and 10th of June, about 9H or 10 O'Clock
p. m.
A. NJ Proctor sworn:-Witness recollects
receiving $500 note from Ottman and de-
posting IL In the Bank OF Washington; the
bank book shows that 1t was on the 2sth OF
June.
James Il. McDeUW was recalled, and his
cI' ss-examinaJion was resumed by General
Henkle. Witness did not say to Mrs. Bishop
(Halleck's mother-in-law) that had he
Blown HIS relation TO her he would have
evaded his duty, but did say that had he
RnSwn IL he would have preferred that some
one else had taken the case; witness did ask
Mr.. Coleman TO persuade Mrs. Halleck to
ask her husband to make a confession to
him; did lot say that he had better do it; at
that time they had no evidence whatever
against Gilman and Brown; did say at that
time that whatever he said to him (McD)
would not be used by him (McD) against
him.
The court here asked the object of this evil.
dence, and Mr.. Henkle said that he proposed
TO prove that Inducements were held out to
Halleck TO make confession-that this was
the first cOnfession-and the other confess
sions were thereby affected.
witness said that he did say TO Mrs. b.
that for the friendship he had for her dead
brother be would do all he could for him and
her. Did not say that if Halleck would make
a clean breast of 1T he would see that he (H)
prosecuted. Did not promise TO act as coun-
sci for him. May have said that Halleck
needed no counsel that morning, and that he
would act as counsel for him that morning.
He was anxious TO get confession from
him, TO find out who were the other parties.
Witness thinks that he went to Gov. Wells
witness, but H. said he would not go on the
stand: Witness told him III that he (McD)
would try and get writing from the Dis
Treasury that he would not be prosecuted if
he would appear against Gilman. Halleck
received letter from relative in Brooklyn
begging him to make a clean breast of all,
and il was for that purpose that Mr.. Noyes
was present. Witness telegraphed to Major
Richards to lock Ottman and Brown up, be-
cause he had confession from Halleck and
became convinced that 1t was not So fe to let
them roam around. Major Richards came
10 the guard house. and ne told Halleck to
tell Tie Major what he had told witness.
Wnl. LI1SfOTd sworn Witness was at
kelly's when the 500 was discussed; thinks
~ was saturday, July LIST, and Gilman was
sent for and redeemed it.
Adjourned TO Monday morning.
TIE STATIONS OF THE CRoss.-Last eve
ming an interestin ceremony took place at
St DOmlnic's (CathOlic) church, consisting
OF the formal blessing OF the stations OF the
cross recently placed In the church. Rev. NJ.
b. Fortune made a few remarks on the cere-
monial, after which he recited the prayers
prescribed in the ritual, and proceeded to
bless the stations, the procession marching
around the church and stopping in front OF
each OF the stations, when the priest
sprinkled them with holy water, also using
incense. Returning to the altar, other pray
ers were recited, and the ceremony conclud-
ed by blessing the crucihx. The Way of the
g,iu TT-1JNf foil uuoI al H.