Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-29
THE TREASURY ROBBERY.
Trial eff II. Gilman

NeSterd ay, after our report closed the trial
Of Villa II j. Gilman. Indicted for the
larceny of A OgI - from the United SAFES
Treasury in June last. receiving stolen
property knowing 81 To have been stolen,
ard receiving embeZzied money knowing IL
10 have been emDeZZIed. was continued IN
the Criminal Court. Judge OIin. preside
District Attorney Wells and Hon. Jerenia 10
~. wilson for the government, anu Hon.
rick and II X. Elliot for the defendant.
". r. u tAeggtag testified 70 Ottman coming
10 his place of business on 1th street on the
3iSt of July, and leaving a package which he
represented as valuable, which witness on
the following day took 10 Alexandria aud
placed in the hands OF Mr.. POrtner, saving
that Ottman desired tEat IL be placed in tie
vault Of the German Banking company.
a. u P7CcsOT testified that at police head
quarters Gilman asked him to 20 to Alex
aLdTiS 10 get package for him; did not
Know what 10 was; Ottnnsn gave him an or
der addressed To Nh Reed. cashier 81 the
bank; vert hut did not get the package On
Sur day told Gilman the result OF the visit
and vas requested 20 go again: went again
but was unsuccessful. Came back and re-
turned The order 10 Ottman. in a small
room adjoining the water closet in police
headquarters. After handing the order To
prisoner. heard a noise as OF the water closet
handle goiDg NJ and down. McElfreSh came
IN at that time, said something To Ottrnau:.
did rot hear what 80 was, but afterwards
heard McElfIesh say that's too thin"
Eighth Day.
The trial was resumed this morning. ant
,lchu Y. DaJH testified as to the admissions
OF Halleck on Monday after the arrest that
lie took the moEey.
r. Il. Mics testified to HaUeck's adrnis-
siOns IL the presence OF his wife. and to his
saying that he would take no steps to bring
Gates 10 justice. for he did not want to briug
others IN, and supposed that he would have
u suffer. he stuck TO Gates having got the
most OF the money. and admitted that he
had got StG0 OF the amount. HallPck admit
Ted that he gave the money TO Gilman. Tx
cepttOn noted Witness. On cross eyaunin-
alton. said ne called on Halleck at the r.
quest OF his mOther-in-law Mrs. Bishop, 10
md out the facts in the case. This was on
Monday morning did not know that Hal
Ieck had made confession on the previous
day.
OTTMAN's ALEXANDRIA PACKAGE.
Robert PaTfner testified 10 a package being
brought TO him on the3lst OF July last by Mr..
Whitening. which he said OttIIan wished 70
De deposited with the German Banking com
Of the company. Mr.. Proctor called on him
Tor the money on the Sunday following, but
lhey would not open the bank. McEIfreSh
and McDevitt came on the same day, about
=. O'Clock. and showed a part OF an order. but
they would not deliver II to them. The fol-
lowing day q cOlOTed man nameI Michael
Lawson whom he identifiedl called with an
order, but 10 was not delivered to him. Wit.
ness identified the papers which were around
the package.
Jones IL Red. cashier OF the German Bank
ing company, testified to package being
delivered 10 him on the Tuesday prior to the
arrest of Ottman, and identified the wrap
Pers: A colored man called for the pac kaye
on the Monday following, and produced an
order, but DO was not delivered.
Mr.. POTtner was recalled, and identified
paper sent TO him at the same time the COL
Ored man presented the order gned by Ott-
man.
The case was On trial when our report
closed.