Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-10
A recess Was here taken for ef,een po,n.

A recess was here taken for fifteen min.
utes at the expiration Of which,
Defec'ire Mc HIfresh vas sworn and teStiaeI
"a tn what occurrei at the Central gard
house when he was present TIE admissions
of Halleck In relation tn the figures we're
stated Ia substance a. above. Witness re-
minded Hslleck that the figures CORES po1d-
ed with the amount Of the Treasury robbery.
HsIleck laid 81 know that hohk Will coa-
vict me-" AT police hea quarters Hslleck
stated that he didn't care SO that Gilman
got his just deserts
al The Globe insura' c. office New York
Mr.. Il. + GRbert testified that after the ar
rest Of Haileck he went to police heafq
tiers in eonpany With McDevitt, when the
latter asked Halleck To make the same state
ent to witness that he had to him (McD).
Halleck stated that Oitman had told hi m
lHalleckl In New York that he hal given
General Boughton - 600 of that Treasury
money, and that he had gone back on him
(Ottmanl
John Y. Dom testified that he first met
Mr. Halleck on the Monday after his arrest.
He went there In company with a gentleman
from Boston. Halleck remarked to them
clean breast of the thing, and that he didn't
care so that Gilman got his just deserts, as
he bad beat him.
H. o. Noyes was the next witness, and read
the confession Of Halleck. a pu blished In
TIN STAR August 10th, 1875
BT. Hooper was put upon the witness
stand In prove that Halleck had travelled
under the name Of Charles Gates when ne
was en- q lark away from home
TIE case was In progress wnen our report
closed.
CGMMFNCEMs MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY Lincoln Han
WIS n le1 last evening with brilliant ant
lCnce assembled To witness the exercises at
the fifty fourth annual COMMENCEMENT Of
the medical department. OF the Colum hian
University. Thu first part of the prog -anmA
consisted en- ir " OF music. which was well
rendered by Weber's orchestra. and the Sc
leciions " ere pleasing I'D appropriate. Part
second opened with a "Grand march, re-
specially dedicated 10 the class of 1876 by
Prof. Weber. Prayer followed. and then
more music, after which the degrees were
CONFER ed After the PLAYING of the "Cen-
tenDial Waltz" Prof r.. T. FrisJOe made an
address, TO the graduating class. which was
full of interest and instruction. and was well
delivered. The valedictOry was del vered by
Charles l.. Dana, NJ. D., and was really a
mastery prOCucf ion. of which his friends
were justly proud. More music followed
after which the benediction was pronounced.
The floral contributions were numerous ami
handsome. The graduates are: William VI
Bsckus, Vermont; Tarleton Fl. Bean. Penn
sylvania; Charles l. Dana, Vermont; Her
vie A DobsOn, New Ork; Robert = Dive
New York; Charles ii. ] Lirskev Virginia
Samuel j. Newman, Maryland; Charles ]
Nourse, Maryland; Eemes b. Rankin, Dis
trict Of Columbia GustavuS T.. RirtZ Dis
trict of Columbia; Robert W ShufeIdt. ir..
District of Columbia; Charles Smith, Mass
achusetts: The officers of the class of rs are
Arthur Griffith. president; E. X. REYNOLDS
vice presidents WIN. F.. Rice, secretary; Will
liam NJ. Backus, treasurer.
HoDNETT's "CENTRAL ORGANIZED"
COMES TO GRIEF.-HOdnetts Central
COucil Labor League" last n ght adopted a
resolution "that George w. Stewart, central
organizer be expelled from this boty for ap.
prOpriating the funds of the organization To
his own personal use. and for blackmailing
the citizens of the District of Columbia In
the name of the organization" Sterling
Hester was appointed to take Stewards
place. on behalf of the cOlOred people of the
District, as central organizer.
MRS. CLOSE, raTty to the divorce case
mentioned In THE STAR a few days ago.
wishes TO have IL stated that there was no
truth IN the recent publications in reference
TO the matter hey ond the fact of dismissal of
her suit by Judge Wylie, and that there is
nothing in the official record TO sustain the
charges of intidelity AGAINST her.