National Republican., 1876-03-23
HAlltCE GRE OF THE ERsPBLET0Rs
FIRST MISSED IN THE EXPRESS OFFICE
Tbree Or FeGr Hours After Abstraction

Pbe tTtEI Of Hn. Il. urtnan, indicted toY The
laIcery ot SI5egJ 6S from The ID::ed States Treas
IVY in June Isst, receiving stolen money, Encviag
i. &c have been stolen, and receiving enbe:Bleti
money, knowing II 70 have been emreIEled, vas
soptiuOsd in the Criminal Cont, Jadge Uin.
When the sccused entered the courtroom, he
Tts accompanied BY HE wife, son and daughter,
mo they were assigned seats in the rear Of bis
counsel. The jSury answered 20 ihsiT names sod
OeenpIsd the usual place.
The 0overpmept proceeded to introdace their
testimony, and called Mr.. Horace 4. whitney as
the INST witness. He ies;ined that he was cur
5tney teller IN the cash room at the Treasury De-
gS1tment. and that last June the Park bank Of
New York city sent quantity Of money to the
fTeGEury for redemption, amounting to $47,09I.65.
witness reecllected obtaining that amcant from
the "a Of June lsst. On the same day sJ75, 600
was sent ou.. TIE notes in the package TO the
Park bank were numbered about 1000. while the
from as Coo TO 4, ,OCO.
NI,Des. was examined at length as TO
-HE PRACTICE OF THE OFFICE,
s,yrg that after lie Pui up the package the
tIUn division was placed with II OF his tEitDessD
6esE. puIIl it vas parsed 20 HRllecK with eiber
packages, aud be suppossd that 1: tooz the regG-
re government produced twsnty-piDe $500
BCtes, from which witness read the nOmoeTs-In
CEoss examined: HaIIsck had been in the cash
JoOm since 1869. Wines named the employees
q tie cash room, and stated that when the room
Hat open TO the public, from TO O'Clock, come
VisitUrs came into the raop. probably q dozen.
witness did not see HaiieoX seal the package;
knowledge. Could not swear that Lhs poSee
BboGn were those stolen.
Redirect: The loss was discovered Wben the
HIT Of packages was called in the express GEN.
Fauy's room below the cash room.
BY the defense: Witness hFs: talked Of this
matter to the secret service meg; thinks that he
tll1 them ahOut the NUN bers the le told
On tie stand. Witness was suspected at that
time; they suspected each ether; put up22I pack.
ages that day. In all, aoou: teed, ,Gc0 were sent
eut tbs: day. Hts Statement TO the secee: services
men vas taken down il writing st he time it was
made.
TEE sEA-ER AND D;EBCFER OF PACKAGES.
Thomas J. Philips sworn: Was employed in the
satn room al the time Of the robbery seller aud
di' ectGr Of packages; reeOIiected recsivin2 toe
package from Mr.. Roland's table and directing
Il. alter which he placed & the Borthend OF the
tatIe, from whence it was taken, as he ~ pposed
tn The TeVulsr course OF business TO the Ell Ipress
Chtee. witness was in the sflerDoOn sent for
when the package was missed, and they were sill
-etuIued and rG~sEani9et, HallecE assisting in
ns Elng the examination.
Cross examined: Mr.. IcCsrJy LEFT tbs Office
between llJ0 and l. O'Clock thSt day. Toe pack
sEe was plsced cn witness desk about 90 O'Clock
n the morning. Did not see Rslleck a: his (wi:-
BessO desk that morning. The visitors that day
eTviIIe, but they passed zen or twelve feet from
where the packages were.
placed IN charge OF ". Vance. ! recess was
tEGp taken.
After the Fecsss.
Tbe court reassenoled at tho sppoin:ed time.
Nj. Philips, recalled: When he went ou. to
get HE lunch Mr.. Hallscz was at his own table,
and was there when witness returned. He su9se-
SDen:ly went out and was gone half an hour.
CrosE-exanined; He left his own desk; did not
zee him approach witness desk; I. was a common
thing for the clerks TO 60 out TO lunch.
George rutland, sworn Was messenger in the
csshroOm on the ID Of last June: witness table
CD the end seals Of money packages after Mr..
Haileek put on the centre seal; be sealed all the
envelopes that came TO him on that day, and
then took them to the desk where they were d.
II c:sd.
Cross-examlned: Witness after sealing the
packages, took them over to Vance's and Nc
CUTdy' desks; he took a great many over that
day: left none Cd Dir. Hslleck's desk; handed
them TO Mr.. Philips; did not see what became OF
them afterwards; had no recollection of pack
age directed to the Park bank containing 81, ,OOJ
In the morning witness saw that McUurdy was
Atssi.d in directing the packages. IL was a long
Ofiee that day. Mr.. Philips was at the desk
where the packaEes were deposited between .
there part of the morning. The packages ali
came 10 him with Hallecks seal on them.
Redirect: McCurdy was at Philips desk only
short time before lunch.
a. a. Bishop sworn: Was employed
WITH ApAXs' EXPRESS COMPANY
at the Treasury DeplrtEen: on the II of jane
last. Their ottee was Immediately under the
vault Ga that day, when the money came down
on the elevator, as the packages were called
Eitness checked them of. When they got through
ali bad been checked except No. l. Mr.. Wool
WCrihs attention was called 70 the fact. Ia
one directed to the Park bank, OF New Y Ork, for
~! Geo. WcOdEorth said lie thought he had
called il. witness replied: No; you have NOT.
Vance said his book showed that he wanted the
same package. The books we're rs-examined.
There we're two OF them that came down and
SslIed Tor lse packages, and only lSj we're sent
down. The pled2 es were then sen; back 20 the
-zrss room: DIG not receive the ~. 900 package
thai day fIonl the eAsb-rUom.
Cross examined: Il WAS hrst missed th l. after
moon, and al the tlne stated. MT. WoOdwOrth
WAS the Erst to say that he thought IL had been
Ez p-css- room oy Mr.. Whiting and all the clerks
IN TIE room. Tia search commenced Immediately
after the package was missed. They then went
up s:sirs TO continue the investigation. The ex
prtss rf8ce at that time was Immediately under
TIE walt The packages were brought dOwo
piled on the elevator. They were sealed and
TUCn came down 10 the express otfice every day
20 receive money and carry /; up stairs. TUa:
Gay the packages came down Little before three
o'clock.
1T WAS LAEGE SHIPMENT,
and they were late in getting them of. None OF
the coDpsnys clerks Isft the once before the
They did not leave that night until O'Clock, be.
eaUte they wished TO see If the money could be
found.
]. q. Vance, sworn: Was employed in the cash
TCCm on the ID Of June last; occupied the cur-
Teney teller's table Witness went down to the
express office with the money that day. and when
HEs missing. There was over one hundred enve-
lOpes sent down that day. No person but Mr..
from the time the elevator LEFT the cash.room
uEtn Il reached the express eompany's room.
lfhe witness corroboEated the testimony Of the
preceding witness as to what transpIred in the
ccmpaDys office.
Cross examined There was 10 comparison OF
the packages with the book previous to their
positively who put the straps around the pack
ages, but thonght that Nj. HaIleck did it. He
3C'clUcR that the strspping took place. 1t was
part Of his duty to dol IL. They were not on Mr..
Halleck'I desk at the lime, but on the marble
counter. witness took them there and Mr.. Hal
Ieek was there at the time. Did not know
whether the Park bank packages went to the
marble counter or not. Did not Kuow what time
IN the day he was at Mr.. Philips desk Gould
EOt tell who placed
THE TICKETS ON WITNESS DESK.
II Hss usual to place them or the elevator With
The packages. Saw packages on Mr.. Phillips
sletE during the day. They were the same that
witness accompanied 10 the express ofhcs. Wit
ness directed some of the packages, but not the
one. Looked at the ticket for the Park bank
after the book had been checked of and the
package was missing. Saw Halleck with pack
ages in his hand. He strapped some that witness
held, but whether he strapped others or not wit
LesS could not say. 1t was o'clock when wit
DeEs returned to the cash room from the express
Othee. The book would show the nu nber of pack
ages that were sent down on the elevator; that
Sebedule was made out by Mr.. Woodwork. Mr..
bishop discovered that one package was missing.
By Mr. Merrick: Witness testified in HalIeek's
case.
By Mr.. Carpenter: The loss was not discovered
Until after the packages reached the express
Once witness did not know whether the miss.
tEE package went down on the elevator or not.
- Redirect: l. was not delivered TO the express
company.
By Judge OliL: Witness back was turned from
the elevator at times. and be could not seq the
elevator when in that position.
By Dir. Carpenter: A clerk might have seized
q package when witness back was turned, but did
not think IL possible.
BY Mr.. Wilson: The dis ance between the tabla
and elevator was very short. The clerks in the
express Office were at their desks, and they we're
between the table and elevator. Did not see any
Of them get up or touch the packages.
John 5. Woodwork, sworn: Was employed In
the cash room Of the Treasury Department on this
"a Of June last. Had
NoCeNNECTIoE WITH THE PACKAGES,
except gong down with them-on the elevator to
the express ofhce. Did not put any OF them on
the elevator. Call them of fu the express room
from the packages themselves. Mr.. Bishop, the
eompanye receiving clerk, had the book; Mr..
vance looked over the tickets. One package was
found Wanitng-that for the Park banE Blow
the whistle TO the cash. room. Mr.. HaIleck came
10 the pipe. Told him that there was one package
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