New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-21
TUE MAYORS LAST DODGE.

THE MAYORS LAST DoD0b'
..,,,.,v rurrr FROM THE CONTROLLERS OFFICE
.NSouNCED-THE FACTS OF THE CASE
m. Ereniao Post, last evening, published
,.cO,pt Of another robbery in the Controllers ONCE
,cb vouchers for 600 are missing ana sta'ing
.x, Townsend Connolly, son Of the Controller
rspossble for them and that he has SINCE gone 10
Europe.
There is the highest authority for stating tha' tnis
to,v a. presented attack OF the Mayor on inc
Controller by which he hopes to find means to force MIN
,rom hs oce The Controller is said to be acting di
,ectly with the Committee Of Seventy In securing the
arrest Of the thief who recently broke into the Con-
,,oers Office and the following adavtts show who was
-csno,sble for the first theft:
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, Sept. 20 1871.
TO the Public: My attention has been called 70 an
article in The Erenino Post Of this evening In which It's
,ttd that vouchers TO large amount are missing rom
the Office Of the City Auditors Department The article
attempts to imphcate my only son. j. Townsend Con-
molly who was an Assistant Auditor in the City Depart
nent and who s temporarily absent in Europe Tor
the benefit OF the health his wife, and whose return is
soou expected My son only an assistant In that
Department and the charge against him Is shown by tne
afdavits accompanying this note TO be SANDER as
malignant as II is base and part OF the conspiracy OF
men having an interest which have not, In destroying
these vouchers. My was not al Assistant Auditor
un3cr Mr. Watson but under Mr. w A. Herring, who was
CITY Auditor Mr.. Watson was County Auditor
NV fist information about the loss of these vouchers
was re- cived from MI Sorrs Deputy Controller In the
Fall OF 1870 who instructed by me TO have them re-
turned had always supposed they were go returned
until learned otherwise after the death OF Mr. Watson
have further to say that the loss of these vouchers was
well known to Mayor Hall, Mr.. sweeny. and MI Tweed
immediately after watson's DEATH and as coon ae as
certaned they had not been returned very Respectfully
yours RICHARD b. CoNNolhi' Con.loie,'
City and County Of Nep York. ss William H. Virgins
being duly sworn deposes and says that he Ia clerk In
the City Auditing Bureau of the Finance Department OF
the CITY OF NewYork and has been such since the LIST
day of January that Department had charge OF en-
t1rng upon the books Of the Finance Department e.
the auditing books thereof the warrants attached to the
vouchers representing the amount thereof, duly signed
nv the Msvor and Controller that the same were duly
entered by him, and that subsequently thereto James
watson County Auditor, prior TO ana IN inc
month Of August, 1870 and now deceased came
% deuouent and said. al want the papers
(which included the wsrrantsiand vOuches Deponeht
asked him was all night. he said yes; that ne was
authorized take them. Deponent then delivered tneh
70 him. asking him, said Watson. to return the vouchers
10 him. deponent, when the ZANE were paid Deponent
asked him several times to return them, which ne
promised do, but did that annexed hereto Is
statement Of the vouchers handed TO said Watson ny de-
ponen; that all said vouchers given to said watson
are and we're vouchers for work done and material
furnished In connection with the street Department and
certified by said Department W. h "iGGiss'
Sworn to before Inc this 10th day of September, 1871
HENRY WOOD,
Notary Public, New-YOrk County.
The following statement shows the number and
amounts &c. Of vouchers paid from Adjusted Claims,
handed to James Watson, County Auditor;
q, Aug. "a, 1863 E1,5lS 30
a. l. SCHUYLER Co.. lumber, to Sept IL, 1863 eOZl2 AZ
6l,s28 SO
John ' ii. Keyser Co., materials, DC, to Nov. 3,
ESsrd Marrcner mate 3d. to Sept q 1866 1885 10
.. l. schuyler & Co. lumber to MAY H. 1859 lS52is
Daniel Berren supplies, &c, to March 70. 1870 6SS2 81
Archibald Hail. r supplies, &C.. to Dec. 1858 $500 &c
Cbas. ii. Jacobus labor and materials to June 49,
Xeyser Co., supplies &C. to Oct Is, 1863 6S0l 50
q, 1850 g22s7s OF
G. Schuyler lumber, to April 1870 l2GS7 10
30 iyS9 2s,27s %
KeSser Co., labor and materials to May 2s
s32ss "A
Robert H. clifford, disbursements to April 10,
Eeyser labor and to Dec TO- 1851 siiss IS
1867 152,24s oS
1883 1854 "a
Ingerso Co.. labor and materials to Dec 81,
1858 16S,2s7 70
iugersoll q Co., labor aud materials to June 30,
l53,3s7 on
ngersoI Co, labor and materials to Dec 81,
49, SO
Guy and County Of Nco York, ss.: Richard A. storrs
sng duly sworn, deposes and says that was the
month OF August 1870. Deputy Controller Of the City Of
Ne~fork; that be has read the afdavit Of william H.
Virgins; that he learned from said Virgins that he had
gwen 70 James Watson, then County Auditor the
vouchers referred to in the affidavit Of said Virgins that
tnefeapon, On the 10th Of August 1870, he addressed
s"'e 70 said Watson. Of which the following copy
Cuf& GEw-YORK, DEPARTMENT FINAScE,l
Y CONTROLLERS OFFICE, Aug "a, 1870.
1870 WATSON, esq, County ANditor-Dtdr SIR: Will
yvu please ace that the vouchers according the an
~ ted schedule are returned to soon possible
49,. s Important for the Department to have them In
truly, n a sTos s - . nanntY Cnn "n- sri!
THF CONTROL T Fps OFFICE