Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-29
The Tammauv Frauds.
ras VOUCHER THIEVES UNDER AEslsr-sTRoSG
EVIDENCE AGAINST THEN

Tih VOUCHER THIEVES UNDER AERLsr-sTROSG
EVIDENCE AGAINST THEN.
Aeiiayi,s against Che persons believed 10 have
committed the recent voucher robbery il the
controllers Office were submitted by Cout0l.e-
Connolly, wednesday night. upon which the
suspected parties were arrested Thursday. They
are Edwin VI. Hscgerty, j4uitor Of the county
cour- house, Charles Balch his assistant, aui
Mrs Hsggerty. the vie Of the former person.
HsEge7ty ana Ba'ch were brough; before Judge
DoWling Of the Tomts police court. S1perinten-
dent ke.so made ar atiiavit stating tlst he re-
ceived information that sl-s. Mary conway. who
was formerly in the employ Of Hsgserty, knew
something about the missing vouchers, anl or
Gerei Cap. Cheney of the 9Th precino, u Ar
rest her but that oii,sr was unable 70 dai her,
a. she had been removed from her former resi-
deuce in Washington street by William Murphy.
who was 3 messenger in the controllers oitce.
Capt. Cheney corroboIated Superintendent kei-
so's evidence and stated that from Al investi-
cation Of the Eomans story, be hal
learned tkst HaEge-ty and Bach we're in
some Esy CONNECTED with the robbery Of
the controllers oth,e Judge U0wiiuz.
ST the request q District Attorney GArviu
hell the prisoners for examination, upon the
charge Of having committed c burg sry in the
controllers cftl1e on the night Of the llth. They
appeared 20 take the affair coo.ly B.,ca
s-0utly denies that be had anythin. 20 90 with
the burglary. he says he .s:i the building at O
o'clock on the morning Of the robbery. The
evidence sgsinst the arrested persons was
furnished by Controller Connolly, sud il very
conclusive in f1iug the theft upon Haggerty and
Balch. When Haggerty AMI his wife founi that
Mrs. Conway knew Of the robbery, they threat
ened TO sho1t her, ami sac, knowing tha; Mr.
lrn1nifv .eefleaT ff e.utr IN Pa -.f,
hery, went 20 him and toll h.m the whole story
She ssys that she saw the papers taken by
Haggerty. While B.lch sept the door open,
Haggerty went 10, gathered up the vouchers,
took them up stairs. burned part Of them iu the
stove, and placed the rest in bae and carried
them aWsy. Mrs. Conway's testimony Is cor
roborsied by the afiiavit Of William Murphy,
night Natchman ST the courthouse, who sss
part Of the proseeiiugS, and who. ~ the request
Of Controller Connolly, brJugh; Mrs. Conway
before Judge Ledwith.
News Of the arrests spsesi rapidly through
the city, and numbers OF the citzsns's commit
tee Of 20 came 10 make inquiries I; appears
that Tweed and Hall heard that Judge LeiEith
had issuei orders for the arrest OF Hsggerjy and
Baleh, AMI arranged 10 have them brought be-
fore Judge D5w.ing, who Is Tsmmsuy judge.
instead OF Judge Leisiih, and. upon The ah-
dAyit Of Capt Cheney, Judge Dosing issued a
warrant for their arrest. TINS movement detea,e ed
the purpose Of the citizens committee, but Thurs
day afternoon Judge Leiwiti issued a war
rant for the arrest Of Mrs Haggsrty upon the
charge Of aiding Balch and her husband Tle
arrest Of Mrs Haggerty viii virtually give
Judge Leiwith complete control Of the in
ves;igsiioD, and sfiiavits now IN possession Ct
the citizens committee are suoh as 20 establish
the guilt OF the parties. Hagserty is also unde-
Indictment. coniojntly with James Lynch and
William LAmpson, 81 Of WHOM are inspectors Of
elections in the United States circuit court,
upon the charge Of allowing about $50 men,
whose names were not on the registry, to vote
At the last election. Hazgerty Was formerly a
member OF the Old board OF counoilmeu, snl is
member Of both the Blossom and Americas clubs