Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-22
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New York, Sept 2l--Tnc morning papers
repeat the rumor that the man who STOLE the
vouchers last week has been discovered and
that Tweed aud Hall are directly implicated In
the theft, while Connolly is acquitted of all com
nccton with the affair. A0idayts were made
against the thief last night, and his arrest is cx-
pectcd to day. The sun says the vouchers were
taken to the corner of Amty and Sullivan
streets, where most Of them were burned hut
the thieves saved some and have since tried to
backmail their employers and last night offer
cd to sell the vouchers 10 newspaper for 5000.
meeting of prominent democrats opposed 10
Tammany was held at the Cooper institute last
night, and several presidents Of VIM. NJ Tweed
clubs, members of the committee Of seventy,
members of the German democratic union COM
mittce, and the young democracy were present.
Robert b. Roosevelt, chairman, was asked by
John +. Ryan, president Of the first ward Tweed
club, if the new organization was 70 oppose
Tweed. Roosevelt replied that il would, and
RYAN left the meeting, but other officers of the
Tweed clubs remained and took active part in
the meeting. Every ward was represented, and
the statement of Samuel J. lilden, "Ihat not
only will resolutions be presented Mt the state
convention dCuOuuCng fraud and corruption,
but the delegation from Tammauv hall will be
excluded, was received with great enthusiasm.
A committee of seven was appointed TO con-
suit with the different organizations opposed to
Tammany.
The Times this morning says 1--WE are in
possession of important information, the nature
of which it would not be proper ut this time to
divulge, which assures speedy punishment of
the plundereIS of the city treasury. Before
many hours are over one, if not more of the in
famous thieves whom we have exposed and de-
nOunced, will he placed in a position where the
advice Of a better lawyer than Hall will be ur-
gently needed. In the meantime we feel COM
PEELED 10 state that Controller Connolly has
kept back nothing, aud that persons in posses
sion of all secrets fully eXoneratCd Connolly
from all participation in the actual robberieS of
the papers from his Office In fact, Connolly is
making n clean breast of it, and the public will
reap the benefit. Such nest OF thieves was
never uncarthcd in this world before, and we
earnestly hope that, before the week is out, the
state prison will open its doors to receive them"
Edwin Nj. llaggerty, iantor OF the county
court house, and Charles Balch, assistant under
Haggerty, charged with stealing vouchers from
the controllers office, were brought before Judge
bowling to-day. Superintendent kcso's atfi-
davit states that he received information that
Mary Conway, formerly in the employ of Hag-
gerty, knew something about the missing vouch-
crs; he ordered Capt. Cheney of the 9th pro
cnct to arrest her but that officer was unable to
find her. as she had been removed from her for
| mcr residence in Washington street by n man
| named Murphy, who was messenger in the con-
| trOller'S office. Cant. Cheney COrrObOrated KEEL
SOS evidence, and stated that from an investiga-
| ton of the WOman'S story he had learned that
| Haggerty and Balch were in some way con-
nccted with the robbery of the controllers office.
| Judge Bowling, at the request of District Attor-
ney Garvin, held the prisoner for examination
tomorrow.
They are charged with burglary at the control
lcr's office on the night Of the 18th inst. They
appear to take the affair cooy When KelsO
was leaving his office he said: "Now to find that
female" Immediately on the removal of the
prisoners, John Graham arrived, having been re-
tanned as counsel for the prisoners. The news
OF the arrests passed rapidly through the city,
aud numbers of the citizens came to make in
quiries. The detectives are confident of arrest
ing Mary Conway, as she is well known. The
clerk of the tonbs police court has issued sub
penas TO ensure the attendance of Controller
Connolly and the county auditor at the eXami-
nation tomorrow.
special committee OF the Joint citizens and
officials committee, to which is entrusted the CX-
animation of the city and county debt accounts
'oday reported that the total debt of the city
and county, on the 18th instant, less sinking
fund of $40 Az, $685. S97 ,2S7 ,5S7, an increase
of nearly twenty-four millions ce!January IAN
fifty millions since January $780, of the total
amount, seventy-two millions are funded and
sixteen millions payable from taxation in 1871.
The committee also examined the accounts OF
bonds on which interest is being paid, which ex-
actly agrees with that of these issues, showing
that there has been no duplicate or over issue of
city or county bonds.
W. III, Osborne, one of the subcommittee cN-
amining accounts, said it was utterly imposSi-
BILE 10 say what the Indebtedness would be by
the end of the current year. All the public de-
paTtmentS are engaged in making extensive
public Improvements. The department of
parks is upturning the parks, and constructing
boulcvdrds, and other departments are proceed
ing in an equally eXtravagant manner, and no
estimate could be placed upon the liabilities
they were mourning.
The dock commission to-day made rcquisi-
ton upon the controller for $500 600, informing
him that il it is not paid promptly, the most
important work now in progress must cease.
Peter b. Sweeney, president of the park com-
mission, to-day advanced on his personal re-
sponsibilty, SIP ,525, with which the workmeu
on parks and boulc' ards will be paid without
delay.
About six O'Clock this evening, during the
examination of the ashes Ofthe burnt vouchers,
which lay in heaps near the lanitors room,
portions Of several burnt vouchers were found
in a sufficiently preserved condition, SO that the
figures on them could be made out with the aid
of a glass.
The committee of seventy this afternoon re-
solved to ask District Attorney Garvin for per-
mission TO appear by counsel in the eXamina-
iion and prosecution, before Judge bowling, of
Haggerty, Bauch and Mrs. Haggcrty, and APP
pointed VIM. c. Barrett as such counsel Hag-
gerty is also under Indictment, conformity with
James Lynch and VIM. Lampson all Of whom
were inspectors of elections, in the United States
circuit court, on charge OF allowing about one
hundred and fifty men, whose names were not
on the registry TO vote at the last election. Hag
gerty was formerly of the old board OF coun-
cilmen. He is member of both the Blossom
and Americas clubs.
The Union league club this evening adopted
resolutions denouncing the cOrrSption of the
city government, and calling on all citizens TO
leave national party politics aside in their
efforts to ensure honest and pure administra-
ton of city affairs.
Mr. Catacazy, Russian minister, closed nego-
tiations yesterday with the propretors of the
Clarendon hotel for suitable apartments for
Prince Alexis of Russia, who is expected to ar
rive in this port about the 9th of October. The
southeriy portion of the hotel, fronting upon
Fourth avenue, will be deliberately fitted up for
the prince under the direction of the best work.
men and artists in the country.
The yachts SapDho and Enchantress will race
outside Sandy Hook thirty miles TO windward
and return in October
The yacht Sappho ran into the soop yacht
Mist off Fulton ferry Yesterday, breaking her
mast and carrying away jibbOon and tearing no
and mausail
The alleged cases of Asiatic cholera in New
Jersey are being investigated. 1t has been as
certained that a recently arrived German emf
grant woman died at Woodbridge, near Perth
Ambov last week. of disease which five
physicians pronounced to be cholera Wood
bridge, in consequence OF the report, has been
nearly dcpopulated.
Edward w. Nichols, a well known landscape
PAINTER died of remittent feyeTat Peekskill, YES
terday, after an illness of several weeks He
was ffty-one years old, native of Oxford, N.
H., and oimerly teacher of sacred music in