The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-14
The Excitement Increasing.
The Arguments Before the Courts
Yesterday.
LabOrers Demanding their
Pay, Stopped by the
Injunction.

absorbing topics yesterday were the
robbery and the loss Of the vouchers al
the Comptroller's Office and the letter oI
Mayor Hall to Comptroller Connolly,
requesting his resignation. There never
was such excitement in political circles
in this city as there was yesterday in re-
gard to the questions at issue on the city
management and the loss 10y robbery Of
those vouchers from the Financial De-
partment. Early in the morning the
crowds began fiocking to the Court
House to ascertain the truth of the re-
ports concerning the robbery. The
letter of Mayor Hall to Connolly was
generally discussed on Wall street and
in that vicinity Yesterday, and the pros
poets Of the destruction Of the Tam
many ring commented upon. Late in
the afternoon, the letter OF Connolly,
refusing to tender his resignation, was
published, and caused general excite.
ment in political circles. The Comp
troller was interviewed in the morning
as to what action he should take, and it
was ascertained that only upon being
solicited to do so by his friends that he
finally sent to the Mayor the commune
cation refusing to resign his office. In
a conversation with a reporter last
evening, Mayor Hall declared positively
that he did not intend to prefer charges
of impeachment against Comptroller
Connolly. At the same time the Mayor
expressed the opinion that Connolly
was acting unwisely in refusing to re,
sign. A rumor was prevailing in the
city last evening that Connolly had been
arrested, but on inquiry at a late hour
last night the rumor was found to be in
correct.
The public interest in the case OF
Foley against the corporation increases
day by day. The deep feeling which
was manifest among those present on
the previous day became still more in
tense at the opening of court Yesterday,
owing doubtless to the announcement
of the robbery Of the public documents
which had taken place at the Comp
troller's Office on Sunday night. Gen.
eral disappointment was exhibited when
the announcement was made that the
further hearing of the case would be
postponed until this morning. After
the adjournment Of the court number
of citizens remained in the vicinity OF
the Court House discussing the subject.
To-day, after the reading OF the answer
to be submitted on behalf of Tweed,
the counsel will proceed to the argu
ment of the case, which doubtless will
be listened to with deep interest both
by the defendants and their adherents
and the people at large.
The arguments in the case Of Foley
an others VS.. the city officials, was con-
tinued this morning. The court room
was we'll filled. Mr.. Bartlett, counsel
for Tweed, read the affidavit OF Laler
in reply to charges made against him
individually. He deposes to acting in
conjunction with Connolly and Sweeney
as the Board Of fApportionment in fixing
taxes on city property, apportionlng the
same, and setting apart such property
as would be necessary for the re-
demption of bonds falling due this
wear. Mr.. OGorman, corporation coun-
sci, then read an affidavit denying all
allegations made against Tweed as a
city official, and all charges connecting
him with others in obtaining money from
the City Treasury, for any purpose OF
sustaining or maintaining monopoles.
Also asserting that he is not connected
with the Leader or Transcript news
papers or the New York Printing and
Stationery Manufacturing Company
He admits his connection with the New
York Printing Company up to April
1870, but since then his connection has
ceased. He denies conspring to secure
money from the City Treasury, or that
he has removed any Of the barriers OF
checks for protection from frauds in the
Treasury. He denies that j. Ii. lnger
soil was ever his confidential agent or
served as such. He denies tina. any
certificates for the payment OF monies
have been signed fraudulently with his
knowledge.
At the close of the reading, Mr.. Strap
pen, one of the counsel for the people,
made a motion that the Injunction
already issued, be continued until the
desire of the counsel be made known
ON this matter. He opened his argu
ment by saying that the atfidavIts
nroyed that in 1869 and 1870 the de-
tendant was a stockholder in the COM
pany mentioned. During his speech he
was several times applauded, which was
suppressed by court. He alluded point
alIy to the mysterious disappearance
of the vouchers at the very time when
warted; he pointed out that while the
Comptroller denies that the Board o.
Apportionment set apart anything tol
the redemption Of the stocks falling
due this year, both Mayor Hall and
Tweed assert to the contrary.
The laborers on the Boulevard, to the
number of about five hundred, assem-
bied in the new Court House to-day
and demanded their pay from the
Chamberlain. He announced his ina
b;Iitv to satisfy their demands, as th'
Com ptroller had refused to sign the pa!
rolJs The Comptroller claims that h'
ia stopped from signing the rolls b,
Judge Barnard's injunction. Curses
- ond deem were heard on al
sides, and at one time it was feared ina
a demonstration would be made agalns
the Chamberlain's Office, but stroni
force Of police which had been sent IT. 10 !?
nromptly checked the movement: TN
noon the men were partially Paclnea Q.
The Assurance that they would receiv
-; ,onev vbether the Comptrolle