New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-03

Deponent personally saw. Inspected, and was &C;
by said Ingersoll Co, upon which said sums were so
paid I'll fSs @ sss spa
delivered to and received by said IngeIsoll q Co.
the passage Of Chapter $50 Of the Laws 1870 which
1ung As the Clerk Of the Board OF SUPERVISOR subse
qucu the of that act such vouchers were GER
VIII. the Mayor, A. Oakley Hall the Controller Richard
b. Connolly and the then President OF the Board OF s
such vouchers. struck wlth' the fact that they
which are presented TO the Finance Department
for payment and as required BY Chapter $40 OF the Laws
which is ia the following words, to wit "A accounts
claims for supplies or materials furnished or services
the Controller and verified In conformity with the re-
qulremens flaw aud the ordinances OF the Board OF
Suuer yi,ors" There affidavit other proof OF
the correctness OF the bills or Of the truth OF me state
men ,herein contained az to the supplies
upon their face in that Was utterly Impossible that tne
as having been fnrn shed TO the County Courthouse
could have been supplied TO or used upon any qpe OF any
dozen buildings, but were Sufficient 10 have nlcd 10 re-
plction very many such buildings as 'ho eo"hS .oi'
HOW THE MONEY STOLEN
The mode and manner in which such bills were pre-
sented and paid were a. follows The vouchers were
audited by the then County Auditor, james watson
since deceased and with his audit ihereon ana win me
audit OF the Board previously referred TO- wee ny said
Watson delivered to the bOOkkeeper with 10
prpparc the warrant. Inc
audit by the Board Of supervisors SrG ny rhe it th
of the said Board, II before April 20 1917 OF Vi he
Mayor or Controller ana i t the Sa Voucher Deponet
IA Accumulated with the signatures OF salu oHs W
br NAMES were attached to such respective
certificates auditing and certilfhR 10 We JIG
tres thereto were in the handwriting OF drespertleo
fcals The certificate Of said late County AUDITOR was
a1s& y s'a fheRFeo The 6Ookkspr tneTepon
pared the warrant and it was laid before the
ditn1v Won he
hcreupon signed the same The said audited Sonchtis
together with said warrant 80 say r Who Sb
said vouchers sudaspt uROn ' nsa there hsre
M Board of SUPERVISOR The said S Tai r wS was gh
ahv representrd bv James H. Ingersoll, and tho
vouchers were flied away IN the cupDottt LILLY ,h
S Inc Anne We're pturned the Chamberlain and
by official returned to the so% txToue8er the en-
they w Wpas he Controller books made i'm
medatey after The OF tne nserso or fo
anv other party claiming money from s.d
such upon the books gave no pd i VI w ,Te
confined to the OF the pci"ons 10 Wno ,he war
rants were made out the dan anu rr done or &
terais or supplies furnished All Of ,ald 20 the o no
said ngsrso Co. .sS T sfna%ay Bank bore the
Involvement Of SAID ingrr.o Co. signed BY ssd j. H.
Ingers Whose All The Warrants Delivered to the par
ties hereinafter named during the n ssA'h sr liSs
and
atar snecided were drawn from the puDhe treasury.
mavanent slso saw many Of the vouchers upon .wnch
n warrants were during the year 10y ana saw
sIso insnected and was familiar Win hesiy, ~ tno
~nnchsrs tnon which such warrants were issueu uunn
inc year s,o. p A. previously detailed, and such
warrants werS signed, countersigned aug ueeLra ,
tn 40 me manner and by The same ofncisr, au WIN po
same Character OF vouchers before suen omc; ~ 70
detailed, All OF sold Soucner ~ ,Ssr nso
manner unveriied without any andsvt o. ,s n
proof of their correctness, ana "ere la "A "s"Ho'
fraudulent upon their face .,,.s wsra maid nv
To said Ingersoll the following suns "tIe pau "
speb Nerrants upon such vOuchero a' 'no 'o'o"i"s
specified dates In is6g, tO wit:
1863. Anoupt
Dse Of dr.Nn
Warrant i.. .,d DriILryomE
jan IL Paid for ForT!tnre in Armoe ~ s3s so Il
Nov IL, 1883. ''''''''' su Is
jan le-ssme Dec ard q 1873 . a, IL
Peb I9-Psh Tor Shades &C.. rheek ~ psCee G,r n
Saith indOr'ed by ias'''' '.............. B.S 70
Psb. 17-P,d Furniture n Aa1S Sss M ssia IS
. Jan ~ lHS, 70 FsV u 40 ...,.,......... DsA 81
Nay i'll Paid sh ,des. Cnrtains oost 81, I.srr,o
s.as 81 4 Smith, ,'a'i.a ~ nsa %
N,y la-PsA Tor repairs ks: eheei N IN e. AcrI O.
' " lar c. Isasusd b. Inser'on Co. Ap' n sss 4,
Inn, p,S Z, ,:c.i H. In s,|. &c D H s
"' lar / CO. ndorssd BY InfsI soil 1er" "a so1 4,
D. No.. ......;; - ami ro~ns
Jana S-psS1 faTpitaIe In srmsnes 50 ..,, n m n