New-York tribune., 1871-10-23
THE RING ROBBERIEs.
THE ACCOUNTS WHICH THE RING KNEW
TO BE FICTITIOUS.

THE ACCOUNTS WHICH THE RING KNEW
TO BE FICTlTl0UR
LIST OF THE VOUCHERS eroLEN BY rWRRD's
FRIEND HAGGERTY-TRE VOUCHERS FOR
WHICH WARRANTS wERB FORGED AMONG
THE MIsSING-ALL THE EVIDENCE AGAINST
THE RING NOT TAKEN
Immediately after the robbery Of the County
Bureau Of the Department Of Finance, In the County
CourtHouse Sept TO- tho emyloyes were instructed
to prepare list Of the missing voucheRs with such de-
tails % could be CLEANED om the records retained by
the Controller. These lists wcro completed after some
delay but were withheld publication unn the pres
ent date They embrace about 8 largo pages
of foolscap, and contain, among other memoranda
the dates on which the vouchers were drawn the names
of the persons who rendered services or materials 10 tho
local government tho character OF the materials or
services and the totals Of the vouchers There are a'S
vouchers miSsng the totals Of which represent an I'm
mense sum. great number represent many small
amounts for contingent expenses such as cleaning the
county Offices and courtrooms, etc. Many
also represent legislative, executive ana ~
dicial salaries. Others were for charitable
appropriations to the State LunatC Asylum, haSdaen
Asylum, Nursery and Chids Asylum, Juvenile Asylum,
Asylum for Idiots Coroners fees, &C. largo amount
Of fraudulent claims undoubtedly represented by
vouchers that came under the head Of adjusted
elaims" and which contained numerous souvenirs OF
those Industrious and modest charging uadesmen, Gar
| vey, Ingersoll and their colleagues.
Numerous items In the list represent vouchers Tor
"expenSes OF Albany In relation to the TaxLevy Of 1897
For these "expenses" Richard B. Connolly charges
$3.50 81 James Watson Gate County Auditor ESQ., and
another gentleman, t699 lo
| Under the head of Counsel Fees and Expenses In
relation TO Taxation Of Banks" there are charges for
counsel, As2s CO.. for clerks t21oo. Inclnded tho
list of clerks the Of Watson County Auditor
Joseph B. Young Clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors E
A. Woodward, Cornelius Corson Of the Bureau Of Eec-
tions and champion sinecurst and Others These latter
are scattered Through the list and have appended TO
them sums Of money ranging from eceo TO soJoo
Ono voucher dated October 80 1862 represents charge
By Cummings Il. Tucker as superintendent Of Con-
struction Of the County House, for t2ek77.sA
This Tucker was formerly PRECEDENT Of the Belt Railroad
and was appointed Superintendent Of Construction with
| fee of Der cent on the expenditures.
Prof. r. Ogden Doremus is charged with N,loo and
| q, 200 for two chemical analyses.
c. Cavansgh, another Of the small army Of trades
men sustained by the local government Is represented
by voucher dated August 1869, for carpcnternS"
county buildings and offices Oct 16 TO a. 1888 1854 d.
County Auditor James Watson figures as tho recipient
of payroll dated Jan. 1862 for mechanics laDorers
etc. amounting to Thus the old story Of robbery
and crimnalsnegligence makes itself apparent through
out the long list OF the stolen vouchers-not single
indication that watchful servant has hterfered to
frustrats the spoaon Of the City treasury. Appended
Is detailed statement of tradesmen and others who
more deeply abstraction Of the vouchers
It will be that most Of the suspicious bills have dis
appeared: