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city Management Excitement I'm
PSliticaI Circl-s-The Tammany
Ring DefalcatlOn IN the POST
office.
New York, September l3.-The all
absorbing topics Of yesterday were the
robbery or loss Of the vouchers at the
Comptroller's office and the letter of
Mayor Hall to Comptroller Connolly re-
questing 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 by rob
berry of those vouchers from the finance
department Early in the morning
crowds began Aocking to the courthouse
to ascertain the truth Of the reports con-
corning the robbery.
The letter of Mayor Hall to Connolly
was generally discussed in Wall street
and vicinity yesterday, and the prospect
of the disruption Of the Tammany ring
was commented upon. Late in the at
ternoon the letter Of Connolly refusing
to tender his resignation was published,
and caused general excitement. The
Comptroller was In doubt early In the
morning as to what course he should
take, and it was only after being urged
by his friends that he finally sent to the
Mayor the communication refusing to
resign his Office. ID
In conversation with q reporter last
evening Mayor Hall declared positively
that he did not intend to prefer articles
Of impeachment against Comptroller
Connolly, though OF the same tine the
Mayor expressed the opinion that he was
acting unwisely in refusing to resign.
A rumor was prevalent in the city last
night that Connolly had been arrested,
but on inquiry at late hour the rumor
was found to be incorrect.
The public interest in the injunction
case INCREASES day by day. The deep
feeling which was manifested among
those present on the previous day be-
came still more intense at the opening
of Court yesterday, owing, doubtless, to
the announcement OF the robbery of the
public documents WHICH had taken place
at the Comptroller,s Office Sunday night
Great disappointment was apparent
when the announcement was made thai
further hearing in the case would b.
postponed until this morning. Aftel
the adjournment Of Court large Rumher'
of citizens remained in the vicinity o
the courthouse discussing the subject
To-day, after the reading Of the answe
submitted on behalf of Tweed, the coun
ell will proceed to argue the case, which
will doubtless be listened to with deel
interest both by the defendants an'
their adherents and the people at large
There has been considerable excite
| ment among the employees at the post
office, and suspicious Of heavy defalca
tiona have been rife on oil sides. 1t j
said that one OF the prominent official
1 inthe postoffice department lisa delaulte
to a large amount. The Sun, this morn
| ing, says it is known that John W. MOI
ton, assistant postmaster under forme
Postmaster Kelly, and latterly superin
/. tendent of the money order department
is defaplteF IA the extent pf SlaHQQ
| lie has used this amount in stock spec
ulations in Wall street, He compounded
with the Government, however, and no
signed his position.