The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-26
THE NEW YORK TROUBLES.
THE QUEER STORY OF THE STOLEN
VOUCHERS.
Latest Incidents OF the War on the
Ring.

ring.
| The New York papers continue to be laden
with facts, rumors, interviews and specula.
| tions connected with the great municipal re-
| form squabble now in progress In that city.
The Sun gives the following account of the de-
lection of the burglars who stole and destroyed
THE MISSING VOUCHERS.
Edwin N. Hagerty Is the janitor OF the new
courthouse. He lives In the courthouse, and
! mis- wife has for long time kept vegetable
| stand in Washington market. Their rooms III
| the courthouse are on the second floor above
| the Comptrollers office, and Immediately
above the Common Pleas courtroom Tney
occupy four rooms, spendidly furnished oy
! Innersoll & Co., at the expense OF the city. On
Sunday morning, September 10. Mary Con-
way, servant employed by Mrs. haSerty, WHO
slept in one OF these rooms with Mrs. Hagertys g
child awoke between six and seven o'clock.
While she was endeavoring TO quiet the chhd
she heard the slamming OF door, followed oy
a crash. She got up in her nightcothes, ana
went out into the corridor. Hearing noise,
she went down two flights OF stairs 10 the moor
below, and saw Charles Baulch, the head
Iatchman, Knocking at door and calling Tor
Mummy. another watchman. She noticed
that the door of the auditors room was open.
She then went back to her room. and began to
dress herself Mrs. Hagertv came into the apart
meIt. and told her that 1t was early ana Lnat
she had better not be in hurry ABOUT getting
up. She answered that as long as she was up
she might as we'll dress herself, and Mrs. Hag-
erty lett.
THE ROBBERS.
Alter she was dressed she went down stairs
a second time and saw Mr.. Hagerly coming
ont OF the auditors office with his arms full OF
omen, These papers she describes as being
ibick bundles, and tied with black ribbon or
tape. Mr. Hagerty brought them up stairs
and threw them into the range. Mrs. HaSerty
made the remark that these were some ola
papers that Ed. was burning. She then went
10 her room. Soon aiterward, going out III
the hall TO get scuttle of coal, she saw man
gninG oTi down stairs with pllow-case filled with
Similar bundles. Bauch was acting as con.
ductor to the man, who didn't seem to know
his way ont of the building. Soon atterWard
sbe noticed the corridor full of smoke, and
went into the kitchen. The walls were black
ened with smoke, and are biackened 10 thls
day. She found the range jammed with docu-
ments which had not been torn from their
hnndies They were packed so tight that
thew would not burn. Mrs. Hagerty stood in
front of the range raking them out with po-
ker and endeavoring to reduce them to ashes.
She complained TO Miss Conway of the mess
| they made. She aiterward saw Mrs. HaSerty
take three or tour pals OF burned papers ron
the range and empty them on pile OF ashes
the attic miss al sh haS no She
not even suspicious that anything was
wrong. On the following day, however,
she learned of the robbery In the comp
troller's office. She made up her mind that
Mr.. Harerty and Mr.. Baulch were the robbers,
and on Tuesday evening intlmated as mnca
| to Mrs. Hagerty. The latter asked her wnaL
she had seen, and she told her. sne tiien
urged her to keep still, and threatened her II
| abe should tell anybody what she had seen.
Meanwhile Mr.. Hagerty had gone to Saratoga,
| in company with one of the police commission
era He returned on "Wednesday night. HIS
wife told him what Mary Conway had seen.
On Thursday morning he went to Miss Conway
and told her that he did not want her 10 ie,l
apy ftae old men or women about the build
inc what she had seen. as Baulch was only
doing what he did for hum, aad lie was dong
it for another man.
ANOTHER WITNESS.
Miss Conway was terrified. She knew that
| the comptroller was accused OF steaiins lne
papers. and she had reason to believe That she
was the only person besides the thieves VINO
| knew ANYTHING about the real perpetrators.
| On Friday, however, Mr. Murphy, the night
watchman in the comptroller's office, came up
stairs and asked her II she knew anything
about the robbery. Murphy had his suspicious
aroused By the extraordinary actions oil Haser'
| ty and Baulch when he had come upon them
mneYnectedly upon the night Of the robbery.
Although at the time re suspected nothing
the news of the robbery atterward caused him
| TO think 1t worth while to try II something
could not be learned of the missing papers ur
| stairs. Miss Conway was afraid to commll
herself, but she threw out some hints Whicn
caused Murphy 10 believe himself on the
right track. He pressed her for more
Information, but at that moment she
thought she heard Mr.. Hagerty's ster
on ihe stairs. and the TWO hastily separat
ed, she going into her room, and Murphy re-
| treating down to the comptroliers once. ne
afterward returned up stairs, and asked MISS
| CONWAY 10 mention the subject TO no one unu
she saw him again. Miss Conway became
more and more troubled over the affair the
more she thought of it, That same afternoon
she met Mr.. Hagerly's brother Mark. who Is
an emp,oyee OF the mayors office, ID lht
building, and told him the whole story Ht
begged her to keep quiet about 1t OF theI
| would all be arrested. But on Saturday niHh
| last she could stand 1t no longer. She went &c
Mrs Hanerty's stall In the market, and tolt
| her that She was going TO leave for few days
until the trouble would blow over, for feal
there would be- an arrest, and Sne would 0t
held as a witness. Mrs. Hagerty tried to rea
| son with her, but she was obstinate. ana lax
ing q few clothes. she went 10 the house OF
| friend at No. 95 Washington street.
WHERE THE POLICE COME IN.
Meanwhile Mayor Hall had made his on
slaupht upon Comptroller Connolly. basing i
upon the assumption that the comptroller wa:
pililty of the robbery, and asking for his resiS
nation. Mary Conway is an honest Irish girl
She ia a devoted Roman Catholic. Her con
| science troubled her. She knew that Mr.. Con
molly was Catholic. and that he was UNJUST!
charged with the abstraction OF the vouch
ers. She determined 10 let him know the
whole truth With this object in view
abe sent for Mr. Murphy. told him wha
she knew, and expressed her readiness
| 10 90 to Mr.. Connolly and give him all the In
formation in her power. On Tuesday Mar.
Conway met Comptroller Connolly according
to appointment. The comptroller was aston
ished. On Wednesday Miss Conway was takel
before Judge Ledwtn, where she and Murph.
made affidavlts to the facts In the case. Judg'
Ledwith granted warrants for the arrest oil MIR
and Mrs. Hagerty and Baulch, and detained
both witnesses.
The excitement throughout the city was yer.
great when the arrest OF the voucher thleve
was announced. Some of the papers issue(
extras, and all through the afternoon but littl
else was talked of in the street. at the hotels
and in places Of public business.
LATEST REPORTS.
A New York letter, of the 22i. says: A no
tice was issued this afternoon, signed By VIM
N. Tweed, summoning special meeting o
the Democratic general committee, at Tam
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