Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-21
The Voucher Thieves Before Judge

INV YoRK, Sept. 2i--The two snssl In Gus
tcdy Charged WITH tas thoft OF the vouchers
before 5udgc peylirg te-sey. rae fsllsN sng
afFisiaxifs Nere rcad-tainas keieo. supcrinss.n-
dent OF police. teine daly sworn ssvstk Al on the
10Th DAY Of SCI;C uleer, II 4, Captain Cherry. %
The 9Th precinct police. osiled eR OPPONENT aud
Gu oialiy Informed him that h. had nItos nation
that a female servant, Mary Conway, Formerly
IN the employ Of Edwin NJ. Hacecrty, iani.or 81
the county court house, knew s0Hething OF the
breaking into the Controllers once, and
the ses,raotion 81 The voucher, papers
ard documents filed therein The said
Capt. Cheuy also stated that nom inyestiga-
uon be had earncd that the sid Hscgsrtv and
another named Charles Banlch, an assistant
under Haggarty in the court honse, were In
some way connected with the said breaking into
and aestTacting; that defc ndant ordered Captain
cherry 20 arrest tic female and being her f.>-
tore him n The police headquarters; alsoondered
~lp arc soe nov ~ H bSs hhSsgsF'y and BsaSh
Capt. Cherry has not succeeded IN finding the
female, who had been removed from the rremI-
SEE, no. 80 washington street by tSs The captain
Was hiOrmedl one Murphey, Messenger in tie
otntroller ONCE. Sworn "a by james j. Kel~o
Thomas Cherry, CAPTAIN of the 9th precinct
noiiee, being duly sworn, Gays that ON the 9Oth
OF september, 1esl, he received information
irOm OniceI Brassman, a patroman under his
command, that there wa a female al M as
Washington street circulating the story that she
knew who had stolen vouchers and papers fram
he controllers Office; that dcpOnent reported
the matter 60 Superintendent kclsA. who Al once
ordered de pODent to find the woman and take her
into custody; that deFoncnt personally Instituted
-earch, bat up "a this time has not been able
10 find her; that after several visits 90 the
pr misses where deponent had received the in
formation That the female resided. he learned
nom females in said house. (a5 Washington
street and AZ ldS Greenwich street } that sail
female had been taken away by a man named
Murphy, Who has been or stu i a watchman
or messenger under Controller Connoilv De
ponent was also informed by the females az IS
Washington street and about the neigh barhood
that said female currently reported that she
knew al about the breaking I'm the con
trolleT's ofice and stealing said voucher:
that said breaking was committed bv
Edwin Haggerty and Charles =. Baulch. and
she was then a servant In the employ ment OF
SAID Haggerty IN the county courthouse.
Sworn 60 by Thomas Cherry.
District Attorney Garyin, on behalf he peo-
ples asked that the prisoners be held foT exami-
nation.
Judge Downing committed them for examine
uon "a morrow morning. They are charged
with burglary at the COn,rOllers Office on the
night Of the 10Th instant They appear
20 take The affair quite coolly. When
Superintendent Kelso was leaving yNe once
he said, " Now % find that female" Immedi-
aiely on tie remOv a. of tine prisoners Judge Ora
Lam arrived, having been already retained A.
counsel TOT the prisoners. He applied Cor copies
OF The afhdarfts and read them. The new OF
The arrests spread rapidly, and numbers o. tho
citizens committee came 20 make inauiri.s
The detectives are confident OF srreSting Mary
conway. she Is Wen known. The clerk OF the
1embs police court has issued eul,f-nnas 10 in
sure the attendance OF Controller CONNOLLY and
me county AUDITOR AZ the examination OF the
prisoners.