The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-13
NEW YORK CITY.
The Robbery in the COntrOlleT's Of
fce..-The Demand for COnnOlly's
Reclamation.
New YORK, September IL.

ReSignatiOn.
New YORK, September IL,
The theft yesterday discovered to have
been made in the Controllers office, wa
an exciting topic Of conversation through
out the city all last evening, There were
various opinions as to who stole the
vouchers and what they were stolen for
Some think the affair was one Of the
rings tricks for forcing the Controller tC
resign, and this theory seemed to have
acquired plausibillty, when at late houI
last night II was announced that Mayor
Hall had addressed the Controller com
muniCation setting forth that the Mayor
was constrained TO conclude that the ext
Rency of the case demanded his retire.
ment from the head Of the finance depart
ment in order that some other person
might be placed there by the Mayor, who
will be enabled to investigate tho affairs
of the Controllers office, and restore pub
lie confidence. The Mayor adds in his
letter that as he cannot suspend any head
of department pending an investigation,
and as charges should only he preferred
to the Common Pleas, who alone can re-
move, after considerable time and trial he
would be compelled to throw himself ltupon
the magnanimity Of the Controller, in the
request made. In Wall street, during the
afternoon, Immediately decline was pro-
nounced in securities, in which the ring
leaders were especially interested. The
city stocks also fell off appreciably. A
marked feeling OF distrust prevailed In
the street oil day. Controller Connol-
" was greatly displrited, as he had been
diligently engaged last week in the prepa.
ration of the accounts which the missing
vouchers would explain. Many OF the
Controllers friends claimed that the
vouchers had been abstracted by some
enemy OF the Controllers, merely Tor the
purpose Of creating the erroneous lmpres.
sion that he was privy to their abstrac'
tion. Il is asserted that for some time
past, Hall has been anxious to have the
place Of Connolly filled by some other
person, and that q breach had occurred
between the ring, which placed Hall
and Sweeney in coalition as against
Tweed and Connolly, and that an
attack was made upon the latter
two gentlemen in certain Democratic
newspapers, landirequests therein for
their designations were inspired by
the former, who, In some newspaper
article, were subjects Of commendation
rather than attack, and 1t was believed
that If Connolly had made way for some
one else, some OF the gentlemen, whose
malyesations the documents in the Con.
taollers office would reveal, could thus be
screened, and a general hush.up probably
secured all round.
The World says II the Controller dlsre.
CARDS the demand Of the Mayor, he will
find before night that o searching resist.
less public indignation will make the city
too hot to hold him. II adds that II may
DO his misfortune, not his iault, that this
alleged robbery OF his department occur.
rcd lust at this critical juncture, and 1t
hopes that tho Mayor will be afforded an
opportunity to appoint his successor.
A dispatch from Washington says that
Mrs. r. B. Connolly on the 10Th of last
transferred to her son five hundred
thousand United States bonds.
The audience at the Supreme Court
to-day, TO witness the proceedings Of the
Foley suit was much less than that of
Yesterday. Upon opening the Court,
Counsel O'Gornan com.
reading the affidavits which have
been already published, bearing upon the
cases Of the defendants.
The police have thus,far failed TO discov.
er any clue 10 the theft Of the Controllers
office. 1t Is said that duplicates Of the sto.
len vouchers remain in the Controllers Of
flee and that the originals arc recorded in
full in the office books, which are safe.
The Controller has signihed no intention
Of resigning.
Judge Barnards Court has been ad.
IOurned till tomorrow. .r
CONNOLLY REFUSES TO RESIGN AND
THROWS A BRICK AT HALL.
Controller Connolly has just issued
letterin reply 10 Mayor Halls request for
his resignation, which the Controller per.
emptoriiy declines to do He refers to
the circumstances which arc calculated
10 place the conduct OF the Mayor In
yery questionable shape. The letter has
produced excitement among the Tam.
many people. The following Is Con.
nolly's answer to Halls letter asking his
resignation .,..
"CoNTRoILER's OFFICE, N. Y.,l |
September H.
=" Hon. A. Oakey Hall, Mayor.
my DEAR Sm-Your letter Of Sep.
tember 1lth, asking my resignation as
Controller, was presented to me last
nipbt at II o'clock. At an interview
yourself, similar verbal requests
from yourself and others have been,
within the last few weeks, received and
delivered to the official source, and the
subject matter Of your note, as then
read to me, and as published in this morn.
ing's press, demanded, and has received,
my earnest consideration. A criminal
abstraction Of papers from the financial
department seems the reason for your
letter, as far as any Is therein sug.
gested In common with other city
officers, now stand before the
public and our constituency charged with
malIeasance in administration of the high
trusts so long conhded to my care. lie.
gal proceedings, wherein such charges
are made, and are TO be substantiated II
Al ali, are now on hearing before a fear.
less and just tribunal. My answer there.
TO Is before the public, and my complete
defenceis ready to be presented both to
that hirh court, our constituents, and to
The citizens Of New York at large. My
counsel has urged, by my wish, a speedy
trial and investigation. lam fearless Of
the result, and anxious for the procedure.
During the many years Of my admins:
trationin this office, / have not seen, and
fail to ace now, any diminution Of public
confidence; and such fact would have
been readily marked, nothing being more
sensitive to gener al opinion than financial
administration. beg leave to differ
from your honor in thinking the robbery
OF nv office creates Any unexpected or