New-York tribune., 1871-09-22
rerty arrested under this Indictment he exclaimed
He'll willing to 80 to States Prison for the party"
MRS. HAGGERrY ARREsrED-rHE TRUE STORY
OF THE ROBBERY.


MRS. HAGGERrY ARRRsrED--THE TRUE STORY
OF THE ROBBERY.
The welaid plans Of the Committee Of Seventy were
Of upset by the bungling Interference OF the
police The testimony given by the servant Mary Con-
way however implicated Mrs. Haggery In tho stealing
and burning Of tho vouchers, and warrant for her
arrest, issued by Justice Ledwth was given to Officer
Powers Of the Essex Market Police Court squad, who
arrested the about II M, and District Attor
ney Garvn informed Of the fact, and promised to
appear in behalf Of the people at the preliminary exam
nation Of the prisoner before Justice Ledwith IN the
afternoon. ExJudge William c. Barrett having heard
Of the determination of the DisrictAttOrney, called
upon Mr. Garvin and asked to appear associate coun
sci in behalf Of the Committee Of Seventy. Mr. GarVn
declined Mr.. Barretts offer Of service at first but AFTER
ward yielded far to consent to receive assistance In
the mana cement Of the case. The Distrct-Attorney
made it final condition of his consent that Mr. Barrett
should address the Court at any period OF the ex
animation.
Mrs Hacgerty, prior to the examination was treated
very kindly being merely under surveillance In Justice
Led wlths private ut the Essex Market Police Court
Justice Ledwith called the case at p. m when John
Graham advanced to the bar and that he ap
peared on behalf Of Mrs. Haggerty.
Attorney Garvin said nothing but handed to
Justice Ledwth the following afhdavts
AFFIDAVIT OF CONTROLLER CONNOLLY.
City and County of NtWTork ss-RicLard B. Connolly
says that lie the Controller Of the City Of NewYork
and was such at the time and times hereafter mentioned
that the 10th day OF September 1871 the office OF said
Controller In said City Of NewYOrk, was burgsriously
entered and written instruments whereby rights and
obligations created we'll extinguished TO wit
certain vouchers and warrants and other instruments
representing amounts paid by the County Of New-fork
through is officers to the Of ut least s100oooCo
felOniously stolen end carried away from said
office.
And deponent further Gays that he suspects and be-
believes that Edwin NJ Haggcrty, Charles Bauch. and
Mrs Haggerty committed the burglary aforesaid and
felonously distracted the m,nts and documents
aforesaid.
And deponent further saith, that the 10th day Of
September 1871 certain vouchers receipts aud warrants
for the payment of money filed and deposited in
the Office Of the Controller Of the City OF Newiork 1.-THE
said office being then and there public ofice and such
vouchers receipts and warrants, aforesaid flied
and deposited said 10th day of September 1871
eloniousy stolen and carried away from the said Con-
troers Office and dcponen suspects and believes that
the same were, aforesaid feonously stolen and
carried away by Edwin NJ Haggerty Charles Baulch
and Mrs. Haggerty
And dcponent further says, that upon the annexed
afldavits Of Mary Conway and William Murphy he
charges the ofense aforementioned against the said
Edwin NJ Haggcrty Charles Baulch, and Mrs Haggerty
and therefore asks warrant for their arrest
RICHARD b. CONNOLLY.
Sworn to, before me, Sept 20, 1871.
THos. A. LEDwTH, Police Justice.
AFFIDAVIT MARY CONWAY, SERVANT GIRL
City and County of eU-York, ss-Mary Conway
being duly sworn, doth depose and say: have lived
with Mr. and Mrs. Haggcrty, in the County Courthouse,
for over IA months, cook for about three or four
months did general housewOrk; on Sunday morning.
September got out Of bed with the child that slept
with me. wanting to get up; don't know whether
it was half-past o'clock; Mrs. Haggerty came
in heru mi dress and
too early to get up yeti" said to her, "being as am
up guess will dress myself" as was dressed went
out into the hall; heard knocking down stafrs said
to Mrs Haggerty, 1T sounds as II 1t was at tile Con-
troer's door," I went over to the kitchen. un-
locked the kitchen door, and went down stairs
70 the head OF the stairs that leads TO the
Controllers hall saw Charley Bauch knock
ing the Controllers door, and calling murphy are
you theref ~ Murphy Is watchman; came up stairs
and went back the kitchen shortly after went down
stairs gain and Charley Bauch with the door OF the
Controllers Office open, he holding 1t back on the out
SIDE and Mr. Haggery come ont Of the door with
hnndles Of papers in his and bring them up to his
Bedroom the door where he came out is at the foot OF
the stairs where the glass is broken, going into tho
County Bureau; came back and did not go down any
each bundle Of papers was tied with eli her pink
tape pink ribbon round them the next thing went
over from the kitchen out into the hall for scutte OF
coal; IN this La Mr.. Haggerty's bedroom door faced
me; O with gray clothes going In there with
another bundle Of papers like what Mr. Haggerty bad;
then brought back the coal to the kitchen, and put
1t on the fire; the Dext saw this man with the
gray clothes going down with pillOwcase his back
full, that looked though filed with papers, shaped
like the bundes Mr. Haggerty had at the time he
went down the stairs Charley Baulch said to him. This
way" kind of judged there something up, and
went to look in the drawer where the pilowcases weTe
and missed Of the linen pillOw-cascs; did this
afterward; aer tie man went down with the
mfr fhn civ
key, and telling me to 20 over to tile drying groom;
that a separate from the bedrooms there was
chest there full Of linen, table linen and bed ncn and
silver right down IN the bottom; she told inc 10 get
nutpicker and bring over Haggerty wantedo ole;
took all the clothes out Of the trunk. and got the nut
picker and brought IL back to her, and before got into
the kitchen said to Mrs. HagGerty "Wbat is the mat
teri kitclens all black with smoke, and the dining
rooms all black with smoke" She said, "Mr. Haggerty
wanted these papers burned told him not TO put them
n but he wants them burned went over TO the range
to cook eggs for breakfasts 1t full Of burned
papers the top and in the bottom there lay bundle
Of papers the top that about half burned with
piece Of rink tape around them; put the
again they partly snothercd going out; Mrs.
HdgGerty had poker stirring the papers on the top
aud underneath, where the ashes were the bottom Of
the range full Of burning papers, and Mis- Haggerty
had the poker stirring them up that they would burn
faster from underneath the range and the top she took
three -four pailfulS Of rned papers and e,ptcd them
up stars on the attic floor, in heap OF as,.es.
On Tuesday next. when Mrs. Haggcrty came homo
from the maIfet. she asked Inc II there was anything
about this robbery in tie ControicI , ofce told
her did rot know didn't hear nothing, than
q up stairs to-day, and asked me II let any
body in Sunday, or If knew anybody to come into
the building ON Sunday; told him did know who
came In didn't attend TO tc front toOr; cook
ing, aud had nothing " do with the front door; and
asked tie who sent him up stals; and lie said a
man down hall sent him up stairs 10 inquire next,