The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-12
NEW YORK.
Comptroller COnnOlly's Office En-
tered and Vouchers Taken.


time during the interval between Sat
urday night and this morning, the
office of City Comptroller, Richard B
Counollys, was broken into and al, the
vouchers of 1870 stolen. A half circle
of glass was cut out of the sash in the
main door to the County Bureau, and
the bolt showed back. The closets con
tanning the County vouchers were then
broken into. 1t is believed that the
closet contained, also, the vouchers fol
the year 1868.
The Injunction Case.
The argument in the injunction case
of John Foley against the Board oi
Supervisors, Mayor, Aldermen and
Common Council Of the city Of New
York, A. Oakley Hall, Richard B. Con,
molly, William Tweed and Peter B.
Sweeney, was commenced in the Su,
preme Court, before Judge Barnard, at
IL o'clock this morning. The counsel
on both sides occupied two hours in
speaking for and against the motion for
an injunction. Both extolled Judge
Barnard. w. A. Bartlett appeared for
Tweed and Hall; Brown, Hall and
Vanderpool were counsel for Mayor
Hall. Mr.. Ogerman, corporation
counsel, appeared for the city and
county, ex.Judge Beach for Connolly,
and ex-Judge Barrett tor the plaintiff
At one O clock this afternoon the affida,
Wits of the accused were read in rebut-
tai of the charges. The affidavits cover
nearly $50 pages of printed legal cap
paper, in these affairs. Mayor Hall
denies that he is considerably interested
in the manufacture Of stationery DC,
the New York Printing Company,
Transcript or Leader newspapers, as
charged; states that he never was inter
ested in the three former, and that
since he has beenMayor he has not been
interested in the Leader, he has written
articles for it and been paid for such
literary work before he was elected,
but has not been paid Tor any contribu-
tions since. All he has received from
the city while Mayor has been his sal
aries as Mayor and on the committee Of
the Sinking Fund, amounting to Sl2,-
600 or $4,000 year. He still contin-
ues the practice of the law, in which he
has been successful; states that he
never assisted fraudulently in auditing
claim or to perform duties as mem
Der of the Board Of Apportionment
A Family Row.
Late last night, during family row
in tenement house in Hudson street,
Peter Nolau, aged sixty-tive years, was
struck with a club by his son-in-law,
Mike o Malley, who knocked him down
and kicked him in the face, nearly put
ting his eyes out. The other members
of the family interfered and o OMalley
also received a scalp wound. They
were all arrested and taken to the sta
ton house, where the old mans wounds
were pronounced serious. He, how
ever, refused to make any complaint
against o Malley.
Verdict of COrOner's Jury.
The Coroners jury in the case OF
John Reilly, who was stabbed by his
wife, at No. 80 Atlantic street, on the
3lst of August, concluded their labors
late Saturday night, and found a verdict
against bis wife, Ellen Reilly, who was
taken back to Jail to await the action Of
the Grand Jury. She is greatly de-
pressed, and apparently insane.
Suicide.
John C. Edwards, aged forty-tour,
committed suicide this afternoon, at
ITO McDougal street, by shooting him.
self through the head with revolver.
He had been confined to his room by
illness for some time past, and being
apparently worse during the afternoon,
his nurse went for his physician. She
returned just in time to hear the report
of the pistol, and on entering the room
found him already dead. He had been
much depressed in spirits lately, be-
lieving that his malady was incurable.
Religious.
The Rev. Mason Gallagher, Associate
minister OF the Fifty-seventh street
Emanuel Church, follows the example
of Rev. Thrall by rendering his resigna'
ton as a minister Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. He takes the same
view that Thrall does, viz: The existing
Liturgy of the Episcopal Church has
Objectionable features, from which the
new union prayer books, which the
Secessionists" adopt, is purged. Rev.
Thrall was in Chicago yesterday, assist.
ing Rev. DR.. Cooper in the opening OF
his new church, wherein the new union
PRAYER book is to be used.
The Fight Among Republicans.
Chairman Cowell, of the State Re
publican committee, is charged by the
Tribune today with having uttered SIX
falsehoods IN his letter upon the reor-
ganization of the Republicans of this
city, and declares that in his Saturday s
communication he has repeated his
former misrepresentation. 1t thinks
that Cornell and Murphy have done
and are now doing serious injury to the
Republican party.
The Tammany Frauds-The schoo'
system Tainted.
The public attention is again dlrec'
ted to the ex,ortionate charges OF the
sberiffs officials. There have been al
ready paid to the Sheriff for the first
half of the year 1871, by order of the
Board of Supervisors the sum OF Soo''
3265l. 1t alleged that according to to
tho Sberitf's bills the amount to when