New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-15
ROBBERY OF VOUCHERS
Terrible Times for Tammany
THE GREAT INJUNCTION SUIT
Afidavits from Leading Sachem
From the st. Louis Republican,

NEW YORK, September u.-While the
city has had one sensation in the trial Of al
injunction against the city authorities
another startling development came in the
announcement that the controllers office
had been entered on Sunday night by bur
glars and robbed Of valuable vouchers rep
resentlng the payment to the amount OF
several millions of dollars made bv the
controller. This was the more startling
as the controller had promised to lay be.
fore the investigating committee all vouch-
ers and warrants for moneys paid by him.
On receipt of the news at once went to
the controllers Office and interviewed the
officials. On Sunday evening the building
was in charge of a watchman named John
Murphy, who, instead of remaing on duty,
went home to supper at six o'clock. and re-
mained away up till nine. When he returned
he found that the large right hand lower
corner Of the glass panel, the left half of the
of the controllers Office, had been cut out
with diamond, the lock and spring Sbolts
on the inside showed back, and wooden
brace thrown down. Murphy could not
see that anything had been stolen. When
relieved by the janitor this morning he
found that two compartments Of the largest
desk in the Office had been broken open
and vouchers taken.
The first compartment contained twenty
pigeon-holes, and held the vouchers for
1869. Ten pigeon-holes had been riled,
and of the second compartment, containing
vouchers for 1870, three pigeon holes have
been robbed. From the fact that none Of
. the other compartments had been burst
open, the object of the robbery seems to
have been to obtain these vouchers only,
and tends to show that the thief was one
well acquainted with the controllers Office,
who knew where the papers were go that
he could lay hands on them at once.
asked the deputy controller, Richard Storrs,
if there had been any clerks in the office
discharged lately, and he said that there
had not been one since the dismissal of
James OROrke, who is reputed to have
given the New York Times the material for
Mr.. StOrrs said that the vouchers and war
rants were duplicated, and could be re-
placed. l asked the collector Of the city
revenue for his opinion Of the officer, and
he replied, with a braZen cOuntenance: II
think the animus Of the whole thing is very
plain. 1t is evident the robbery has been
committed at the instigation Of the plaintiffs
in the present suit against the city" Kelso
and the chief Of detectives, Irving are at
work on the case personally, and, it is said,
are on the track Of the thieves At present
the controllers office is ablaze with light,
and an army OF clerks are there. cOpying
what are termed to be the duplicate vouch. |
ers.
Tonight the first definite particulars of the |
great break between Peter Il. Sweeney and |
and William NJ. Tweed have become known |
and are of u startling nature. 1t now seems
that the origin of the first was Mr.. Sweeney's |
refusing, as member of the board of ap-
pOrtionment. to sign payments of warrants |
tor exOrbltant sums OF money. On his |
refusing to sign it was intimated that war
rants for other exOrbitant sums. signed by |
Tweed, Hall and Connolly would be pub
lished, but Mr.. Sweeney again refused, |
saying: IF any Of my colleagues have dead
corpses to bury, am not to be the under
taker." 1t is asserted on the best OF au-
thority tonight that Mr.. Sweeney has
severed all connection With Hall, Tweed |
and Connolly, and certain it is that he has
had several lengthy conferences with Cover
nor Hoffman, who has retired from the pale
Of the Tweed edTammany ring. Hall and
Connolly's lame defense in court to-day,
the robbery at the controllers Office,
intensified the excitement against Tammany |
and it now looks as if the ring is already |
broken in thousand fragments.
Great crowds assembled at the court |
house to-day to witness the proceedings in
the injunction suit against the city officials. |
Counselor O'Gorman, who appeared for
the city officials, said his clients desired no
delay, and were ready TO meet tne charges
against them. The motion tor an injunc-
ton was made without notice to any one,
and at the same time complaint was put |
in which had more Of the air of newspa-
per action than a legal document. The
complaint was accompanied by false in
formation and an attack upon the city gov
The personal counsel for Tweed, Mr.. Bart
lett, desired delay to put in separate an
swer, as he, Tweed, had failed to secure any
specific statement of the charges against
him. Messrs. Hall and Connolly were rep
through personal counsel, but said
that they were ready to proceed with the
case.
The Tammany people about the city seem
hopeful that Judge Barnard will dissolve
the Injunction. There was some surprise
upon the announcement that the city officials
we're ready to 60 on.
1t is thought they will pursue their side
Of the case with promptitude and vigor.
The court then adjourned to the circuit
and the reading Of affidavits on
the part of the defence were begun by
O'Gorman on behalf of the board of super
yisors. They deny that the said board ever
entertained the idea Of raising taxes on real
II personal estate Of any amount Of money
or sny purpose except said amount was
irst fixed by the board Of appOrtiOnment.
ssid board denies that it or any Of its MEM
,ers ever entertained an idea of auditing or
threatening to audit or ordering to be paid