The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-22
Voucher Thieves Arrested.
Evidence of Their Guilt.
NEW YoRK, September 81

New YORK, September 81.
The excitement began to revive last
evening upon an announcement made IN
one Of heeVening papers Of the discovery
that city vouchers for over two millions
OF dollars, were distracted from the Comp
trOIIers Office year ago. When 1t be-
came public later in the evening, that the
man who stole the vouchers from the
Oomptrollers office about ten days since,
would be arrested to-day, and that he
would directly impliCate the leading city
officials, and exculpate Comptroller Con-
molly in the matter, besides that the alb
stractiOn OF the two million vouchers a
year since was the work Of the same par.
parties, the excitement grew TO be intense,
especially among the Tammany polit-
clans and hangers on throughout the city.
In the investigation being made, Depu-
ty Comptroller Green will develop tho
most startling facts, and evidence will be
brought to light against the plunderers OF
the city treasury which will be OF the
strongest character, and will assurespeedy
punishment to the guilty parties.
The Times says editorially that before
many hours are over, one II not more OF
the Infamous thieves who have been pub.
llCly denounced will be placed in charge
fthe authorities OF the law. 1t declares,
however, that Comptroller Connolly has
kept back nothing; that persons in pos
session OF all the secrets fully eXonerate
Connolly from all participation In the ac'
tlal robbery Of the papers in his office.
The same Journal cautions the public to
be on the alert, inasmuCh as in the letter
from Hall to Mcclellan there was exs
pressed anxiety about the preservation OF
the peace, and that hint, given from that
quarter may possess meaning Of signiii'
canoe.
The Tribune declares that 1t Is not in
terested In either side Of the controversy
which has been raised between Hall and
Connolly Tho only object which 1t
seeks Is the criminal punishment OF the
thieves for their misdeeds. To secure this
no cooperation with any implicated
person seems necessary. There are
are enough Democrats to carry out sue
cessfully the work of reform. II only
needs the coalition OF all honest men, ir-
respective Of political preferences, and the
end desired will be accomplished.
Many of the most prominent Democrats
opposed to Tammany last night effected
a preliminary organization for the pur-
pose of joining the movement for municl- |
pal reform. 1t was authoritatively an
nounced that the delegation from Tam |
many Hall will be excluded from the
Democratic State Convention. When 1t
was published last evening that the thieves |
who took the vouchers from the Comp |
troller's Office were known, certain par
ties became 80 anxious about the matter |
that they sent women 10 several newspa-
per offices, ofFering,the stolen vouchers for |
tho sum Of 5000, in hopes ofascertaining
the correctness OF the report. 4
Two men were arrested to-day charged
with stealing vouchers from the Comp |
troller's office, and were taken before
Justice Bowling and committed for ex-
animation. r.
The arrest of the suspected persons,
who are Edwin NJ. Haggerty, keeper OF
the county Courthouse, his assistant,
Charles Batch, and the vile Of the former,
was made upon the affidavit of Comp
troller Connolly, who alleges that his in
formation Is derived from q woman
named Conway, and VIM, Murphy,
watchman on the night OF the theft.
Thos. Murphy, watChmar at the Comp
troller's office, and Haggerty, were in the
Court House about the time the vouchers
are supposed to have been taken. Mary
Conway, the servant girl Of Haggerty's,
swears she lived with Mr.. and Mrs, Hag-
gerty, in the county court house over
fourteen months. She says "on Sun-
day morning, September 10th, about
7 o'clock, l went down stairs and
saw Charles Batch with the door
Of the Comptroller's office open he was
holding IL back on the outside and saw
Haggerty come out Of the door with bun
dies Of papers in his arm, and bring them
10 his bedroom. The door where he
come out Is at the foot Of the stairs, where |
the glass was broken, that enters the !
County Bureau. The bundle Of papers
was tied either with pink tape or pink
ribbon round them. l went over from
the kitchen out into the hall in this hal
Haggerty's bedroom door faced me. |
saw a man with grey clothes go.
ing in there with another bundle Of
papers like what Haggerty had. Next
| saw this man with grey clothes going
down with a pillow.case on his back 50
full that It looked as though it was filled
with papers. 1t looked like a bundle
Haggeriy had, at the same time he went
down stairs. Charley Balch said to him
"This wayp kind ofjudged there was
something up, and I went to look in the
drawer where the pillow cases were, and
missed one Of the linen cases. When ]
went back into the kitchen ! said to Mrs
Haggerty: "What Is the matter2 Kitch-
ems all black with smoke, and the dining
room Is all black with smoke She said
that "Haggerty wanted these papers
burned Told him not to put them in,
but he wants them burned" l went over
TO the range to cook eggs for breakfast