Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-09-22
NEW YORK.
The Tale of Tammany.
The Plot Thickens-A Woman'i
Story.

/ AN4W 4Ohhg pes HOs W. ulCH W CT
arrested to-day, charged with stealing tn,
vouchers from the Comptroller's Office
, and were brought before Justice Dowlinl
e and committed for examination. TIT
q arrest of the suspected persons, who ST,
Edwin NJ. Hagerty, keeper of the county
courthouse and his assistant Chas. Batch,
I as well as the wife of the former, was
made upon the affidavit of Comptroller
Connolly, who alleges that his informa
ton is derived from woman named Con.
way and VIM. Murphy, watchmsn on tie
night of the theft.
When it was published last evening
that the thieves who took the vouchers
from the Comptroller's office were known,
certain parties became SO anxious about
1t that they sent woman to several news
paper offices, offering the stolen vouchers
for the sum OF five thousand dollars in
hopes of ascertsining the correctness of
the report.
will Hall Resort to VIOIencel
The same journal cautions the public to
be on the alert, inasmuch as in the letter
of Hall to Mcclellan there was expressed
anxiety about the preservation of peace
and that the hint given in that quarter
may possess meaning of significance.
Democrats Enough to secure Re-
| form.
The Tribune declares that it is not in
terested on either side which has been
raised between Hall and Connolly. The
only object which it seeks is the criminal
punishment of the thieves for their mis-
deeds. To secure this no cooperation
with any of the implicated persons
seems necessary. There are enough
Democrats to carry out successfully the
work of reform. 1t is only by q coali-
tion of all honest men irrespective of DO.
litical preferences that the end desired
can be accomplished.
The Democracy Taboo Tammany.
Many of the most prominent Demo-
Gratis are opposed to Tsmmany. Last
night they effected q preliminary organi-
z4tion for the purpose of joining in the
movement for municipal reform. Il was
suthori atively announced that the dele
cation from Tammsny Hall would be ex-
cluded from the Democratic State Con-
ventioD.
Astounding Develop ments Promi ised
The investigation being made by Deputy
| Compu oller Green will develop most
startling facts. Evidence will be brought
to light against the plunderers of the city
Treasury which will be of the strongest
character and assure a speedy punishment
of the guilty parties.
The Times says editorially that before
many hours are over one, if not more, of
the thieves who have been publicly de-
nOunced, will be placed in charge of the
authorities of the law. II declares, how
ever, that Controller Connolly has kept
back nothing; that persons in possession
of all the secrets fully exonerate Connolly
from all participation in the actual rob
berry of the papers of his Office.
The City Debt.
The joint committee of citizens and
Aldermen met this afternoon. The
special committee appointed 10 invesli-
gate the city debt accounts reported the
following as g correct statement of all
stocks and bonds of the city: l. Fuudea
or permanent debt of the city, payable
from the sinking fund, $21, $40, PIG; city
payable from taxation, $27, SIG, $50. 2.
Temporary debt of the city, payable
from assessments, for opening and i'm
proving the streets and bouleyards,
81, S24, 500. 8. Revenue bonds, $22,-
766. 200. Total. $116, 704. S3S less secu
rites held by the Commissioners, and
cash in hand of ChsmbsIlain, $19, 1922
S33. Net debt, $97, 2s7, 525.
The city debt has increased twenty
three million nine hundred and thirteen
thousand nine hundred and seventy-three
dollars since Jan. l, 1871.
A Permanent Inquisition.
The committee of seventy will proba-
bly, become permanent organization 10 |
look after the interests of the city. Ore
case which Is engaging their attention is
that of g lawyer who was short time |
ago very poor, but who is now the owner |
of 5000, 900 worth of real estate which is |
supposed to have been acquired through |
his connection with the ring.
The Plot Thickens-Strange Reve-
IatIOns and Mysterious Disappear.
ance of N House Maid.
Thos. Murphy, watchman at the Comp
troller's office, and Haggerty, were in the
Courthouse about the time the vouchers
are supposed to have been taken. Mary |
Conway, the servant girl of Hsggerty, |
swears that she has lived with Mr.. and |
Mrs. Hs0gerty, in the Courthouse, over |
fourteen months. She says: Ga Sunday |
morning, Sept. 1e, about 7 O'Clock, l |
went down stairs, and saw Chas. Balch |
with the door of the COmptroller's stflce |
open, he holding it back on the outside,
and / saw Hsggerty come out of the door |
with bundles of papers in his arm, and |
bring them to his bedroom. The door |
where he came out is at the foot of the |
stairs, where glass is broken that enters |
the county bureau. Each bundle of |
papers was tied with either pink tape or
pink ribbon round them. l went over |
from the kitchen out into the hall. On this |
hall Hsggerty's bedroom door faced me. |
saw man with grey clothes going in
there with another bundle of papers like |
what Hsggerty had. Next l saw this
man with grey clothes going down with |
pillow case on his back, full, that looked |
as if filed with papers shaped like the
bundles Haggerty had at the time he went |
down stairs. Charley Balch said to him: |
''Fhis way" l kind O. judged there was
something up, and l went 10 look in The |
drawer where the pillow cases were, and
missed one of the linen cases. When | |
went back into the kitchen l said |
to Mrs. HsggeIty: "What is the
matter, the kitchen is all black with |
smoke, and the dining room is all black |
with smoke" She said "Hsggerty wanted
these papers burned. l told him not 10 |
put them in, but he wants them buraed."
l went over to the range to cook some |
eggs for breakfast. Il was full of burned |
papers. Ga top and in the bottom there
lay bundle of papers; on top there were
some about half burned, with pieces of |
pink tape around them. 1 put on the
cover again. They were partly smoth-
cred and going cut. Mrs. Haggerty had
poker stirring up the papers on top |
and underneath where the ashes on the |
bottom of the range was full of burning
pspsrs, and Mrs. Haggerty had poker
stirring them up, so that they would burn
faster. From underneath the range and |
firm the top she took three or four pals
full of burned papers, and emptied them
upon the stairs, on the attic floor, in a
heap of ashes.
The girl Conway has mysIeriously dig
appeared and all efforts to discover her
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