Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-06


Our New York illcn give US details OF
the arrest Of three persons for thett Vf
the missing vouchers from tho city hnll.
The vouchers were kept In pigeon holes
In the Controllers 0lllco, and the secret
was let out by Mary Conway, 9 servant
in the family Of Edwin Nj. HagRerty,
who il implicated In tho theft hAg..
gerty Is quite n young man, OF good
personal appearance and mnnners' ana ~
invariably dressed In the most fashinn-
able style. He was O member of the
old Board Of Councilmen, and was sub
sequently elected as its Clerk, but was
soon replaced. He was member OF the
Americus Club, and was appointed 20
his present position Of Janitor OF the
new Courthouse about two years ago..
The servant girl tcEtiAea that ON The
morningo of the 10th, about seven o'clock
Mrs Haggeriy came into her room IN
her night-dress aud said 30 her: . IL IN
too early 10 get up yet " i said 10 her !;
" Being as ! am up, ] guess ! VIII dress
myself " As / was dressed / went out
into tho hall. saw Mr. Haggerty come
out Of the door with bundle Of papers
under his arm, and bring them up 10
his bedroom. Each bundle Of papers
was tied with a pink tape or ribbon.
saw a man in gray clothes going into
Mrs Haggerty's room with another bun
die Of papers like those Mr.. Hnggerty
had the next saw was this man with
the gray clothes going down with q
pillow case on his back, fnll OF what
looked like papers, shaped like the bun
die Mr.. Haggerty had. She also testi-
fled that she found the range fnll OF
burnt and burning papers, and Mrs.
Haggerty with poker was stirring them
up 10 make them burn faster.
On Thursday morning, when Mr..
Haggerty came into the kitchen. be
came TO me, running in. and said,
Mary" said, ''Sir." Said he, 81
don't want YOU to speak OF what you
saw passed here ON Sunday morning I; j
don't want You 10 tell these old women
or old men in the building; Charley
Baleh did II for me and did il for an
other man." / said, 81 haven't told il
10 any one" He said. " You did tell il
TO Kitty" (his wife, sflid, ''She knew
as much about il aS / did she saw the
papers burning" I"
On Saturday night went down TO
the market where Mrs. Haggerty keeps
n stand, and told her that was going to
leave for a few days until this mess
would be settled, for fear there would
be any arrest, and should be kept ms a
witness she told me all had 90 say
was that knew nothing nj all about IL ;
/ told her false oath would never
make what saw with my own eyes
would swear 10 /; she told me that /
eonld do as i chose about it--that 1
might go against Mr.. Hnggerty IL /
chose.
went down TO the market again on
Tuesday, and the first thing she said 10
me was, " BY Christ Almighty, Mr..
Haggerty will take your life says
10 her, " What for I" She said. "What
You told Mark. / said, "I have told
him the truth about the robbery" She
said, Your life win be taken. by Christ
Almighty.
The servant girl then told the officers
all she knew about the matter.
The commitment order Of the Court
declared that Edwin M. Haggerty, and
Charles Balch being charged upon the
oaths of Superintendent Kelso and Thos.
Creery with having on the 10th day Of
September burglariouSly entered the
County Bureau, in the Controllers Of
fee, in the County Courthouse. in the
City Hall Park, in the sixth Ward of
the city Of New York, and feloniously
took. stole, and carried away papers,
vouchers, and documents, the property
OF the Corporation Of the City OF New
York, aud Of the Supervisors OF the
County Of New York. were 20 be held
in custody by the Warden until such
time as the charge should be thoroughly
investigated by the Court