The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-23
CONNOLLY'S CASE.

Tho Attorney General to Move I'm 1t Very
ShOrtly-Promisc OF Lively Times This
Enthusiastically OF . Trial I'm tho
Case OF tho Voucher Thicves-Win Com
molly Returns
There were rumOrs yesterday afternoon around
the District Attorneys Office that the Attorney
General had sent to Mr. Garvin, signtfying his In
tention of taking up the Of the late Comptrol-
Ter, Richard b. Connolly. at an early day. This
will, of course, be on the criminal charges against
him In which he has given bail In $4,000. In the
civil suit his bail Is $4,000, having been reduced
from 81, 100000 which 1t was originally. The Dis
trict Attorney. however, Is in profound ignorance
of the whereabouts Of Mr. Connolly. 1t was last
said that he In the elsie of Man" but If he was
there at one time 1t is very certain
HE HAS LETT
His relatives, those mainly who have gone his
bail, say that at any time he Is called upon
for trial he will appear and surrender himself This
is all the District Attorney knows, for he himself
has made the most strenuous exerti0ns to find out
where he Is at present residing This was from no
direct interest III hts cases. but from the fact
that nc is material witness in the case of the
voucher thieves, Baulch and Haggerty, who are at
present
OUT ON BAIL,
and who, from the present look OF things will
District Attorney Garvin has seriously endeav-
ored, during the past six months, to bring this
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time lost unless Mr.. r. b. Connolly were present
witness. TO secure his attendance Mr.. Garvin
has sent warrants and subpGnas oil over the coun.
try against Mr.. Connolly, but the utmost endea-
vOrs have been OF no avail In finding him. This Is
one reason why many people believe In spite Of
the assertions OF his relatives, that the eX-COmp
trOller will never reappear here. In the trial Of
Bauch and Hagerty Mr.. Connolly and the servant
girl, who saw the vouchers burned. are the princ
sidered impossible. Mr.. Connolly, unwilling to re-
turn, and
THE GREAT DOUBT
which exists as to the temperance OF the girl will
then always prevent q trial OF the case. Mr.. Gar
vim has always been lavish OF promises that he
could put his hand on the girl when wanted and
produce her to give her testimony Mr.. Garvin in
this, however, has probably fallen into error. The
girl remained here for some time after the facts OF
the case came out, and when it would have been
quite possible to bring 1t to trial. But as public
interest relaxed she appears to have been spirited
away, so that now 1t is doubtful II ever she could
be induced to return. The bringing up Of the crn-
inal indictments against Mr.. Connolly by General
BARLOW (whO IL VIII be remembered requested that
they be left with him) now revves the question of
his return, and whether II he does return Baulch
has SO
OFTEN PROMISED.
Sheriff Brennan has no further interest In the
cases. When the Court accepted the sureties as to
the bail his responsibility ceased In the matter
The only man amongst the city criminals In whom
he feels the slightest interest Is woodward, who
has kept 80 carefully out of the way however that
COnn0lly's case Is called on during the coming term
1t Ia very probable those against Mr.. Tweed may
follow, in which case there will be lively times this
Fall.