The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-08
NEW YORK CITY.

IbuNuCbl4uS PnAtl ~ Wv .eAs
eral Republican General 0ommittee alsc
held o meeting last night, at which
committee was appointed for consultation
withlMayor HaVemyer on the city char
ter, and denunciations were made Of the
Credit Mobilier frauds, the w WashingtoE
City ring and therlngs IN this city.
The New York Yacht Club last even
ing elected James Gordon Bennett Com
modore. 1t is stated that the annual re-
getta will take place on the 9th Of Jnne
In explanation Of the recent operations
In Western Union stock, 1t Is said that the
recent sale Of fifteen hundred shares by
one of the Executive Committee, which
was made to consummate the bargain IL
the purchase OF the Cuban telegraph ca
bic, was mistakenly regarded by the poo
a. a speculative transaction, and contln-
ued to be so regarded until the Executive
Committee sanctioned the action OF the
President, Hon. VIM. Norton, in the mat
ter, by whose direction three.ftths OF the
Cuban Cable Company were thus secured,
and the acquisition lnaleto the Western
Union Company, which Is Of very great
advantage. = ~ Es 2 y.
Comptroller Green sent to Mayor Have
myer this afternoon, o report on the re-
cent discoveries OF more frauds In the
construction OF the now Court House. A
| list Of tho expenditures Is given, extend
| ing from December 20, 1870, to March 4,
1871, amounting to $59S,216. OF this
sum, $305, ,79S is traced directly to lnger'
soils private bank account in the Bowery
Bank, and an additional sum OF $12S, ,115
to the same account after going through
other parties, making a total Of $420r rO16
out OF the whole sum. This was done
within thirty days Of the first payments OF
the 100000 appropriation for the compile
| ton of the Court House, which was made
December I, 1870. Ofthe whole amount
$152,094 was drawn on warrants with
forged endorsements Of the firm OF Heath
s. Smith, to whom q warrant for 800, 600
was charged, was not in existence. Also
S77, $50 was drawn for persons whose
existence has not yet been discovered.
The 5000, 900 being thus disposed of more
money was demanded, and recourse was
then had to the Tenth National Bank,
which advanced the sum OF $442, ,552. OF
this amount Connolly repaid 100000,
and the bank is now sueing for the balance
of tho loan. 0fthe amount loaned by the
bank there was deposited to the credit Of
James II. Ingersoll 1857, 1893; Ingersoll,
Watson s. Co., $47,032; P. G. Kingsland,
S16,s73; George s. Miller, $52,976; J :. M.
Masterson, $50, 900; paid by pay rolls not
traced SIT ,8O4. From March 1, to 7Au-
gust 81, 1871, there was paid for clerks, in
the construction Of buildings, janitors, en-.
gineers, Watchmen, and cleaners $l14,.
600, for which service $S9,750 is now
paid for the same period, with these ex-
ceptions: None Of the parties whose names
were used ever received the checks: 1t
appears from all statements that the Court
House Commissioners spent 81 O66, ,4S2, Of
which there may have been genuine pay.
ments Of $450,513; but Of this sumithere
are no vouchers for 5000, 900, and there
is good reason to believe that these
charges are as fraudulent as the rest. But
assuming the whole $450,513 to be gen.
uine expenditure, there still Is lett the
sum of $015,95O traudulently expended,
Of which was deposited by lngersol TO
his own private account the sum OF
$685. .aa. r'u 5s.5
Mayor Havemeyer was waited upon.
this afternoon by a delegation Of Liberal
Republicans, led by General John Coch.
rane, who in a speech assured the Mayor
of. their support in his measures Of NUM-
cipal reform. The Mayor in reply said:
"I voted for General Grant and General
Dix, knowing them to be honest men.
At the same time l feel that the Republi-
can party has lost some character
by being influenced by coterie who
gamble all night to cheat each other and
intrigue oil day to cheat the people. l
cannot, coalesce with such, however
friendly I may be to the mass OF the par
ty they represent. "a t7
The body of the Rev. VIM. Stars, Vi
car General OF the Arch Diocese OF New
York, is lying in state at his late residence
in Mulberry street, and will be removed
to the chathedral Sunday afternoon, The,
funeral services will take place Monday
morning.
The detectives brought to this city to.
day VIM. @. Murray, the defaulting clerk
OF Bludgeon & Co., and his wife. Mur-
ray is charged with having embezzled in
all $1,000. On arriving in this city Mrs.
Murray was searched and $4,000 found
in gold certificates and 81 900 in green:
backs on her person. Murray was held
in 5,00Obail, and Mrs. Murray was dis
charged. m IN y. :.
Rosenzweig, the murderer Of Miss Alice
BoWlesby, who was convicted and sen
fenced to seven years in prison, and who
under legal technicalities has been brought
here for new trial, was again arranged
to-day. His counsel first enteredla plea
OF not guilty, but subsequently withdrew
It and put In q plea for tho discharge Of
the prisoner on the ground, first, that he
should not be placed in jeopardy twice for
the same ofFense; second, because the law
OF 1872 repealed the act Of 1859, and con-
sequently there was no law under which
to try him. The District Attorney joins
tho issue on the first clause Of theplea,
and demures TO the second. The argu-
ment on tho demurrer will be heard next
Thursday. -. g.,,