The sun., 1873-09-01
HOW BROOKLYN ROBBED.
1oDmAN,s tTTONs F0oT-
ING TP SIfS,O00.


o., Money Di-npprnrinu between the CIV
r..,.ory aud ,hr Tru.i Compnuy- Bo,h
i.d.uuous CoutrolItd d by the Riug--Kod-
m,, in Rn,moud etrrct Jnil-Opluious OF
Wrook vn'. Iunu ntini Mrn.
w. fcfmcut into which tho city OF
,...,u has uccn thrown ty Il e disclosure ~
,..,.u.. def lcations ia simply iudcsctthal 10.
U.saOf the excitement that prevails may
,,ferrd frum the readiness with which the
,., startling runi,rs and absurd reports
....0t up. repeated, anl believed. hnvonc
...uu'd start story that Hugh Mclaughlin
.4...hcd the entire available funds ~ the
.,rrl rud ready believers According to
.,,sst -uuor not only ha Bodman defaulted
,,,o,ruc NJ indefinite hundreds or tn usanis
.,dol,ars. hut the Board ot CITY Works were
,,der A cloud ard their funds all stolen, the
r,, Office showed "A dc facatiun of two or three
,,.iusns. the treasurer ~ the F,re Department
tund had absorbed all the money he could Law
,.lo,aud roitcnness and corruption prevailed
u.,v,r.ay TIE most Of those stories were
,,-,h,,d tu the Comptroller and were rcGchocd
,-th eli Iborltc comments bythe evening papers.
Thns the public mind WIS kept at fever heat,
And the cr, dit ot tho city and Its fame were at
D Gi.wtU
t1dy u-htcu,d ou Friday, aud nod 40 uuiycr-
,a.l, to e,,cr, began to creep out on saturday,
aniduru- SUNDAY were quite bold In showing
tn,u selves. \ little reflection had evidently
convinced th,m that this was 40 time Tor cow
a-,.i,e. aud that their only h pe lay in stand NJ
ur boldly aud facing the music like men. The
oN,las who had been afraid to move until Fri
d,, evening were -tartled into activity then hy
fhp sudden nppearaucc of Mr. VIM. &. Kin slcv,
vln q, r,au.ird ~ mediate action, ur.iug ttat
tur salvation of the Democratic party depended
,u The IRON ut Institution II prpt tcefinss against
tuedruuQueut Deputy tity lrcNutcr; and al
Though a-sutanve- had been gwen C. That gen
Immediately disturbed tho influence ui Mr.
k.r--., . was So treat that a warrant was issued
and 'h, ~ - uueNpyrteiy arrested during the
,,,uiu. and NJ an hout when II was imrossiul le
fuT hun g. secure htl. MuIt"Nrt' MS lulut-
ulatc friend. who stood ready 20 become surety
for him had been i".d lhat theY Muuld not De
wanted, and had LEFT town q remain until over
Sunda, On Saturda, the telcsral h was ,pt
lu-, irving tu get -. ue e them back. hui II
wt-t,u ltje. aud the cX-of,ioial WIS compelled
Z r.m.iu 300 Jail over SUNDAY lie will PROBABLY
lt released un tail this morning
TIE AMOUNT or rms DEtALctTIoN.
Tile mus' thorough researches tx the amount
- Nr E.dutu. GeliuQu'ucie- at $lti.DUI For
thu there il nothing ID show. What has been
doue with the money l. mystery which
Strength Ms tine popular belief that not Rudmdu
this ruII, element. Nudman Is rpureseutsd to
bcaioor man. lie had a little interest IN the
MuumWiic railroad enterprise. but that was
made over 10 tile Trust Comp ny C. secure what
Wa called an oVerdraft appearing against Rod
IuAil at the time ut the CompanYs suspension.
iie Ines b.t been a Spectator ~ tat a. l. known.
and ther, is uo reason 10 helteNc that he has
| .st ans money In stocks. lie mas not lived fast
ct tXtrd,ag'uth, his habits very exactly con
iurmus 6 bis lc-iumate income. And yet he
he tpparcut. spent this large sum ( money
within three or four years. II T. hardly credible
that Pee could hnve done 80 without leaving some
tra. Is ui The fact.
lu add ti'n To this line of argument tending
g. show tuat he Is not the only culi rlt l. the
surpl, mental report ~ the accou infant who has
been exam ming the books Of the o,ty treasury.
Un.ch shows that the funds have been mystic
riHu.l Is short at vari rs times in amounts that
varied most remarkably. A. one time. more
THAN year ago, the deficit WAS over 60 40
iui- wt~ reduced IN Dt,t ,tmbcr last To slts.UJU
MuUr iu January II again swelcd to upward oi
a4uIr'er II a million. The following table pre-
fa'r' ~ 'he accountant will show the tuctua-
LNi- ui Tire amount Of tins dcfalcatiou