, 1874-01-09
Won HOLLEN,
Tho Collectors Statements Us tu tbn Amount
Taken aud Khat lie Intends Doing
About II,

cor 6ome time back, reports have boen in
circulation, that man of the uame Of Wicfola.
WHO was employed ns Deputy i'll the ofnco of
City Collector Won Ho!lon had abused his
| position BY collecting taxeB, giving recoipts
therefore, and falling to credit the amount 80 ro-
cets0d on the books. 1t has aiso bcou alleged
TINT these facts were anowl to tho Collector as
curly AZ July. and TINT, notwithBtanding. hc
retained "1ofols In his employ until after the
oleo:tol1, and promised tho men who had boep
dosrauded that ho would mako good their losses
out Of his own pocket; but that after hin olcc-
tlou ho changed his tune, and informed them
that he was not legally responsible. Iu order to
asoertain tho truth OF these allegations a ro-
portor WIS directed to call on Mr. Won uol-
ten, and to interview him, eapeciaiIy in
regard to the caso of Mr. Feuorstcin, which
WIS claimed to be an especially hard ono gince,
according to tho story, Won Hollen had nut thu
man man III day by day, from July up to tie prosont
The result of this Interview WAS as follows.
koportor-Dil you, just utter tho election.
promise Fcuorstoin you would mako good nny
money taken by Wiefels?
Mr. Von Aolon-.1 havon't promised anybody
TO MAKO goot any mouey. I told htn tia. did
not think was obliged by law to mako it good.
but considete cd myself morally bound to keop
Tho office III shape. oven il had to louo $500 or
S40o-that would rather do tint shan hayo any
others who had paid money to We,fols that il
they would keep quiet aal provo their claims to
be just would Rostlo tion.
h.-Did you receive any..money from Woifels
to cover tho monoy stoleul
Mr. Yon H..-Ihore waA some money duo him
tor SERVICES when he WIS discharged, and took
TINT aud redeemed some property. After nc
was dismissed l sent two or three nleu with tho
DOORS oSor tho samo route ho had travelled, with
wtneaaes, TO 300 every man, and find out il
Woifels had collected money from them md re-
ceipted for It. They worked four or tiyo t1nvs.
and found ho Ind collected something over
s2d0 of porsonal taxes, which ho was authorized
TO collect, aud for which I was responsible,
These made good, crediting tho money on tho
warrants mud turning it in.
R.-Dld you take tho money out Of your own
porletf
Air. Won H.-Part Of 1t. I got somo from him
about sloa besides what was duo him.
R.-IIow much are YOU out atoyethor2
Mr.. Won H.-Ahout s200.
people havo lost2
AIR. Won I.-Yes but want ia know in fila
first place. whether their cains are l,ona fide,
M-Why 20 you not prosecute Woifols?
Mr. Won HI did prosecute him,--eworo out
. warrant, aud lie wnH put in jail under 72, 600
ceiptB.
N:-uow much money was stolen By him?
MIR. Won H.-Thnt l emit say positively, I
guess probably $500 Or 5000.
4'-Hny WAH Eouef6tein9 property Bold for
city taxes?
Ar. Won H.-yecause it WIS returned "a d.
liu4uent.
Notwithstanding Wefes bad colleoted tho
taxes?
Mr. Won HI think ho collected the tar after
lad returned my delinquent liak to tho County
Treasurer
n.-Whoee property have you redeemed?
), Ms. Von. H.-~Joselyn's aud Feuorateina-al-
though WAS not responsible for tho money,
N.-Why have you not rclaamed that Of tue
othera-alet4ger aud Rchley2
Alr. Yon H.-DecN,Iae1 am not ready vet, I do
not Hond anyhody out to collect reel eatate taxes
Joselyn WIZ tie first ono who camo in, anl Wai-
fela aaid he waa tho only person he had COLLECTED.
taken from. aud tho money coming to Weilels
WAS nsed to redeem tho property, Tiers was
also enough for Fcuerstoin's property, will, what
got fran linn. 'lo not consider myself re-
sponablo for the state md County taxes,
Que thing which groatiy irritatea Fel1erBtein iH
that Welfels, after getting ont Oh bail, loft tho
city. mud is now beyond reach. Flo wanted 10
got out warrant il hin own name, Init Yon
!iolletl anticipated him, and Faueratein thinks
II he had tho prosecuting of the caao 1t would
haYe heon moro onargatlcaly managed. Ha, sayg'
that Wolfcla was nlso employed BY Town Col
leotor Morrison. md stole there, but that Nor
raon made good al those loaseg.