The New York herald., 1874-09-29
ANOTHER VOUCHER ROBBERY.


a Singular Discovery I'm the City Police
Courts-Im portant Hecoros stoien-
mnvor aavemeyer and John Kelly in
F,x.
There was a little hutter OF excitement in po-
,,ticsl rces Yesterday, consequent on the rumor
.ha, q talned very wide crecence that some oi
ses r.r, rds Of the police Courts were missing, the
rasult r which IL was said, would prevent the
.-,qcss+f ,tes, clerks from making complete re-
turn lied for by Mayor Havemeyer OF the nun.
oero a,ice Magistrate convictions made during
tne yearI OF the Shrievalty OF John Kelly To as
ceftaia 1he exact amount OF truth in this
rniao. reporter OF the HERALD visited the
sevsra Police Courts OF the CITY, and thereby
gpBArued the correctness OF the allegation. At
she Jefferson Market Police Court, Chief Clerx
Dillon ssl1 that in endeayoring to make out the
returns CURED by the Mayor he had found the
records OF the following required years missing:-
ReturDs Of Judge Dodge for 1865, entirely MAS.
Ing
Feurns fudge Ledwith, for parts OF 1865 and
neturn. Of Judge Ledwith, for 1867 entirely
Returns Of Judge Dodge OF 1868 are missing for q
pOruon OF the year.
Mr.. Dillon accompanied the reporter to the ex-
animation room ofthe Court and opened the doors
OF large closet, aiording an opportunity for
inspecting the Old records of the Court The books
containing the list OF commitments are heavy, tnck
Ioo volumes, bound very substantially IN leather,
and could not easily be mlSlaid. Search has
been made through the courts for the miss
Ing volumes. but none OF them have yet been
O convictions lOr one-half year was the covers Of
the book The contents had evidently been torn
out by the despoiler and taken away The tact
that records OF commitments have been destroyed
IN this Court Is indisputabe. In reply to
Uss sa W Sade ns Mr. e sad wSs as a
made until the Mayor called for the returns. When
the present justices came into office, they began
with new set OF books and only the records i'm
mediatey preceding their accession were ncces-
sary Tor reference. No anxiety was elt therefore,
the examination room. 1t never occurred to
any onicial under the present dispensation
sibe. An ex.cerk Of the Court. who desires
that hs name be withheld says that
broken INTO at night by the lOaters around the
markes. He has found several OF these characters
himself sleeping IN the private rooms o. the Court
scarcely night when there was not something
stolen from the various rooms. Within the last
two years the building has been made more secure,
and with the assistance OF the police these rob-
berries have been enectually prevented. He re-
ds his erHsnp ha, 6ooxs
stolen, but it was not regarded with any
alarm, inasmueh Isl lus:a as the burglars dld
In the smallest degree. One night, this gentleman
said the thieves stole the rencs OF the Court con-
sisting OF kntves pistols, 'urgiars toos anu SINH
OF distinguished criminals. This gentleman is OF
the opinion that the missing records have been
stolen by the ''bOys" around the market simply to
obtain their value as waste paper. He utterly re-
pudiates the idea that they have been stolen to
prevent the discoveries of fraud AT the Yorkville
Police Court (Filty-seventh street the Clerk OF
the Court informed the reporter tnat the following
records were missing:-
For the year $780, from May to December
The entire year or 1851.
THIS Court House has only been occupied within
tha loo la and it 10
transfer from the old building 10 the new these
records, as well as OF other years that also mis-
1nR may nave been either stolen or purposely ly
destroyed. The officials OF this Court say that it Il
quite certain that these records have not been alb
stracted during their term OF office.
The records of the Tombs Court and Essex Mar
kat COnrt are COmnlete