The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15
BROOKLYN TAX OFFICE ROBBERY.
Deputy Collector A. w. H. Gill Held t.
Await tho Action OF the Grand Jury.

Deputy Collector A. w. II. Gill Held t.
Await tho Action OF the Grand Jury.
The examination Of the charge OF embeszlemens
against Deputy Collector Captain A. w. a. Gill was
concluded before Justice Morse yesterday. Tho
only testimony taken was that Of Robert McOhes-
ney who testified that he was one Of the clerks In
the Tax once on the 14th OF February 1873, In
charge OF the ticker; am acquainted with tho
various handwritings appearing on the book that
day; they are Flanagan's Browns and mine,
these are all can recognize; there are no others;
my entries were of bills received from Captain
Gill between the hours of nine and twelve; these
were receipted bills; no other amounts than those
received nom Captain Gill were entered BY mof
remember that Captain Gill took In the money c
that day; the manner Of transacting business tina
day was as usual bills were passed through
window to the Deputy Collector, and II the money
was found to be right stamped and signed BY him
at once; this money was handed to whoever kope
the ticker; we all keep the ticker when we are
IN o the 0 CAST book while the bill is being entsrecs
in the evening we see that the ticker corresponds
with the cash In hand; Badeau might have counted
the money with Captain Gill on the l4th OF Fe0ru-
ary; It was q large day; we collected over 500, 00os
sa 0ssa captain dsP ss e
ISUs eaSS Of q xoS
be q ''heavy days" never computed the average e1
receipts by the day; during the three Rp&y MQQkl4
in the year there were generally four entry
clerks in the once who kept the tckier;
Flanagan, Brown. keenan, and myself were
write on this book; no others kept 1t to my kn0w-
edge have no special recollection Of the 14th OF
February except what the books show; the ticker
desk stands within an arms length OF the Deputy
Collector; on very heavy days Captain Gill did NOS
receipt bills bills are often retained IN the once
and sent 70 the Taxpayers; don't know that
bills have been receipted after ONCE hours;
know they have been entered first on ticker
and then handed back to GIN to be re.
ceipted any time after two O'Clock we call
alter ONCE hours: sometimes Mr.. Flanagan
myself or Mr.. Cawthorne would foot up the TICK
Ter; the ticker clerk announced the amount OF
his footings to Captain Gill this announcements
was not made until Captain Gill had bis money
counted and both were ready; Captain GAL always
which was left on the desk until the amounts were
entered; q taxpayer could not hand IN Dill 20
GIL without the ticker clerk seeing 1t; Gill put
some money In his drawer, but money 00n0
up in packages, as was usually the custom.
was laid on the desk Immediately to the left
OF the ticker; these packages were IN sums
OF $780, $3.50, $500 and 81, 600; have seen them e.
office; there are three rooms In the once; Captain
GU was frequently called away from his desk; OUT
siders would occasionally come In; couldn't Keep
them out; Captain Gill complained OF tnlS very
much: have known cash fail TO balance Tor some
smaU amount; during busy days Gill frequently
kept money on table az his back; this table WAS
behind all the clerks, out OF their sight when at
work. 40. -.
the accused was admitted to bail in the sum OF
$4,000, Messrs. George Wallace and A. B. Lindsay
entering into bonds for his appearance. He u held
for the action OF the Grand Jury,