, 1876-05-13
TEE PRIVATE CONFERENCE.
poOLET1s XEsTHnNy


Yesterday, soon sitter the Comptroller came
down town, be had Cashier Dooley called
into hts office. There were present also City
Attorney Tuthill and Mayor Colrin, Clark
,Lipe, and shorthand reporter. Tue session
was held in the Comptzo11er's private Office and
was a star-chamber one. Dooley was duly
sworn, and the questions xero mostly asked By
Ne6srs. Tuthin and Hayes,
THE DE VACTo GINNING IT
now and then, to find cut something. City Mar
shall Goodell was sent for, and he was instruct
ed to hare Won Holen apprehended il he was
anywhere In the country, and to send for him Il
he has left it.
Dooieyfs testimony WIS as follows:
The Comptrorer-Give your name. age, and res
idence! Any name IS Norris j. Doofey; age 20,
residence. 1872 Henry street Chicago, III:
business Of alr: Won nolien7 Al have been con-
nected With tie cash department under Mr. Won
Hollen.
Q.-In what capacitys An the capacity OF
Q.-uow long: A.-@Two years ago last Decem-
Q.-That was yopr hrrt employment by him. A.
No, sir; was bookkeeper before that.
Q:-Ioa have been engaged az cashier since De-
eenlbers A.-Since bis reelection, sir.
Q.-And up to the present time: AYES, sir.
Q.--You have been engaged continuously from
that time until the present timet A.-Yes, slr.
connection has been severed: A.-So, sir.
Q>-kefore December, 1s1:A yon were engaged
as bookkeeper:, A-Yes, slr; n.
Q,-That il, from 1s717 A,-Ycs, sir.
Q.--That Is shout the time Of his first election,
wasn't it! A.-]es, sir.
Q.-And you have heen in the Office ever since
he took the office A--fes, sic.
Q.-Either IS bookkeepes OF cashierr A.-Tes,
Q.-W:hat were your dnt1es as bookkeeper, A.
To keep the Office bucks
HIS DUTIES.
Q--state what books you kept and how they
assessments. special assessment warrants. the
number and the amount, end the amount collected
and paid into the Treasury on these waraants, and
accoant sud IN accouut Of the taxes Of yeara
1s51, !S72, and 1878, and 80 on
Q.-uow did you get. your cash entries, Al
got them from the receipts
Q:-Directly from the rceeipts?. A.-From the
Eeceipts-cash entries on the receipts.
Q..-What receipts do yon rceanz A--The daily
Ooh, from the receipts Of cazh A-Yes, SIR
Q.-How did yoa Snaw the receipts q eash.
A.-The memorandum eash-book in the Office
shows it, sir.
emily book, .Tes, ~ | ss ent1ies IL % the oiee. dc ss0
Q.-Who made the entries in that book? A.
The entry clerk; sometimes one md sometimes an
other. Mr. Doyle was there, zud 1lr. Lewis was
Q.-This entry cle1k-what authority, or At
least what information. does he have to make
these entries? A--From tue receipts. The COL
1ccting clerk makes cut the reccipt-the descrip
ton Of ths property. aad e. AMOUNT M ;; q money
IN N WIZ M nsf n. Int Viz Ga the the
money in to the entry clerk The entry clerk
records that on tho cash memorandnm and he
passes the money and the receipt to the cashier for
signature. That memorandum Of cash will show
the property on which tax was paid, together With
the amount OF the tar,
Y% +tntr ff,nf
made your entries rs bookkeepez A--Ycs,
.Q.-Did ~: Won Ho11en hare cashiers At that
.Q.-Who was hh cashier1 A-Ar. Brensn waa
his Cashier.
Q.-Thomas Brenan. A.-Yes, sir.
OF mean that you took the o6cef A--Up to
Q.-Aud then from 1873 On, you TOOK the place
Of Mr. Brennan AZ cashier? Ayes, sir.
rHR NEW BooKKEEPER-
Q.--Tho WIS bookkeeper from that time! A.
Q.-He Is still bookkeeper, Ale LETT here
Q.EWdatswas his srst name, A--wi1liam e.
Q--Yos say he left hers short time ago,-vh.s
do you mean By TINT! Ale left the Office.
. Q--He Is still In town? A--Yea, air, be is still
IN town. BE was in yonE o{ace here few minutes
- 5hoEt ting ago ie how long sgo, A.--wen,
examination, and he continued to settle matters
sttatghten up natterE the 1st Of May, snd
xon Hollen discharged him, with othefs, at the
.Q---Did be take smother bookkeeper in hts place7
A.-Ao; siE. Dc naked NE II that time to do
Q+-.Then you, hav. been acting in the double
capacity Of cashier and bookkeepe17 A.-Te= sir;