The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-27

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sixth Ward. He kent His promise. hut mo
within an ace Of going over board, and the huge
iron steamship swept from her Flip.
THE EXCISE BOiRD's WAYS.
How Owen Murphy rud Ills Compan Han
died Liquor Dealers Money,
Lindsay T. Howe and Major John II.
Mooney. Commissioners of Accounts. sent TO
Mayor Ely. yesterday. the result OF the cAami-
nation INTO the methods OF tho late Board Of
Excise. which they made in accordance with
the Common Councils resolution. pas-ed on tho
18th of December last. The Commissioners say
that much of the money received by the Excise
Board ~ deposits was paid over to the City
Chanlb, rlain. although that officer was cnt titled
TO receive only the fccs paid for licenses netu-
ally granted. They add that the applications for
licenses were usually not acted on by the En-
else Board for months after they had been
made. and that fully one half Of the applica-
tons made subsequent to May |. 1877. have not
vet been acted on. Tho Commissioners are sat
ishcd that the books do not contain "a correct
r."or,i ot lis money transactions subsequent to
May !. INff In explanation OF thu general as
seriOn they say:
All the sums deposited with ihc board whs the ami.
cations tor hrencs were ms ale entered In the
bucks Receipt. were .sued blan, b, the chmt clerk
AZ mon. - obtained Thereon by parties c"nnec -. "a
book DEPOSITS were made with the hoard when ne re-.
4, W, ~, , H. m h, ',m. sA,'s We c,ili ha,s
other, lir rem, address description Of the p mises
o,her ca.s entries ar to be- found deposits rnld hv
Wa r., yer i maxi am' dei9- .r amin 9r any
TURN OF he deposit nnnc, thereon To the april ant the
deposit bank sucd nv oven MUMMY ~, n.,,r.r Nanv
o 10" hr'H.' inon-h i",p9inns To- hear W. MarpN
practice np.ars 20 hnvc 'NtnrveB prevailed II cash.
Win bard ess ,sa IN %" r,1a,% 9 OF rtoaa
ehrc1s HAVING 1"ec,' ln@ r Si c OF IL. ' '
g ,' ~, , , rs'p ~ WI ''r m'lr and
ior IA. deposit made n, r,n, ,ustsna e' n,r 1,
fr M 10, d, is,g T. ad e,".-a ihr cn,,k bay 9nly
hoard ,lr ti. wa.in he ha@ Of rs,rg.n s .Sn. If
money from ,nlcant., AMI IT viii he ,tiic, b. la,
s s' Tg c II g ga s sn, Iec ' ,ra@
losIe Sesn !, % be aaS ID ae loo - ' ins
To- he hoaid or hat de- ,,i,.,,ni h. ,,', In
esce ac .. having b,n reoitei III '' SSp '
900 account ~ den.sits o., direction OF Mr. Murphy ami
nnmi'n iYai" Almost all ,he emp oyc.s 81 tie hori
l ais M ,,, e. 80 H. ne "S,n.
uon payers We mr., oi The 81 i'm IA that sUn
during 1874
Owen Murphy's dcfalcations are set forth III
follows: '
Nnet, thousani iil.-s was ir,,,n from, ,,e ,e-,,,
EXCHANGE RSnS +, " wnr, w. VIII N. ''lnt NJ
% approputnnl ,ic same 70 . own u.e rni- was done
on twochvcs- hoth Win t o., the hook Seenrr ia the
9niec. who usually nude ont l ih. ch,ck. which Wcr.
ara~,n UPON ue euN account Ihe che, rs arr mum.
corre.i nl'n. Vim .s.i, ,l,.t ris fr.f N Az t,,
checks %, VI Murrh, was 'or -tls.i and va ,l.1n.
lted o., NJ Murphy 900 aug Z is77 ~ ne Bow r, 81
uonhl bank AMI laced To the cnait of an account
W'n'1' us nm VA hls own name before crwnhns VIZ
H. ~ Wv, ,'l i',,ii, 10, n.~eis H+tni,n Baum hnd
ne following du, AZ - Nr Nuffhy drcw rom he
bowcrv NntOni hank o the mon-v. so depoitri ~
hnn. 5000" iii tie remaining saion he Ia IN H.
l't ump pre ~ On wnch day 9e dr.w the enhre bal
Inv d Nv - M ' mn, nun, gatt Wn W. , I"S Nv
Mafrhy m the German Z hen n n Ia w r.. NY rn
at tfleil d., th, de- liz
IeroHl h' VIZ NurphN in an account opened hv him
aiurgt ~ tne rac.ht pins ana Immediately upon
eui a., H. t '' az mum n,n nv Ut "saii,l IN.
to hin In mis- IN. balance s.nSssi vi, No.
rine Bans the credit OF the account owen Aurphy
rea-urcr'
Figures ara given bv tho Commissioners ~
show that the bsInnne II jonos ~ nnnG, ,yi,h ,Lo
Excise Board by applicants for licenses anJ
which should be repaid to the applicants il
these repayments can be- maJs il ss2 o7S and
Is maie NJ Of the balance OF s22. ~ in the Ger
ersd q OVEN Murphy. Tre9sHTer ni IN the 'o pa Pa
cee Bank and fl';2i5 wrongfnlly paid TO the
With the Excise Board as a deposit. not paid
ibpi" . IL Sr'"n , in. d'nnSn y o. soo ~
wa, W." SThoNh h'se hgul,,- ~ niule
w Yl me sou en- b's2lrd 10y owen
Murphy. aud tn dineren'c between the sum
collected rs daposit. from nrrlt,nn,s =, A..
ceu-.- sul,.,iIi,'n, A. NJ, + is-- ,,i th a,,,
deposited in lac ermap Exchange Bank in tte
in that def. iGn.y th, Al 40 u.ii a. Mr. Gniias
or thu sl2uOJ collie ted hy tha ,nlplnyr.,s al liz,
t,Irl \,r H., III. ... 'f,.t,, l.. +. H.. -
80, ia - ~ H. 80 ~ s"ill7 "nl 7'",u
W 't'i wy ".''" ~ W itl,H no 'nllN WIS hhl' IN
d"p'SltnrS. ana the sums retained when the
payment Wa- less than the. face. Of th. ch,..k
tashed in the ofiia. 81 ihs hoard They vnrc
r~.til' ~ 'bt,tn ~ f,.ta ~, - =, -
"i'"..', V' '''"iH ''' l"H's III many 81 VoSc
''l"' lists,
- ne commissioners hold that the Board Of
Evr-, received the deposits oi The appli,an,s
TOR nnnns.s r.lv ON thair own roc r,. il't,.
and ,vitn,ut M -.n.ti,r 81 ,rs,,.f ~.
,L,t Iii 80 a. -, n -. ~ $500 ~ ~ NV
'ln' ~ ~ W. H'' r-Ntlss Sonuils-Ioh,is wore
'lullly lt-inn~ lNl". ana t1ll not be- relieved ~
that r'Apuus hilty until they have applicd an
t' purposes Tor when the deposit was nude.
T.' ~. hsu.nl ' w ll'chse re or inc grant
'i,- ~ .''o III VIZ r''uIh Oh tue deposit
on. ti' 'ylt'iou. OF til' hlpil .Atlnn.
As to owen Murphy's colleagues knowledge
of his transactions tho report saws.
~, 49,, ~. -, -. a, 49, ,s~.,,
60, az, a. wv. , ~" "'n,t'n'N "i $3.50 on