The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-24
THE EXCISE MIDDLE.

INVESTIGATION or OWEN MuRPHr's OPERA
TIoNs BEFORE REFEREE IoITER YEsTER-
DAY-THE MISSING CASH.
Another hearing was had yesterday At No 81 cors
landt street, before Referee s. Potter who ~ will
be remembered was recently appointed by the SUI
preme Court TO take testimony and report to the
Court In the action OF George W. Morton and Jacob
NJ Patterson Jr, plaintiffs, against owen Murphy and
Others impleaded with the Board Of Excise, and
John Doe, defendants; also IN the action OF John
McGrath and Jonn Bohmfalk, plaintiffs. against
George W. Morton and others, defendants, both
actions having been consolidated Among the duties
devolve upon the referee this Is to asccr.
tain-First, how much money was received by
George W. Morton, Jacob N. Patterson, JE, and
owen Murphy, as deposits applications mado
10 them for licenses to cell strong and sprituous
liquors, wines, ales or beer, between tue period
beginning on May 1877, ard ending on December ~,
1871 Second, how many. OF sucn applications
granted license lees issued 10 the applicants and
the amount OF license ices properly collectabls
thereon Third. the total amount for such icensci
which should have been deposited with the City
Chamberlain, tho amount actually deposited
with him and the sum, whether In excess
or deficiency, remaining utter making proper
deonct,ons Fourth the names and addresses of the
persons who made sucn deposits between the datei
ABOVE mentioned but 10 whom licenses nave not oeei
ssued or grant ed with the date and amount OF such
aepust Filth whether any receipts issued ~
the Board Excise or receiving deposits or checks
issued on surrenderinR such receipts nave pSen
surrendered or delivered to any officer or EN-.
poye oil The city governments or Oh any ae
Of tho % Ss,se on any Of their
poyes, by persons 70 whom no censss havo oeen
granted aud, Il So the names aua amo oau anu
whether such receipts, or any OIL then nave oeeh
used license privilege TO carry ON the business
Tor which license was applied Tor.
PERSONS INTERESTED CAN APPEAR
Each the parties the Two actlOhs couhohuateu,
and every otner person claiming 10 be entitled 70 any
OF moneys above alluded 10, has, under the order
OF reference, right 10 appear ana DO heard oeiore inc
referee until expiration Of ten days alter August
o. 1873. The progress made In the case before Inc
referee yesterday chiefly confined to the presen.
talion Of documentary evidence on tue part OF Inc
piantn. THIS included the names OF large num-
Der OF persons who mad made deposits with the
Board o Excise between the dates already lnoi-
Gated without having received licenses. Suop@naf
associate Commissioner OF EXCISE 70 appear before
the referee Today.
CASH RECEIPTS OF THE OLD HOARD.
During an interview Win Commissioners Morrison
yesterday afternoon that gentleman informed The
writer that the amount oil moneys taken IN ny The
old Board OF Excise IRON May l. 1877, to Dscembef
% 1877 THE latter being the date ON wach Owen Mur
pny disappcared was, IN round numoers, $27a6l7 Al
In regard 10 the second question to DO investi-
gated by the referee, Mr. Morrison said tnat
LICENSES TO tue extent OF $l50,000 were
that aoout 1925 900 represented by receipts, and
she uld be 10 the holders thereof, while the
sum OF $3.50 should be paid over to the CITY, Ee-
icrring TO third question before the referee, he
m the sum OF 900, but that the Chamberlain re-
fused to receive absolute deposit inasmuch
as the licenses had not ut that time been Issued
There was no DOUBT, however, that nc WIN receive
said that there is $40 900 more due inc city
Than the Chamberlain has nov ON deposit