The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-04
THIRTY MILLIONS STOLEN.
lBOUT EIGHT HUNDRED IND SEVENTY
SIX THOUSAND RECOUERED.
The Committee of Aldermen Recommen ding
the Prosecution or the Ring Thieves who
have not Given Up thcir Large stcaiings.

The Committee of Aide rmcn Recomm ndin q
the Prosecution OF the Ring Thieves who
have not Given Up their Large stcaiings.
Tho Aldcrmcn's Committee for the Invcs-
tigation Of the Ring frauds held n secret Sos
sion yesterday afternoon and adopted n report
setting forth the results Of their lahors. which.
with certain additions yet 10 bc made by one of
the members. will be- presented at the meeting
Of the Aldermen this afternoon
The report begins 10y rociting the resolution
OF July ~. 1877. constituting the committee and
defining its duties and authorities. 1t then
goes on to complain that with n few exceptions
the committee had received no material aid
from any voluntary sources whatever. notwith-
standing their invitation to citizens to afford
assistance by rendering information. They
say:
Even those persons to whom had been intrustcd the
duty of collecting and arranrng Tie evidence A. io the
IN" pcori" IN Inc Ring s,, most ~ wh,n r'svse h
very hand somey paid FOR their services well ~ the
rom punishment ON the express ground that they should
nod thcmc ,'rs ready ~ all times to testify IN these
power held themselves entirely aloot from this exanina
most mart could only Toe induced to appear hcfor the
ca,s uni, In ol'cdit nee To rits of attachment
lAouns under these disa iNantagcs. your committee
asr,cahc duty which you imposed upon them With no
o'g r s.anon np"9 IN, u. ,ase', {. be .css,Sd
mat ihe cN had been, tuung nsiderahlc p,und OF
ueNcs % an extent never ucorc cqualcd in MUNICIPAL
hsor, nat The thieves were known that Tie hesi legal
l,ht u We country "d long since heen engaged tor the
lufl',c u hrunt tA'n {" Justice. Hud of recovering
eNucul.d n counsel io,. ,t in other legal expenses
Waiit had teen CLEARLY demonstrated that the CITY aud
dollar. aud lct that on, about $50 a. alttr dcductt
eNItuso hi hocn recovered and ali the thieves with
single eNc, .on hal escaped any adequate Punishment
nid hat -oc Of them were nannung their Stolen wealth
tn connnDni, and tile .ei, ct ali iieh tninit inc,
m ID '' VA w NV, H, ,, n va, "'' ~ u,
ung ~'il l,f'n ,n,m ,geni. nron It all h'oty tcr
or i,nr fcr.o'. io ar i, k, 'N,.li tn',v
sunrnnss n~d h' YOUR committee issued-or remained
Ia TINE eat. gory is "a DC placed McBfidc David.
-on liueh smith ana several other less important Wli
r. testimony las disclosed fri itiu state Of demon
tive Nohins when va yci been ~ri',so NO i-ai IF
NhmtN, NN.N has h'i NfNfuir h'en tAi hrs az fled
DENSITY o uc frauds tchni. iN thcsc " Rim thieves
w,r cou.unmatd. No para ular loIiuca rarN or
ostH.iWu"l b. alone rspDN-ihle ur TAI. horuNc CON
V'Y. asa npr.,, nai"', 90 all political pafuc' com.
tA' eH.ri. winch have teen usie to punish these
sc'unlrD. Hni fo wge-t from u'ri their spul.d nof
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