, 1881-06-08
A sAFE-ROBBEHY.
T1IE OBJECT NOT DEtSG PLUMBER, nut THE
!'usst:sstnS OF NuCustESTss
taI.u LII In, fthikuh0 TEihtlft.

TIE object not uEtSG PLUMBER, HGT THE
pussEsstnS OF DOCUMENTS /
srtetat RtspateA to Tbs Ch4eaoo Tribune.
New YonK, June IA short time since
tho Brooklyn Boartt OF Aldermen, at inc sollcl-
tntion of tho Controller, authorized the MP
noIntuent Of two experts to exAnInc the
nccounts OF the Board Of Education. A Ills
crepancy of over SIX, 900 had been discovered
by the Controller, but of course the Board OF
Education explained this away. 1t was the
custom at tho Office Ut the Dohrd to furnish
books and other supplies tu the scllools,
which were not entered up rs paid for Until
the money had been received from tho
schools, although the books showed tl'lst
40 much ha1 been paid for supplies.
While this explanation WIS deemed salts
factory. It lid rot affect tlle proposed exatn-
inatlon of the nccou,lts. Two expert ae-
countants were appointed to make tho OK
nmlnattop, and Mt the meeting Ut the Board
at Education resolution WIS to llnse been
missed authorizing The employees Of tho
| board to ...... ......
| aunMrr TIE HOOKS AND rArEIts TO TIFF
| EXrEltTS.
| The books aI,l vouchers retcrFcu 70 coy
cred the transactions vt tic Board tor tiac
pust five or Six years, a''l were contained III
two old-fashionttl safcs. Whrn tho oecre-
tary OF the Board reached tho Office to-day
tha safcs wero l0ckgtl us usual. llo
l,ad last opel,e. then, oil Saturtlny, a1t did
nat llavo OCCASION to 60 tn either OF them
again until afternoon. On opening Tie larger
Uf tha snfes liz was SURPRISED to sGo tlie
shelves almost empty, AZ exsi.l'nStil9nm ~ n o,
tho sliaicr safe s'oWstt ttat y as', ~, ta.s pe"
or nersoi.s who visited tbs safes cgukl Ilo
Gnve been to sectlru 1loney, ~ a hundred atu
odd dollars. which WIZ in plail yl!,@ Oh ON
Ut the shalves, WAs pot takei; ian!o WV " ~. y
Yale pattcrll. Ind been forced. Alter
THE CONTENTS or THE sAfEs.
et..' sut1lclcnt to iii tw6 bi,slel bnsknts tta,
bectl removed, the snfcs were 99aili l0cKe!'
4 careful examination ol tio Dlla,.K ~ ~
that It l,ad been forclbly entered by onrEai:
, lo sent for the Chairman ut tug flha!le
Conlttee. Ml'o Mth".t IT,. Hsor ss ~ mtroiie, tf o
aid Superintendent of l'al!cc. AZ 2 reglsa
: meeting Of tho Board Of Education the fact
connected With tho robbery were STATED. ~
m 1. ,Hyes.lgatIon. Tile only Keys to the sal
wsro in ttls possession Ut tie Secretary ~!
, AsslstNnt Secretary; but, as tne safys ,,, W.
very oil and the locks were Os ue Slnime ll.,s
!. Mttegi,, without my coElbahatio!l, " Nt!t.|
! llayo Geel aa easy. matter to infect tho 70
l berry BY means OF false kvys. Taat
= THE GUILTY. rAlrrlEa
z are directly or Indirectly eonncetel With t. T.
i. lizard Of Education taoIo seel,s ID ne 10 ~
tS to stosn 6ooks aSi vouchers IS the s!!ece
y Y. IT tllo examination upon which tha expel
y Wero about to uatur; but the nIptlys inr
~ robbery seeis, noyerthaless. TO bo cionaef1
~ -. mystery, NUlio Ut tho money hRpfoprilst
- for educational purposes ~ handled by I
y .Invloy&s Ut Tie Huar.l OF Eduens!ol, excs
- - tisat received Tor supplies tuSnlshed to
sshoos al a.aH,nt ane apP1atSs P1!a a,fsasiv Ss,i
~ | ptu!ueQ, ~