New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-14
FRAUDS IN CITY FINANCES.
INVESTIGATING MR.. CAMPBELL's OFFICE.
ACTION OF THE GRAND JURY--ExTENT OF THE
YRAUDs-A TALK WITH w. p. sHEARMAN.

INVESTIGATING MR.. CAMPBELL's OFFICE.
ACTION OF THE GRAND JURY--ExTENT OF THE
rRAups-A TALK WITH W. p sHEARMAN.
Az tina July term of the Court of General Sessions
.sa usually I'LL 5~r would
6y Judge Gildersleeve. The Jury had az one ti,ne
pnrposed to adjonrn without nves tp 81 %
office Some of the members of the Grand Jury
were however, DESTROYS that some action should pe
taken in TO- an was n accord
inely offered yesterday and adopted by the jury.
The resolutions are a. folows:
Whereas, This Grand Jury have been directed oy the
Court to inquire into the alleged frauds In the Control
whereas In the opinion Of this Grand Jury sufficient
or exhaustive examination into the said alleged FRAUDS
has heretofore been made; and, a., or
that an examination the said alleged frauds should
be conducted by parties absolutely impartial anu not n II,
mart or branch thereof and under the supervision OF
such authority as veted in Grand jury therefore
oueses 70 ask the Boards Directors q the importers
and Traders the Park and the Fourth MaIna
three air skilled IN accounts whose duty tyd shall pa the be
INQUIRE and search into e as e ehods Of Keep
Ing the books and accounts of tie said office; also 10
re- sde for Thy BETTER protection Of public IN
the system and methods now cxstng Ia Ino a.. no
Office and report the same 10 TINS orhu jury VI 's
Rssoired That when this Grand Jury sdSn ms w
pose only OF carrying out the investigation INTO the Oon
troller's office
When the foreman, Sylvester w; Con INST re-
Of the resolutions the Judge said that ne w9ud NOT
adjourn the court for the term put TSI nbns ha,e
two weeks in which to make any eIaIilnstion .na'
they saw Ht He approved the spirit OF tne resG-
luticns He afterward tola sole ao nj of the right
of the Grand Jury to investigate any OF sne
offices to see whether crime had been committed,
~ b;,rs snU.rts' One of the jurors offered to ad
vance $500 If necessaryfor the purpose sne ~ Wa
said thar the Grand Jnrors many 81 rsg% s'
NJ roxystoek viii soon call the jurors together to
fix time for beginning the investigation
WORK OF TIE DEPARTMENT CLERKS.
The Finance Department has FIVE clerks engaged
in examinlng the frauds Of Carroll. They are going
over the ground covered by the former s1amnaton'
and will also go back of 1879, where the iorncr Ok
animation began Carroll mas wsps committed 10 July
1879. There is reason 70 suppose now tnat tncy
NAV 60 back to 1875. but not to any large amount.
order that thereafter all interest coupons should be
paid by warrant, other payments were made, ana
through the Auditors Department. instead h dou .,
Sor many wears. There was some delay in agreeing
upon systx m Of payment, and the Chamoer Iaa
continued e pay ssS is accounted for and
the examinations Of tine force employed by inc
Controller and those OF tho Commissioners OF Ac-
snst have been fonnd drawn the order
Of Hagen Billing in November, 1876 bat for
small amount MOI Sn. M do ms'T ,r After that
warrants drawn to the order OF these irns are MOI
infreoucnt hut almost invariably lot sma,i
rosactsd the most of his business The coupons
nave not been compared with sue scileduIe pay
ments for 1876. 1877. and 1878. ana up 70 July
1870 where the ex aminatiOns already made began
But il IL feared that nearly all OF the Warrants
drawn to the order OF tee two hrms men,ion ed
represent coupons sod 70 .ne,n % Inv
tba origusl holders. Until these examinations are
complete the exact loss to the city cannot DO Rno"h
EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION DESIRABLE.
William Pitt shsarman one OF the Commssioners
ssLs bsfore our ex animation of the Carroll frauds
"a flashed. We have seven men at work and the
matter being pushed forward as urgy t.
We strike little clews every once IN wnlio tns.
have to be followed, and they take time: s1metines
fhev isad 10 something and sometimes thby 40 NOT.
T3nf VIZ propose that the examination snail be as
Iborou Oh as possible aud when 1t IS concluded tine
extent Of Carrolls frauds will be made clear;
q Do vonr instructions include complete in
vestiratvn of the Finance Department. IL has
been said tnat a thorough examination would bring
esnr instructions are merely to mako a thorough
examination of the Carroll frauds. But tnis Will
include an investigation oil the various Glasses o,
fnnds how mauy were issued, what was received
for them how many are outstanding, what interest
has been paid and what is due on the various classes
nf
handed debt of the city. This will be thorough and
complete" 49, 81. A.. a.-...;.,
assertions which have beou made concerning the
Finance Department., that an examination shonid
he made of all the books and accounts that would
bo SO complete that nothing could DO covered UP
aAs a Commissioner or Accounts, OF course, I
have nothing to say. But speaking as citizen !
think it would be the proper thing to 90 dn EEL raeo
that CAROLS defalcafions were continued ior 20
lons n time undetected has given the community
an uneasy feeling concerning the Finance Dopart-
msus oond ssSTOS 81 sans "o0u '" VIC
o.sG Have Won found anything new in the Carroll
aWe have found that Hagen & Billing and e.
Morrison jr received warrants for interest coupons
In 1876. 1877. 1878. and that portion OF 1879 MOI
covered by the ORIGINAL is sRese schedules With the
coupons bnt as they CARROTS brokers, we
take it for granted that the warrants Tepresen,
so,ne other firms who we fear recsived coupons
from Carroll. The figures originally nai Is a,
Representing Carols eefalcacton will probably o'
"What do You think of the counterfeit coupon
I'VE have seen nothing that would lead us to be
lave that counterfeit coupons used or were II
controlier Campbelrs health is so much impaired
that his friends will endsayor to prevail upon hin
10 take a rest for q considerable time. fis ma
suffered much OF late from insomnia. HIS Dr9Inel
DIR John Campbell, Is with him and strongly al
vises him TO take the much-needed rest. So
voyage has been urged as the best tninR., 8. ~ !
friends ceunsels will probably prevail anu ~ " !
very likely that the Controller Will leave the ci..
Tor a brief tins to-day OF tomorrow. whether "
will take a trip the ocean 10 matter ior III
ture consideration.
LOST PURSE CAUSES TROUBLE.
vell-drczscd woman entered the Eighth Ere
cinct Police Station yesterday morning ana sa
III through the grating at No 100 Wocster-st;, an
asked for assistance In recovering IT, Omcer hely
who was sent with her. i4uha tne noI,e ses, he