New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-13
THE TWICE. OAsHBD COUPONS.

AN OUTGROwTH OF TwEED's REGIME.
| MAYOR EDISON ON THE RoBBERY-THE LOSS NO"
ESTIMATED AT $50, OO0-THE POSSIBILITY Oh
ARRESTS BEING MADE
Controller Campbell did not 60 to his ONCE yes
terday, owing to Illness Deputy-Controller storrs
and Auditor Jackson had consultation, however,
with the Controller at his house, In regard 10 que
Inspector Byrnes and Corporation Counsel ANDREWS
were in consultation with tho Mayor, ana Iatet 81
Mr. Storrs called upon Police Justice rover ~
the Tombs. This gave rise to rumor that tno coI-
federates Of William B. Carroll, the deceased CLERK
who defraudedthe city out of so large sum OF money
by presenting coupons for tbs persons
collected the interest the second time are KNOWN W
the city authorities There is record OF each pay
pent in the Controllers office Any person on w Snc
ond time must have committed perjury as an pIlis
of whatever kind have to be sworn to. IL was
thought, from these facts, that the Guy n
vent any person from escaping. Inquiry was haoo
of Mayor Edison in regard to the matter. Ia oo;d
a. do not know the name OF any person., ne Saiu,
"yho collected coupons the second tlme. IneIo
must be record. of course. IN the Cohtioiiel
Office did not know word about me Irauas un,
til Tuesday At the close of the year 1t was known
in the Controllers Office that something was WRONG
with CAROLS books Irregularities were discovered
but not until within few days was xnSwh 'na'
"How much will the loss to the city Der ,
with the information now IN my possession MI
think the loss cannot excee a. SdoV,UUe IL Will
"WeTe the Commissioners OF Accounts 10 piano
for not discovering the frauds "
The Commissioners OF Accounts erreu III not eA,
aiming the coupons, instead of accepting as
voucher q prepared statement of a clerk. The oou-
pom is the voucher, and should have been exam
ined"
do the frauds extend back to e1-Controller
Kelly's teTmf -o
Irregularities have been discovered in 1870,
when Mr.. Kelly was Controller"
In, nlaiuInp the fatlure TO discover the tTluub
one of the Commissioners of Accounts said:
CAROLS books were always behind. some
called the attention of the Deputy Controller to this
condition of affairs on several OCCASIONS
We did not suspect that there was anything wrong
but after Carroll died, we told the Deputy Control
Ter that If the coupon books not fully written
up s. that we could examine them, that we "ouId
have to make an examnatonot all the coupons. IN
posting up the books the irregularities were dlscoV-
cred. 1t required great deal OF work to examine
each cOupon." 49,
to have discovered the frauds In auditing inc
vouchers and statements presented to hun by Car
roiW
II wonder that Mr.. Jackson did not discover tho
Duplicate number]."
The commissioners OF Accounts havo begun an
examination of the coupons presented since Jun
uary /, 1870. W. c. Emmett, the discussing clerk ana
his assistant, f. Forester. were NJ their desks yes
terday Mr. Emmett called upon tue May ana asKeu
that a full investigation be made into the rauds'
The Mayor informed Mr.. Emmett hat such lnVestil
CATION was now under way. Mr. Forester sald
that all coupons that came TO the dlsburslng desk
in connection with the payment of warrants were
placed in a drawer until the next morning. when
they were punched by Mr.. Emmett or hlusen ana
returned with schedule, TO Carroll, from
whom receipt was taken. He could not
remember that any coupons were not
duly punched by Carroll and at the disburslng desk
lie Thought that there must have been duplicate
coupons presented. Mr.. Emmit said that such
might be tne solution OF the frauds. Deputy Con-
troIler Storrs however, said that he was satisfied
that no counterfeit coupons had been presented
OF caShed
W. H. Dikemap, secretary of the Sinking Fund
there might be a deficiency in the Sinking Sund Sc
curties All those securities were scanned Oy tDe
Commissioners OF Accounts IN January and found
correct The city bonds. he said are all registered
except 81 5 600 900 issued under a special law by
Tweed. The coupons cashed second time all be-
long to that one issue Of unregistered bonds.