The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-04
ANOTHER GONE WRONG.
Arrest of an Ex-MunicipaI Clerk of New
York City for Forgery-A Delinquency of
S15, 200 So Far Discovered.

Arrest of an Ex-Municipa1 Clerk of New
York City for Forgery-A Delinquency Of
5000 So Far Discovered.
NEW YORK, Sept Fl.
Inspector Byrnes and his detectives have
been mysteriously active of late, but all ef-
forts to find out what was in the wind were
unavailing until this evening. Then the
Inspector announced that former clerk in
the bureau for the collection of assessments
and of arrears of taxes int he Comptroller's
office was prisoner in the police head
quarters on charge of forgery similar to
the charge upon which David E. Aiken, of
the Department of Public Works, was ar
rested last week. The prisoner was John
b. Carroll, who for two years previous to
last March had been clerk in the bureau
to which the accounts of delinquent tax
payers are referred, the regular tax Office
being fully occupied with the tax and as
sessment roll of the current fiscal year.
Inspector Byrnes told the story of the ar
rest:
On Saturday last the Comptroller, who is
making a very thorough examination into
all the affairs of his office and the different
bureaus connected with it, discovered some
of arrears. In one of the books he found
$4,000 posted up as paid where the city
had not received the money. He reported
the matter to the District Attorney and
they had Il consultation to which Inspector
Byrnes was called. On learning the facts
the District Attorney said there was clear
case of forgery against John B. Carroll,
who was discharged last March. The cause
of CAROLS discharge was general inatten-
ton to business and no suspicion of irreg-
ularity in his accounts attached to him at
the time.
Comptroller Grant furnished the District
Attorney evidence sufficient to secure the
Indictment of Carroll. He was indicted and
n bench-warrant was issued for his arrest.
1t was learned that Carroll's mother lived
at the Hamilton House, Stamford, Conn.,,
and on Wednesday morning Detectives
Steven r. OConnor and Reilly were sent
up there. They found out that Mrs. Car
roll did board at that house, and that she
had two sons, who did not stop there regu-
larly but were there very frequently. The
detectives were convinced that one of the
sons was the man they were looking for,
and decided to watch the hotel till he
should put in an appearance. They think
that Carroll had been in the hotel all the
time, for at noon to-day he was seen COM
ing out. He walked directly toward the
railroad station and the detectives followed
him and arrested him in the station. They
had Stamford officer with them, and they
told young Carroll that as they had
bench-warTant for him it would be only a
matter of a couple of days before extra
dition papers could be perfected in his
case and that it would be just as well if he
would consent to leave Connecticut with
them. After some talk the prisoner gave
his consent, The Connecticut officer, how
ever, accompanied the party until they
crossed the State line.
"The mode of operation in this case"
said Inspector Byrnes, "seems to have been
similar to that in the recently discovered
frauds in the water accounts. If large
account against delinquent taxpayer was
squared on the books without the money
going to the city, it must have been worth
something to some person or persons. l
can say nothing as to the extent of the
business. The amount discovered is $15,-
0OO, and it is principally on account Of ar
rears of taxes. on property belonging to a
brother of ex-Mayor Ety."