New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-24
CARROLLS CONFEDERATE.
"A. c. BENNETT FOUND AND ARRESTED.
IDENTIFIED AS THOMAS ENos BY TWO OF HAGEN

BILLINGS CLERKS.
When the stealing of coupons from the Office of
the City Controller and the sale of them at the
banking and exchange house of Hagen 81 Billing,
NO. Wall-st., was brought to light, 1t was believed
that William B. Carroll, the coupon clerk in
the Finance Department, was the man who.
representing himself as A. G. Bennett, sold the
coupons in person in Wall-st. Investigation,
however, casts some doubt upon this theory. A
photograph of Carroll, then dead, was shown to the
clerks and members Of the firm of Hagen g. Billing,
and Timothy A. Fay and Rudolph Lexon,
two of them, said that they had o perfect
remembrance of the features of Bennett,
and they were positive that Carroll was
not the same person. Soon after Mr.. Grant was ap-
pointed Controller he and Inspector Byrnes and
Mayor Edison held consultation and came to the
conclusion that Carroll and Bennett were not the
same person. Inspector Byrnes was thereupon in
structed to search for the real A. c. Bennett the
man who passed under that name.
When the inquiry was begun it was found that
Carroll had had friend named Thomas EnOs and
that the two had almost been inseparable. Enos
had no regular business, dressed we'll wore eye
glasses and was considered "man about town."
After the death of Carroll and the discovery
Of tho frauds Enos gave up his accus-
toned haunts in the city and moved about
the country going of to distant parts of the United
States without any warning to his friends. One Of
his photographs was obtained and when it was
shown to Fay and LexOn, they identified it as that
Of the person calling himself A. G. Bennett Fay
declared that he had seen and spoken with Bennett
more than score Of times and he was positive
abo1t the man. Enos had lived in this city with a
married sister at No. ~ West Fortieth-st., but he
was not TO be found there aud he was heard of in
Louisville, Washington and later at Providence.
ENOs sURRENDERs HIMSELF.
Five days ago Enos appeared at his sisters house.
and Detectives Golden, Frink and Williamson were
detailed to watch the place. They reported on
Thursday, at 10 o'clock in the morning, that their
man was IN the building Inspector Byrnes had in
the meantime secured warrant for EnOss
arrest from Recorder Smyth, and he went in
person to the house. A negro appeared in answer
10 the bell, and the Inspector ushered into the
parlor. Enos's sister demanded the strangers bust
ness. The Inspector stated his errand and after
some effort on the part of the woman to save her
brother. the latter came down stairs and gave him
self up. lie seemed nervous and frightened, but
SAID nothing. Inspector Byrnes took his prisoner
before Recorder Smyth, who remanded him, and he
was then taken TO Police Headquarters and locked
up.
for. positively identified Enos as the man who,
representing himself 10 be A. &. Bennett, sold the
stolen coupons TO Hagen and Billing. ray IN adj
dItion made an affidavit before Recorder
Smyth. lie stated that he had been
in Hagen and Billings employment for
fourteen years. Late in May, or early in June,
1881, a man calling himself A. G.. Bennett pre-
sented coupons from the bonds issued by the City
ofNew-York for sale. Their value was about $500
They were bought and a check 10 Benefits order
was given in payment One per cent reduction
was made on the purchase. In one week the man
called second time and sold more coupons of the
same issue and was paid for similar amount.
Thereafter A. G. Bennett was in tho habit Of calling
once q week and sometimes twice "a week.
wHEg SUSPICIOUS WE'RE FIRST AROUSED.
Five or six months after the original purchase
Hagen and Billings suspicious were aroused. The
coupons began TO come in larger quantities and more
frequently Mr. Hagen had an interview with
some one at the Controllers Office and the result Of
the interview, according to Fay's statement, was
that after narrating his suspicious Mr.. Hagen was
directed to "contnue purchasing the coupons /;
that they were as good as gold and that the whole
transaction was all right"
FAY further says that upon many occasions he
was directed by Hagen and Billing TO take the
coupons to the Office Of the City Chamberlain for
payment On almost every occasion he saw and
delivered the coupons to w. B. CARROLL from whom
he received receipt. In the course of q few days
that receipt was presented 10 the disbursing clerk
in Controller Campbelps office for payment. From
many transactions with Carroll and Bennett he
became well acquainted with them.