New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-14
STEALING from THE DOCK DEPARTnkyE

THE BooKKrrPER 50, 500 SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS
-rXp1ANATIoNs OF COMMISSIONERS.
An examination of the books of the Dock
Department which has been in progress for several
weeks has led 10 the disclosure OF embezement by
William NJ whitney the bookkecper of the Department.
of at least 50 500 This first disclosed on January
81 II was not made public until yesterday.
Whitney was appointed assistant bookkeeper ahOut
nine yeors ago on the recommendation OF Henry i.
Diniock He IS a married man and lives In Prospect
Mace Brooklyn He Is member OF the Seventh kegi-
ment Veteran Corps His salary was 81 500 year. aud
the most implicit trust placed in HIM III beheVeu
that he took the money intending to pay Dack as no
had an opportunity to get much larger amount II he
had desired. Commissioners Laimbeer ana WORMS
tbpl that other DISCREPANCIES will be found in the I
partment accounts.
whitney took the money from what Is known AS the
dump-ticket fund-thc money received tor selling
tickets for the privilege OF filing back OF bu lkheads
with the earth taken from new buildings AthOugh u
Is held that this nnd should have been uhder Iuo ucS
control OF Commiss3hST WSiy 70 assume the cnrs
SUPERVISION OF lie sold the tickets Tor from 10 10 -
each and was supposed 10 have turned the money
oy 10 the treasurer The is accused OF neglect Ia
not recurring an account from whitney. On january
81 the Commissioner OF Accounts sent TO the i.easuer
fnr the KEYS OF the safe saying that ne wished To make
an investigation of the contents Whitney was orsted
to send the keys and irmeiately aSrwhrd ne went 70
Treasurer Nanderpoel and confessed MS crime, Duc
promised TO make tue amount lou arm IN Dnonesi
made good the deficiency. Mr.; NandeFpoei nrsI atew
/
The CITY on last Monday whitney sent In his resigna-
tion which was accepted. President Lanbeer made y
renort 10 Mayor Edison yesterday or the iact ana VIII
nirsue further investigation OF the matter
Treasurer Vanderp0el said in regard TO the lnatter
The sale of tickets for the privilege OF filling IN behind
bnkhead walls began about two years ago ana mas con-
tinued that time. As the places became nleI up
we would order the sale of tickets discontinued. Then
we would ask Whitney how many tickets were out ana
he would say, Perhaps 1000 Then we would ORDER
them to be redeemed. This occurred frequently Tho
money received for the sale OF tickets paid INTO the
TREASURY excepting reservation for the redemption OK
outstanding tickets This practice continued until last
April whitney had full charge Of the disposition OF the
tickets and supposed everything all right until
January 81. Then Mr.. Laimbeer received commnni.
cation from the Commissioner of Accounts asking that
the key Of the safe he given up that special exan-
nation OF its contents could be. made rang ior Mr.
Whitney and told him Ia give up the keys He SAID:
have some bad for you IL the accountants hao
stayed away couple Of days longer would nase "s.,
all right am deficit IN the ticket accounts SJ7OV
was umbfounded and asked him why he did not teii ne
before lie said he expected TO be able 20 make " All
right before II was necessary explain The account
ants 40 far have only found shortage OF Si1oo put
Whitney says that his figures are correct anu 'h' "'
embeZzlement was 50 500