New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-20
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THE DEFALCATION IN TROY.
DISPUTE OVER THE SHORTAGE OF Ex-cIrY
CHAMBERLAIN CHURCH..
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TROY, June 19.-Ex-City Chamberlain Henry 3.
Church. indicted for grand larceny and forgery, ap-
peared at the June Sessions this morning for trial. but
his counsel Charles Patterson, had the case put over
to the October term of the court Mr. Church has re-
newed the handsome white musache which his en-
forced exile obliged him to cut of, but he prefers re-
naming In Jail to returning to his family in their ee-
CANT brownstone house in Fifth-st Mr.. Church has
pretty parlor and chamber at the JAIL and takes his
meals at the ailors table, His great source OF annoy
ance at the Jail is the fact that members OF the n0t0rl-
GUS "track gang" sometimes incarcerated IN
dungeons over his head and they disturb him when he
wishes to rest.
The experts for ex-Mayor Murphy who Is one Of Mr..
Church's bondsmen, presented report to-day IN de-
fence of their former report In this report they men
ton their determination in the beginning to make
careful examination of all questionable entries and
items as thoroughly possible without regard to the
report of the expert appointed by the CITY, They say
that their experts report the deficiency In the pank ao
counts at 575 Deduct this from $54,317 IL, the
amount of shortage claimed by the ctys expert, ana
also deduct $500 for error in the footing III the
check book aud $1S,S42 II is left which, they claim,
was on hand In the office. This $1S,sf2l7 IS the
bone of contention between the Murphy experts and the
city experts The latter declare that they cannot lind
this sum- and so reckon it as part oil the deIcdton %
The Murphy experts declare that this sum was on hand
in actual money the equivalent Of money by cheeks
and cash items which were afterward converted into
money or deposited in the bank. Annexed to the re-
mort Is an affidavit of William V. Cleary formerly the
Chamberains clerk during his first term of Office who
declares that the balances of the cash book brought
down are not forced has been represented but are
the correct balances between the receipts and dsburse
nents of the ocfe and verified by the accounts OF
the Controller. The city experts in their reports un-
ouestionaby show that people have been notified that
their property would be sold for nonpayment of taxes,
and that these parties have produced receipts that they
have paid their No entries appear ON the cash
hoo oY1tb tba hal
The Murphy experts in conclusion contend that If the
city expert il correct, Mr.. Church could not have
taken anything during the last three and hall years,
and that his defacaton was confined to his first
There is GOOD deal of underground political wire
pulling in this case and there persons who con.
the law These persons declare that Mr. Church could
have reached tie penitentary by much more direct
route had he stolen loaf of bread for in that case the
bakers of the city would not have selected experts to
determine how much bread there was In the shop when
the defalcation took place.