The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-22
HAD MAUSELL ACCOMPLICEs !?
Tracing His Crooked Work Keeps Ho-
boken Officials Busy-The Council Dis
cusses the Forgeries.

boken Officials Busy-The Council Dis
cusses the Forgeries.
Up to the present time no further de-
velopments are reported in the Mausell
forgery case. The opinion is growing
rapidly that the prisoner had one or more
accomplices, and it is thought that at the
trial some revelations in that matter will
be made.
Mr.. Dalton was represented by counsel,
at the Council held last night He was
office after the meeting adjourned, and
was in conversation with Mayor
Grassman. asked if he
had obtained the certificates
that had been sent into the country, and
which belonged to his sister He said that
them examined as soon as he received
them. Any further information he res
fused to give.
1t is estimated that the total amount of
the forgeries will prove to have been be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Comptroller Kaufman was busy
Strengthening out the affair as far as
answer to my question whether
he had discovered any new features
in the case he said that it was
an impossiDility to give an approximate
valuation until every fraudulent certlti-
cate has been sent in.
I'm any event, /" he said, "we shall be in
doubt whether we have reached the end
as we don't know the exact number of GER
tificates missing
When asked why Mausell was retained
in his position when his previous charac-
ter was so well known, Councilman Stan
ton said that he personally had no idea
that the man was in any way dis
I, ast ur1A hat hn hn1
known he would have at once
petitioned the Council for his removal
He further said that Mausell seemed thor
oughly conversant with the affairs of the
office, and that if any information was
wanted or records were to be looked up
or data furnished, he was the best man tc
appeal to.
Counselor Daily, who has been engaged
to defend Mausell, refused to give any in
| formation. / asked him If he were going
| to make a confession. Certainly not, Z
he replied. / then asked him if MauseI
could refute the charges and was advised
to wait and see" in a jocular manner.
| The family and friends of the prisoner
are much upset over the matter. Mrs
| Mausell is confined to her room under the
| care of doctor. 1t is feared that ths
| shock will have q serious effect on her, as
she is woman of highly nervous TEMPER
| ament.
MauSell was IN QeDC IOr small sums u
nearly svery official in the City Hall.
The Council held a special session las
night at the call of Mayor Grassman. The
Council Chamber was crowded witt
prominent citizens anxious to hear the
| Mayors communication read, and to nott
what action was taken in the matter o1
| ex-Clerk Mausells forgeries
The letter was lengthy one. The
Mayor advised that some immediate steps
be taken to thoroughly examine the
books in City Clerk McDermott's office tt
which Mausell had access; that the use o.
rubber stamps for signing documents b.
| entirely stopped, and the Legislature bt
petitioned to sanction the appointment o.
another assistant clerk, and that the new
| clerk be placed under bonds.
| Action was taken upon the matter anG
| Councilmen Erlenkoetter, Timken ano
| Bruggeman were appointed by Chairman
| Winges to make thorough investigation
| The other remarks in the letter We're laic
over for the consideration at the nexl
regular meeting
| Assistant City Clerk Kirschner is as
| busy as he can be endeavoring to straighter
| out the accounts in his office.
The Second National Bank, of this city
| holds $4,000 of the forged improvement
| certificates which Assistant Clerk MauSell
| of Hoboken, persuaded Dalton TO pur
| chase President Hogencamp said that
| should the certificates prove forgeries they
| will be made good from Dalton's estate
There is money enough belonging to the
estate now deposited in the bank to de
| this