San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-06
GOTHAM GOUGED OUT.
A BOND ISSUE OF $15,OOO,OOO DU-
PLICATED.
A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN KEPT
COVERED SINCE THE DAYS OF
THE OLD TWEED RING.
Investigation Ordered and Deputy
Comptroller Storrs Will Have
TO Tell What he Knows
About the 0verlssue.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The charge
made by Matthew j. O'Rourke
that $l5,OOO.OO0 worth of city bonds
have been duplicated and that the
comptroller office has kept the
matter covered up for the last
twenty-five years, is In a fair way
to be completely investigated at
last. ORourke was a clerk in the
office during Tweed's days. He is
an old man now, and a vindictive,
testy man at that, but a Citizens
committee which during the last
six months has gone into his allie
cations and the mass of documents
which he posseses,is convince d that
his story is true one. Last sum.
mer committee was organized
with assemblyman Judcon Lawson
and George w. Stokes at its head.
Sessions were held and O'Rourke
held back for long time, pleading
his desire not to produce his
documents until positively con-
WINGED that the committe
would not drop the matter.
Finally he told his story. Lawyer
Ferris and Mr.. Stokes went before
Judge Andrews, of the Supreme
court, on application for a sum-
mary investigation and eXamina.
ton Of the comptrollers' offices.
Judge Andrews took the matter to
Judge Patterson, who was sitting
in chambers, to fix petition, the
material parts OF (which were as
follows: "The petition Of Judson
Lawson, Henry Robbins. James
Denholm and Louis Bower. The
above named respectfully request
as follows: Upon information and
belief that Richard Storrs, deputy
comptroller Of the City Of New
York, has knowledge or informa-
ton that large numbers Of bonds
and stocks of the city and county
OF New York (the exact amount
of which these petitioners can
net acsertain), which have been
issued while the said Richard A.
Storrs has been deputy comptroller
of said city and many OF which
said bonds and stock are not pay
able until the next century, have
never been reported as outstanding
in the reports Of the comptroller's
office made by said Richard A.
Storrs, and that the reports and
accounts Of the comptroller's office,
made by the said Richard A.
Storrs as deputy comptroller Of the
city Of New York, have been sys-
tematically falsitied. Upon in
formation and belief that the said
Richard A. Storrs has knowledge
or Information that the proceeds of
millions OF dollars of stock and
bonds have been reported as out
standing. (The exact amount of
which these petitioners cannot as
certain), have never reached the
treasury of the city Of New York"
The application was directed at
Deputy Comptroller StOrrs.
First, because he has been in the
comptroller's deputy for twenty
i've years duu ndS ndu Chdl go uul-
ing that time Of the issuance of all
bond; and, second, because Of GER
tain charges which the citizens
committee might wish to make of
the O'Rourke matter in the comp
troller's department. O'Rourke. it
is said, does not expect to make
any money out Of the exposure
now, though In previous years
when he has endeavored to get
newspapers and organizations to
take up the charges he has always
stipulated that large sums Of
money should be paid for his in
formation.