The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-12
DEEPER And DEEPER
More Peculiar Transactions
Unearthed by the Voor-
hees Committee.
FUSS OVER MISSING CHECKS
Mr.. Mullins Ordered to Produce
His Personal Ledger and Checks
Missing Leaves.
FUSS OVER MISSING CHECKS
special to the Jerseu eta Ne,cs.

James FreQenDurg0 was not present., do
he was given to understand yesterday
that he would not be permitted to ex-
.s4sinine the witnesses except through Mr..
Corbin.
In his usual opening address this morn
ing Mr.. Corbin said four checks were
missing among those brought by Mr..
Mullins, in response to the subpoena,
which he would like to show the com
mittee He called attention TO the fact
that Mullins & Co.'S books were multi
lated to a greater extent than at first
appeared. The smallest number of miss
ing pages was. 80 and the. greatest 4So.
animation of the book it appears that
the 0 State @ House, Hugh Dggan,. General
Heppenheimer, the Jersey City Board OF
"ol1s lTARREf' fis feit5SHE oVER ftt The LEDGER.
7'he~ am he frSr hreeze of the morn
ing when Mr.. Mullins was placed on on
the other ledgers which he was directed
l-ay 10 bring. He produced two
~ ~. corbin asked Mr. Murphy, who
sat beside him, if they were the books
wanted. Murphy examined them closely
the personal ledger was. copy OF the
1T is not" exclaimed Mr.. Mullins,
1T is" calmly replied Murphy.
Again Mr.. Mullins aenied lnat It was
when Senator DAILY sharply interfered
and told him not to speak except when
Mr.. Mullins said he could not find the
Murphy was then recalled. In the
among. the books mutilated before Muir
phys discharge, and which Murphy says
aates aa aaseS ana porfiona 81 the gures Of the
entries. Some time was spent by the
with entries in the sales books. which
showed that entries had been made. on
the missing pages in s1me eases four gll
AN INQUIRY NOT A TRIAL.
Mr. Corbin then said that he wished
it distinctly understood that he was not
trying any person whose. name might
of the examination. but he was only
inquiring into the expenditures for the
te H9gs a books h na then oma eq tem5 MuTRay Wsrs
produced which. according to Murphy's
Interpretation. showed tilat some articles
of furniture were CHARGED to the Stats
5slrsicles which were charged to the State
were no. delivered.
Among the ' entries read from the books
by Murphy were
Chairs which cost s1s.S5, sent to Leon
ing. Hobeken. for which the State was
S0Z.00 worth Ol Carpets anu 1ulIiItuIS "
Governors private secretary for which,
Mr.. Corbin said, there was no charge on
Mr.. MULLINS ANGRY.
Murphy found two entries which show
ed that Ford had ordered two lounges for
Col. Heppenheimer, but there was moth;
ing to show whether they We're delivered
at the Comptroller's Office. While Muir
H5s M was ea nadDg nD behaa frG m tine an n12kp pe M
sented his presence and Mr.. Mr. Mullins ex-
7 want to, see if that entry is ril1,.ht in his
See here Mr. ,9I}l Mullins said sIia,, Chair, Tt
might as .wcn be understood that you
must not interfere with the witness. If
may do so through Mr.. Corbin. You
VIII have ample opportunity to reply to
the testimony. s -.
entry is in the witness handwriting."
Mr.. Mullins went on to say, when the
sRATR House aSe accopGNTs SsepPSdT % MuDDLED
Consideraible time Was Was. spent by BY Mt Nj:
that the State House accounts were kept
in such manner as to mystify them
carpet for the Senate Chamber The
lining was charged to the State at ten
eaayp was Sold oe peo for SIX
cents Mr. Murphy said there were two
kinds. of carpet lining, one to kill moths
BREEDER VARIETY.
(Which is this?' asked Mr.. Voorhees,
referring to that under the Senate car
..The Breeder, eurtly replied Murphy,
while, the crowded chamber broke into
that the State was Indebted 70 5o John n Mul; a5
self apparent. Once more Mr., Mullins
was again asked about It and he again
Sa .Do , you know, Mr. Mullins" began
Chairman voorhees,. with calm serenity
which the Governor approved March 5,
which provides that the man who vii
fully disregars ss,nbpeefna, a,aTo from J. this td
3dictment for ,misdene anor?'
S Mr. MnlliRs Z aTfFs FfPlIed RHat1kE 1laat Is did.
heeS Went ansn, on would % a all M Could
fghose gs5 snfou four Rif missing e6ecka 1t IS very
strange that out of thousands of checks
the only. ones which should be missing
questions as to how long the checks had
seen sad Who VI ha had handed them in the last
Thafs enough remarked a, d M Nl bayy pbalyy,
when he was told the committee had had
the checks that length Of time. and that
the. Clerk, Murphy and Captain Graham
I'm order to remove any imputatiorn
which may be placed upon this, witness"
said Mr.. Voorhees,, that he has made
away with the missing checks, will
state that they have never been examined
except in the presence of two gentlemen
In whom know Mr. Mullins would have
Implicit faith. Outside that, myself, and
the clerk have been present every time
they have been examined,s and it was
impossible for the checks to disappear
while in the possession of the commit
Zee Then turning to his colleagues Mr..
Voorhees, curtly asked. .--5
CHECKS TO BE PRODUCED.
.sWhat is the pleasure of the commit
tee?, 1t was plain Mr.. Daly's questions
did NOT pIease the committee.
IT move that Mr.. Mullins be ordered
to produce the checks and books as soon
as he can order them by telephone or
felegraph." said Mr.. Skirm. Mr.. Ketch-
am seconded the motion: 1T was carried.
At this point, ex-Judge VIM, Hoffman,
who had - sitting beside Mr.. Mullins.
said he represented Mr. Mullins and the
latter would produce the books II the
committee would tell him exactly what
- Murphy again described the books. :,
sOh. YOU know what we want salq
Mr. ,Skirm. ssyou are too good and shreWs:
q business man not to know your books.
Mr.. Mullins then went to the long f, dls--
lance telephone and communicated Win
MS ssHII THAT LITTLE COMMISSION:
Mr.. Corbsn then went over tne aeoeef