New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
LICENSE MONEYS MISSING.
DANIEL WHALEN, CASHIER OF THE OLD
EXCISE BOARD, ARRESTED.
FORA CHARGE OF LARCENY BASED on


THE SUM OF 5000 SAID TO BE UNAcCoUNTED
FORA CHARGE OF LARCENY BASED ON
AN AFFIDAVIT
Daniel Whalen, who was cashier Of the old
Board OF Excise. was arrested late yesterday
afternoon by Detectives Sergeant Foye on a war
rant charging him with the larceny Of $4,000.
The complaint was made the affidavit Of
Frank p White, an examiner in the office Of the
Commissioners Of Accounts, and sworn to before
Justice Jerome, of the Court OF Special Sessions,
by whom the warrant issued. Whalen was
taken before Justice Jerome, in the chambers OF
the Special Sessions. There he was remanded un-
III this morning when he will be arraigned in the
Special Sessions at 10 o'clock.
The complaining affidavit is not yet In the hands
Of the court clerk and therefore. not open to pub
lie inspection 1t was learned. however. that Mr.
White alleges that he has just completed an ex-
animation Of the accounts of the old Board of Ex-
else and that he has discovered that twenty ex-
else licenses ISSUED between March IL and "a, at
$3.50 each have not been accounted for. The affi-
davit further states that. as an examiner of the
Commissioners Of Accounts, Mr. White has made
a very careful examination OF the accounts OF the
late Board Of Excise with the Lincoln National
Bank. where Its moneys were deposited, and that
there is no mention account of the money re-
ceived for the twenty licenses specified.
Then follows a corroborative affidavit from
the officers of the bank. giving in more or less
detail the figures OF the accounts OF the old
Board Of Excise in its closing days subsequent
to March "a
When he was taken before Justice Jerome
the Justice cautioned Mr.. Whalen that he must
make no statement, as it was not the proper
time or place to do Whalen was then re-
manded and taken away by Detectve-Ser
Foye.
After coming out Of Justice Jerome's cham
bers Mr. Whalen was asked II he had state
ment to make. but remembering the inJunc-
tions he had received the ex-casher refused to
talk. Justice Jerome and Mr.. White also de-
cned to make any statement.
1t is understood that the first intimation re-
ceived of the alleged defalcaton was through the
office OF the new Deputy Commissioner or EXCISE
the discovery being made when a search
was instituted to look up the rebate due the
twenty saloonkeepers whose license money was
not accounted for The Commissioners OF Ac-
counts were informed and the investigation
was then begun.
Whalen was not appointed by the outgoing
Excise Board but was Tammany hoiu u-oseI'
keeping his old place. The city, IL IS uhuer
stood cannot suffer, as Whalen Is SAID TO DC
under $4,000 bonds The eX-cashler Is apou.
ffty-fve years old, and has IlVed TOT years d.
No So East Eighty sxth-st. 20
Mrs Elizabeth Mitchell, also or NO % Las
Eighty sixth-st. called at Police Heauquarleis
last evening and said size owned the house In
which she lived and wanted TO give ball FOR
Whalen 1t was found. however upon investlga-
tion. that her title to the property was not per-
feet and her proffered bail was therefore re-
fused.
Seth Sprague Terry, one OF the Commission
ers of Accounts said last night "Whalen's
record previous to this discovery had been con-
sidered good one. but in going back over his
books we have found an irreguarity about
wear back in regard TO an item Of Sl,OOU. Wnen
we called him to office yesterday he ao-
mtted that he had personally appropriated the
$4,000. but refused to make any explanation Oh
what he had done with 1t. OF the twenty miss
inc stuhs i'm the license book, twelve were de-
posted in tho Lincoln Bank five are in our pos
session and three unaccornted for. MT.
Whalen simply kept the casn payments "i'nou'
entering them in the cashbook.