New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-21
DANIEL WHALEN ARRAIGNED.
HELD IN $1,000 BAIL. WHICH is FUR
NISHED.
THE COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS BELIEVE
THAT THE DEFAICATIoN WILL BE LARGER

THE COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS BELIEVE
THAT THE pEFAlCATIoN WILL BE LARGER
THAN $500 AS NOW ALLEGED.
Daniel Whalen the former cashier OF 'he 'h'e
Poard OF Excise who arrested Wednesday
-. -, q warrant charging him with the en-
hszzlement Of $500 was arraigned yesterday morn
inc at 10 o'clock before Justice Jerome III the
chambers OF the Court Of Special SESSIONS WI
Whalen was represented by {. Coheh' Oh inc Al ~
Of Friend House & Grossman MI Zone" "S
~ a., exa mination which finally set down LOT
NEXT Thursday at p m. The Justice hNeu oa" III
the sum oiSscoo Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell OF NO %
zee rYehtv-slxth-st Whalen's landlady. became
Niras FOR him.
7, 81 thought not to be improbable that the snort
age of & 900 which has been alleged against Nhaleh
will In the next few days he found 10 reacn d
much higher amount. Commissioner OF Aoo0"'' 20
Terry said yesterday that another shortage Oh
&, oD had been discovered which dates back 10 1871
and which was covered up by Juggling OF nsuies
IN the cashbook Mr.. Terry is still at work on 'he
books of 1the old Excise Board, but 1t VIII 'ahe
acme, days before anything Ike compete eA"ii
NATION can be performed. serious oos'acie' "o"
ever. has arisen in Commissioner Terry's nVeSus"-
ton. for the reason that two complete BOOKS OF
stubs to the number of 400 Is missing. These STUDS
recorded the names of the saloonkeepers TO whoii
the licenses contained in this book were issued ana
the dates upon which the payments for them were
made.
The credit for the discovery of the defaication is
due entirely to the Commissioners of Accounts.
month ago Mr.. Terry began an examination OF the
books belonging TO the old Board, and Few Gays
ago he found that twenty licenses-nineteen saloon
keepers licenses and one store-keepers license
which had been issued had been unaccounted 10Y
The manner in which Whalen manipulated his CASH
book TO cover up his alleged frauds was describe"
Yesterday In The Tribune. Having the names O
twenty licensees of whom no record appeared IN
the extant books, Mr. Terry subpoen@ed them
Seventeen have up to the present responded ana
produced their licenses. which were countersghed
by Whalen. Anxious that the former cash"r
should have every opportunity TO explain the de-
nciency Commissioners Terry and Dennis sum-
moned him before them on Wednesday. but the
only answer Whaen would return 10 the charges OF
the Commissioners was. Il have no explanation 10
The 5000 defalcation occurred In the month OF
March The total amount that should nave peeh
received for that month was S52.iO y. but IN ms r.
turns Whalen affidavit sworc that he had only
received $47.4l0 q. Commissioner Terry sdiu yes
terday that the would be pressed despite ths
offer Of restitution Much sympathy was expressed
yesterday in various public departments Tor laIen
In his Unfortunate position. and Commlssloner
Dennis said that the system that the old EXCISE
Board had followed in allowing Whalen both TO
issue the licenses and receive the money IN payment
for them was wrong and offered strong temptation