Year: 1871

municate replied that he knew OF none. Later in the
afternoon the same reporter, having heard Of the
alleged robbery from o Tammany politician, again
sought superintendent Keso. and asked him II be had


the robbery at the Controllers olce. The
superintendent replied that he had that the matter
communicated TO him soon after his arrival at Police


eaoquarers that morning, special messenger having
ooon aspatcned TO apprse him Of IL, and re-
ooi'ins tne intelligence he had at once gone to
'no Controliers Office and personally Investigated
H. "neh questioned a. to whether 1t was the work Of an
expert OF an amateur the superintendent replied that
not prepared say that any one could cut through
glass; and that In this there wa nothing N call for
the ingenuity Of thief. He was asked II he had anv
ldea VINO the thief or thieves might be- Commissioner
manerre who was present. replied that was the matter
under advisement 1t first necessary 10 ascertain
who was to be benefited by the disappearance Of the
vouchers before directing suspicion toward any one "A
the thief. This was different matter from any ord.
nary robbery where plunder wss to be obtained Tho
Commissioner here explained how important these
vouchers afYordIng the only real exhibit
items of work done or supplies furnished. President
Smith Is absent In Saratoga but has been elegraphed
for and will be in the city this morning.


During the day Capt Irving and several Of the detect


ives visited the Controllers Office and examined the
door and the lockers that burst open Aside from
the fact that they thought required great amount
OF skill to effect entrance and obtain the papers, they
declined to express an opinion relative to the matter
When asked whether it was not very singular
that the thief or thieves had opened only
those two lockers containing the vouchers that
were wanted, and there was not @ mark Of a
jimmy any other article Of furniture In the
rOOm Capt Irving and Detective Enstace smiled and
said that apparently the rascas informed as to
lockers they intended to operate Disguise as well as
they could 1t obvious that the detectives felt they
were out OF place there It was not intended that
they should discover who the thieves were, or that
any serious attempt to be made to recover the
missing vouchers 1t was simply farce, in which
they played minor characters and with poor sue
The faces Of those who came into the office were
study. All curious to the cut window and dam
aged lockers but having grated their curiosity they
Invariably turned away with sneering smile or laugh
Of derision while many audiby exclaimed Too thin p


Sergeant Hooker In command Of the Twentysixth Getty


aD Police Precinct, In the temporary absence OF Capt
Thorn report has been made 10 him OF the rob
berry For several months past officer has been de-
tailed each night from O'clock until midnight to
patrol around the New Courthouse, and keep away all
disordery characters. Many, both male and female,
in the habit Of sitting around 1t during the evening
but since officer stationed there the practice had
been effectuay broken up. From midnight until
rear Of the City Hall. his beat extending from
CeDtre-st " Broadway. He was also charged
with the supervision OF the buildings In that
portion Of the Park. Patrolman Martin, who was Oh
post around the New CourtHOuse from O'Clock p. m
until mdn ht, had reported that there nothing un
usual on either Saturday or Sunday nights nor were
there any suspicious characters lurking around the
building The officer on duty from midnight until
o'clock m., had also reported that nothing suspicious
occurred during his tours Sunday and yesterday.
Both officers positive that no one had entered the
Court uouse during their respective tours Of duty