Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 13, 1876, Page 1

STATEMENT OF THE TO-DAY, ¢ SATURDAY, May 13, TE® PUTNAM (lothing House wWILL OFFER SFRCAL al BXTRACRDINARY INDUCEMENTS CLOTHING Firuishing Goods. WE ARE PREPARED TO SHOW YOU - Business and Dress Suits, Cassimere Pantaloons, Cassimere Vests, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONN. AN. 1, 18, Not assets Jan. 1, 1875. "RECEIPTS. For For. T restand rn:mlm ----- $697, 168,25 e 2. 10,5643 7377 . DISBURSEMENTS. NG Tor clatma by death ond matored en- dowinente ... 52,393.78 For dividends.. taxoe. For commiksione ageacy ex- pensex.. .. For medical exam- ors” ... 3430.50 n,00.07, Tents, powt: age, and all other CXPERSES sromerrns . stan Surplus as regands policy-holde: Capliat stockn ! Actual surplus over sll Uabllittes. STATEMENT OF THE ENTIRE REFEIPTS AND DISBURSEMEXTS Tot Recctpus Balanee. . Add Intervst A¢ Ue of Invesimente. . ©rous Assets. .2 ONTINENTAIL From the Beginning of Business te Jan. 1, 1876, 534, 007, 144, 500, 410.78 $3,310,630.88 DRY €00DS. DRY GOODS The fine and carefully- selected stock of the late SHAY, FRENCH & 00, 84 & 86 State-st., will be offered at prices | to insure its SPEEDY SALE, Ladies will find a CONPLETE, STOEK NEW GOODS Very Low Prics, CALL EARLY AND SECURE The Best Bargains. J. IRVING PEARCE, ASSIGNEE. Boys’ Suits, BASE BALL. Children’s Siiits, Ete., At prices lower than were ever named betore on similar goods in the Northwest, either at_Whole- %la or Retail, before or since the ar, We ask the attention of every- bodyin Chicago to the followin: SPECIAL LOTS, all of which will de displayed on our counters Sat- urday, May 13, viz.: 100 Conway Silk-mixedSuits THIS AFTERKOON, CHICAGOS. Game begins at 3:45 prompt. 50 cts. Reserved sests, 75 ots. BASE BALL, LOUISVILLES Admission, Tickets at A. G. BPALDING & BRO’S., 118 Randolph-st. FINANCIAL. FIDELITY SAVINGS BANK SAFE * DEPOSITORY, NOS. 143, 14 & 147 RANDOLPH-ST. THE VAULTS of this institution sxo the Safe Depositories at $138 can be bought at PUT- 5 5 thro t the United Suates. ‘] are NAM Clothing Houss only. GEXERAL NOTICES. bult 6 salid masonry, and ore lined with 500 ALl-Wool Cassimere P TR A Rarap penes thick. They can- & a an absolute ool Cassimere Pan: NOTICH. e L —— taloons, perfect in every xe- it { prinat o assaulta of any and oll Burglars 3 r defiance of fire is spect, would be cheap at $5, we X Livine., Theirutler aefiincs of feo offer at $3. i ‘GREAT QONFLAGRATION OF 187L g 5 ® | They afford a pince of supreme security for 500 All-Wool Cassimere Pan- | rme_sarest ISVESTYENT vOR YoUR the storaze of Honey, Cain. Jewelzy. Sifver. Epl i N )UR OWN TAXES, es ; > ) Wills, asb taloons, endid style and E&EEZn‘in‘fiefl“mnson DISCouNT, 3 | of all kinds quality, former price $6 and $8. 1575, “borrow {rom persons owing City Real Estate 50, we offer at $5. Taxea for the sear 1675 the, amoint of such tasxes, 400 ATI-W i - | allowing two (2) per cent discount, and will issue All-Wool Cassimere Pan- | 3105128 (0 0P ek may be ased ¢ once, er taloons, assorted styles, new fresh goods, made in best man- 0 B3 order of the Masor ner, precisely such styles as are 3 Apply to S. 8. HA\'E% Comptroller, City of Chicago will, at suy time before May 20, held until the owneris prepared to pay his other snd Finance Committee. oom 3, City Hall. Recent additions and improvements have made the FIDELITY the most completa and extensive. as it has alwaysbeen the most secure, Safe Depository in tke world. Single Boxes and Drawors for Bent from $6t0$75 8 yesr, 'HE SAVINGS DEPARTMENT of this institution pays interest at the rate ot 6 per cent per annum on Savings Deposits anad Trust ds. This intersst s added to usnally retailed at$7and $7.50, we offer at $6. 1,000 All-Wool Cassimere Panteloons, made from Cassi- meres of the best manufactur- ers,superior quality and styles, 8t $7.60 and $8, can be seen in ;&igeral retail stores at $9 and |charges reaconabl ‘ $3 MADISON-ST. LADIES, Save your Furs ! by sending them for SAFE 'KEEPING during the SUDI MER - Beceipte given. " e. J. A. SMITH & (0. the Dfix:xfi;ifnl on the first day of each Janua- Ty and JOIIN C. HAINES, President: JARED GAGE, Vice-President; CHARLES J, HAINES, Cashier; GEORGE M. GAGE, Assistant Cashier. 7 Per Cent. We offer, with ordinary commissions, loans of 205,000 and upwards at” SEVEN per cent. On Band to Josn at 9,1.000, $2,300, 83, 000. SCUDDER & MASO: 109 Dearborn-st. 10° F CIIANGES. Business Suits in new shapes and shades at prices within the reach of all. 2,000 White Vests, fresh and bundreds now fn use. opposite Grand Pacific Hotel. The Coleman Gas ADparatns. For lighting conntry and saburban buildings. Many 226 and 228 LaSalle-at., DISSOLUTION The partnership herstofore existing be- tween the undersigned, under the firm name of ‘‘ Hadley Brothers & Co.,” waa dissolved, by mutual consent, on the 1st day of April, 1876. In settling the busi. ness of said firm, either pertner is author. olean, at prices ranging from $2 t0'$6. e Youths’ Suits at $8. Boys’ Buits at $6. Children’s Suits at $4, all made from fine dura- ble all-wool Cassimeres. All the above lots are actually 1 m‘g& and are preciselybuq repre- in every respect, being new fresh goods, rg“rt X:flc’madg this FOR SALE. Dy the RIVET BUCKET CO., et of ihe very beat quality. descriptive lists. "ELEVATOR. Buckets, Grain Convesors, Bushel Grain Scoops, Rabber and Leather Belung, Dalie st ete., i i TS, AN y Turniahied to Willern, Brevers, and Watehor s in- great reduction from former prices, al Eryive o Send for price and ized to sign the firm name in liguidation. HIRAM HAD! 8.S. HADLEY, TEEO. T. GILLINGHAIL. _Partnership Notice. The undersigned have formed a copart- nership under the firm name of * Hadley Brothers & Co.,” for the purpose of carry- ing on & Wholesale and Retail Book and §) pring, and we invite the CLOS- CAR WORKS FOR SALE. Stationery Business in the City of Chica- CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 187%6—~TWELVE PAGES. CLOTHING. WE SHALL CONTINUE 103 Build Up Our Trade BY OFFERING INDUCEMENTS 'THE PUBLIC. REMEMBER SAVES MIONEY, No Dead Head Ac- cotnts With Us, Money freely refunded if goods are returned. HEN'S AND BOYS (LOTHING Furnishing Goods J obberi’_ Prices. NUTTING, (.. D, Clothier, 184 & 186 STATE-ST., Opposiée Palmer House. _~_ = SILLINERY. French Chips, Eng. Milans, Shades, Trimmed Hats, &c. 1=24 ST ATE-ST |WEBSTER’S. Qur nsual POPULAR PRICES, X0 EENT, Desiranle Ofices TO RENT IN TEE TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIBRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, Room 10, Tribune Building. EST AND MOST CRITICAL EX- works of the Ohlo Palls Car nd Locomotive | go, said partnership to date from the 1st AMINATION OF THE SAME. | Gompsny willbesold, a: pudlic suction, stthe COutt | gay of April, 1676, g_e Pleldge Hourselves to show at é‘&%’fifi.‘s’i’, siagi0, iare, bevween the ot 39 S. 8. HQ.DEEY' » is sale THE LOWEST PRICES | oclocka. . and 4 o'clock p. 1. 3 cats BB0; T2 Y FOE STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS, | Salersearisc tais i Sau bt FHENREY W. RAYMOND. WELL-MADE GLOTHING | &0 othcr braaches of manufacture. . For printed cirs EVER SEEN IN CHICAGO. Solar conialning, £al Seter Ty Uon, Addre 108 c1GARS. W SPRAGUE, Agent for Trustecs, Jellersoutille, Ind, ‘We would also call attention to our Unlaundried Shirts. We sell them 6 for £5.50. They are mado astollows: Wamsutta Mills Mus- din, cut lengthwise of the goods, thus insuring the full strength of the material. The bosoms are ESKS, Cuea, at ke O1d Stand, Ko. 100 Markel-St, Dear Nadison, P B ottt B s ok Another large lot of Cigars just received di- rect from Havana, com- prising most popular 3-ply, sll linen. The front ply 2100 linen—the Standard num- T used in Laundried Shirts that You pay $2.50 and £3 for. Being Unlaundried gives the purchaser a chance to examine material and %ork. They are made different Styles of b in the back osoms, and open The “PUTNAM” will VINEGAR. Celehrated for its Parity, Stren; Warrauted to Recp Picklcs. ' We oussubstance, with which Moe Tinegar lsadulte & CO- Chl World. £31ab. 1848 SSIN and Flavor. TPRUSSINGS WA VINEGAR it Vinegar Works in the Foraale byali Grooers, Largest Vinee: ‘brands, which I ofier at prices as low as any im- porting houss. L. C. PARDEE, Successor to Starton & Co., 1836 STATE-ST. LAKE NAVIGATION. be 0%)811 and brilliantly TID GLOVES. ltlifh ed this evening un- 11 o’clock, for the benefit of those who are unable to purchase dur- ing the day. Second Quality Eid, SL.50; warranted, 3-Buttons, $2. Gents' 1'3““"% £1.50. R0 GEVE NOTICE. Jouvin's Ladies' 2-Button, real ‘and fitted before purchas- ARIS KID GLOVE STORE, B4 State-s GOODRIGHS STEAMBOATS, THE LINES ALL COMPLETE. Daily for Bacine, Milwaukes, etc., 9 8. m. Daily for Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Mus- kegon, 7 p. m. Daily for 8t. Joseph and Benton Harbor, 3 SPORTSMEN'S GOODS. PUTNAM ESTABLISHED 1853. GRS, FISHING TACKLE, ETC. At E. E. EATON’S, 63 State-st. 10 8. m. Tuesday and Friday for Green Bay, Esca- nabs, etc., 7 p. m. i Tuesday and Thursday for Ludington, Man- istee, etc., O a. m. ZOLINE. othing House, 131&133 Clark-st. And 117 Madison-st. DYEING AND c!.r.mh Ge at short notice. Ba, TSHAWLS i ed to look like new, and O every deecription cleaned o look ke new W Madinon: AQUESTION For Housekeepers. e tarch you use, but *‘Do you e, %‘c}%‘%a O hotle, and atier learalng its ‘many virtues you will T Groces 20d R not do without it. For ssle STORES T0 RENT. Two Stores n Exchange Building, Corner Clark and Washington-sts. Inquire at Room 43 Exchange Building. PILANOS. We Beg o Call the Attention of Pmel 10 our present extensive nssortment of Planos. which ta addition 10 our usual stock of the cver maichiess STEINWAY includes a large varlety of {nstruments from the fac- tories of i cold ‘;\‘pafimw Enown makers, FAR L & WENDELL, S efadiER e 2ol Qur_exceptionally favorable ents with the ‘manufscturers whose instruments we represent cables s 10 offer Pianos durlng the present season at SEUres so 10w as to be nbsolutely without precedent in this market. ¥ e scll Bpon 1erma 1o sult the purehser. NS HEALY, Geaers) K. W. Agenta 10r EF, Stetnways' Planos tate and Monroe-sia, COLLECTION AGENCY. DIC. ‘We collect overdue claims anywhere on the Amer- fean continent, either MercARtLle, Marine, of SEMTSE B e sttcrse's Toca s S0 o charge w- r, withont attorney’s fees in suits or 1 164 Collected; . FRASIET'S COLLECTION AGEN- CY, State aud Monroe-ets., Chicazo. REMOVALS. . REMOVAL. 8. TAYLOR & CO. have removed their stock of Harness. Saddles, and Turf Goods from old stand, 113 Madison-st., o 71 Dearborn-st., where DEFAULTED. City Comptroller Von Hollen a Defaulter and Fugitive." The Deficiency Between $100,000 and $200,000. Examination of His Cashier by the Comptroller and City Attorney. The Witness Knew of the De- falcation in 1873, At Which Time He Thought It Was About $30,000. How the Bloney Was Stolen ==-Carrying Checks in His Pocket. The Funds Squandered on Gam- blers and Card-Playing Friends. Where He Hos Fled To---1lis Dondsmen and Their Resources. ) The latest - defaleation was made public yes- terdsy. It is in the City Collector’s office, and the amount stolen ia not less than $100,000, and may possibly reach double that sum. George Voa Hollen is the defaulter, and today is & fugittve from justice. The story of peculation runs on almost from the time that he'was first elected, in 1871, When he took upon himself the robes of office. Von Hollen loved whisky, and he loved cards better. His weakness lay to poker. faro, and roulette. In the former game he and an editor of the Times and the Hankins boys have often indulged together, and the editor is said to have won at Jeast $5000 of the money. The Zimes first made the defalestion public yesterday Tucsday last Von Hollen and the editor was seen together, and it fs said that he then im- parted to him the story of the wrongs he (Von Hollen) bad committed. Some months ago the editor of the Time heard of the shortcomings of Von Hollen, and threatened to publish the facts, but the Iatter’s lawyer repaired to the of- fice and there bad the matter settled for the time being. The story of Von Hollen’s down- fall, 26 earricd from mouth to mouth on the streets, shows that he was ruined by whisky and gamblers. It I8 said that after the Times had let up oa the Collector, that the editor and Von Hollea became chums, and that to- gether they made the rounds of the dens, Thefr great e wfliapakcr and roullette, and Von Hollen is said to ‘have lost s high 28 $2,000 st the latter at ome sitting. Their resort was oftenest at THE NANKINS' BOYS' PLACE, awd there nearly all the city’s money has been lost. It seems very queer, indeed, that, with this mass of corruption, not oneof the clerks in the City Collector’s office knew anything about the shortcomings of his superior. Vou Hollen first came futo political wotoriety an the Fire Pronf ticket of 1871, when ke wss clected City Collector. He begun to steal 28 800D, almost, a5 he entered the ~office, from all appearances. He wss in the habit of collecting the taxes cutside, and giving receipts therefor, pocketing cash which was never in sy way accounted for. How much wus stolen in this way, will pever be told. The special as- sessment colicetions and real estate taxes were socounted for from time to time, and there is such a system of checks in these that it would be bard to steal from the receipts. The real estate warrant isrcturned to the County Collector with the delinquent list after 4 certain dste, and, of course before that, the moneys must be zecounted for. Not 8o with the city persopal tax. The City Collectar, at the time of his sudden leave-tak- jog, bed I his posscesion the delingent war- rants from 187110 1875. Of these he has been collecting from time to time, and how much he hwm com not now be told. en the People’s party was organized Von Hollen became one of its shining lights, and ove of the bowers of Harvey D. Colvin's then full hand. He wes renominated on the People’s party ticket for the office which he then held, At that time, according to the evidence of Morris J. Dooley, Von Hollen’s cashier, he was 3 defaulter to the tune of 530,000. At last fall’s election he was o te against Hesiog for County Treasurer. He was a’strong opponent in the Convention beld at McCormick Hall Hesing set up his claims_for the office, for the reason that throngh' it be could retrieve his fallen fortune. Von flullenhfi%efl and pleaded for it on the same grounds. cash was short at that time; he m.ght be called upon at any time to show his books. A _COMPROMISE WAS ARRANGED between Hesing and Von Hollen. If the for- mer was elected he would sce that George's deficit was made good. A nice record that of the defunct People’s party, of which Harvey D. Colvin is the last sarvivor. George Von Hollen turnedina REPORT OF HIS WORK for the last nine months of the year some time a0, and_an abstract of it may not come in amisé af this time. It is as follows: Warrants for personal property, ‘arrants for nd ntrest, 1871, g ‘Warraats 11'or rgonal and general tax- General personal tax and interest, 1873 232, Delinquent water, 1873, . s suse 103 General and personal, 1§ Coets on zeal eatate tax, 1 Delinguent water tax, 1§ Specia) assessments, Licenzes........ CREDIT ACCOUNT. Collected warrants, personal and inter- it, 1871 o Tncollected, 1 Enjofned, 1871. Collected on wai Uncollected, 1872, Enjoined, 1871 Collected, 1873, _pcl’!flnnl tax.. Uneollected, ‘1873, Enjoined, 1873.. 5 03 Anbulled, 1873, 7470 Errors and abatexents. 304 Returned delingnent, 1 1,219 Delinquent taxes collecte 103 Personal, 1874.. 3,008,274 Tncollected, 187 442,720 Enjoined, 187 v . 3L,940 Errors and abatements, 1874.. 24,838 Returned as delinguent, 1874, 1,495,608 Costa collected on resl estate, 1874, 11,813 On water, 1874 T 4135 Retarned, 187 o a3 Errors and abatementa, e ,838 Collected on specia] assessme; i 1873, 1874, snd 1875, 343,46 Ticoilected. 1845 Returned as dets 281389, Ami‘ulll:;‘l e lllg‘i‘og Not confirmed. " on licenses, 166,025 Collected TOal..secercressessasassmannenss 86,550,972 The total amount of warrants left in Von Hol- le’s hands was $6,556,072.1L. Of this, he col- lected $3,300,403; uncoliected, $791,791; delin- uent, §1,796,695; enjoined, $210,457; annulled, 1‘%&-‘9; erTors, etc, $2(,851; not confirmed, 7 %5 statement covers the last nine months,— from April 1 to Dec. 81, of 187,—and is cer- tified to by the Comptroller as correct, aceord- ing to Von Hollen's deposits with the City ‘Treasurer. ‘Von Hollen 8 KEPT RO BANK ACCOUST POR THE CITY MONEY, and had no system of correct bookkeeping. (Bnlli cashier, himrelf, whose evidence is given e o thar, You Tolion, defosed die- billa of from 330,000 to, E10000 in ths | a0, ‘business of Ar. {‘:ded with the cash department under Mr. Von ollen, 0k Time untl the preseat thmes A safe fnstead of momes. Dooley Tlmew Von Hollen was a defsulter,—or at least was behind in his accounts, yet he said, nothing to tne proper authorities because he had been told by the Collector he would fix mat- ters all right. very hard at this time to make ansthing abpreximate statement of the amount i '~n s in the babit of taking checks foadvance from parties, and then by~ Pul!xccflung them i the street or fn faro-banks. {e bas thus been b-iind from $100,000 to $200,- 000 ut a time. He g -ucrally carried from $50,000 i wmioe i oo Kind of cash right along. When he was back say $30,000 or $100,000 George used to put AN “1. 0. U.” in the safe, which wounld generally read that he owed the City Treasurer that amount in cash, and the due bill was counted s so much of the taxpayers’ money in the ecity vaults, which £cems a good deal like the greenbackers’ ir- redecmable paper joke. When George mn further behind thedue bill grew larger, until, flaally, -the paper disappeared, aud thus the theory exploded. And, then again, he would take fn cliccks to the amount say of $3,000 or $4,000. George would get these cashed and fust drop @ memorandum in the draver. ¢ gave the city’s receipts for the money, | but Von Hollen took the cash. This thing, from every evidence which is being brought to Night now, ran right along, covering 2 period of nearly four years. At night Von Hollen would De carousing around the Clark street gambliug Liells, and in the day collecting money, which hi: was pocketing. The Timer stepped lightly on the tocs of the defanlter. It upheld Von. Hol- Jen's course during bis term of office, and last of all editorfally indorsed hirn, and asked that Lis office should be continued. THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WARRANTS are all returned to the Comptrolicr, to whom the City Collector i obliged to report, aud who should examine the accouuts and who _verifies them. The warrants were returned, aad found to be all right, two months azo. Yesterday morning Comptroller Hayes took possession of -Von Hollen’s office, The books are not badly mived The personal tax-payers delinquent are some thousands, and nothing can be stated nntil these books are balanced, as to how mnch Von Hollen has stolen. The Comptroller thinks the mnount cannot probably be large—not over $30,000. He thinks THE CITY WILL XOT LOSE ANYTHING fu the matter. It will take montbs to go through the books. The matter has been placed in the hands of City Attoruey Tuthill, to_cn- deavor to have an indictment found against Von PRICE FIVE CENTS. - times he wonld make arrangems {a in getting np thace speclal aseessment warrants that buve been retnrned to your ofiice.- 2 MONEY3 UECEIVED. Q.~Now, did you as cashicr fhe moniey that came in? . —Yes, Q.—Aud did you depoait it ! A.— money was deposited the next morninz. 2 S0 you bave your cash-baok? A.—The ks are g ¢ i “"{'3"’ Tt in the vaults, and the receipts . —Have vou got a bank-buok? A.—No, sirs nevcrkeipbgbankglumn!{_ RogkE e, el Did Fou deposit money withont any hank- —~Never deposited except wita the asurer, and took the Treasurer's receipt for it. < Yen never kept any bank account ‘ontside * o, sir. —Did Mr. Von Hollen keep any bank account * 2T bk be did, i, L thinks be done some bi-i- ness with the German National Bavk. T} ofhat 1 dous knor: o . —Now, state i you please what you kuow abont Mr.' Von Hollen's present whereabonts,— where be fs. ~A.—Well, T can hardly tell you from my certain knowledge. but I think he is A DEFAULTER TO A LARGE ASJOUNT. -1 cannot tell you cerfainly what the amonnt fa. The reason {4 this: that there is slwars s large amount of checks in his Lunds, often checks of property entered. 1 will make 8o explanation nf this: We ace carrying Potter Palmer's check:a hera tothe amonn: of 335, (WO per nmonzh. ile would pay an installment of a couple of thoneard dollrs ztatime. [ understood this mornig when I went and made inguiry—- Q.—You wenttherc? A.—F wwent to Putter Palm- er's this morning when 1 beard of this matter. to kkuow if he had acttled np this matter of the Potter Paimer account. and Mr.” Hempstead told me thers was a balauce of &3,000, but my idea is it onght 10 Ve abont SIL30. Mr. Von Hollen had his ek in biy possession. There j¢ 8 large amonnt sting cliecks—enmetimes $50.000.” $60.U00, 000,000 af checks—paid i advance. Some- 1S with partics to T or o to accommo- memorandum thiat I showed o b 4 check:s, and I think he has ggiven receipts for them, und bad never given ans nltc("lut.uf them. [ think that memorandutn will show. Q.—Did he havea check from Mr. Palmer for the Tall anionat? A.—Yes, sir. s 2.—What do yon mean sbout s Lnlance of §5.000. A.—Thase checks were paid In install- ments, Q. —The checks were paid in installmenta? A Tex, sir; hc would give S1,000 wow, and then 600, nnd indorseit op the check. Aw far_as iny recallection gocs, {t sbonld be abont $11,850. Mr. Hempstead told me this morning about $5, 000, M. Tuthill—Is it the custom of the oll Teccipt-book for those receipts? A.—No. air. Q.—You had nothing then, when the receipt \wae given, to show on the Feceipt-book itself that re- Ceipt had heen given? A.—What receipt-book do , air; all Tre: € hold there chejks for a m Hollen, and have him arrested as a defaulter. He went before the Grand Jury eJesterdny, but got there just us it had adjourned. He will try it fimn to-day- cre is no default whatever in the real estate tax, the warrants baving been returned to the Codnty Coltector. The only loss will be on persorul ,—m&crty he Cornptroller stated that Von Hollen had misappropriated the Iuuds of the city for years, from what he had cd since his departure from Cashier Dooley. He had stated that Von Hollen was delinquent two years ago, when he was re-elected, aud expected then 7O MAEE GOOD HIS DEFICIENCY. ‘The Comptroller further stated that they had been trying to get Von Hollen's accounts straightened out for some time back, and that this alarmed him, and be suddenly left. Wednesday cvening Von Hollen went to his office, and from the vault took abont $700, all the cash there was in it. That he went away pretty well fixed there ean be no donbt, and he is now probably en his way to Bremerbaven, Germany. THE PRIVATE CONFERENCE. DOOLEY’S YESTIMONY. Yesterday, soon after the Comptroller came down town, he had Cashier Dooley called into his office. There were present also City- Attorney Tuthill and Mayor Colvin, Clark Lipe, and a short-hand reporter. The session +was beld in the Comptraller’s private office and was a starchamber ome. Dooley was duly sworn, and the questions were mostly asked by Messrs, Tuthill and Hayes, THE DE PACTO CHDMING I¥ - now and thep, to find out something. City Mar- shall Goodell was sent for, and he was instruct- ed o have Von Hollen apprehended if he was anywhere in the country, and to send for him it be has left it. Dooley’s testimony wus as follows: The Comptroller—Give your name, age, and res- idence? A.—3fy name fs Morris J. Dooley; age 405 residence. 192 Henry strect, Chicago, TIL. Q. —State what connection yon have had with the Von Hollen? " A.—I have been con- Tn what capacity? A.—In the capacity of cashier. Q.—How long? A.—Two years ago last Decem- £, . —That was your firet employment by him? A. 11 1 wa BookKeeper before that. . _You have been enguged 26 cashier since De- c:g\bcfl A.—Since his re-election, sir. -And up to the present time? ' A.—Yes, sir. ou ave been enzuged continuously from , ir, . —Thst i%, you have had no noticethat yoar connection has been gevered? A.—No, sir. . —Before December, 1873, you were engaged as Dookkeeper? A.—Yos, eir, -For iow long a time? A.~Two years. atis, from 18712 A.—Yes, sir. t #4 shout the timeof his fizst election, wasn'tit? A.~—Yes, sir. Q.—And you have been in the office ever since e 'took the oftice ¥ A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Either 25 bookkeeper or cashler? A.—Yes, £, Q.—What were your dutfcs as bookkeeper? A. —170 keep the oflice buoks. HIS DUTIES. Q.—State what books you kept, and how they were kept. A.—I kept a ledger showing all special asecssments, special assessment warrants, the pumber and the amonnt, ond the amount coljected and paid into the Treasury on_these waraants, and 2 ledger accomt containing 3r. Von Hollen's own account. and an accountof the taxes of years 1871, 1872, and 1873, and so on. 9,-Did you Leep ' cash account whem you were bookkeeper? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Llow did you get. your cash entries? A.—T got them from the recelpts. Q —Directly from the receipts? A.—From the Teceipta—cash entries on the receipts. , —\What recelpts do yon meant A.~The daily rece &0, from the receipts of cash. A.—Yes, sir. Q—How did yon kuow the receipfs of cash? A.~The memorapdum cash-book in the office showa it, sir. Q.—Yon say you took them down from the cash entry book? A.—Yes, sir; entries in the office, Q. —Who made the 'entries in that book? A.— The entry clerk; sometimes one and sometimes an- other. 3. Doyle was there, 2nd Mr. Lewis wos there ot the time. Q.—This entry clerk—whot anthority, or at least what {nformation, docs he have to make these entries? A.—From the receipts. The col- Iecting clerk makes out the receipt—the descrip- tion of the property, and the amount of money passed in with thiat receipt, with his initials o the corner of the receipt. He passes that with the money in to the entry clerk. The entry elerk recorde that on the cish memorandnm, and he passes the money and the receipt to the cashier for signatare. That memorandum of cash will show the property on which tax was pald, together with theamount of thetax. 1t was from that cash memorandum that you made your entries 38 bookkeeper? A.—Yes, i ; Q.—Did Mr. Von Hollen have o cashierat that —Yes, eir. fio was 'hia cashier? A.—Mr. Brenan was ier. . —Thomss Brenan? A.—Yes, sir. . —\Wsa he cashier up to the time that you lett the office? A.—Yes, sir. Q. —I mean that you took the office? A.—Up to 1873—yes, sir. . —~And then from 1873 on, you took the place of Str. Brenan as cashier? A.~Yes, sir, THE NEW BOOEEEEPER- Q.—~Who waa bookkeeper from that time? A.— Mr, Heafford. . —He is still bookkeeper? A.—~He left heres short time 3go. Q.—~What,was his first name? A.—William B. Beafford. @ he Zett hers a short time ago, ~what do you mean by that? A.—He left the oftice. G mHe Ia etill In town? A.—Yea, sir, Leis still intown. He was in your office here a few minutes Q. —A short time 20 is how long ago? A ~Well, Mr. Voo Hollen di: ed bim “aboct the 1stof April, I think it was, but then tie taxes of 1874 were backward, agd it requires guite sn examination, and he continued to settle matters— straighten up matters—until the 1st of May, and since that time he has ot been in his employ, M. Yon Hollen discharged him, with others, at the time, —reduced the ofice force. Djg he fake another bookkeeper in his place? A.—No, sir. He asked me at that time todo the work of both. P Q.—Thenyou have been acting in the donble capacity of cashier and bookkeeper? A.—Yes, sif; for the last week or two. Q. —Since the Jstof April? A.—Yes, sir. He jntcnded Mr. Hubbard, Ithink, as bookkceper. {e:h[;:k be intended Mr. Hubbard to act 8 book- cper. ~But he has not been acting s bookkeeper T No, sir; he has not. P Q—You have been acting? A.~He has mot been acting as bookkeeper any more than to asaist you mean? @ —¥hen yon gave 3 recetpt for taxes you took areccipt ouy of ihe book I suppose? You had a Dook for that? &.~-Ho, sir; we didn't have a book for that, Q. —1Was there no stub an those receipts? A.— No, wir. EFIDESCE OF RECEIPTS. " Q.—Then yon had no evidence fu the office to how that » feceipt had been given? A.—Ob, yes, sir. Q. —What was the evidence? A.—The evidenco way this memorandum of cash that T spoke of, and the warrant. The collecting clerk marks the prop- erty paid on the warrant, and the day of the pay- meat, and the receipt, with the mouey, is passed into the entry-clerk. *That receipt is copled iuto the cash memorandam which you will find in the - office. t and the warrant sbows that the tax has been poid. When 3 reccipt was_ given, before | it was ziven to the person who paid faxes jt was passed to the clerk first ond copled on the book. Q.—What was there to prevent any person from - tearing ont those receipts and carrying them out on thesireet? A.—There waenothing. —\Vho hiad charge of thoge blank recelpta? A. ~—Theyare generally under the supervision of the - bookkeeper. Q.—Generally, Wasn't there some specific clerk there or person who had charge of those receipts,— . some particnlatperson who bad thatdaty? A1t ehould be the chief clerk's daty, but the bookkceper alwaysattended toit. Q. —The bookkeeper slways sttended to itt A.— | —There was nothing to preveat any one from glu'mg there and getting those receipiat A.—No, r. < Q.—Do yon know whether it was the custom of Mr. Voa Hollen to TAKE BLANK RECEIPTS AROUND WITH HIM? A.—1 don't know that L ever did, sir, excepl 1bis, that very often he went to the bauks and tried to eettle up the banks’- taxes, and he woald take the blank checks or receipts Glled ont, in his pocket; or if he would go to settle any larze amonnt of taxes he might take blanks for the pur- pose of giving a Teceipt if be would coilect the money.. Q.—Then he might have given receipts in that way, and you would have 1o’ evidence of ft a the office whatever? A.—No, sir. : The Comptroller—Were those receipts for the payment of taxes all aigned by Sour A.—No, siry ge signed somctimes, nod T eigmed hisnaie, ea . Heafford sizned his name. r. Tathfil~{Vhat was the asun] conrse of busi- ,—who usnally signed the receipts? A.—L ed wsually. —Signed his name? A.—Yes, sir. If Iwas not therc he might sign. If he was out to dinner I might sign, orhe would sign without my knowl- cdge sometimes, and afterwards yive me acheck. . —Were receipts sometimes given out from the oflice_there of which there was no coples kept. 4—ot untess they wore what was gives by Jr. Von Hollen bimself without my knowledze. Q.—Youalways took COPIES OF RECEIPTS ? A.—Yes, sir; always what he gave me. Q. —It'wea the regnlar course of business to keep copies of receipts? ~A.—Yes, sir, BeeA Dlunk copy of the receipt given to the tax- . poyer? A —¥on vir. It conld hardly be called 3 Tuil copy of the receipt. 1t was merely the name of the party paying. snd the description of the property, and the kind of tax. Q.—What the taxes were for,~real or personal? A.—Yes, sir, what they were for. The Compfroller—State when you first . SUSPECTED THAT MR. VON HOLLEN WAS APPRO~ PRIATING MONEY? A.~Well, I suspected s little before I becamo cashier, sir, aboat the time he bonght the brew- ery here. I thonght it akl not amount to much. 1 conld Lardly tel)? I was not sure of it. Tthough perhaps there might be checks held back in t Wy, nd some time afier [ became cashler 1 apoiie to him about this, and be told me, ‘It j8 3ll right,” be woxld pay it in: *‘Itis all right.” 1 wpoke to him again about it. und he spoke o e in such a mauner,—ke told me Lo attend to my bwn business, he 'would fix shat all right. 1 could not tell for certain whether e Lad any - mouey or whether he had thoee checks. Q.—Tiow much was there thenin defunlt? A.— T edud burdiy ell son, just now, sic: § coald nard. Ivtellyon You mean when1 $0ok the positivn 23 cashie time yon speak of when you called upon * R Aa A 5] can recolleet, T think 1118 ver $20,000 that he was behind at the time. I #poke to him sboutit. That is sa néar as1can recollect. I think, too, that he paid that io after- wards. Sometimes he would give me checl for money, and of course 1 would deposit” them, and sometimes he wonld give me carrency. There was one time that I remember of that b gave me $5,000 fn currency, aud told me to de- posit it, and another time be gave me $3,000. cannot remember exactly, but I know he has given me money from time 1o tine to deporit. Q.—Yon esy thut yon wnepected there was IKLI;JC- a8 i thing wrong, but he wubsequently made it far as you know? fur a8 [ knew, cannot be paritive abont it. Q —When did you find THE REXT GROUND OF STSPICION? A.—TIdon't remember. 1 don"t rememnber amy rticular time any more than that I remarked to im—1 cannot remember thetime now—I remark- ¢d to him thut he was behind, or the cash was be- Dbind, and thut he should pay it up, sad. as1 told sou'amlonte ago, he said to me, **That isall Tight, you are to attend to your own business, and 1 will'attend to mine; I know all aboat it,™ or- something like that. 1 don't remember now the ex- sct words. Q.—How much was behind at tbe time yom spoke :o him then? A.—T coald not remeniber 1oYW, sir. ¢ What i= your impression about it? A.—My impreasion ie that It was $£30,000 or $60,000 at that time. I could not tell whether be didn't hold checks against It. Very often he would have me enter up property on the cash books and mark it pald, snd he would put a due-bill foritin him-~ self. X think there is one instance, MR, LI where he held your tacen for 3 £ood while befors you gave a check forit. There wasoneinstance that 1 remember that it was for a couple of months befure on gave a check. It had been marked paid, snd e gave & due bill, and Hr. Lipe gave a check, aud of courae it went in. " Who gave a dae bill? A.—Mr. Yo Hollen himself. (f—fie gaveadoe bill? A.~—He just puts doe bill in for the =mouat. 3r. Lipe—I think that was not mare than two or three wecks? A.—I wonld not be positive abons the time. The Comptroller—I wonld 1ike to understand abont that. A.—[ think that Mr. Lipe’s property was marked paid, zs well as I can recollect. 1 won't be positive. He has done it ‘in other cases— marked property paid, and it would be entered as paid, and etill the book would remain there, or hs wonld 3y it was all rizht; be had msde arrange- wents to give a little timo—say fifteen days or twen- ty dxjn—-nd perhaps ai the end of that time Lo would give me & check for it. I caunot remember say particular individaal were eeveral. the resl ectitse man—and Potter Palmer's checks—large tax-payers £} the time—be held theza maybe two or thrée months, and particularlyatthe, time that thay woald make make :pgl]t&nnu fors J'm%"mcnl, they would go to him and say to him :- *+ Cwill pay yon in & montd or two months. I will* be able £ pay this {f yoa can make arrsngements to this effect: {f not, I will fight t.* He generally made arTangements to hold them. Q.—Did he leaxe the checksin the ofica? A= A—,