New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-18
Why Mayor Wood went into the Police
Commission.
" BROTHER BEN" AMONG THE GLASS BALLOT
BOXES
Charge of Fraud and Constructive Perjury Against
the Mayor.

judge DAWES on Monday granted an INJUNCTION
against the Mayor and other officers of the city, re-
strainiI them frtm paying any money, under con-
tract made by the Board of Police Commissioners
With S. C. JoLLIE, for the glass billot.boxes that
were used at the late election. The application was
made by Judge WHIIIsG on behalf Of JAMES HoR-
SER citizen and tax payer, who recites tie full his'
tory of the action taken upon this subec. by the Po-
lice Commissioners under the new Law, which gives
them authority to make such purchase. The con-
tract with Mr.. JoLLE was made on the I2.h OF
August, by Messrs WOOD, NYE and CHoLwELL, act
ing as Committee Of the Board, for 1000 boxes a.
fifteen dollars each, making 100000 in ALL and va,
Substantially orfmed by the Bard on the 2lss OF
SeptembeG, upon motion of Mayor WooD, he voting
in the affirmative together with Messrs. NYE, CHoL-
WELL ard POWELL. The Board OF Supervisors voted
10 pay for the boxes ard the Mayor approved the
resolution but the Controller refused % draw his var
rant for the morey, whereupon Mr. JoLLE applied for
a mandamus against the Police Commissioners, which
was refused by the Supreme Court on the ground that
the charge must be audited by the Supervisors as
County charge.
Mr.. HoRsHR proceeds to state that there are only
la Election districts in NewYork, and tnat allowing
ten balo boxes for each, only 40 would be required
which is less than half the number ordered. he
states alo that at the time the Contract was MADE
was alleged by JoLLIE, FERNANDO WooD and BESJA-
MIN WooD, or by Of them with the knowledge ADD
approbation Of tie Others, that JoLLIE had patent
for the boxes so that one else could make or sup
DIV them which was entirely untrue, HE application
for patent baviog been denied. He also states that
the raid boxes, including locks, are not worth more
than s. each, and can be made, or procured to be
made, for about 81 So including locks, and at this
price afford large profit ard that the SUN of SIS
piece is more han three times the value thereof that
The attendant Benjamin Wood procured the sad 601es
TO be made at cost Of less than 3 edch and that he
in point Of fact ards the real party Tie said contract
and that the came of the sad JoLLE only used a.
q cover therefor, and that the sad Fernando Wood
nas cogni-ant Of the arrangement bereeH the sad
Jo,e and the SAID Benjamin Hood, and Vas in some
rag TO share an tie profits Of the said contract that
the laid BENJAMIN WooD procured at one place l,O76
Of The glass globes to be Manufactured, weighing
1885, pounds at Is cents per pouud, making
$267i &c; that he caused the iron w.rk con-
nec.ed with the said globes to be furnished, but ct
what price this plaintiff has as yet been unable 10
ascertain, but the will not average more than 20
pounds to each globe, which, at four cents per pound
for the casting W ud amount 10 one dollar AID fur
cents The locks therefor, painting Of The iron work
ard putting together and for felt used, ard wing
two DO lars and fifty cents fer each glass globe, 'coH'd
amount for each Dor 10 only four dollars and trea'y'
four cents. And the plaintiff further shows and
charges that by the language Of the resolution offered
in the Board Of Supervisors the 9th day of Novsm
Der, he has reason to- ard be does, believe that the
said il uie has sold transferred, in some ray by
Gssignment or otherwise, al his pretended interest
pnder the said contract, either 10 the sad Fernando
Wood or Benjamin Wood, one or both Of tttm, or to
some otter prison for Their benefit or the bene Of one
If them, and that the same has been done nth a
rier Of covering sp in some roy he said fraudulent
transaction. The plaintiff further alleges tina. the
ssid contrsct was q fraudulent one ; that the
sand Fernando Wood IS. ras. IN ray, either
directly or indirectly inteye'ted therein That be aud
the said Benz .mir either knew, had to know,
ard believe when the sid contract was msde. that
the raid boxes equal in every respect, could have
been procured to be msde for about onsthrd of tee
mica named thsrefor-JoLLiE had no patent therefor
and vas 10. entitled to any; and that the sad nven'
tom was not patertsbs by the said JoLlir that tbs
s.id FERNANDO WOOD knew that his brother was the
real party to the sad trsnsscdon, and that hi. name
we porpossy concealed 10 prevent discovery Oh the