New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-04
The following orc the names OF the partl'

John Barloh Ja. L. Waugh WIN. Henry DOherty,
WTn ii Craze, Geo. W Warner, Rob; W. Chapman,
Hugh O'Donneh Peter Crawford. Thos Jones, jr
iSss is~i. Fsrn.@sy Nsssads Hohpln oha Rsynq
Isaac o. HINT. Jesse s. sictles, Ja' wa.ace,r.
John Van Tipe, Amos Miller Ttos Angus Dlnn
Henry W Colyer, Benz T. Rhodes, Hzwiliam ByIdsan
Mchoe 1cIsashlin, John Wesley Hunt l.aao Hopper
John Clancy. Michael Smith,
Subjoiped is q copy of the indictment:
Ctfy and County Of Nep-York, ss.' The Jarors Of
fi- People Of The STATE of Ncw- York IN and for
/ the body Of The City and Copnty of Nr-YOrk
rpon tier oath, present; 49,.
That by an Act to amend the Charter of the City OF
New York. duly passed April II, in the year 1851 it
was provided that lease of tho public property
thereafter given except as the same may be required
by covenants Of the Corporation already existing
| shall be for longer period than ten ycars.
And the jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid
do further present, That, on the 18th, the 18th and
s days Of OtoSer IN the year iS a, ,S ,nd p%Is
William Wilson, Morgan /. HaIis, Bartholomew
| Healy Thomas w. Adams James K. Steers, Edward
c. Mcconnell, Peter Monaghan, William Coulter, Js-
cob H. Valentine, Thomas McSpedon, and William Is.
Drake, were duly elected and qualified as Aldermen
Monroe John Baulch James Reilly, George L. Blck-
ford James l.. Waugh, William II. Crane, Henry
Hughes, Hugh o Donnel, George W: Warner, Jonas
n. Phillips, Peter Crawford, Lewis Fransway, Led
Isaac O. HINT, John Roehner, John Van Tine, Jesse
S. sickels, Henry w. Coyer, Amos Miller Francis
o Brien Michael Smith, Robert w. Chapman, Frank
lin j. 0ttarson, Thomas Jones, jr., jesse Mitchell,
John Kettleman, James Murray, John n. Keyno,nds'
James Wallace, sen., Dennis Ryer Thomas Augustus
Dunn, Charles H. IIaswen. Fitz~illam Byrdsall, io-
mer Franklin, Bryan McCahil,, William Henry Do
heriy, Isaac a. Hopper were duly elected and quail.
fed as Cou1 cilmen and Members Of the Board of
Councilmen Of said City.
And the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid
do further present. That the said Fernando Wood, and
Others eaeh late of the place, dsregsrdng their
public duty or the 18th day of October, III the year
Of our Lord 1857, did, at the ward, city and county
aforesaid, wilfully, ma!cously and unlawfniy con,
epire combine, confederate and agree together and
with divers other persons TO the Jurors Aforesaid un
knowu to violate and evade the provisions OF me sa!d
act by certain means which were then and there in
themselves criminal, TO wit; BY wiliiully, unawully
and maiciously passing resolution, through the
Common Council Of the City of NewYork, and obtain
ing the sanction ofthe said Mayor thereto, which said
resolution is in the words following. to wit:
Resord Ts, the Controller be- ard he 10 hereby directed TO
lease the Roman Catholic oPhsn A.ylam that portion Of
sect saey by FoSh syenne and westerly by
land belonging said nstitson at the rate OF O. per amman
rental said lands shall be occupied for the Of said
Roman Catholic Orphan Ayuu and for no other specific Pur'
pose.
And the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid
do further present. That at the time and place afore
said the said land described in the said resolution
Real Estate owned in fee by the said the Mayor, Al
dermen and Commonalty, and that they were not re-
quired by any existing covenants To grant lease
thereof longer than ten years
And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aiore-
said do further present, that the said John Clancy,
! William Wilson, Morgan l.. Harris, bartholomew
| Iealy, Thomas w. Adams james X. Steers, Edward
| G.. Mcconnell, Peter Monaghan William Coulter, Ja-
| cob III. Valentine, Thomas McSpedon and W lillian b.
Drake, and each OF them, in pursuance and further
ance of the said combination and conspiracy, did at
the ward city End county aforesaid on the 10Th day
| of October in the year of Lord 1857, willuly,
unawfnily and mslciousy vote in favor OF, and aid
and assist in the passage of such resouton Alder
men. aOrcad, and did obtain the approval " the
| Board of Aldermen to said resolution, and the
was duly certified by the Clerk Of said Board OF A.
| dermen.
And the Jurors Aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid,
do further present, that in further pursuance and fur
thersnce Of the said combraton ana conspiracy, the
said Henry Smith, William ~. Bulteel, Thomas Mon.
roe John Baulch, james Reilly, George Z. Bckford,
James l.. Waugh, William H. Crane, Henry Hughes.
| Hugh . Donnell George W. Warner, Jonas n. Phil
| lips Peter Crawford, Lewis Frsnswsy, Ledyard Av-
! cry, John kennard, Alexander Henphill, Isaac o.
Hunt John Roehner, John Van Tine Jesse S. Sickels,
! Henry W. Colver Amos Miller, Francis John A.
Bocle, Benjamin T. Rhodes, Michael McLonghln,
| Charles Doty, John Wesley Hunt, Hugh u oBrien,
/ Michael Smith, Robert w. Chapman, Franklin j. OF
larson, Thomas Jones. jr Jesse Mitchell, John Ket-
tleman, James Murray, John n. Reynolds, John
! Scbsppert, Andrew j. Odc, Bernard Reilly, james
Wallace, sen., Dennis Ryer, Thomas Augustus Dunn,
! Charles ii. liaswel. ki;Zwillism Byrdsall. Homer
Franklin Bryan McCshill, William Henry Doherty.
! SID Isaac a. Hopper did, st the Ward, City and
said, winiuy, urawfuly and maicously vote in favor
o. ana aid. and assist IN the passage o the said resO-
luton Couucihnen aforesaid, and did obt ain the
/ approval Of the said Board q Councnen of such
resolution, and tue ssme was duly certified by the
/ Clerk Of said Board q Counciimon.
And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid
do further present that in pursuance Of the said
binsiion and conspiracy, TIE said Fernando Wood at
the ward city and county aforesaid, on the Slt day
of said October, did wfully mahCiousy and unlaw-
fully approve Of the said resolution, Mayor Of said
! cty ana sign his name thereto as such Mayor.
Against tie form Of the statute IN such msde
ana provided and against the peace Of tie people Of
| the State Of New-lofk, and their dignity.
And the Jurors aforesaid, upon thei, oath aforesaid
do further present that the Mayor, Aldermen and
| Comnonalty of the City ot New-icrk Is s Municipal
! Cooperation, and as such is capable Of sueng aud
berg sued, snc Of tskug ard holding res estate, and
OF granting ,sses and selling the That in and
I 10y al act Of the People OF the State O; New-Ycrk
passed by the legislature thereof, 70 amend the char
Ter Of the City q NewYorh. passed April H. il the
year sJ7 il declared that 10 lease of the public
properly thereafter 10 be given, except the sslne
| might b, required by covenants Of the Corporation
already oXstiug shOald be .or 4 longer period than
| leu yesIsi and that I'll leases Oi public property
should be usie by public auction, ard 20 the highest
bidder who weuld give adequate security. Aud the
Jurors sioreseid upon he.r caa aforesaid de- further
rrescut thai in aud hy the said ac. Of the Legislature
.fre PeoJle of the state Of New-York so passed as
Aforesaid i was further provided ttat suy
,tfic,. cf the City Government who should wtuliy
xio,sie or yade any of the provisions vi tue said
chatter. shall he deemed guilty Of {. msdemesnor;
ard Ne iurors Aforesaid, upon their oath ssores aid
dofrtLer presen that the 2Ist day Of October in
,s wear lS. at the Sixth Ward, in the City of New
York, Fernando Wood then ana tle,e Was Mayo d
Aldermep and Coarcimep given ae0'el; AID the