The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-04
Sixty-tyv0 Members OF the Common Sou,,sl
Indicted for Mlsde
COURT OF OYER AND TEhMiNER.
Ind Ralcnm

IfiOTc Juukc httoiH'
Nov. 3Tho Grand Jury Of the oyer and Termner camo
into court this morning, and found true bills agan-l
Mayor Wood and sixyone members both branches Of
the Common Council of 1857 for msdemeanor in violating
the charter which provides that eas" shall be granted
for longer period than ten years; while the accused
parties passed the following resolution
Resolved, That the Comptroller be- and he Ia hereby
directed TO ease 10 the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
that portion Of land bounded Dortherly by Fifty second
street soathery by Fifty first street, easerly by Fourth
avenue and westerly by land belonging 10 sad institution,
at the rate Of dollar per annam rental, long
said lands shall be occupied for the OF said Roman
Catholic Orphan Asylum and for other specific purpose
The following the Of the dciendants:-Fer
nando Wood, John Clancy, william Wilson, Morgan l.
Harris, Bartholomew Healy, Thomas W. Adams, James
Steers, Edward G. Mcconnell, Peter Monaghan, William
Coulter, Jacob H. Valentine, Thomas McSpedon, William
b Drake Henry Smith, Wtam H. BuIteel, Thomas Mon
roe, John Raulch, James Reilly George Bickford Jane
L. Waugh, William w. Crane, Henry Hughes Hugh 0'Dou
nell, George W Warner, Jonas " Phillips Peter Cra4S
Alexander HcnphDl Isaac o. Hunt John Rochner, job
Van Tine Jesse s Sickels, Henry W Colyer, Amos Miller
srsncs j0nn ch,,a a. 0r o,E BENJAMIN % Rhodes Ashas.
OBrien, Michael smith, Robert W Chapman Franklin J.
uttartou, Thomas Jones, Jr Jesse Mitchell John Kettle
man, James Murray John n Reynolds, John schappert,
Andrew j. odsll, Bernard Reny, James Wallace, sr.,
nennls Ryer, Thomas augustus Dunn Charles II aswel,
FitzwlIiam Byrdsal, Homer Franklin, Bryan McCahi,
William Henry noherty and Isaac A. Hopper.
The following Is copy of the indictment found against
the Common Council
Cy and County Nce Yorkrhe Jurors OF the people OF s
State OF New YORK in Tor hoy city Coun.
an SSs amend se 81 The city New York.
sn n pey a ns no e
per thereafter given except rs the same may be required by
longer period than ten years
her present. That The fifteenth hc nineteenth and twenty
y % pae nj WoaS s a r
and duly qualified as the Mayor Of said city, a. John Clancy
W adams James Steers, E,sard q Mctoe nell Pe,si
William William qGr Drake .aS
sy e asa 3 s9y $ III Ss%s. Of cn s
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sess Henry aoiyer sI h%os xsr rranei. an 81 John a
~ Se al Esis ss 11s 5p sn
" Chapman, franklin j. Varson Thomas Jones Jr,
serps ss 'sS Iss ss
u. Haswel ftzwiam Byrdsali Homer Franklin, Bryan
Mecabl William Henry Dohsry Isaa. Hopper wsre duly
OF coancilmen as O said city; - At. 80,
Sh ward w e The e and county r'ssssa And John GanS
Gd%ass
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Robert Chapman, franklin J. ou.rson. Thoma, jonssJr.
@ seids john schspps1 ana1ss oss s:rna1a SSS Reilly.
S wc a.s f,1aS psna Iho%ss qa
~ Malll William Henry Dohrty and Isaac Hopper each.
eenn y Of deiose in se yeas u our Lord one &oa.snd
e ssdsa and s @ 4 The ws city and county
hne eonfeasrn,e aud agrss ogsher aud win divers otsr
@ The o s G se SAID act b en ~ IN means AN wssh wsra
awiuly and maieiously passing resolution, through ths
Common Council ~, g the sy q New lot ad obtaining he
Resolved Comptroller be- and he !. hereby direct.
csthasc Orphan Asy lum ,ha, portion
@ a srd bounded ao.h. y Fy second ,rrs sou,r y
land belonging % ,ah institution = s rate q doarrer
use q SAID Roman Catholic Orphan Aylum and for otbr
And ,ss,a.or. Aforesaid their onh aso.e.ad % fhsr
he .aia lhs Mayor Aasrmsp aaa comnoaay ana that
thereof ong-r ihan TN years s'-'' '
a.. And iss s: ssa sr ss e
xs.ss sS.%s Jane. Il ' l. rsssa eS 1s%'
seasssan WIism cSulsr, Jasos H. yaienns. rsomss
sS9s% ard .Ss T% Il d. "a
ard senspiraey did the ward cy and county Aforesaid
eas.nd ssSi hundred and afy S seven. siliy @ an%,
, m yssr sns ~ s os u is "a 4ns Az asa Asst =
ad obtain The approval of he Board q % ..d
BosIe .s q z. Aldelmes. ! -.
w. 81. o1mbnston and consprney the sid Henry smith.
Reilly osora; 2 s,clloId. jaime. ( waugh, william q.
2:ss.s ss$s r s:%ssi % 5.s
YER Amo. nirr vrspr- John HcoI- ssnsmia u Rhodes.
Sisss & SAs1. ~ ISsS ws'sy sns Ss a.
xn sn Re- .yss sasn aSs sGs" assas
. od.li Bernard Reilly. Janss walse SEN, Dennis Ryer.
Ss rs 1ssai Homer rrsHsn @ 1,ss Ryss s,ca waS sS9
s 90 Se aay q oc.ssq asyea %
in n.w,y - G sed u mss@..y . eIe y ser 9 and sd aud
s y 40 % obtain ns .prrgss q ~ sd Hard e Sqaas
olerk ol he said Roard nf rounrlInen
And ihe Jurors aforesaid upon ther oath aforesaid 20
Conspiracy he sad Fernando wood, he ward sy snd
s % %sa S@ ~ sspT .s =, az aS9s1 g sa u g. I
resolution, Mayor % ciy -. thereto
spd proye rna bs q The people d e srs
Ana ne upeu lhrr oa. % faher
s, - s yors anpal sorpsraen sa ans !. Slh
cnpah, q sehg sol Icing sed ~ q ak,agand hoIanf
y 20 ~ n - = e psepe q .. s.,r = ss~ yers ps.
New yars passed Apr f,ariesath n te year one tosan
cab, kgnersa I'D ~ seysn vas rlared a no lea.e q
mirii y required by covenants u @ Corporattu already 81
ss .pea e. % as y pys yiS sas aea ma: sn ~
e n hshe. l,d.t who would give seqaas security hnd
snd II ,hessid ai q ne lSsssars q Ife
greer provided any q ,he city soyernmsnt sss
ssrr ha l. Ssss sv w o ans s ~
os a.. re- sad apon her oath arssad further prsssst
:, r. ~ .sa HUNDRED aaa :, se sh wari c
q linen already speeaed then anf berc q bs
city And tn jurors aforesaid upon their osth
sots said further pfesentfAs ~ai officers a
he city gotcrnmtnt and a SAID Cgporaon the st Mayor.
Aldermen and Gourrtmeu atuvc named disregaaing their
public dniy, and with evade The provisions
of sd charter sa twenty dy 81 October IN he year
last e'nrf said the ward aud county sarest ~fY
and nniawful did violate ami evo The provisions o. said
thafeT, by voting for and In passing resolution, N dn0
form ~ law, directing tho Comptroller ~ the city ~ New
YORK a. lease tho azfoc Orphan Asy certain
real N e sad belonging ~ tho @ad cofporsuon
that that portion of and bounded north BY Fy second
south fiv by Fourth anh
hy lapd ielongiug 10 sa institution fr percd cnger
years. long lime The should b8
orcuppd said Roman cstholc Orphan Asylum.
won causing any such ease of tho said property e
leased the
provided The peace ot the peoy sha st
IL New FORA aud their dignity
~ '' JosEfH BLUNT District Atto-nsv