New-York tribune., 1866-11-23
AILFGFD MALFEASANCE AND MdLVERSA-
TION IN OFFICE.
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHARGES UPON WHICH CONTROLLER !
BRENNAN Is TO BE TRIED.

SYNOPSIS OF THE CHARGES UPON WHICH CONTROLLER
BRENNAN IS TO BE TRIED.
Az great interest has been manifested by many lIonl
uent citizens 10 know for what alleged ohenses Couo
Brennan is be tried lay before our readers IeiS
bnef synopsis Of the charges against him. heu aoo 10
months ago: ----,.,o
First Char1e That he was guilty OF wiLu neglect OF day
in refusing 10 pay tie bills Of Mr. Heiek proprietor oi dhe
Nee I9rk atlas for County adv sdSea and aoNei by the
board Of Supervisors they directed 70 be paid That
ssse5 10 nav him Tbai the Controller therefore guilty
If Irosttuting his Office TO gratiiy selfish ends
THE CENTRAL PARK STOCK.
Sond and Third Charges That Controller Brennan sold 70
Iobn Anderson assignee OF John W. Doty 100000 Of Cen
ents premium that he also sold 10 Robert Copey the same
stock per cent premiums that abont the same lime
70 purchase Controller 200 900 of the stock at the
rate Of tive per cent premium and that the Controller rejected
the ofer wHtuy and c0uupy lhat Oy the sdie ol lnS
10000 Of stock at one Per cent premium the city was denanded
TIE $4,000 BLUNT TESTIMONIAL.
Fourth charge That the Controller delivered ON the Sd day
Of October lsG to Orson Blunt warrant upon me C94nX
authority Of law knowingly wiuy and eoTup inat sach
E9GS9t G G ~ was as i2l , me Pose c olisH % WI"
FCn Ciargs: That knowingly and without authority Of
law IN the wear ls6 Controller Brennan signed the city Of
New York am agreement arbitrue claim made 10y Fer
nandO Wood against the Mayor Aldermen &C. ana tlat IN
pursuance Of such agreement arbitration was had ana sc
proceedings taken therein that within few days AFTER signing
SuCh agreement Judgment entered up against he MA"
Aldermen. &C. or the sum Of slO damages 9nd so COSTS
which said paid warrant signed by the sad
Matthew T. Brennan Controller on ihc chamberlain ol ine
city OF York that the Controller therein acted without
any authority Of law.
THE sTRIET-cIEAN1NG JUDGMENTS FOR $7js,772 81.
Sjrh charge That the Controller vlilly knowingly and
coTpty for the purpose of eSodng the charter OF The city
consented ana arranged ingt judgments sno9 ~ ''T N"
performed cleaning the streets that his entering
P e O. ss TcS Ss faed aI aS appopdon should he
made in the first instance that such judgments amounted 10
SIS ~ 81 and uulaWuly pad by said Controller.
PAYMENfs FOR WORK NOT DONE.
Scrcgh charge That several payments weTG made for WORK
fact there was such person end the money was paid 10
Terence Riley and that c Controller knew That icy Ea
sSi .f,F para % t1r%av lyI Dl' ''' 1' never prosecutor i'
PAYISe sAIARirs TO PERSONS WHO PERFORM NO WORN
Eigbh charge: That the Controller paid caused % hc
Vad large Of money amounting I'm Che aggregate To
5000 OF he money Of the city between Jan J. , and MAY
Is 10 Jacob Scetacher 10 AleXanler Ward 10 George ".
LOutre 20 Jacob l. smith Christian Woodruff 10 Daniel
ID Conoyer and to Cornelius under petense that said
persons were doing duty and performing services for the Mayor
Aldermen SC; whereas the sud parties wore unE4t s""
&c but were for the most Of said time absent IRON The city
That some Of them members OF the Legislature dmls 'Hs
fAYNENT TO GEORGE C. COILS. WHO WAS NoT A cLEIH
II THE STREET DEPARTMENT
NiHH CIorqe. That and six months prior to
July lsj the Controller paid 70 one George g. Coils t.c
salary Of tiIst CLERK o. tAe oeel BepimeN wen
that no such person ever performed DAY service m dch
cerkshp In any other capacity 20 cnIc him io pay from
said Controller That the Controller was negeetl Of hs un
ties n ne did know thar Coils hs representative was
TicasGfy That aiG COILS was ali s ngaecd private
business as @ clerk a mercantile house.
TIE rISCKNEY q MoULTON CLAIM.
TeM CLa.J.. That Pucauey Nlol.ton had claim Heaust
Tie City of NcW1 oTk f damages done o tlc Eoiy alr
inc The riots The claim large They Offered fo ta6o
5000 IN compromise which the Board OF SptH<o> recon-
meudcd the Controller pry. The Controller refused io Iul
Ihev driven % lawsuit and recovered s-sIl
THE FlEIus PARSONS JUpGWHTs.
Eleceath CLolgs: THAT in l~6l and s01 Ihomas ct,
and Parsons attorneys for parties claiming 90 llycCoIc
work the publC roads brought over IhJ uAs u~. the
That under Che directions oI tEc Controller general oc
ll put u that the suits continued ou t1c calendar
for i've expensive cost OF $40 uON lN tHci
tha in July ls5 before ans oi tic c had been ulo
The Controller knowing a the majoriy OF hc claims could
plaintiffs ATTORNEYS settle lll he suits y allowing Judgment
mn rumel iu each .Ilt and iu r cost, ia
each suit. that the Judgments entered up accordingly
1ht b lis ae City VIII De dcaudod OF m-. amount
al
TnH REcESr 50 900 LEVY Or sUBogDrSATr orf1cEr~
I@BA Choye: Tics Controller L.a-l4 eAael.t one
months salary from each ~ II- elVovC, Tor oifr. alu pee
fon7 expenses That those 7vCti0n, amounted tD s1Gr.
The above contain the substance OF the VARIOUS charges
tlcd with the Governor. We are DO, yet y,oWed bow
many and Of what nature are the supplemental charges