The New York herald., 1871-12-17

have siyep to The motion before me my most
mensur",e win the Importance Of he case and can come
to no other than that ought TO vaoase the
| order reduce The bail
THE CASE OF CONNOLLY.
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why the Motion for Reduction Of Bail Ii
Grauted.
The following is the text OF the opinion Of Judge
Learned In the case OF Connolly for . reduction OF
ball.
mt sa :. &.
duced i Is inade on an affidavit OF the defendant and
produce certain vouensrs and warrants.
s % as, 3 ss ss
Hra n. % are not the pro-
the with sche to
audit Al iabisis. asans. county New Yors Incurred
as eommssioS under tins act and directed the
s
that the S Of ,ss should be the
oil clerk president and they directed the County Auditor
ss % Sa hi %
\. esese IN q o %
separately signed by the defendant anawo other oommi.
Of 1870 they have audited the annexed bill and allowed
beyond question that so far as appears at present
large numoer OF these claims were grossly fraudulent and
adayit of the cams
o .s Ss y @
the County Auditor. and him approved and that the
WIN
appears have been suborSnsss q the asfsnSAn oo
cupying substantially the same private and sitting
claims. entire neglect appears to be
inexcusabe and the blame cannot be shifted the
.s % ss a. :,
the proper authority to adus. claims against The county
wSsS ~ is
me money 70 pay IT. VIII at once be seen that this
proper authority to adjust the claims and the Compolsr's
with lis mad.
commission to audit claims There imposed him,
with duty .Satias these Claims Yes
audited and paid them without examination while one
thing plain on their facethat that they
appears By the saday. that yerv large number Of
The DAY @ he request
them Some, however, remain and eight were presented
Ssve forged rsssp may Be ws I ,isreors M 20 %
1a % Which n S n mas %
The enases are 10 most instance, thus ;
rooms" or .lmlar vague. statements. Two or three
s u 1s ass rs and
tached 70 printed blank which the provision Of
had not been paid but these blanks up
or TO- The .sa THAI these
the Board q supery,or. 70 The eIg6, which
csIias.ss that the 6l !: ss.ree
" sad ~ a . wo
where nention.d Th: hardly Be called auditing
these '' s. Ssr. /. ugs asisosss wSs.vs4. ais
a1 the OF S
letters "Cha attached And the remaining bin has
on these 1. aa IN hs
IS ss s:s o If
came 70 ais ONCE regularly G erIsd by that Board By
New YORK, Justify signing, with
s @ s
cssaiI amount, Or how does the advice given in
board had furnish an1
% .ss Me. AZ. Ike
believe bad very sss q
them would excite IN the mimi o. any and especially Of
fraudulent II there had been only such
his oucs the fraud mad been overlooked II the
or mateas haa been simply charged at high prcss nigh,
eae charged At over $50 0o when furniture worth
and other similar rate, the OF the
fendan that certlned these bills without examining
suspicion his the defendant
see rSs he s H IL
drawn and noteworthy for what and for what
states knowledge furniture and sup
character OF extent did not know
the work done or supplies for IT, He say: that
know or be advised Of III hat he is not mechanic
candid gentleman that he could not have been advised Of
ns a ANA ~ the c Mo ana
says that there no proof OF any fact or i'm
the payment Of those bills, and he denies all
will be observed the question whether
had opportunities to know that these bills fraudulent
O. no
ne n M 81 ns na 10 dses 81 such
that there proof or fact
Se Seny
sns of U .y as. s
signed among others one Tor Gsrvey and lngerso the
tended caims and this was going on for some monshs
D1ss II &. 10 ' :sr OF is
vsors who pay: nearly TO one Of the person: who
pays else Under circumssncss The
s nSn n or or re
,mpea,ing him with any fraudaien. purpose He has
,sat he would MAKE =; sr0p in his own
aud distinct ali rnowedse OF the fraud To
bslsvs opportaHiies
argument Il is not the statement Of fact YET Il would
that at the time when he audited and paid these Claims hs
haa k0pwdss M or sa.pcOn ina; they were Fraudulent
The further that he BY the
o sa
TO reconsider the that the only Of the Board
to understand, claims audited allowed
ss ADVISED in 1852 was the duty 70 raise the
%Snsy ase Or why u0ss, sung a Sin ;Sd Se
the advice OF the Mayor the examination Of the eight
u
there further which
that the defendant did treat claims having
audited by the Board OF Supervisors Alter the signing OF
the cencate BY the his two assocaes there
II attached each bill direction signed BY the defendant
ito the County Auditor draw This direction
citesthe auditing Of the bill by the socaed Board OF
After these bills had paid, either directly
or indirectly about $ao900 Of the avas came into the
PAID On. Of sn Ss se.rs @ ans
other person persons. In regard to
suspicousy careless auditing the defendant in mis-
andAvt that 10 slightest evidence
that he participated IN any disposition OF the money
thereupon and he says thai did participate
therein This distinct full might
be made. II may be that while but Woodward par
cpatcd in the dsposng OF the money others accepted their
portions disposed Of. Perhaps however,
icpa,ng In disposition II intended 10 mean receiving
and give language liberal
ton and IN considering this TO take
with the further allegation that the defendant give
the bail required
Upon subject OF the right OF the plaintiffs to bring
action have already stated 10 the opinion written in the