The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-06

son xas orsssh: ana % argue whether tho ban
-: R.yNoLDs replied that the order q arrest q
That was part OF thor motion. or II Tweed was held
that his bail should DO much reduced.
TO reduce bail de would hear m0tion TO vacate
Judge LEARNED decided that he would, and snere-
upon O'Conor sat down.
Mr. TiLDEN then addressed the Judge In opposition
70 the motion: he agreed with the counsel ON the
Tweed could pay "a 100000. The other side ad-
United as much Ia their argument. A sum OF money
large Tor one man would not be excessive for an.
Other The amount TO be recovered was immense,
and II doubtless was easier for Tweed to give bah IN
Sl0O.o0l.
WHAT ARE THE FACTS rle..
Accounts TO the amount oil $63l2,0o0 are audited
by board oil when Tweed II a member: ne GER
tines the claims; So TOO 900 OF warrants OF the city
GarseS niger 81 oil and woodward. whenever Gar.
vey collected warrant he Datd over stxy-six per
cent to Woodward and twenty .our per cent TO
and Tweed got the same percentage every time,
without more than very slight variation. This 10
and as positive as The oaths OF o dozen Witnesses
The Identification as to date, amount. warrants and
into another. 1he coincidence Of amounts having
seven heures Is perfect, o7
The proof Is as high as can be addressed to any
man OF reason. man proved to have In his
possession si.ooooCo OF the public money resulting
out OF one transaction may well be asked 10 give
bail to that amount out OF gigantic fortune. What
would hold one man would not begin 70 hold an
other. The money In this case II
TRACED POSITIVELY TO TWEED.
II is certain he has 1t In his pocket La It hard
10 make MIN put up that sunni As to whether this
action is well brought leave 70 nv associate. On
The authority OF cases decided IN England and ON
elementary principles think It must 90 main
Al this point Judge Learned requested 10 have hi.
aTSwn Sss 10 ~ That Tweed
Mr. TiiDEN replied that IN the main the claims
were FICTITIOUS There IS no doubt Of that There
OF the amount OF the accounts passed by the Board
OF Audit. Of winch he himself was q member. Tho
Board OF Audit held but one meeung, and at that
authorized Tweed TO certify the acconnss ~
ton to the motion. l contend for three PROPOSE.
TONS 0s# 400 ss0 atU
held at ali, with reference 70 his undouptcd liza.
billy The evidence Of his guilt Is full and
Sscond-As to rules governing bail shall have
something to say. and shall prove that Your Honor
could not DIX the ball at less sum Than the present
Tnrrd-Tnat the right OF action in this case Is well
laid in the people OF the State OF New York
was one OF the three commissioners authorized 70
audit certain accounts IN New York, and, 70 pay
nds ne osrd eG aSn tSsv aoad
not audit the accounts We have an afidavit Of .
clerk IN the Comptroiier's ofice, who swears that
ONCE unverlfed ana s4
but bearing the endorsement OF Tweed. contend
that Tweed ought to have been held Ia three times
the sum ne was. was sadly disappointed at the
sum Tweed received-hiS twcnty-fOur per cent OF
the amount Stolen not once or twice. but for large
number OF times. ~ far5 N@ #ns4EM efI tas
since Tnden's sheets were published no man has
been found 70 say ne Iid not believe Tweed 60 be
to his constituents before election.
AS TO THE MATTER or BAIL
II was not necessary and II was not usual to set up
that the de- endant, Tweed, would run away. AS TO
the amount OF pail In criminal cases It s provided
that bail be not excessive; but counsel on the other
na and civil cases In civil cases the rule Is diner
ent from that which prevails In criminal cases; the
the plaintiffs. Now, IN our case we demand
81, 100000; So we have cause OF action, the hail
bail liked al so large an amount, but that Is be.
cause we bE 4eltsrUH $3.50 Aa9 ~
NEVER HAD A CASE LIKE THIS BEFORE pl8a
OF man punderlng 10 the extent proved on
Tweed. 4t #ak + -1l4I.aa 1Rs
AS 10 the matter OF bonds the law OF 1877 requir.
to certain sum on the money they raised they lett
out provisions for these bonds. There Is no way to
| as a debt. Al oblgalion resting the State Is
worth nothing by the justice OF the Legislature.
SANCTION and there 1t mas an action against those
who disposed OF the bonds In question. IL Is con-
the county OF New York rather than by the State.
Tue Board OF Supervisors Of New York was
with guilty parties the people he'd q perfect right
through the Attorney GeneraI, TO bring an action.
The o'Gorman correspondence shows the piainest
OOLLUSIoN Or HALL WITH THE GUILTY PARTIES.
There was plain case for the people to come to
the relief aud interfere The Boards of SUPERVISORS
loca! governments OF the countess all the powers
are represented IN them; they nave the power OF
corporations; they can sue ana be sued. This was
OF New YORK. New FORK county has not to-day =
Board Of supervisors In accordance with the general
law New YORK would never have had Board OF
-,t 1H3 Law F0R RAISING TAXES A
provided that should be raised by the Supervisors
and ComnOnalty were the supervisors or the county
Of New York. and they levied the taxes
early days aud for sixty years Board OF Super.
vIsors cost inc county OF New YORK nothing. new
Inc RECORDER was excluded from the Board OF Su.
pcrvisurs. Finally, alter S40, there was direction
that the Board OF supervisors should levy and pay
q certain sum- This was repeated the next year
and the thing grew from that time. In the year
1871 we naui our city charter amenLed and iocai
men aud Commonalty were the only government
Ia the same year we na TAX levy and the Board
Of su crvisors were restored 70 their old condition.
and all power for The disposition OF money was
vested In the Board Of Apporttonment The new
Board OF Supervisors was created over whom
..t THE MAYOR WAS ABSOLUTE.
The Supervisors are no more than the the Board
OF Public Works and the like. they cannot sue or
county. and must be sued for by the Supervisors,
that rule does not Apply TO New York, IN virtue OF
ration OF New YORK bring the suti The case IS pc.
cuar The bonds to be raised were bonds OF the
The county OF New YORK ls a local government,
without authority. save as Is specially given it.
s o. s mS0
able TO say when he would be able 70 render de-
cision.a The time given 10 Tweed IN which TO pro-
cure ball expires on the 18th instant.
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
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