Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-27

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New YORK, Nov. 26.--It is charged that the
board of supervisors, acting as canyasSerS OF the
vote of this city, have been priyy to secret al
teratiOnS Of the returns by the poll clerks and
inspectors, and other illegal acts in connection
herewith the result being the counting in of
the .Iammany candidates for aldermen.
new order Of arrest for lngersoll, Garyey
and Woodward has been ISSUED TO the sheriff
This order requires the accused TO be held in
$500 900 bail each, and is returnabe Dec. ., at
the office of the bureau Of municipal cOrrec.
tion. Mr.. lngersoll, it is again reported on good
authority, will appear in this city and surren-
der himself to the sheriff. who will accept the
bail which Mr.. lngersOll will offer He is still
STAYING at Orange, n. j., and was seen yeSter-
day at raylor's hotel in jersey City. Woodward
is believed TO be i'm Toronto, Canada, and Gar
vev is probably in England
The order issued by Judge Learned extending
the time for the justification of Tweeds bail
| twenty days, was based on an affidavit made by
Elihu Root, one of Tweeds lawyers, wherein
the dcponent declares that the defendant, Tweed,
"has been advised by ms counsel TO move. and
in good faith intended to move for a reduction
of bail, or TO yacate the order of arrest"
prominent county official states that since
Tweed has learned that there is not probably
sufficient evidence to COnySt him, he has been
less active in his preparations for leaving the
country, but that his departure is only ques-
ton Of time, and that he has applied to the
company in which his life is insured for permits
sion "to travel beyond the seas"
The property of A. j. Garvey is offered for
sale at forty per cent Of what was paid for it
but finds no BUYERS, owing to the supposed in
security of the title.
Ex.Controller Richard B. Connolly was ar
rested this morning by Sheriff Brennan on
charge Of fraud and maleasancc in office. The
arrest was made at MIR. COnnJlly's residence.
II ic nj that boil has bppu fixed
ST 600 900, and as Mr. Connolly cannot imme-
dately procure SuretieS TO this amount, he Will
have TO 90 TO Jail for time. The charges
against Mr. Connolly are about the same as
those brought against Tweed.
The order of arrest against Connolly was is
sued by Judge Learned, in a suit instituted by
Attorney General Champlain, and not by
Charles O'COnor. Bail was fixed at one million
of dollars The arrest was made in the Con-
trolleTs Office, the order beng served by Sheriff
Brennan in person. Mr., Connolly left the office
in carriage, in charge Of two deputy sheI IFS,
to make an effort to secure eX-Alayor VIM. F.
Hayemeyer as his bondsman
The following particulars are given of the
arrest Of Connolly: On Friday an order was is
sued by Judge Learned of Albany. 1t reached
here yesterday and was placed i'll the hands OF
Sheriff Brennan. He proceeded ut once to the
office of the controller, where he found Mr.
Connolly in conversation with Samuel j. Til
deh. Brennan remarked to Connolly that he
had very unpleasant duty to perform.
"What is that? ;" inquired the late controller.
&C It's an order for your arrest and million
dollars bail )" responded the sheriff.
Mr.. Connolly was surprised, as it was the
first intimation he had had of the order of
arrest. lie handed the papers TO Mr.. Tilden,
who, on examining them, said:
"Alr, Connolly, this appears to De So.
"What can do?' inquired Mr.. Connolly in
SubduGd tone.
"Only give the required amount of bal, i" an
swcred the sheriff rs blandly as a man could
under the circumstances.
"Do / understand you, again inquired Mr..
Connolly, =" that must furnish the bail or 30
to ial?
it, Mr. Connolly" replied the sheriff. Here is
Mr.. Jarvis, in whose custody you will remain
until you find your bOndsman," remarked the
sheriff, as he quietly babe Mr. Connolly good
morning and took his departure
Mr.. Connolly looked at Mr.. Tilden, and MIR.
TiIden looked ut Mr. Connolly. He saw but lit
I'll" consolation in Mr.. Tilden's face. After
having a brief conversation with some few
personal friends Mr. Connolly left in company
with Mr. Jarvis to find his bondsmen. The ar
rest was made ON an affidavit of Mr.. w. H.
Peckham, associate counsel with ChaS. OConOr
in prosecuting the ring" The affidavit charges
Mr.. Connolly with participating in the balances
of the money received by Woodward OF $4,000
600; his funds made up Of certain portions of
the ingersOll and Carney money, amounting to
81 100000, went into WOodward's hands, Of
which he deposited 81 600 to Gwecds credit.
The charge against Connolly is substantially
the same as that against Tweed. Connolly in
custody of Jarvis, called at the office OF SurrO-
gate HufchngS after his arrest, to consult him
and to make arrangements for procuring bail for
81 900 600 The probate court was in session,
and on COnnOlly's arrival it was abruptly adj
journed. The arrest created great conserna-
ton among the satellites around city hall, and
rumOrs are flying about that Sweeny and Hall
will be next in order. Connolly is said to com
plain bitterly that his arrests breach OF faith;
that he was positively assured if he resigned his
office he should not he prosecuted or troubled in
any way.
Later-COnnolly is still under arrest at the
New York hotel. The most strenuous efforts
were made TO day to procure bail without sue
cess. Alderman Hart offered surety to half the
amount required. 1t is that Eugene Kelley,
banker, will tomorrow offer similar amount
The board of canvaSselS closed their sessions
last evening by the declaration of the aldermen
elected. Since the election the whole affair has
been in doubt, it being reported that six Tam
many aldermen were elected. The declaration
shows that Couran and Pliukett were the only
Tammany men elected. The remaining thirteen
are relormers.
During the past few days numerous contra
dictOry rumOrs have been in circulation in re.
gard to Mr.. Tweed. One Of them was TO the
effect that during the week double truck load
of trunks and packages had been removed from
his house in Il secret manner. The next story
was to the effect that Tweed had privately en-
gagged six bGrths for himself and family on
board the City of Brussels, which ship sailed
for Liverpool yesterday afternoon. This rumor
having been contradicted at the Office of the In
man line, new rumOr was started to the eheCt
that Mr. Tweed and his family were about TO
leave for England in thenew steamer Egypt, of
the National line
James NJ. Sweeny has been removed from
his chcl-clerlSship in the superior court. Mr..
Sweeny, who, not many years ago. was very
poor man, is now reputed to possess great
wealth, and can afford to retire. His successor,
it is said, will be Thomas BOcse, another Of the
Young democracy, and special friend OF Sen
ator o Bren, who will be appointed by the
Judges
The Times to-day says Mayor Hall win short
ly be arrested on similar complaint to that I'M
der which his fellow conspratorS now await the
curse of justice.
II is officially announced that Chas. OConor
has succeeded in obtaining from Judge Learned
of Albany the. issuance Iof warrants for the ar
rest of every member of the board of audit,
Twenty-Five in number, including Mayor Hall.
The warrants are said to have reached Sheriff
Brennan's office, and will be served on Monday
morning. The bail in each case is fixed at a
large amount, and the various members are
busy hunting up their friends TO stand bonds
men TO them, IntkcnalBts are carefully drawn,
and alleged connivance in the frauds upon the
city aud county treasury in that they were
parties to those frauds, by knowingly passing
bills against the corporation Of enormous
amounts, which were apparent swndes. There
Is the greatest excitement In ring circles ever
known, and if the sheriff finds all the parties on
Monday whom he is commanded 10 arrest, il
will be only because many of them cannot raise
money enough to pay their railway fares to dis
tant cities,
For the first time in many years the grand
iury held a session Saturday. 1t is believed
that they have taken action on some additional
charges preferred by the committee OF seventy.
Boss Tweed spoiled all the sensational mem.
hers OF the corps.rep0rtorial of good item by
insisting on staying IN New York when he had
been looked by them to fly the country, by TAX
ing an incOgnito tIip TO Europe by one of the
out going steamers. None of his family have
left as yet,
The attorney general has taken the prosecu.
ton of the rim geaderS ont of Charles 0'Conor's
| hands because he is so slow.
| The grand duke was yesterday the guest of
Major General Mcdowell and was engaged in
making an inspection Of the Notifications of
| New York harbor The grand duke and staff
| including Mr. Catacazy, late Russian minister,
| embarked on a government cutter, and, sailing
| down the bay, landed at Forts Hamilton and
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