Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-31
Our New York Dispatches.
The CIOud OF Evidence Of Guiit Growing
Darker around Tweed-'The Position OF
the other ROgues-AII Sorts of Items,
etc,

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.--It is stated that Sweeney
bought building on saith street, leasing the up
per part rs armories, having the lease ante-dated
one year, receiving S34 900 therefor The
armories have never been occupied. Hank Smith,
a leading republican, draws the money, so that
Sweeney's name shall not appear.
Henry B. Vann and Frederick j. Shaw this
morning sued Andrew j. Garyey, their object
being to restrain him from transferring his
property. They allege that they have perform
cd work for him during the last year, and that
the transfer Of his property is made, in part at
least, with the intention of deiraudng them
This is only one of numberless suits Of the same
character which will be instituted against mem
berS Of the ring. 1t is understood that the com.
mittee of seventy is at the back of them. The
grand jury this morning indicted Haggerty and
Bauch the voucher thieves for grand larceny
and burglary. There are three counts to each
indctment-the first count specifies the theft of
three certain vouchers from the city of New
York; the second the theft of the same from the
county of New York, and the third alleges that
the stolen vouchers were the personal property
of Richard B. Connolly just as the recorder
was about to dismiss the grand jury General +.
). Barlow entered and stated that he had some
important information to impart with regard TO
certain of the ring. He requested that the in
quest be kept in session to-day and tomorrow.
This request was granted
Tweed has concluded to pay $40 900 to Jack
sui .. DcllulIL us usSl2uGt lOf htNSei, lOf WORK
and material furnished to Tweeds house.
Tweed's original defense was that keyser agreed
to do this work in consideration of receiving
certain contracts. The action of Tweed will
stop one suit against him.
OConor has sent long letter to the COM
mittee, declining the nomination for the assem-
bly,, in which he reviews the repeating system
at elections, as well as terrorism exercised over
poor men at the polls by political hirelings. He
considers that he can best serve the pubic in
terests in his present position. His whole time
and utmost powers viii be needed in the pro-
ceedingS against the robbers, who not content
with their already realized gains, are now thun-
derng at the gates of the treasury, and are de-
termincd to continue their iniqutouS career
through fraudulent canvass and corrupt legis
lation. His position, therefore, demands cx-
emptiOn even from the color of personal
interest, and his services will always be at the
command of an honest legislature.
In the complaint made out and filed at Albany
| by the attorney general it was charged that
| OGorman, the corporation counsel, had brought
| six actions in the name of the city against
| Tweed, Connolly, and Others, in bad faith and
for the real purpose of shielding them from
prosecution.
In answer TO this charge, O'Gorman has adj
dressed a letter to the attorney general, in which
| he takes exception to the allegation in the com
plant on behalf of the state against Tweed. He
says the suits were begun in good faith and will
| he prosecuted with energy. He enclOSes the
| opinion Of George TicknOr Curtis, that it is
doubtful whether the action brought by the state
will lie, and that it is his duty us corporation
| counsel TO bring suit on behalf of the city,
OGorman will call to his aid some of the best
legal talent in the city for prosecuting his suits
| against the municipal robbers. He has no
| thoughts of interfering with the suits brought
| by O'CouOr. The phases are as follows: The
| suits brought by the attorney general are or
| the recovery of money iraudulcntlv taken from
nj from extrlog
| corporation counsel sues those through whose
neglect OF duty or breach of trust it was so paid
ont. The two classes may in some instances in
clude identical persons, but the causes of action
| are distinct These actions need not clash with
each other, and will be passed to a successful
| issue.
| 1t has been asCeraned that lngersoll left town
on Friday His relatives expect him back
| Wednesday, apd Tweed and his friends state
that he will be sure to be back this week.
1t is rumored that Tweed has resigned rs
| candidate for the state senate and officer of the
public works. 1t is also reported that Morgan
Jones will be his successor in the nomination
| for senator.
At the meeting of the commissioners Of the
| sinking tnnd, communication was read from
| CORTLAND Palmer, withdrawing the bill for
| $4,000 for appraiSing city property asking
merely the payment of the men who had done the
work, $4,000. Recorder IIackett said he would
| have been willing to do the whole work for
| $4,000. The city chamberlain moved to paw
each of the appraisers, three in number, SIS 900,
| and $4,000 for incidental expenses. The matter
was then referred to the controller.
| Ldter.-COntrary to the statement published
| in several evening papers, it has been ascertain
ed that there is no truth in the report of the res
| ignation of Tweed.
Charles O'COnor has written n letter TO S. j.
| Tilden, contravertin% the opinion of George
| Ticknor Curtis with regard to the right of the
attorney general to bring action against the
| plum derers of the treasury.
The Times furnishes the annexed statement
of the points Of the letter Of O'ConOr: He says
the question now before the public is, whether
these men are guilty, and, if so, whether they
shall be permitted to 90 into the legislature and
continue their career of fraud and plumber
Every county, city, town and village is but
a civil division Of the state, and merely part
Of one whole. Aside from mere forms of adj
| ministraton and proceedings, all money of
every such civil division is but part of the COM
mon treasure Of the state. Though raised by
local contributions or taxation, and intended
for some local use, it is always raised byauthOr-
itv of the supreme power; it actually belongs
TO the supreme power and il is applicable as the
supreme power;may direct
Whether the S6,300,000 raised on bonds to
supply the lngersoll, Gavey, Woodward and
Tweed Swindle can be so recovered, or must be
sued for in the name of the county of New York
or its supervisors, is Just one of these petty
little practical points that belong much more to
the attorneys school of manipulation than to
the great field of legal science. Perhaps all of
us have united in an error ON this little teahni-
cal point; but we have had adequate means and
opportunities of understanding it. We are all
firmly convinced that it will present no obstacle
to success in the peoples action.