The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-13

as 10 tle charges now ulhu6 III IeBul pEO'
ceedings, So It seems to me. My official
acts have been supervised and approved
by your superior vigilance so far as my
administration is questioned, Equal re-
sp0nsibility attaches to yourself in your
answer and the affidavit read in the pend
ing litigation. You have adopted and
vindicated those acts you could not
Justify yourself without so doing, conse'
quently | do not preceive why
my resignation should be asked
or how, If rendered, 1t would have
any Just influence in appcasing the popu'
lar ciamor. Confident, therefore, in the
steadlast good opinion Of my friends, and
in the ultimate judgment TO be rendered
by the courts, | cannot consistently with
seltrespect accord 70 your desire. am
unable to submit myself sacrifice to
satisfy the hungry appetite OF my adver.
saries for victim at this juncture, and
under these circumstances betray weak
ness of position, OF fear ol o rigid invest.
cation by rendering my resignation. |
cannot now anticipate the effect upon
this determination. which future events
may produce. When my past admins
traiion shall be vindicated and the pend.
ing accusation shall be repelled, shall
not Ito act as may seem to be demand
ed by the changed circumstances which
may then exist
Very respectfully,
[Signed RIcH'D, b. CONNOLLY, ,
r4| Comptroller.
The proceedings before Judge Barnard
in the city Injunction case was continued
to-day. O'Gorman read the attldaVits OF
Wilbour Archibald, and G. Mclaughlin,
and two short aftidavits Of Stores which
have already been furnished the press,
and closed with "These are all the papers
have to topresent." Mr.. Barrett do you
not read the Connolly afIldavit' OGor-
man: No sir.
Mr. Beach then on behalf of Connolley,
read ConnolIy's affidavit, and answered.
Mr.. Beach at the close Of his reading, said
that the brevity Of tho time had prevented
his preparing a formal answer, this there
fore was all he had to present.
Judge Barnard inquired whether there
were any more papers to be read.
Mr.. Bartlett on behalf of Tweed, said
In examining the papers, he found the or
der merely commanded him to do certain
duties, which he was already sedulously
performing. 1t was no more good than
an order that he should say his dai'
ly prayers. II was only objecliona.
bic as being an implication. If it
stood that Tweed had neglected some
of his duties, the order was one OF
these legal monstrositles, a mandamus
under the form OF an Injunction. He was
surprised that such distinguished counsel
had taken such course. MIR. Tweed
was prepared to deny every charge of
wrong made against him In any relevant
portion of the papers, and would be pre-
pared to do so Wednesday morning.
Judge Barrett-We do not charge MIR.
Tweed with any sins Of commission.
Mr.. Beach stated that he had been quite
Unexpectedly employed In this case, and
had several old cases In the Saratoga cir
cult, which would require his leaving here
Wednesday evening.
Quite long discussion arose rs to the
order of the arguments, Mr.. Barrett OBJ
jecting decidedly to any long adjournment.
II was decided that at the close OF MIR.
Tweed's afldavits, Mr.. Strahan should
open for the plaintiff, Mr.. Beach should |
then speak for Connolly, and the other
counsel for the defendant should follow,
the counsel for plaintiff closing the argu
ment. The court then adjourned.
AT q meeting this afternoon OF u joint
committee of citizens, aldermen and 81.
pervisors on city accounts, 1t transplred
that no statement Of the city accounts
had been submitted to them. A commit.
tee then went to sec the comptroller but |
he was not in his office. The chairman
of the committee OF citizens then handed
In a lot of fdoCuments which they required
including the comptrOllers annual nc.
counts from 1868 TO 1870. The report Of
the sinkinging and trust fund operations
lOr 1869 and statement OF tho city debt
to 1871. The committee assigned rooms
for tho use Of themselves and those EN-
ployed to assist them. All the expenses
are TO he borne by the city.
The council in an injunction obtained
by James M. McGregor, Superintendent
OF the department Of the public build.
ings, restraining Judge Tappan, Of the
Second District of the supreme court,
from putting up two buildings on Fifty.
seventh street, was vacated today by |
Judge Barnard, who remarked that he had
become assured that the department was
conducted in q manner which required
strict investigation. Aiiidavits have been
presented charging the officials Of that de. |
partment with blackmslling, and certain |
LAWYERS in It's employ have been charged
with stating they should bribe the Judges |
in order TO extort money from applicants
for permits TO build.
An affidavit Of John Sexton, architect,
states that In August, 1870, he applied to |
Deputy Superintendent Armstrong for |
permission to put up two.story building, |
and that he was sent 10 one Robert Muir |
ray, who got the necessary permit and
charged him $500. Sexton said the mat. |
ter was not worth twenty-five dollars,
whereupon Murray rejoined, saying he |
had to divide the money with the Judge. |
Three hundred and fllly dollars paid for
what should have been granted without
any charge The Judge said the Grand |
Jury should look into the matter.
It Ia said that Connolly has formed an
alliance with Tweed 10 combat the other
two members Of the Board. The Mayor
was soundly berated for his action in
Connollys case by many Of the hangers.
on about the City Hall and Court House. |
"a movement among the Germans has
begun with the object Of securing greater
influence in local politics than has yet
been exercised by the voters Of that ma
tionality 1t has been discovered that
Out Of 10000 voters in Kings county,
1000 are Germans.
Hon. ]. F. Wilson and Gen. G, W.
Dodd, Of Iowa, are at the St. Nicholas
Hotel.