The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-22
THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY.

Resolutions Adopted Yesterday-Ex.Judge
Barrett to Aid the District Attorney in
Prosec uting the Voucher Notwithstanding
kevelations-An Inside View of the Commit.
tee-Statements of some Of the Members.
About fourteen members OF the Committee OF
Seventy assembled at the Chamber OF Commerce
yesterday, at two O'clock and Immediately went
into secret session. At three O'Clock ex-Sherif
OBrfen put In an appearance, and consulted for
some time with Mr. Barrett, Sr, and then took his
departure in high gee Mr., Robert Roosevelt kept
running in and out on some mysterious business and
finally, at four O'Clock, the committee adjourned.
When the doors were thrown open MIR. Barrett
handed the reporters who were patiently waiting In
the outer room, the following
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS,
which, he said, contained the entire bushes, trans
acted during tue sitting OF the commttee:-
Ledwh Inc arrest OF T. HasceTty Charles BsIch AMI
vouchers from the oacc OF Comptroller September
psn o ha ne fS were issued upon s com
positive adsy, AMI whereas after The issains Of said
nI 'u apoa RGgn an5 s .s Of Police cap
nOn i set DOWN oT sepe@ber 2 at Tea ae o ss g. No.
before Mr. justice powias; now, therefore be IT
BY commee and the fa nfSTmason n tneP
hereby Is requested to Allow ss comme 20 DC a ana nr
by their counsel TO take part in SAID naton and prose
Resolved That William c. Barrett be designated and re-
AAf
prosecution as counsel.
Resolved That copy OF these resolutions be served upon
District Attorney Gary and that the appoint a com
ntiec OF three to present the resolutions
signed.
The Char appointed as such committee the fol.
lowing named northumberland G. Barlow
Simon Sterne and Frederick Setback. The com
mittec then started for the oGce OF their counsel
where the resolutions were engrossed. At late
nour in the evening the resolutions were handed 10
the District Attorney.
Notwithstanding the retlcence OF the officers Of
cecded III obtaining Information OF considerable i'm
portance, The Information was obtained from
members OF the committee. In substance IL IL as
f0uows-Ihe committee II Is alleged ''have evil
dence enoukh 10 convict the leading members OF
the RING the documentary evidence being especially
conclusive against william NJ. Tweed.
The large and apparently unwieldy constitution OF
the committee mas been found 10y experience to be
absolutely necessary 10 Its proper WORKING since
by It's subcommittee II Is abe simultaneously 10
ComDass news at widely different ponts.u
az Is understood that some or more Of tie
sub committees have seen Messrs Garvey. Inper-
soil, Keyser Co. in regard TO the work done by
them and the amount paid therefor. MIR. Keyser
was found 10 be the most open ana communicative
OF the lot He showed the committee his vouchers
and evidences for the work done by him. from Inch
IL appeared that some OF those Murray Hi and
Other mansions, owned and Inhabited by members
oi the Ring were built and
FITTED UP AT THE CITYs EXPENSE.
And while Mr. keyser was free 10 acknowledge
and 10 furnish the proofs OF this he also remark ed
that u maltered not 10 hun whether his men were
sent 10 the CITY llall or TO Murray li 10 work The
order Tor work 90 lie done by him came he said,
IRON cav olcals anu 10 them he looked ior his pay.