The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-26
Lie Thinks the Boss Must Disgorse $S, 500, 900
and Possibly answer a Climi.
nal Prosecution.
Tilhen's Search in the Broad
way Bank.
What He Observation-Disclosures Evidences
Of Fraud and Forgery Of
Keyser's Accounts.

at conclusions at last and have commenced pro.
ceedings against VIM. NJ. Tweed, as will be seen by
the following afidavit, made on Tuesday last, by
Samuel J. Tiden, who mas investigated his account
in the Broadway National Bank:
Gun and county or Ne,U York ss.--Samuel J.
Tilden, being duly sworn, deposes and says that.
happening casually In the office of the Comptroller
s sy Of SSw ne Tas og MIS-
given to the National Broadway Bank in respect
to the alleged forgery OF the signature OF Keyser Il
Co. endorsers OF certain county warrants; that
soon after THIS deponent was requested by the sad
OF the sad bank; that deponent noticed on the
back OF the said Keyser, warrants pencil memo
he supposed had been made thereon by the
teller who received the deposits, and was
tn, the said woodward, to s see il the Keyser
warrants could be identified; that the method or
the deposits as entered on the ledger and then to
decompose the entry OF each deposit into the Items
Of which sncn deposit was made up by reference
ana to take transcript Of the debts in the ledger,
and then to decompose each entry which was
erence to the bOtter kept by the bank; that
deponent traced transactions from the account
OF the said woodward in,o the accounts In the
said bank OF Ingersoll & Co., and Andrew J. Gar
vey, and at last into the account or william M.
Tweed, and caused the same process to be applied
to each of the said accounts; that the deponent
srructed the schedule marked f. IN the complaint in
e oe eses Of the co
umns, verifying each entry by personal In
spection 81 the .ransc pts made up from
entries upon the warrants, and with The tran
scripts from The books OF the National oadway
Bank ana from the said deposit tickets, or verifying
the same by tnelr being called Off by George w.
Smith and 2, w. Rhodes, WHO assisted The said de-
ponent that depOnent CAUSED the entries purporting
to come from the books in the Comptroller's ONCE
10 be compared with the original books of record in
f po tine one me Sao 40 san
70 be compared with transcripts from the entries
on the SAID books and In both cases tho said tran
scripts with the originals and believes that each
and every entry In the said schedule corrcct that
deponent has personally examined the deposit
! the said schedule left with the deposits of
! the SAID woodward and the said Tweed; That depo-
ncDt examined the deposit tickets OF the SAID Wood
| ward and the said Tweed, mentioned In the said
schedule in connection with Arthur n. smith, a
bookkeeper OF the said bank; that this deponent,
IN examining the tickets OF The deposits Of the SAID
/, woodward, became familiar with the handwriting
OF The SAID tickets and was informed by the SAID
| Smitn that 1t was the handwriting of The said
! Ebert a. Woodward; that deponent noticed, in
the said Tweed, which deposits are Contained
IN the said schedule, that the handwriting
s ssd rasss 1ns s
with that OF The tickets accompanying the dc
posts OF tho said Woodward; ana tins deponent
verify believes tnat the tckes accompanying the de-
posts of the said Tweed are In the hand writing OF
Inc SAID Ebert A.. Woodward; that deponent also
prepared The schedule annexed to the complaints
that the summary of the results deduced from the
schedules A aud annexed 10 the complaint IS cor
Tect anu represents disposition OF war
rants and the collection Of their proceeds far as
1t purports to represent the same; that depenent
caused the statement OF the county liabilities
marked Schedule A in the complaint ana No in
the aiildavts, TO be made, and believes the same to
be correct; that depOnent has procured printed
copy OF certain minutes OF the Board OF supervisors
purporting to be issued by Joseph B. Young. Clerk
Of said Board, which contains the message OF Mayor
Hall TO the Supervisors, under date OF August To-
1871, and apparently delivered to them August 49,
1871; that copy Is annexed hereto and marked No
8: that deponent has heard read by Charles O'Con0r
the complaint in this case prepared bv him; that as
10 many OF the statements or fact therein contained
they are true as to deponents own knowledge, ana
that deponent has investigated IN respect all such
statements Of TACT, and Is satisfied that they are
true. SAMUEL. j. TILDEN
sworn and subscribed before me, this oath day OF
October, 1874 EDMUND ELNEND0RF Jr., Notary
Public, New York city.
Accompanying this AFFIDAVIT are voluminous tran.
scripts from the Comp,roller's books ana those OF
The Broadway National Bank, in which the Ring
made their deposits 1t IS claimed that these tran.
scripts identify the parties who drew money from
the c,ty, aud clearly connect Mr.. Tweed with the
mau Woodward and the contractor Keyser. VINO
claims that fifteen OF the warrants paid by the bank
are forgeries The transcripts the period from
MAY to September l. 1870 inclusive, ana the sum
mary thereof Is as follows:--
Whole amount OF warrants. .ss;3254 81
Deposits by Ingersol.. .$s,649,32s rs
Less transfer from Gar
vey, August o.'........ f','H 20
Deposits by A. j. 6arvcy. I.i77S y Of warrants
Deposits by Woodward. 1853, 2j+ 70
Less trans
I Iers dIpm
Woodwardsi si5.1s7 %
Less trans
iers from
- 2,5<s33s 50