New-York tribune., 1871-10-07
THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY
INVOKING GOV. HOFFMAN's AID AGAINST TAM
MANY-MR. KEYSER'S ACTION.

Ats n. m Yesterday, the Citizens Executive
Committee of Seventy assembled at the Office of the
WOOdlawn Cemetery, corner Of Broadway aud Twenty
Ieeond-st Henry G. Stebbins presiding, and Barclay
Gallagher acting Secretary ExJudRes Perrepont and
Barrett William c. Barrett Jackson S. Schultz, exGov.
Baomon, Henry Clews. II. W Beers Judge Ledwith and
Of the other prominent members of the Committee
were present 1t was resolved that the subcommittee
ar nted TO wait on Gov. Hoffman, OF which
Edwards Pierrepont is chairman, should inform the
Governor and other officers Of the State whose coopera
tion in rcformatory work they solicit that the Commit
tee Of Citizens will gladly provide and pay counsel TO
assist in the prosecution of dishonest officials, trades
men, and others, who are proved to nave committed
frauds upon the treasury Of the City and County OF New
York The Subcommittee will probably walt Oh the
Governor early next week.
copy of the appended statement was formally read
IN tbe committee amid the greatest enthusiasm.
"John II. Keyser has made an assignment 10 jackson
e. Schultz as member OF the CtHens COMMITTEE OF
Of the proceeds Of the same all sums OF money winch
be may - have ba rSu f1 @ hf E
touching his peculiar transactions with the Cl'y ana
County"
Jackson e. Schultz declines to tell what his programme
will he regard Kcysers property, but another neln
ber OF the Committee stated that he believed every dol
lar Of the 100000 would inevitably be Transferred to the
City Treasury, from which it had originally been taken
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST TIE RING.
TIE INGFRsOLL sUIT-MAYOR HALLS CAsE-lIIs
TAMMANY O>ECUTORs-THE PACKED GRAND
JURY-EvIDENCE AGAINST TWEED.
The suit against j. II. Ingcrsoll, to recover
100000 frauduently obtained by him for furniture and
carpets furnished to the NewCourt House, comes up in
the Supreme Court Judge Barnard presiding this morn
ing H. and it is improbable that this most i'm
portant Of civil suits begun against the Ring viii
proceed without further adjournment The pubic mas
weary Of delay, and expressions OF dsappolnt-
ment that the suit did not of yesterday, as an
DOunccd, were freely uttered.
TEr Of Mayor Hail. criminay prosecuted TOT mai
feasncc in office and countcrsgning the warrants on
which ugcrso and other Ring contractors drew the I'M
ense sums 10 their debit the Controllers books, Is
EtD the hands Of tie District Attorney The afhdavits
aud evidence have submitted by the Attorneys OF
the Committee Of Seventy, and will be laid before the
Grand Jury without deayat least so the District At
tOrney promises. The Attorneys are said TO have ex
pressed confidence that the Grand Jury will indict the
Mayor overwhelming is the evidence represented to
be- to these expressions Of confidence the public less
familiar with the evidence 10 be presented than with the
characters Of prosecuting officer and the jury, are dis
posed very positively TO demur.
In fact II is recognized, and freely commented upon
that the whole machinery Of the Courts IN which the
Ring is to be tried both civil and criminal issues is In
the hands OF the Ring leaders The Corporation Counsel
the civil suits against ngerso II the city IS ever made
party the suit the Corporation Counsel has prom
td creature Of the Ring and he is greatly Wronged
by public opinion he he not willing tool OF the men
who appointed him. His Department was created by
the Ring charter passed last year. Though an elective
once, II is virtually the gift Of William ID. Tweed
and M OGOrman enjoys 1t only by the favor OF the
Iammany sachems. He 10 removable during the four
years Of his term only impeachment before the Court
OF Common Pleas on articles preferred by the Mayor
People freely say that ocer thus trammeed fit to
prosecute the who appointed him. and the who
OF all others is the only person who can remove him.
DistrictAttOrney GarviD, on whom will devolve the
prosecution OF Hall and Tweed any criminal charges
which may be preferred, selected for that office
three years ago by William NJ. Tweed. Mr.. Hall had be
come, in the DisrictAtorneys once too powerful and
Independent to suit the will Of Tweed and in making
him Mayor he reported to have said at the time that
he would make q mere hgure-hesd Of Hail." Mr.
0Arvin put in Halls place, and has done TammAny
faithful service since. In the same Office, 10
DOStslsn Assistant strietAttorney. s John Eel
AvAs UAe VSs tsTneTly Colonel Of Rebsl regiment