The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-18

ney HAS UCGu luulCtGu lOE IclO0y, uuu lul
the proofs against him are even strOnge
than against Tweed.
An Indictment is said TO have bGel
found against one notorious fellow VIII
voted 600 repeaters at the last election
A well-knOWn Judge has also been In
diCted lor his connection with ballOt.bo!
stufling,
The Grand Jury are expected to get q
their lAbOrs Tuesday next, when thirty o.
forty sealed indictments are expected L
make their appearance. The anxiety i
very great as TO the expected develop
mGnts, and greater excitement than any
heretofore created is anticipated wheI
the facts are all made known.
One Of the indictments against COnnol
ly is for auditing tho bill OF IngOrsoll &
Co, for SOL 1850, and another for audit
ing the bill Of Andrew ]. Garvey for $G7,
0GS 50, After reciting the law relating L
the tax levy, the indictment says that while
the act was in force Hall, Tweed and Con
molly constituted the Board to audit the
accounts, and that they acted on tho bills
OLA. j. Garvey Tor $670OSS0; that while
the papers were in COnnolly's possession
they were lost and 80 confined, and
Connolly cOrruplly neglected to au.
dit the claims. The second count
states that II was the duty OF Hall, Con.
molly and Tweed, each Of them to audit,
and In so auditing 10 examine into the
validity and correctness of claims The
indictment against Tweed says: ale
did cunningly, conIusionly, corruptly and
fraudulently, intending under cloak or
cover fprGtcndingly carrying into effect
the provisions ofsaid act, TO receive and
acquire 10 his own use large sums Of
money belonging TO the county, tho pro.
cceds Of bonds so issued; and that he
knowingly, falsely and fraudulently wrote
his name, ,Wm. NJ. Tweed, ,Ch., upon certain
papers purporting to be claims against the
county presented TO said Board Of Super
visors, and authorized to be paid" The
allegation Is also made that the repre-
sentatiOns OF Tweed were false, and that
the claims had never been presented to
the Board Of Supervisors, and could not
have been found correct
1t Is stated that from tho character of
the indictments against Tweed and Con.
molly, the indictment Of Mayor Hall
must follow. -,
The opinion of Judge Learned, Of Al
bany, denying the motion to vaCate the
order OF arrest In the case Of Tweed, holds
that the affidavit of the complainant on
which tho order was Issued, must be true,
rs tho defendant makes no affidavit him.
self. The opinion is very long, and re.
fcrs at length to Tweed's connection with
the city frauds. The Judge holds that
tho people Of tho State had right TO
bring suit.
When Tweed appeared at the Court of
Sessions to-day, he looked pale and crest.
fallen. lie tried yainly to SInilepleAsant.
ly when his friends graspGd his hand. His
Taco had oil the appearance Of one who
was completely scared, and the mir of
which he tried TO ASSUME,
made him look oil the more ghastly. Poll.
ticians Of all classes densCly crowded the
court room. AS Tweed entered his adhe.
rents raised u cheer in his favor; but tho
cheers were soon drowned by the Kisses
Of his opponents. Upon the entry OF Mr..
OConnor he was greeted with cheers.
Tweeds counsel were greatly surprised
when Judge Bedford announced that the
prisoner was committed without bail
John Graham nj once declaring that they
denied tho right OF tho Court u commit
In that manner.
The writ Of hd6CdS corpus issued by Judge
Barnard, intercepted Tweed on the way
10 the city prison and hO was forthwith
brought back TO the Supreme Court,
where m excited crowd was gathered. A
detachment Of police were called upon to
keep order.
Mr. Graham opened the case by stating
That Tweed had been indicted In the
HeneralSessiOns for an offence of which the
was but three years imprisOn.
Inent and n fine Of $1,000.
Judge Barnard interrupted Mr. Graham
in his remarks which referred to Tweed's
tlefcncc, saying hC could hear counsel
only upon the point admitting the pris
Dner 10 bail.
Mr.. O'Conner followed, contending that
Tweed should DO held In such bail as was
Justified by the magnitude Of the crime. |
When the counsel had concluded Judge |
Barnard said It would never do to refuse
to admit u man to bail charged with a
offence. This charge is the
highest offence, but I see nothing To JUS.
lily any departure from the ordinary
course Of procedure, and | order, there.
fore, that he be bailed In tho sum Of
$4,000. Fred Il. Sands was then accept.
ed as his bondsman. .......t.... |
The Connolly case was not called in the
court this morning as expected.
New York, December 17.-lt Is re.
ported that James II. 1ngersoll left yes.
Ierday for Europe In the steamer Rhein.
James NJ. Sweeney, Hugh Smith and sev.
eral other ring men are at Toronto. The
rumors aflOat last night Of the arrest Of
Mayor Hall and Peter B. Sweeney prove