Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-30
THE STRUGGLE IN NEW YORK.

The struggle between the people OF
New York and the robbers in office who
have been plundering the city treasury
has become one of terrible earnestness.
Outsiders look on in wonder and astonlsh-
ment. while those Immediately Interested
prepare themselves for any emergency
As the democratic party supported the re-
bellion of the shareholders, so now it sup
ports the Tammany robbers. William M.
Tweed himself, the chiefof the Tammany
Ring, and three other special representa-
tives of the same corrupt body, stand
upon the democratic ticket as candidates
from the city of New York for State Sen
ators. If violence and fraud can elect
these men they will be elected. With the
democratic organization at their backs and
stolen millions in their hands to use in
stimulating to activity in their behalf all
the lowest elements in the city, there is
fear that they may succeed. The full
infamy of these men is at last so plainly
revealed that they may be defeate d in spite
of themselves, but no thanks to the DEM
ocratic party for such result. Tweed is
now under arrest for his crimes in public
office. A committee chosen by the citi-
gems to investigate his doings are his ac-
cusers. The proof against him is briefly
stated in the following from an article in
the New York Post
Mr.. Samuel J. Tilden has made oath to a
series of facts which conclusively prove Mr.
William M. Tweed to be as guilty as the PEG.
pie of this city have long believed him to be
Divested of all legal forms Of statement and
detail, the facts for which, after long and
careful examination, he now vouches, under
oath, are as follows: By the City Tax Levy
of 1870, section 4, the Mayor, the Comptrol.
Ter and the President of the Board of Super.
visors were made special Board of Audit
to decide upon all outstanding claims against
the county of New York. Instead of audit
ing the claims, the Board delegated the duty
of collecting the bills to Auditor James Wat
son, and directed the payment of whatever
bills either Mr.. Tweed or Mr.. Joseph b.
Young should after certify as correct.
The bills were collected, amounting to So
1854 81, and were paid accordingly; the
whole amount going to the immediate per-
sonal friends and associates of Mr.. William
M. Tweed, nearly the whole of it upon
vouchers which were endorsed by Andrew ].
Garvey, James II. Ingersoll, under the style
of Ingersoll & Company, or +. A. Woodward.
As each set Of warrants was paid, Mr.. E. A.
Woodward, who acted throughout as the con-
fdential agent of Mr.. Tweed, deposited to
the account of Mr.. Tweed, in the National
Broadway Bank, his share of the spols.
When the warrants were paid to Ingersoll or
Carney, he uniformity made payment of the
money to Woodward; and a large part of
this, again, was Immediately deposited to the
credit of Mr.. Tweed As this was done again
and agnin, on twenty-six different days, and
as all transfers were made by drafts, upon
the same bank, the evidence is absolutely
complete that Tweed shared in the proceeds
Of these fraudulent vouchers, audited ant
endorsed by him; and the amount of stoler
money thus directly traced from the public
treasury to the pockets of this one thief
through the transactions of this ad interim
board alone, is no less than one million OF
dollars.
For single example, explaining the meth.
cd of the whole, take the transactions of June
10, 1870 On this day the warrants drawn
and paid by the Comptroller were as fsllows
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