New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-28
Tic also thinks that the Importance of the case justified
him In making the arrest himself.
THE BILL OF COMPLAINT.

The BILL OE COMHLAlNl.
GARvEY, NGERsoLI, AND WOODWARD ALSO
UNDER CHARGEs-o'GORMAN AND HALL
IMPLICATED - JUDGMENT IN $6,3l2,OOO
ASKED.
The bill of complaint filed in the case is
very voluminous and with the accompanying ahdavits
would I'LL ten or twelve columns Of THE TRIBUNE. 1t
refers almost exclusively to the evidence already given
in Mr.. Tden's affidavit and tables. The important pas
sages, and all, indeed Of general public interest are
given in the following summary OF the points involved
The suit in the Supreme Court of the State and is
ordered to be tried in Albany County The complaint is
General against 1" mot only VIM NJ weed but E.
Woodward, James II. IuRersoll, and Andrew Garvey,
the passage Of the TaxLevy 1870 with the enactment
that all liabilities against the county should be audited
by the Mayor Controller and President Of the Board OF
SUPERVISORS who are named as Hall Connolly, ana
that act in the names Of GaTvey nSerso Keyser Boil
lar &c. &C.. with which all are now familiar 1t al,
that the claims were not audited examined by the
Board, but that at single meeting May 1870 the
w% ce ana ana o pay YSng by O passage Of
the following resolution drawn up in the Mayors hand
writing a., - ~, ,o.o
undersigned meet commission under and By virtue Of sec
he Msyo resolved that the County Auditor col
bills and abilities against the ineuei SI to April Is 1870
Of The same by the sd BO or IT, sPpOPaate SG%T G11
on SeIGe OF ~, S Or S Snp i MnSs for our Signature
AMI scion AZ directed By the section aforesaid payment
WI NJ. TWEED Present President of supervisors
tits next alleged that wasOns audits of these claims
were admitted without inspection by the Mayor Con,
trocr by Tweed, and paid by the Controller without
examination, according to the law Of 1870 The v1umn,
Gus tables published in THE TRIBUNE on Thursday, arc
cited evidence of the extent Of these fraudulent pay
mcnts.
ward, Garvey, Ingerso and Tweed took IN the coec,
ton Of these warrants process already familiar to the
public and the tables already published are explained IN
detail then claimed that every warrant deposited
by Wood ward based upon false and fictitious pre-
ever hands of the alleged payee thereof but was
on its delivered to Woodward, and controlled ana
The fourth and fifth allegations refer to the robbery Of
the vouchers from the Controller ONCE ana rrciir tat
the Onuocr, and demanded his resignation which, DC-
viii Vim. NJ weed and without the consent or knowl,
edge OF the Attorney General ana win the intent 70 d
lay embarrass suits instituted by the people ordered
the Corporation Counsel 10 bring actions against Tweed
and others In other words II Is charged that these
e 3 AGAINST TO TMesd by
Mr. O'Gorman. The closing clause OF the bill asks Jcdg
ment against Tweed Carney, Woodward, and lngersol
for the sum of s6S2OO with interest thereon from Sep
TENDER $780, and costs Of the action 1t is sworn toa
true by MI s. j. den as the investigator Ol the fraud
TESTIMONY ACCOMPANYING TIE BILL.
Arur Smith tes"s that he had een bookkeer in thG Bfoa
Ra41 whiting lie further testified identification
cts accompanying the dePo.is made Tees were
81 on e & % r n % MAI showed how Ree
$sS - was peI balanced MAY 1870 and The footing nG
lalc July H. 1870 the footing showing 5y9,' "a an! the balance
snow NJ balance $l64l7 IL ar Tweed had
IssbpOk haaLce the time with tie ledger
and, each balancing Of IT, it rtbrnd to him. Mr. TweeL
Cy affidavit to tie coI'ctac Of the sch,dn
ard abstraction Of tie uch pnc1i Inspected the vouchers Of
month and the
presence Of John H. Keysr All Of those vouchers were
without yefaon or other proof required by ia nt
| them exception, had the signature OF william NJ
their written th"m, and the
ccpo Ca the affidavit Of Wheeler H.
FeCS6am Judge herlham thai T. Frank BrOwDe Of
NewYo City be appointed referee take the dispositions OF An
Of Broadway National Bank and Of
esq boOkkePer Of the same bank who had refused to
| testify SUCH n order should be received
Ansci Psrkhurs receiving teller testified that woodward
which his account and that
the Of William NJ Tweed
Philemon deposed the books Of the Broadway Bank
William NJ Tweed said June 1870 Of l04 33 S.
1870 the New York Printing Company Of
the amount
George clerk e. Tden depod the details Of the
and the CorrecueSs Of the deductions
William Copeland clerk in the Controllers ONCE nhstan
presented 10 the charges against Hall
Me.sr Baxter Leeman Tyrre MAstrton depo to the
value aud pstenng the Court
House their having been published some time SINCE
AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN II. KEYsER.