The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-13
TIE TAMMANY INJUNCTION.

TIE TAMMANY INJUNCTION.
Proceedings before tho New York Court State
ments and AGldavits from Mayor Hall and
tho City Authorities.
wYoRk, Sept. 11.-The Supreme Court
chambers this morning was crowded with
citizens to hear the argument on tho in
junction against the city authorities. Rich
ard OGorman, corporation counsel, ap-
pearcd for the mayor, aldermen, and COM
monality, and for the supervisors, and was
ready TO meet the charges against them.
Mr.. Bartlett appeared as personal counsel
for MIR. Tweed. He said he regarded this
rs public meeting, at which men who
vMnly sued for public ofiite would attempt
legal proceedings to oust those more fortu-
nate. He was unpreparcd to meet the
complaint, because OF insufficiency Of pa
pers served on Mr.. Tweed, and asked that
the Tweed part of the case be left over un-
til he could learn the charge against him.
MIR. O'Gorman said in ordinary proceed
ings it would be indelicate in him to press
anything against the wishes of any other
defendants in the case, but on Tuesday last
| the injunction granted stopped the legal
OICiapithS vi tHC SlhS SoNSlHuIies
Mr, Bartlett, interrupting, said he did
not desire to delay the argument, but asked
| that his client be allowed to put in IN an
| swcr later in the case.
| Mr.. OGorman said he would endcavor to
arrange matters to suit the emergencies of
! the case; that when the motion for an in
! junction was made a complaint was put in
which had more the air of newspaper ar
ticle than 4 legal document; that it was
| made without notice to any one to appear
| in defence, and was accompanied by an
| attack upon the heads Of the city govern
ment entirely unfoundcd in fact, and un-
warrantable.
EX-Judge Barrett said if the counsel had
examined the newspapers closely, he could
not have failcd to see i full copy of the COM
plant, which through some clerical error
was served incomplete. He objected to
any reservation with respect to Tweed.
Judge Barnard said that the complaint as
served on Tweed was lacking the first five
paragraphs that all that Was desired was
leave to put in the aflidayits hereafter when
the whole complaint is understood.
MIR. Beach, counsel for Mr. Connolly,
was quite ready to meet all charges against
his client Of a public or personal character;
gravity ofthe accusations require that they
De immediately met.
The counsel for the Mayor desired to pro-
coed at once.
MIR. Bartlett said that Mr.. Tweed would
| be ready rs soon as hc knew the charges
against him.
| Judge Barnard said the injunction did
rot stop or interfere with the city or couu-
~ government. [rhc crowd Of Spectators
! increasing, the court adjourned to the Cir
! cult Courtroom, where the Judge Sionticd
4 his Il,
| MAYOR HALLS ANSWER.
| Mayor Halls reply to the complaint Of
John Foley was presented. He objects
that the plaintiff has not legal capacity to
sue the defendant, and Is consequently not
entitled TO any relief he asks. The defend
ant admits ali allegations in subdivisions 3,
/, 13, IA, and II Of complaint, aud denies
all the rest, The Mayor specifically denies
havin. Il pctuniary interest in the news
paper New York Leader, or in tho Trans
script Association OF the New York Print
Ing Company, or Manufacturing Station
ers' Company, or that he has ever been di-
lIeCtly or Indirectly Interested in any con-
tact, W0Ik, business, or the sale of any
article the expense of which was paid from
| the city treasury, and that beyond the re-
ception Of salaries he has never received
any pecuniary benefits p the public eX-
! pcnSc III his CapactE as Mayor.
| The Mayor also ayers that since 1870,
when he appointed the heads of the depart
mcnts of the city government, there has not
been, to his knowledge, any suspicious, un-
| Just, illegal, eXturtionatc, or eNtrayaGant
claim or demand against the city govern
mcnt paid from the treasury, nor any debt
not first duly vouched for by the appropri-
ate departments or ordered by due process
/ Of law.
In connection with this statement are va
rious atfidaviis. The affidavit Of Comptrol-
! Ter Connolly denies that james IL. Inger-
soil was confidential agent for himself, for
| Tweed, or in any manner agent for the
comptroller. IugersolPs claims were made
out in the usual form, and were paid by
deponcnt without any suspicion of their
| being fraudulent, irregular, or eXorbitant.
The dcponcnt makes a like statement in
| relation TO the claim presented by A. j..
Garvy, Keyscr t. Co., and j. W. Smith !;
and further, that the said claims were all-
dited by him, in compliance with the for
malites of his office, SO rs to justify pay
ment, but without a regXam!nation of mcr-
| its, he believing, as lie was advised, that
| the ccrtiiication and adjustment thereof,
ur;or to the passage of the acts Of 1870, con-
stitutcd said claims rs existing liabilities
against the city ut the time OF the passage
OF said acts.
The affidavit of Archibald Mclaughlin.
president OF the Manufacturing Statloners'
Company, denies tue allegations Ill tho
complaint that Hall, Tweed, and Connolly
were interested in the said company, ana
declares that no member of the city govern
ment is or ever has been stockholder In
said company.
The affidavit on behalf of the board Of
Supervisors denies that the board ever en-
tcrtained the idea of raising by taxes on
real or personal estate any amount OF
money for any purpose except it was first
fixed by the board Of apportionmcnt, or
ever entertained the idea of auditing, or
threatening to audit, or ordering to be PAID,
any claims greater than those set by the
board OF apportionment. Further, they
say: "That If, for the purpose of stopping
litigation or satisfying the judicial con-
science, it becomes necessary to continue
the injunction, neither said board nor It's
counsel can see any objection to enolnlnS
the board TO do what by law it Is bound TO
do, aud which in good faith they intend TO
do, and they pray the Judgment OF the
court" Signed by Mayor Hall, US presl-
dent of the board.
THE DEPUTY CohPTRoLLER's STATEMENT.
The affidavit of Richard A. Storrs, deputy
comptroller, sets fortha certified copy OF the
resolution passed by the board of apportion-
ment September 10Th, 1871, authorizing the
supervisors TO raise tax of two per cent.
OH the taxable property Of the city and
county, the whole amount to be $23, 1862, :
b27. .62 that said resolution has not been
sent to the board OF supervisors because
the tax rolls of the present year have not
been completed, but acopy of the resolution
was received at the comptrOller's office