Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-16
CORRUPTION.
The Seethinu, Boiling cauIdrOn Of New
York Politics and Finances.
New Developments = More Schemes -
Fresher cOnspiFacies Against
the Public Purse.
GresIsy and his Opponents-The Tsmmany
RIHg and Their Enemles-A Sweet
Smelling Hotch-POteh.

New YORK, September 15.--Ir
formation was received by Judg
Bedford, of the Court of General Ses
siOns, this morning, that gigantic
wicked conspiracy had been set o.
foot in Wall street for the purpose
locking up millions of dollars, and b.
this means iDjuring the commerce
the city, and thereby the finances Q
the whole country. The Judge i'm
mediately convened the grand jury
and charged them to take prompt anC
fearless action at once. In few day
some of the most respectable broken
and business men of the city will b.
summoned before the grand jury
when it is expected that the mos
startling exposures will be made.
Conferences which have been held
by hall, Sweeney and Tweed for the
purpose of securing a change in the
COmptrOllership, il is said, have
resulted in the dissolution of the ex
isting partnership between these gen
tlemen, Tweed declining TO join in
the demand for the resignation Of
/
his part, of sn intention to withdraw
from the ranks of Hall, Sweeney and
their supporters, unless the plans Of
the campaign were arranged by him
as the Tammany Grand Sachem,
To this proposition Hall and
Sweeney dissented. 1t is now
believed that these two will begin the
fight in earnest, and, by seeking to
raise a rebellion in the ranks, get
Connolly cashiered, and, il possible,
have Tweed deposed from his position
both in the city government and the
Tammany Society. There are great
many Democrats from the interior OF
the State in town, who say that some
thing must be done at once to relieve
the party from the odium which these
city affairs are calculated to produce
in the rural sections.
The subcommittee of the Citizens
Committee on City and County Ac-
counts say they are making advances
slowly, but surely, and are investi-
eating everything bearing upon the
sffairs of the finance department. The
County Auditor reports that the list OF
stolen vouchers for paid claims against
in less than ten days.
The Tribune Criticises the conduct
of Naval Officer Latin in sending
abroad to politicians, under his frank,
letters of his own and of Chairman
Cornell, OF the Republican State Com
mittee, which misrepresents the stu
alton in so far as they affect the issues
between FentOn and Conkling, of this
city. 1t says that Latin is circulating
falsehOOds respecting Greeley; one OF
which is the statement that Greeley
six months ago favored the renomina-
ton of Grant, whereas Greeley never
favored his denomination, This
Lafia knew when he wrote his letter
in response to call of lthe Tribune
upon Lain to stop his calumnies.
GUellemen seeks to evade the ques-
ton like Chairman Cornell, whom it
declares Greeley convicted of having
uttered six falsehOOds in his Hotchkiss
letter.
In the Injunction suit to-day the ar.
gument was commenced by the coun-
sci in behalf OF Tweed, and the
counsel for plaintiff will probably
finish this afternoon, when the case
viii be closed. It is improbable that
a decision will be rendered immedi-
ately.
SPEECH FOR THE DEFENSE.
There was a smaller attendance than
on any previous day at the hearing of
the argument on the injunction case
this morning.
Ex-Judge Bartlett, Tweed's counsel,
said: l am here to show cause why
the Injunction should not be con-
tinued. I would be safe in submit
ting on affidavits without arguments.
Our answer is not put in yet, but we
have met all the points generally by
separate affidavits. Your Honor en-
Joins nv client to perform certain du.
ties. He answers that he has faith
fully and fully performed them, and
e Is corrobOrated under oath by the
Mayor Of this city. The law says an
Injunction against the corporation
shall not be granted except on eight
davs' notice. Here is an Injunction
granted ez pGTte, without any notice,
and therefore ii is void as regards the
Supervisors. 1t is fatal difficulty for
the plaintiff under the decision of
your Honor, for the plaintiff has no
legal standing here as against the cor
pOration of New York, nor Mayor
Hall as an individual. It is an action
of nobody to compel us to do what
we are doing. / denounce the per
sons who have prompted this iDjunc-
ton suit as q band of Cataline con-
spirstOrs; they have sworn to ibels.
He asked that the Injunction be i'm
mediately dissolved so far as his client
was concerned. The very form of the
under which the acts
charged in the complaint were COM
mitted, has passed away, and the
Legislature has ordered the payment
of the claims.
Barrett, for the prosecution, argued
that the officials had no right to raise
and expend money OUtside the two
per cent. act. The first ten sections
of the complaint show the mischief to
be remedied % by the payment of
the fraudulent claims against the
city and the two per cent. The action
is to prevent the expenditure of one
dollar outside of it. There is no
one denied of the acts Of fraud
in the first ten sections.
He asked why the Mayor asks diffe-
rent relief from others. COmmonalty
admits allegations by their demurrer,
but individual defendants seek to
deny them. Mr.. Barrett continued
to review the acts of Mayor Hall, and
charged him with making paltry eX-
cuses. He then proceeded to the
case Of Connolly, whose affidavit, he
said, was the bOldest and least tricky
document before the court, and which
proves the falsity of HalPs answer.
BE argued that Tweed and ConnOlly's
answers contradict each other.
Mr.. Beach interrupted, and charged
Mr.. Barrett with grossly garbling
Connolly's affidavit,
After g brief, but sharp controversy
between the counsel about the man
ner of conducting the case, the Court
took recess.
After recess, Mr.. Barrett resumed.
He quoted the sffidavits to show dis
crepancies, and declared the afidavits
to be cunning devices TO mislead, and
said that they were cOntradieted by
portions of Tweed and COnnolly's own
minutes. He argued that the super
visors, by coming into court and
praying for judgment on pleadings,
were stopped from making the
objection that plaintiff has no
standing In Court, the cestliy que trust
can follow his property wherever he
finds it, whether in hands named as
trustees or their stewards or not, their
servants or cOnfederates. Inow come
TO the CONSTRUCTED two per cent act
and the meaning Of the Legislature in
passing 1t.
Judge Barnard-I jeanne to the con-
clusion on that, that it is constitu-
tionsI, except as far as the docks and
parks are concerned.
e 9arret-It is said that If you con-
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