The New York herald., 1871-12-17

The following indictment against Richard B. Con-
molly, in which he is charged with gross misde-
meanor in office as Comptroller, has been presented
In the General Sessions by Judge Bedford's
Grand Jury. Following upon this Indictment
o warrant was issued directed to Warden Tracy, OF
Ludlow street Jail. In which prison the ex-Comp-
troller has been for some time immured, directing
him to hold the body OF the said Connolly Till de-
lvered Dy the process OF law, independent Of any
process, commitment or warrant with like effects,
THE INDICTMENT.
oT 1mD Of be PEOPLE o the sse New
for tho body Of the City and Comfy Of New York. their
Th. sy III. fourth section Of an act Of the
make provision for the government Of the county
ap IN Se year one thousand egb, hundred and
vase VA. enacted ssan. county New York
audited BY The Mayor city York. the Comp.
which should should be provided for By
sEv.sgn sosDs OF tn. eoySr3 or NEW resx.
The iazes 1871 amount sucleDt pay said
Be paid BY said Comprolsr % me party parties entitled
TO receive the same upon the certificate Of the officers named
that Al Ss time the became law and a. all times
.sd the sa va. rSn
PS M.m that Tweed ss time va. s The act resssns
Board Of Supervisors county a. sSe time
s S 'es :s
@ aas ~ and
TIE DUTIES I, EssoINEp s o upon TnrS.
S ss vSe to se rs: : q 1sa
bound faithfully perform such duties. swaias
And the Jurors further say that afterwards in
Ss First ward ,S Of the city Of Ssw fo mn s' L. o
Essss SGsns;s Cor sS-,, and .s.SS William Mn Tsssa
provisions claim stated certain then and there
therein under the Of Ingerso Company the
Ss Above 70. s9 tn.
ed for The Ion Court rooms ana Offices alleged in the
THE srEALISa or THE VOUCHERS
ssp.%oeT year 1871 while papers SO were
- The care custody ana Of Richard Connolly
and s @ M. , be s e seen y
nS,
Than . hereinaoove IN this behalf gwen.
.ns ,D d.y Of August. 70 The year one th9ussnd eight hun
seressd bound audit the said claim as sOr.sad
did then and there
neglect audit tho claim aforesaid presented offending
The % q The S . Of as and
their dignity
Ss r about The passage o. the Ae, to make grovsSn 70,
Hpr @ isao the duties '01 placed BY ' on the
q the Board Of sapery,so,s TO audit claims tor
Cured previous to the above oate and issue Revenue
Bonds Of the county payable during the year le7l for
the satisfaction OF all such claims found
Que, the Board Of Supervisors % include in the
ordinance levying the taxes for the year 1871 IN
amount sufficient TO pay these bonds and the interest
them, aud the Comptroller to discharge al
. ss fss
Of Audit that nj the time the act April 26 1870 became
law and At all times after that mentioned
IN the indctment Abraham Oakley Han Mayor
of the ciry OF New York Of which Richard B. Con-
molly was Comptroller, and William NJ. Tweed
President Of the Board Of Supervsor that accepted
the oce trust and employment OF auditors
OF the dulles enjoined upon by the
and all iimes this ia indictmsnt
they OF them being officers, holding the
pube rnst arising were bousd faithfully to perform
not 10 wifully neglect any OF the duties of tho o6ce
fSsyHsOLLs wARRAETs
Aud Jurors Aforesaid, upon their OATH further
First ward Of the city and York,
the day Of August. 1870 became duty OF Abraham
Oakley HALL Richard n. Connolly and william NJ Tweed 10
auaa. and 40 doing TO examine the validity and
of claim ssled certain papers presented
and ,hsre a. liability against the county OF New
provided FOR by fourth the statute
April g. 1870 such papers containing witch the
said county 0Hsd W csrtAs DessoOs ppds W nans of