New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-15

any claims greater than those set by tn
board OF spportiOnment The board denie
mat there are In existence or in the CON
plant any facts showing directly or ind
rectiy that they intended or threatened o
performed any acts charged in the com
plant; further, they say that if, for the pur
pose OF stopping litigation or satisfying tn
judicial conscience, it becomes necessary t.
continue the injunction, neither the sait
board or it's committees can see any Obiec
tlon to e1joining the board to do what, b,
law, 1t is bound to do, and which in goot
faith they intend to do, and they pray tn,
judgment Of the court.
| The affidavit was signed by A. Oake,
Hall, president of the board of supervisors
and dated September IL. Mr.. O'Gormar
| next read and served ON the counsel for the
| plaintiff demurrer to the following effect
| First. that the plaintiffs have not leya]
capacity to sue, and second, that the CON
plant does not set out facts sufficient to con
stitute cause of action.
Next is an affidavit from Mayor Hall:
HIS honor states that among the allega.
cations Of the plaintiffs are several to the
enect That he as mayor was pecuniarily in.
terested in the New York Printing Com.
pany, the Manufacturing Stationers' Com
paDy, the Transcript and Leader, and that
he employed the same to his emolument.
against law, and against good taste. He
protests against the malicious spirit of the
said complaints, and declares that he never
has been. and is not now, aud does not ex-
pect to be, directly or indirectly pecuniarily
interested in said publications or com
panies, OF employed in the same to his
emOlument and against the law and good
taste. He received moneys from the Leade7'
solely TOR literary labor, but since being
mayor has written for the Leader as q
diversion from business; but did not re-
ceive, and has not been promised, and does
not expect. any emolument as writer for
said paper, and since being mayor never re-
ceiyed any emolument or was interested in
the payment Of money from the treasury,
except for former services as district at
tOrney and salary as commissioner OF the
sinking fund; that he is still prosperously
employed in said legal profession. and since
1863 has not derived moneys from any per-
son who had received payment from the
public treasurer.
ing to make his affidavit. He pronOunces
every allegation or inference arising from
the complaint that the deponent derived
pecuniary benefit at public expense from
the office OF mayor otherwise than what he
received as attorney for said Office, to he
scandalous and false.
. The affidavit Of Controller Connolly de-
MES that James Ingersoll was confidential
agent for himself, for Tweed, or in any man
ner agent OF the controller.
The 1ngersOll claims were made out in the
usual form, and were certified and paid by
depOnent without any suspicion Of their be-
ing fraudulent, irregular or exorbitant.
DepOnent makes like statement in rela-
tiOn to the claim presented by A. j. Garvey,
Keyser & Co, and j. w. Smith; and fur
ther. that said claims were audited by him
in compliance with formalities, but without
he believing. as he was adj
vised, that the certifcation and adjustment
thereof. prior to the passage Of the act Of
bilities against the city and county at the
time OF the passage of said acts: also AYERS
that the statements charging him with dis
regard of law in his official actions are
and he is ready to abide by the
Judgment of the court.
The affidavit Of Archibald Mclaughlin, |
president of the Manufacturing Stationers |
company. denies the allegations in the |
Hall, Tweed and Connolly !
that no member Of the city government is |
Dr. ever has been a stockhOlder.
The affidavit Of Richard A. Storrs, depu-
y controller. sets forth certified copy of |
! resolution passed by the board Of appor-
comment. September ), 1871, authorizing
he supervisors to raise tax Of two per
cent On the taxable property of the city ard |
county, the whole amount to be twenty
hree millions three hundred and sixty-twO
thousand five hundred and twenty seven
lOllars. Said resolution has not been sent
o the board of supervisors, because the tax
oils of the present year are not completed.
tut copy OF the resolution was received at
he controllers office. September 6. 1871.
his affidavit proceeds to recite statutes
nder the authority of which the board of
have authorized the issue Of
Onds and stocks of the city and county,
rom the organization Of said board, May,
81.
The counsel for the plaintiff noticed that
fayOr Halls affidavit referred to the pro-
ceilings Of the BOARD of appOrtionment not
oticed IN Cornelius COrsons, the secretary's
linutes. 1t was manifest they had not
Dmplete record Of the proceedings Of the
Oard, and he asked the court to compel
le defendants to produce it. The counsel
IT the defendants thought the application
iscOurteOus and improper at that stage.
10 atfidavits not being all gone through
ith. Judge Barnard informed the counsel
lat it any information was held back by |
le defendants it would be taken as cir
instance against them. He then directed
'GOrman, counsel for the defendants, to
rOduce, Thursday. complete statement
the liabilities Of the city and county up
} the issuing of the injunction.
The afficavit Of Charles E. Wilbur,
resident OF the New York Printing
was offered, avering that neither
lillian NJ. Tweed, Bichard B. Connolly
A. Oakley Hall are in any way interested
the New York Transcript or New York
rinting company: and further, that Hall
I'd Connolly were never interested in
ther association. Tweed was stockholder
, to the ninth Of April, 1870. when he !
signed his interest in both. Wilbur also
Fers that no member Of the present city
whatsoever has been stock {
'lder in either association since the
esent city charter took effect. I
1t is runOred that at a meeting of the {
ard of auditors held this morning. the
estlon of resignation was alluded to, but
t advocated, when one of the board q
answered with some warmth a
at if it was intended for him, he was Z
ady to resign when three others did and
t before. Tie court then adjourned.
The Tichb0rne Case. I
New YORK, September ia CORE d