New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-31

roscu,ion undertook 10 connect Mr.. Hall with those
matters but they failed to 90 So ana snnnee him with
fraud. 49,. .oot,,ued 10
rerfoTm hIs dnties The Chairman Of the CommtGe OF
seyentV was made President Of the Department -,
Public PARKS By tho SG na INC OF Mayor worked handn
hand with them, as much as tlo nroof was offered
h9t tbe Mayor had guilty knowledge Of frauds the
suggestion was thrown OUT the oiS W. ev6orr is
done The bills appear large. Suspicion, when comes
after men are proved to be bad men, Of little value 10
nrovinp how men should act toward them peIOIe inc
fact What right had Mr. Hall suspect these men, or
10 suspect his codefendants were ABOUT 70 D[ng
ia cers every one wonders why tue guilty were not
suspected, and the skilfully c0yered-up frands us
Obligation Was upon his associates as upon himself
Genial and knd-hearted, the defendant was Tue last
man TO suspect felow-ohicai OF associate u WINS
doing ,o,v,
The eloquent counsel had often occasion TO denouhce
the inference sought be drawn, that because inc most
distinguished man in the nation received presents nc
received them brides. What was the facti IN INC
course OF a long official life, the Mayor received one
little present Of silver. Tho charge Of KNOWLEDGE OF
fraud In bills and checksi In 1870 was surely NOT
with signing Garyeys warrant or Wo, t U lad received
a price for signing II, that would not esaDlsh eT
cations in the indictments. Tue Mayor couuh ''i'
CoS1se Commented upon the fact that tie papers had
passed all the departments when tne and he
signed the warrant for $4,000 was IL IalL W acton
that he received It corrnpy Ah SEt tbet he was to
sign all such warrants, and that the pr0eseS hand
shared by these ereanres But h3 M 0pton but to
sign and tho fact that he hesitates ana qeiuys oo5
no. he ,Tged aud present Ia sent him, Is the oest poo
that he was wholly unconcerned in the guilty trlnsaC
lions, and acted independently as DV PioSIIu 70 no
aioned They were for work before the Board
OF Audit was appointed. he was nOS 1OI hv the
examine t i Geyvey states that the Mayor while
sioniuS them asked il they were Tweeds matters DuI
"erc Tr"t Besdes such testimony Enthusiastically
especially when man has 10 TAX MS IT, No.
actions covering space OF three years me MSy0r
i'm asking The question, wanted TO know II they came
from Mr. Tweeds department Couua az i ia 'not he
face OF the testimony this witness that he 9d NOT De
Heve Mr. Hal knew anything of the fraudulent trans
actions fairly infer from that question that ne hue"
Tweed was to receive portion OF the money got on ,h
Iv"rrantq What was the testimony Of Garyeyt ne toiq
the Mayor the city owed him hundred tiOusa .oid
him ali about the frauds and the Mayor, IN anazene
said: "Why, knew nothing ABOUT out h epIied do
known it!" and Mr. Garyey states that NC fepieu' '
Counsel referred to tho evidence Of an honest witness
Mr. smedley Garyey's lawyer who accompanied 6l Oh
a VISIT subsequently, to the Supervisors once. OINoJ
had tod the Mayor how the rogues took per cent OF
mobey and Mr. smedey heard the Mayor tell GarYey
ail sorry can do nothing Tor you, your oliy
course is to sue"Just what public 0iheer 0usn 70 sy
Mr. Garvey replied, 81 hope 1t Will not after our rel
tons" and the Mayor said "he supposed not as was a
matter Of business" Garyeys remark proNeu H"' '0
suit was no concern OF the Mayors.
THE FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS.
Strange was it not, If the Mayor had any gullty hno"i
edge that with all their opportunities ana all tn'I
raking for evidence among many only too Wiling 10 gave
it, that not one proof of guilt had been produced
r ounniugy spread the i per cent TO which he rafeu
bi b over all the items Was it reasonable to expect
that the Mayor seeing many hundred days woIh lOt
this and the Other ought TO be able TO khO" "uelo AL"
how much to cut down fraudulent bill -. s,5o.
After the recess Mr. StOughton said at rst nc ala not
know what use Nj Tremain could make Of the raudu-
lenta as
frauds with the Mayor. But his doubts Nahlsneu o
% de sneseI az NewBnrgh ain which he made
extended allusion to the facts developed on the ta
Sreeev and Brown IanghteIl declined to pronounce
on the guilt or innocence OF the Mayor IL We ~ w.
hoped, II DIR. Trcmain failed to c0nVIet Ine nv
would turn the fraudulent claims to account III securing
hia own election. tLaughtef.I
Mr. StoughtOnIhe Herald, but 1t Is also IN me iIeS
and you won't dispute mat AUTHORITY. ~ Is ncAued'
Carrying Business Into Politics lLaushlcIJ ~, A.,
Mr. St0ughton argued further mat the meahinS Oh e
resolution Gr OF oT NAY O. Bills me- Of them fraudulent
floating about the city, many OF thom have been Deoe
the Board OF Supervisors, AID the Board resolves tnd
before shall pass any Of them 1t must have proof Oh
sanction by the Supervisors, composed OF SIX DeoeIats
and Republicans, tribunal whose decisions courts
Of law have respected by granting mandamuses &c MS
Honor no doubt would grant mandamus to compel the
Was the Mayor to blame for paying the same
respects to the tribunals In granting mandamus last
Supervisors in pressing claim was nnal, anu that to
Board Of Audit had no power TO review tnef aetiOu'
The Board Supervisors existed from 1859 TO l8eo
Tweed was President, and was member OF u IOf zen
wears Mr. Connolly regarded rs an honest man up
10 that time Their names each certificate WAcn
il reached the Mayor Watson had been County Auditor
since 1902 New duties were imposed On the NAY OF,
rs 600 warrants year to DC signed, OF t0 Jay
When the MAYOR drew up resolution OF Nay 5, 1870,
re0ulrng as proof OF bills having passed the supervisors,
tho signature of their PresdenG aud Clerk was ne 10
suspect fraudulent and simulated bus when never
pgssed that Board would come before hnnt When
OCO)) odd were pad out IN year, $4,000 or $1,000
was no suspicious When the frauds were dlSeOV
cred the Mayor advised Connolly to resign and ADVISED
the Common Council TO appoint committee and ass0-
crate with them "A committee Of citizens 10 investigate
The frauds aud that committee grew the Commit
tee Of Seventy. ~ =. ,.,
Counsel concluded as fOllOws II have but few words
70 saw We have all suffered from tue frauds, but let us
not think OF mfictng Wild justice, brutal justice
am shocked that a stainless as this case shows
nv learned friend TO be- should be charged with crime
technical otherwise which would Drug with ~ sleh
social consequences. trust that whatever you 40 gen.
temen, you will be justified.
Az the conclusion of Mr. stoughtOns address the Court
adjourned.
ARREST OF DEMPsEY's ACCOMPLICE