Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-12
THE NEW YORK THIEVES.

Time will never reveal all the rascality
and corruption of the Tammany ring, but
enough has already been revealed to prove
it the most corrupt organization under the
sun. Each succeeding development adds
to the infamy of the leaders, and exhibits
a sickening spectiele of deep-seated viii
lainy and unblushing crime. From the
highest to the lowest, the whole crew have
proven themselves to be animated by no
other motive in anything they did, than
that of public plumber They are the
greatest thieves Of the age, and to carry
out their schemes, have not hesitated TO
resort to perjury or any other crime which
would assist them in accomplishing their
unhallowed purposes.
Like all thieves in high life and
official position, they have covered up, as
far as possible, the evidence of their viii
lainy, SO as to prevent the punishment
provided by law and which they so richly
deserved. But of late, they had become
so powerful, by the aid of funds stolen
from tax payers, that they could and did
defy the people whom they professed to
serve. So long as they remained united in
their wicked designs it was all well, but
recently, Andrew J. Garvey, one of the
principal conspirators with Mayor Hall,
Boss Tweed and Connolly, in defrauding
the people of New York out of millions Of
their money, has turned States evidence,
and now CONSERVATION has seized upon the
ring such as they have never before felt.
Mayor Hall is being tried on an indict-
ment upon which, if found guilty, he will
have a cell i'm the penitentiary instead of
occupying the position of Chief Magis-
trate of the great commercial metropolis
of this nation, to which he was elevated
by Democratic votes.
Garvey testif1es that sixty per cent. of
the large bills which he presented, and
which the Mayor approved and the Con-
troIler paid, were fraudulent, and that
they did not require him to make affidavit
to them. He explained how the business
of passing claims was done, and his trans
actions with the various city officials, reveal
ing complete system Of robbery in which
they all took part. He also explained
how the money stolen from the tax payers
OF New York was used. Fifty thousand
dollars was paid to Tweed for his expenses
before the New York Legislature, which
was controlled by thering, and become en-
tirely subservient to their wishes. It seems
that large sums were appropriated for
adorning the residences of private individ-
uals. One hundred and ttCenty-Sir thou
sand was used for plastering and frescoing.
Tweed's house and that of friend in Con-
necticut.
The appearance of Garvey on the wit
ness stand was like the explosion Of
bombshell in the camps of Hall and
his corrupt followers, as he had been
gone to Europe for some time, and
as they thought, and no doubt
had arranged, never to return. 1t is no
wonder that CONSERVATION should seize
upon them, when one of their confeder-
ates, cognizant of all their rascality, should
make his appearance under circumstances
that would justify a suspicion that he
would prove treacherous to his compan-
ions in infamy. Enough has already been
elected to prove Hull guilty of all with
which he has ever been charged. The
prospects are good for him to receive the
just reward for his crimes. Nothing short
of corrupt Court can prevent it.