The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-11
THE INDICTMENTS.

journed I'LL Monday.
THE INDICTMENTS.
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1ndictmcnt Against Mayor Hall.
@ York; SSGss sns
county Of New YORK upon their oaths present .,
the
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passage Of said &C. should BE- audited y the Mayor
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bonds q the said county New York payable during the
q The
ss s o s pons ss s
interest thereon and that such claims should be be paid BY
The same upon the certificate OF the said officers named in
That a he time the ss,d act became law and a. all
s a the city s and
Sy SlsSa.a 3 Connolly q .sia Sty ana
sA asd time
was the then present PRESIDENT Of the said Board
last aforesaid and q the said ely and county
:as william WI sHs
upon them aforesaid in the said fourth sec
each them being such officers aforesaid and aodng
the public .rus. 60 arising under said section were bound
elect perform such duties any of them and not to do
the jurors further say that afterwards.
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LOI one sy 81 eight a
s.sy ana
audit n'% s'SnSs '' in o1S
pagers then there them and esch of
p Of sa ae and for sc %
papers. presented aforesaid con,sined slain
in under the name Of lngerso 4 CO.. the sum Of slZs %
81
nrS 9Ssr % 20 the & and
legged in such claim before the passage Of said act
Is, and ward city county
1871 the papers were and ever since have BEEN and
still VIII oily ost and that the now here be
the said Jurors cannot now give or state more particular
description thereof than is herein above in this behalf given
And jurors aforesaid further say
Se Of june IN the eight
"ess and to audit The said Claim as
did then and there wlfy unawfuy and corupty neglect
said claim aforesaid presented for audit
under said against the form Of the statute
the people Of the State Of New York and their dignity
The second count Is exactly the same as the first
with slight verbal technical difference.
The Oiner four indictments are similar to the pre-
ceding In words except the specification OF different
amounts. One sets forth q bill Of Ingersol Il Co.
for $54300 26 another bill OF Andrew j. Gar
vey, for s4o,s95 "a; another OF lngersoil & GO.
for S5s, $50 90: and another Of Andrew J. Gar
Vey IOr S4l,ooo a.
The Indictments Against Ex-ComptroiIer
Connolly.
The five indictments brought In against Richard
B, Connolv are Tor misdemeanOr, and are precisely
the same as those found III December by THIS same
Grand Jury There being question Of the validity OF
the action of that body the Legislature it will be
mempered, passed statute to remove any doubt as
to the legality OF their action and the present In
dlctments were FOUND against Connolly to supersede
the bills for alleged misdemeanor which are already
on file. IL was to this matter the foreman OF the
Grand Jury referred az the previous session OF the
Court, when he stated to the Court that they were
engaged In re-examining previous presentments
found by them.
The Iudictnsent Against Nathanie. Sands.
Sat ind citv If Nto YorkThe jurors of the people
and for the body OF The said city and county do on their oath
That by section ITO Of act Of the Legislature Of sad
act to 5e9rgsze the local goyernmen 81 The s,a
city government towthe government. OF the city OF New
clerk Of arrears or counsel to The
should have receive from the Corporation cy Treas
OF said city any prequsite compensation
mission for ,he services in ADDITION to his salary
%ent called Ccmmsoner Of Faxes and Tor the
LEY act is T.
a Sen days ppo foe Of ss
and for the city and county Of New York who
upon such appointments being made the terms OF office Of
pointed Nathaniel Sands the Office of Commissioner
OF aud Ase sments, and that he been.
to the date of the fling of this injunction, of the said
And The Jurors further present. that on
the Both Of August 1870 Nathaniel Sands late Of tie First
sioners and long time previous thereto had been one OF
the said Commissioners receiving therefor the
And further presen. that the SAID Sands unaw
fully and knowingly did have and receive from tho City
la GSS ana w.t.
York compensation and commlssen for ms services in
the aforesaid DO further present that BY section
Of New York passed April s. isso Il was enacted among
other things thai member of the Common Council, head
eas s e 90 Or s % any Gr e se
business or the sale OF any article the
BY any act or ordinance Of the Common Councils
the Debt Of The Cry Of New York" passed April 8 ISL
@ be S heebS Se akod ad
create public fund 10 be de9omnaed Consolidated stock
OF the CITY OF New York. and to Issue said stock In pursu
And the Aforesaid jurors present that IN accordance with
New York did create public fund denomnaed Consoi
dated Stock Of the county Of New York, and tor the
riITIrN sILLIoss, OF DOLLARS;
Ss: ork n wss w
| divers bankers and captass to take the amount of
possible 70 the Of the said city.
the urors do further present. that the sad
,, Connolly b. which the latter undertook 70 place The
eonsoiida.ed stock Of the city into the hands CT
hs a. o ssns To % the S S SS
did undertake and promise that the said Nathaniel sands
such business 70 Be paid BY him he roer o., Of the
public treasury, percentage he a.ount Of money
&c he ., 1n% oug ese o D aG r
centum Of the amount 30 receved-h M to oneba Of one
and that laid ssssais ss9d; Sss.r Of the city