The New York herald., 1873-09-07

Ths Ring Thoroughly Alar' 'Asd-Wil Broad
well Be Arrested + "A Citizens
Committee demanded.

n IA simply stating the bare fact to say that the
vreatest excitement prevailed yesterday IN
Newark over the sudden and unexpected thunder.
sian which the Finance Committee sprang on the
crowded Council Chamber on Friday night decar-
ING Receiver of Taxes Broadwell a defaulter in
the sum Of $4,000, money which he had, it is al
legged taken from the city funds and applied to his
own private uses This deficit De 1t remembered,
occurs in his accounts for thirteen days only, and
the arlthmetical question that at once suggests
itself to the Taxpayers MIND Is as follows:-
II Broadwell could ilch $4,2Oo during thirteen
days how much could he nlch during thirteen
months2 The establishment into which the report
Of the committee threw the pubic is only realized
when 1t is recolected that all the people expected
was the passage Of resolution appointing COM
mittee OF citizens to investigate affairs. Instead
OF that there was sprung a trial. conviction,
sentence and execution, all at jump upon the
people. The resolution about q citizens COM
mittee was squelched. This is pery properly con-
sidered by the people as
TERRIBLY FATAL MISTAKE
ON the part OF the Common Council. 1t Is charged
that Broadwell is being madc scapegoat o. and
that the Ring Will DO its best to ward OF any inves-
Eigation except such as IL can control That the
Ring is. thoroughly alarmed Is pretty well
evidenced in the wild and SILLY attempt OF
the rngleader 10 vent his fury on the HERALD,
say that am not responsible for what my'parrners
may do ~
THE BRoADwELL BOMB
amazes everybody, as 1t he'd been given out by the
Ring organs that the Investigation was demanded
by him, Rs being the one against whom
the broadest specihc charges had been made.
Increased to the force almost Of gale,
.rOttenness whichis generally believed to prevail
about the City Hall Is thoroughly p9rged out and
ensative was reliably informed recently that
the Commission OF which Mr. Charles Mer.
cs cnsna treasury 'aaR eVsn @ time about
moneys ~ RECEIVED @ ed for n sales Of prouerv ss Oh,
ees oy which dSes out vssss
amount OF business and OF which Judge Young
is chairman has not turned in as many hundreds
the money In trust for the city.
A sMoTHERED RESOLUTION.
The resolution sQueched on Friday night is not
the first that has net that fate. Several weeks
ago one was drawn out in behalf of the
1t asked the Commen Council to appeint commit
tee to investigate their work and papers Every
are Judse Young and S TimotSy eas
Lord Ab uno disceomnes.
INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR RECORD
Yesterday the HERALD representative had an in
fervlew with Mayor Rcord, the object being to
ascertain II it was intended to have Broadwell
arrested or not. The Mayor stated that he had
devoted the best part OF the day considering the
subject He had sent Tor the City Counsel,
Francis, but Francis fatty shirked the
matter, for reasons best known to himself,
and every other member Of the Ring. He advised
the Mayor to see Police Justice Mills, BrOadwels
predecessor in the Tax Receivers office. Mr. Mills
said there was doubt in certain Councilmen's
minds (which doubt there is) as to whether 1t
was crime or an error that Broadwell committed.
He turned from him to County Prosecutor Abeel
but he was out OF rown. Mr.. Ricard declares 1t to
be his belief that Broadwell ls, In effect,
PUBLIC PICKP0CKET,
and as such should be punished He says he is de-
termined that he shall be arrested il the law re-
qurcs II. AS the resolution deposing Broadwel
distinctly charges him with apprOprating the city
funds to his own uses the Mayor is severely GEN.
suled by some citizens for not showing more
slack bone" and demanding warrant for Broad
wells arrest at the hands OF Mills.
A movement has already been made looking to
the calling oil mass meeting OF Taxpayers regard
less OF party, to appoint such committee as is
demanded. The signs OF the times point to some
thing like political revolution IN Newark this fall.
The Newark City Omcial Defalca tion.
Last evening Mayor Frederick w. Ricord, OF
Newark, appeared before Police Justice John Mills
and made affidavit charging John A. Broadwell,
while Receiver Of Taxes with defraudng the city
OF $4,000, as set forth In the Common Council
Finance Committee report. The Mayor demanded
tnat q warrant be issued for Broadwell's arrest;
but up to late hour last night no such instru-
ment had been issued, nor was 1t likely any would
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