New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-01
THE SUPERVISORS CLERK.

EVIDENCE THAT YOUNG AID WOODWARD WERE
.... OIL. PARTNERS. '
The investigation into the conduct of Joseph
y younc clerk 10 the Board OF Supervisors for derec-
tion of duty and official misconduct during the years
1869 1870 and 1871 continued yesterday by the com
mitee on Civil Courts OF the Board OF supervisors'
There were present Of the COMMITTEE super'isors
Billings, Cooper and Monhemr' mr.
HAWKINS nppearod in behalf OF the New
York Council OF Political Reform. and requested
10 be allowed 10 assist in the investigation PERMISSION
being granted he proceeded TO state that over "oOO
had been taken from the county treasury Tor "nlc
there had been value received, and that he popoe
10 prove that Mr. Young responsible, either through
criminaty or gross careessness and neglect Mt.
Hawkins then offered In evidence the following copy Vi
the minutes of tho Board OF Audit OF 1870;
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, May S, 1870
The uuderSgnea meet AS Commission unucr INV 1ogo ~,
virtue OF Section OF Chapter $50 OF the Laws ~ iov'
on motion OF Mayor, II IL resolved that lhe Iouuy
Auditor collect from The aPpropt,a,e ,i n"t the
Board Of snperys al os ana ia d amonnts now
due thereon and that the evidence OF me sahe De INC
INSTRUMENTATION for the same by said Board or ITS APP
ate committee on certificate of the clerk or Pres
dent and that tercupon the said County Auditor aueA
the yomcher 20 the appropriate blanks tor our signature
and action as directed by the section aforesaid, anu
navment A. OAKLEY HALL. MRyor.
WILLIAM NJ TWEED, Present Pres. 3D. OF Supervisors
RICHARD B-CoNSOLLY, Controller.
The next paper offered in evidence was printed list
Of claims paid under the resolution just read amounting
TO 6Sl25H 81, and Of this amount IL was stated only
$4,000 could found upon the records OF the Board OF
Supervisors Yet the warrants upon which the money
was obtained bore the signature OF Joseph H. Young,
Clerk of the BOARD O, Supervisors. Henry T. Tintor
testified that he had made copy OF the
names OF persons receiving warrants, with tho
amounts and the nature OF the services rendered
series of warrants Of claims passed by The Special
Board Audit but passed by tho Board OF super
yisors each one bearing the signature OF Joseph b.
81
neglect II not crminality; warrants amounting to
&C so2551 81 having been signed by him for claims
never passed by the Board OF Supervisors. Ten
of the Keyser vouchers were also produced, which
are all that remain, the rest having been sioop All oil
these had been raised 33t per cent.
Mr. Hawkins next requested permission TO read com
munioation from Controller Green 10 Mayor HaYemeyer
which the Mayor had just received and which would be
given 70 the Board Of Supervisors at their next
meeting To this proceeding, Rufus Andrews. counsel
for Young, strongly objected, stating that II the
Mayor or Controller had anything to say, they
might come and state 1t on oath. Mr.. Hawkins replied
that the proceedings not 10 be conducted In court
and that thought anything which wonld throw Light
on the investigation was admissible. TINS vas also the
opinion Of the Committee Of Supervisors, aud Mr.. Haw
kns was told TO proceed. He then read letter from
Controller Green TO the Mayor, which STAYED
that certain facts had been brought 10 the
notice Of the Controller IN relation TO The
conduct OF Joseph Il. Young which the writer
thought should be made known TO the Mayor and tho
Board Of Supervisors The latter inclosed commuuca
ton from Henry f. TantOr to Controller Green contain
ing the figures and dates in the alleged frauds OF Young
precisely they given exclusively in TnE TRIBUNE
of March II. The connection between Ebert A. Wood
ward and Young clearly shown, through CORE
spondence Of dates and amounts In their bank accounts
At Of the reading Of Mr. Taintops letter 10
the Controller, the investigation was adJourned unui
Saturday next at II q.