The New York herald., 1873-10-26
THE NEWARK TWEEDITES
Excitement Over the Citizens Conn
mittee Investigation.
The Auditors Committee Announced On
Deck Sweeping Exposures Expected
Mayor Ricord, Nathan Hedges and
Other Prominent Citizens on
the Late Grand Jury.

the Late Grand Jury.
The semi-oflcial announcement in Newark yes
terday that at the meeting tomorrow night OF the
Citizens Committee OF One Hundred most star
Ting and important reports would be made occar
stoned the greatest excitement in and out Of City
Hall Ring circles Albeit the committee had
already investigated thoroughly and endorsed as
correct the astounding facts unearthed by the
HERALD and one two local prints-facts which
proved to the satisfaction OF all that the taxpayers
were being gradually driven toward poverty ana
bankruptcy by an unscrupulous ring OF greedy
rogues In and out OF ofice. and that the Grand
Jury did the same thing in general way-it IL
nevertheless TACT that the ring and it's organs
and interested hackers have succeeded to GER
tain extent In
POISONING THE PUBLIC MIND
against vhe citizens movement and the Ono
Hundred. They have grossly insulted and sneercd
at the committee and its members, individually
and collectively. This treatment, however, has
only served to make the committee more deter.
mined than ever to prove to the people the
monstrous state of 'rregularity'' and scandalous
mismanagement. II not positive fraud, which have
characterized other branches OF the city govern.
ment besides the sw1ndling sewer and street
Improvement departments. There has long been
a settled impression among observing taxpayers
year out after the very ''lrregularn manner OF
certain bank cashiers-in the interest OF certain
persons, and not the public or course, so long
en easy matter or ocas and certain y
institutions" who enjoy peculiar advantages at
the city Hall, to quiet any public inquisi-
| easy. The citizens subcommittee on Auditors
Accounts have been for months past paving partic-
ular attention to this department., and there Will
be fierce rafting among official and non-oflical
dry bones tomorrow night. There are the most
! certain indications that
| THE STORM PREDICTED
| some weeks ago Will surely burst, and 1t will then
| wind Will reap the whrlwind. The long expected
| and long delayed majority report OF the SUBJ Com
mittee on Auditors Accounts VIII be read.
| AT the last meeting of the Citizen committee q
wordy storm burst forth between several members,
but particularly between Messrs. Albright, Cross
and Courier Dr. Cross is in the employ OF the city,
| and from the first, while protesting the greatest
anxiety to have everything investigated, has been
such great sticker 1or parliamentary rules, &C.,
and so Seemingly anxious to quibbe on everything,
tnas ne mas been regarded as dog In the manger.
nounced as being in the committee
IN THE INTEREST or THE RING.
It was openly alleged that besides mis- open move.
ments, he had privately tried to suppress certain
reports In the interest, as it was alleged, OF himself
and OF his political party. He denied this point
| cared openly that he was preparedto make an all
davlt to the truth OF his assertion. The venerable
| during the excited debate, but he made an ex-
| panation, which thoroughly convinced everybody
\ Lnat ne was as DOneSJ as LHe days are long, he,
however, has Withdrawn from the chair. and new
man will be chosen IN his stead, probably Mr..
James Courier, a sterling representative OF the
gether tomorrow nights meeting promises to be
the most exciting and important one yet held.
THE LATE GRAND JURY
and its famous presentment, which, as above
stated, fully admitted that gross wrongs and
irregularities" and absolute frauds had been
perpetrated by city officials and others, though
not single Indictment was found Is still sub
ject OF universal discussion in Newark, IN c0nnec-
inn w no CitIZepSI M
mittee, more especially as 1t IS openly declared
and by many be ieved to be millstone around the
neck OF the present Sherlf in the coming election.
Yesterday number OF prominent citizens were
intervie wed as to their views OF the acton and IN
action OF the Grand Jury.
THE MAYORS EMPHATIC OPINIONS.
Mayor Rcord, who for six years was Clerk OF the
unhestatingy declared, when asked pointed ques-
tiOns. that the impression LETT on his mind after
Jury had no business to bring such presentment
against whole class OF men when they had names
and that during the time he Was % Clerk he never
knew OF such thing as jury bring
ing In general presentment when they had
sufficient evidence TO justify them In bring
ing in an indictmentn The Mayor, in short, had no
hesitation in condemning the action OF the Grand
sentiment. 1t was their duty to have brought in
indictments, he thought. MIR. Ricord is republi.
eight democrats. it included four aldermen and
three county officials and one New York custom
cans except the notorious 'Joe Young, who
has the name OF being democrat. Everybody
laughs knowingly when he Is spoken OF as such.
THE VENERABLE NATHAN HEDGES,
Chairman OF the One Hundred, and also q lifelong
republican, stated to the interviewer that "the
Grand Jury. far as they went did very well but
would have been much better satisfied Ii they had
done as they should have done-that Is, have
brought in indictments 1t IS also tile opinion or
every man with whom have talked about the
presentment that the Grand Jury did not do Its
duty when it did not bring in indictments On the
face OF the presentment 1t is evident that some
could have been found and ought to have been."
STATE SENATOR STONE,
another republican and leading lawyer OF New
ark thought the facts mentioned III the present.
ment were sufficient 10 warrant indictments, and
the implicated persons. least dozen other rep
resentatlvc men speak in the same strain, some
denouncing the presentment as "a nunbug
fraud and disgrace to the annals OF Jersey Grand
Jures.n
THE UNIVERSAL VERDICT
is that the last Grand Jury has made blunder
which, as the great Napoleon said is worse than
crime. The most astounding part OF
the proceedings, well as the most
positively ludicrous albeit its gravity Is,
the TACT that the Grand Jury found robberies and
trace the same to individuals, but the only
persons they considered worthy Of presentmenJ
were the newspaper Investigators who had
been foremost In bringing to public view
and to their view those very robberies and
case OF punishing the prosecutor instead OF the
deservedly prosecuted. Some other extraordin-
ary things about the proceedings OF this Grand
Jury are gradually oozng out and promise, II
found correct to prove a mistone about the neck,
not only Of sheriff Gamble, but or every member OF
the majority aud few OF the minority OF the
famous body.