New-York tribune., 1874-12-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
NEW RING LITIGATIONS.

NEW klNG
COMPANION SUITS TO THE ONE AGAINST TWEED
MORGAN JONES suED FOR S3sOOO0 AND DANIEL
BHRRIEN FOR SI75. 900 CONSPIRACY TO OBTAIN
MONEY FRAUDULENT BILLS FOR GAS lAMf
SUPPLIES, BRUSHES, AND BR0OMs.
Three new suits have been brought by the
CORPORATION Counsel James Carter being employed aS
counsel to investigate some OF Tweeds transacuons ~
Deputy Street Commissioner and Commissioner or Pnp
lie Works. The anti for ss5oooo was reported 10 st
Mondays TRIRuNE the other two are brought respect
,vely against Morgan Jones for tabooo and against
Daniel Berren for N7toOo In the first suit one item
charged as fraudulent the Commissioners OF
tho Eighteenth Ward Market The remaining ones re-
late to Tweed as Commissioner Of Public WORKS The
following Is the form and substance OF the complaint
against Morgan Jones:
The Mayor. Aldermen and C0mmonaty OF the CITY OF
New.York. by L. Deiateld Smith. their attorney, the
plaintiffs in the above entitled action. Complain ot
Morgan Jones The defendant therein, ana fret for
trs cause Of action acgc that the said plaintiff at AMI
during the times herein ifer mentioned w're anu
corporate and polite in and name and that thcir
powers and functions IN the man cement OF their an r'
parimenis and officers that according 70 tho regular
ami usual mode OF transactng the business OF tne San
plaintiff when work had hen done, sarvces reniered or
materials furnished for the said plaintiffs t" I've paid i"r
by them, bills thereof cOnuOaly called vouchers wouu
be prepared according established form and be sub
mitted to the department officer under whose drer.
ion vision such WORK. services. Or materas
for approval il fonnd CORRECT. and when duly certified
and approx by the prof. officers OF such dep ~
work. s,ryiUes material done. rendered. or fu
nsed afor said said bills or VOUCHERS wOnna oa S ,iS
thereof the Finance Deprtinent OF saia
psn paid upon the fs ana credit IT. t.eTso sss bin anc
n in snS regular eS s from
plaintiffs except the nS iS 'os o
SU%oners s%d sas's as soressS
other evidences similar or egnivaent D., tSereto'
Ana ssa ss a combined
smred with William Haw IT, Ward a. MoorT. Srcain anu
tend the erection Of the public market building herein
afer mentioned or Of them. aud divers other yer
the plaintiff. unknown TO procure re- rT so nr sao
tense that the defendant had furnished materas aor
said plaintiffs in and about the Wa "s the
City OF NewYork which he had not IN TACT iurn,sneu
and to that end caused ssr CERTAIN S 90 m Rncn IL was
pretended that said defendant had furnished to said
In and about the construction Of said public market
building and that said plaintiff. were indebted 10 MIN
rusS m and in fact the said defendant knew had
not furnished any OF said material mentioned n saio Dill
naintiff, were not indebted to said defendant on ac
count thereof In SUN whaeyer or IN only very very
small sum- And the saId plaintiffs further aiieHe tua
said bill was afterward. u the further iosecution OF
said conspiracy and before the day Iast & zen E
afterward aud the day last mentioned iraudnienty
presented by said defendant 10 the Finance D1plc
ment OF sad plaintiffs for payment und that
the Controller Of SAID cy dia on tne aay mnnevs as of
tne nI.p and said defendant uIuently received.
by way OF payment OF said pretended DILL tne sun VI
'e Secondly: Aud the said plaintiffs for second and
distinct cause Of action tna se9 sf or are re-
true and that the said defendant prior to june ~
lam liam NJ Tweed then being the Cornmissioner OF Public
Works in the CITY aforesaid and divers oher persons 10
other otS P iarSe suns of money upon the false aud
fraudulent pretense that he had furnsneu 10 anu iU
the use of the plaintiffs large amount Of gas Ispsanu
other materials commonly used IN connection WIN gas
lamps that the plaintiffs were Indebted 10 n on od
account thereof aud that end caused 10 I've prepared
and submitted to the Department OF Pubic WORKS in
city, having charge Of tue business OF pr3cur
| Of such Department, certain bills commonIy called
vouchers in which 1t was pretended ana represen.eI
said plaintiffs large quantities OF gas amps ana nattr
such last aforesaid and that me pantHs were m
debed TO said defendant account thereon In the sum
of 97S7 Co. whereas IN truth and IN Iact as tne saa
defendant ut tho time well knew he nad not Iarnshea M
to the said plaintiffs or for their use. any gas lamps OF
other such materials as last Aforesaid, OF % only very @
small part hereo and the prices ehaTTea In sna Ss
greatly in excess of what such Of the same as had
were reasonably worth, ana tho said plaintiffs were not
indebted to him on account thereof IN any sun What
M Tweed afterward further prosecution of said con.
spraoy and before the day last mentioned irauduenv
fed and approved by the proper officers Of the depart
ment last aforesaid and the same were aflerward and
on the day last mentioned cd by said de-
fendant to the Finance Department OF said city, and
thereupon the tnroer OF said citv PAID 9 tRe sa, de
fendant fraudulenty received 10y way OF payment OF
said pretended bills or vouchers the sum last aforesaid
The counts follow the form OF this second count
and are on the following bills:
1871. June 19-Sopcock boxes msnhole frames and ~ NJ
,e7, mnpn.. and other supplies $500 90
13-Sopceck boxes hydn'' and other sup % aos ~
1871 June 9o-HiIsas cn:iois frames, and other
1877, Ju,, 2o-L.%pps and i.mpir,n.s and other sup.
4s''so W
The amount involved in this suit is $35OOoo The COM
plant against Daniel Berrien after rectng the pream
BILE OF the suit AGAINST Morgan Jones' Ia as follows:
And the said plaintiffs further alege that the defend
ant Berrlen prior 10 May 81 1870 frauduently combined
VIII % NJ ns Nth Sed vcrs ts
persona TO the plaintiffs unknown, to procure from the
ns Lao and for
large quantities OF goods and that pldnts we're In
sd Berrien prior to the day aforesaid he
prepared In writing certain bill OF voucher in which
It represented that he had furnished to plaintiffs
large amounts OF goods, to wit brushes, brooma &c.
| and that pialnf, wero indebted TO him ON account
said Berren at the time well knew he had furnished
to plaintiffs any of the goods mentioned In the bill
and the prices charged for so much as he in fact
furnished if any were greatly IN excess Of what Ber-
1aa ay 5o S a dS to @ wsys
or in only ls, s% % Ad the ad @
ther prosecution OF tho conspiracy and prior 10 the day
last randqenty M but IN due FORM approved
and that the was aterward and on the day last
mentioned presented to the Finance Department OF the
CIV for paymen and that thereupon the Controller of
the city aforesaid paid out TO the said Berren and the
said Berren received bv way Of payment OF said pre-
tended bill the sum Of money aforesaid.
The second count charges him with obtaining
fraudulent bill for brushes, broons and other supplies
on June g. 1870 O9s. The other Is counts all IN
the same form the second the bills which they
are brought being as follows:
1870 l8nesk mats and other supplies 02l SO
1870. July l3Brushes, broons 1904 81
1870. .Aug. l2Bushes brooms. 3242 %
1870 2B hes brooms and other supplies 1906 OIL
1871 4-Brushe brooms and other suppe. 1855 IA
1871 Mar 14-brusbes booms and other suppe. 7735 IL
1870 .yure 2Supphe fer the street Department 6,332 ~