New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-21
RING LIIIGATIONS.
NEW SHIT AGAINST TWEED.

NEW SUIT AGAINST TWEED.
SUIT FOR OVER HALF MILLION DOLLARs-THE
COST OF TOOLS AND MATS AND BRUSHES TO THE
CITY FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
A new civil SUIT has been commenced agalnst
William NJ Tweed. in which Edward Marrener Is 'oined
as on behalf OF the city To recover ron oo'n
s5sOOOO alleged have been fraudulenty cnarReo W
Msrrener for supplies to the Street Departments a"o
frauduently certified by Tweed as Deputy street Com
missioner for payment. There are 81 bills OF MARIE
mere alleged in the complaint to be In this category al
dated between Dec o. 1865 and June ~, 1871 ranging
,rJm $50 40 to tsi,32s SO. aRgregatDg little over
s4S0OO0 These bills for bolts, spikes, ana other
materials" wheebarrOws sledges, and other matefr
toos and for brushes, mats, and otner mate-
rails" One small bill includes charge for work ana
services and another is for gas lamps ladders, and
other material" Each bill ia charged In the complaint
as q separate account Of action, the first OF
which is follows:
THE COMPLAINT.
The Mayor, Aldermen. and Com,nonalty OF the cry OF
f. Delafeld Smith, their attorney, complain OF Eiward
Marrrner and william NJ Tweed, the defendants therein
and first Of action aege that the said pIan
IN at and during the times hereinafter mentioned we're
aud from thence hitherto have been and sui are
@ 9oa their and in the
agement OF their affairs were divided ana %
that according regular aud usual mode OF Trans
acting the Of the said plaintiffs when WORK had
said plaintiffs be paid for by them, bills thereof com
monty called vouchers. would he prepared In
with an established form and be submitted TO tue de-
partment or officer direction or supervision
such work. services or materials were done. renaerea
or furnished for examination aud FOR approval 1Ound
cOrrect and when duly certified and approved Dy the
proper officers, SAID bills vouchers would GU inc pre-
sentatin thereof to the Finance Department OF tne
City OF NewYork he paid the credit thereof. ana
that in regular OF the business OF SAID palm
the CITY or County OF NewYork the presenta-
the Finance Department aforesaid OF such oils
or vouchers as aforesaid aforesaid or oncr
Aud the plaintiffs further alege that PRIOR TO the
24h day ,vembr the year 1863 the sald defend
ant frauduleny combined and conspired witn tue de.
PENDANT. william NJ. Tweed. then being Deputy street
Commissioner In said city, ami divers other persons 10
the SAID plaintiffs unknown. to procure IRON saiu pia.
tits large amount OF money on the false preeuse tnat
se and to that end, prior to the day last mentioned
caused certain bills vouchers. such as herein above
Department Of said city, then having charge OF the par
chase Of such goods in which 1t was pretended ana rep
resented the said Mdrrcncr had furnished 10 shd
plaintiffs and tor tnelr large Quantities OF goods TO
BOLTS spikes and other materials, and that the said
plaintiffs iudrbted to him on account thefeOt III
the Of $3.50 sc, whereas III truth aud In fact the
sal Marrener at the time well knew he had not FUR
the SAID paiuts for their use any OF the
goods mentioned in said Us Vouchers or but very
small part thereof and the prices CHARGED III sad ps
cess said defendant had any right to charge
and the said plaufs were not indebted to HIM in any
whatever account thereof OF but III very small
sum.
ana before the day last above mentioned In further
prosecution OF tue conspiracy Aforesaid the SAID william
NJ Tweed frauduently caused the SAID Ds or
the aiterward anu on the day last mentioned
presented Finance Department. OF the said cly
Tor payment ana tnereupOn the Controller OF the
said city pad the moneys OF the plaintiffs TO the
sad Mirrener, and SAID Mirrener received oy way of
plymeut pretended bills the OF money ABOVE
mentioned
Each of the other 80 charges is in the same FORM ex-
cept that merely to the constitution or the CITY
Government as stated in the first count, and inserts
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