New-York tribune., 1874-11-18

county divers sums Of money amounting in the aggrs
That the plaintin unlswfuly and frauduienty iu-
Guided in each Of the said bills for the last quarter
Year 1867 charge Of d s. as fee for making procama,
ton OF Court Of Over and Terminer N addition to the
roramaton that when sucI aonut Of s. had been
previously charged by the plaintiff or his predecessors
IN the same Office It had only been charged the
pense of pnbIicaiion and that by charging t as zee
the plaintiff nala wfay aDd frau S d ana
divers Of money, amounting In the aggregate 70
That the plaintiff unawfully and fraudulently IN:
c,uded SAID bills for the years 1859 and 1860 and
for the first quarter Of Tho year @ pnI; I,cn ., p re
ports OF statistics 10 the Secretary OF state charges ot
s22, alleged convictions or aooa. 'ns nv hi% for ~ the
Court OF over and Termincr and the Court .oi
eaeS eonss,on Which she sd s0 add,ona
were largely in excess OF oil the conyict'onhs
Court Of Special Sessions; that the plaintiff did not re
port in respect to any OF such eonyeii9ns other man
the OF General Sessions the names OF the persons
convicted, although required 80 to do W me ns r
last mentioned courts, All OF he reports OF @
made 10y the plaintiff AMI CHARGED ior IN sad y oew
false aud manufactured; and that the pintm Nv
fully and frauduently ob' aimed ara was pa" ou a. %
treasury sand county. fos such false anu e
report yers Sums OF money amounting in the asgre
That the plaintiff uulawfnlly and faudulently in
cuded u the SAID bills for The list tDroe-gartIs oil le
year 1861 part or his charges FOR returns o
and making reports OF CONVICTIONS 10 the oeee
tary OF state charges 221 alleged convictions, or
about numOor, IN addition 10 tne
nored hy him for ihe Court oyer and Terminer and
the Court General Sessions. al the rate OF ny cent?
for conviction; which said addona depor S 0a
false and manufacturer; and t1at Tue
plaintiff unlawfuy and irauduentiy oOtaheo' anu
paid OF the treasury OF the s1d eoan or no"sy Suo
false and manufactured reports. divers Sums vi uioHey
amounting III the aggregate 10 $3.50 eO. ,,,,, ,n
That the plaintiff uniawfuliy aud irauduieDtt w
cded in the said bills ior years 1865 1885, ant 1851
part OF his charges for reports of cOnVctL W
aud General ana special Sessions charges Tor o5o5 Az
legged convictions. or about that number, ID C,rt
OF Over and Terminer and the Court ,no o.
General Sessions; tha eIvep. r,. io OK coovIctions
made by plaintiff aud charged Tor In said Dis, wore
lal.e and manufactured that lor saGh 'ai,e & % Sr nh
conviction. being charge of oIt cents io eeh ose' aa
that the plaintiff unawfully aud frau iulenty Obtained
and paid out of the Treasury OF si1 a. COMFY @ & oi
such false manufactured reports, ana Dy sueh over
charge, divers sums Of money anounVngih 'He 'ts'"
That lhe plaintiff unawfully and fraudulentiy IN
cuded in the said bills Tor the years 1865 1866 aud lso
charges for rSrrerIes TO tes Secretary oI STATE i,-o
allece,, "a tue Police Courts, or about tbss
numb r. at the Of 12i cents for eacn cohvcVJn:
tnat al reports OF convictions made py tue pilln
for the said courts false and manufactured: aud
that the plaintiff unlawfuy and irauauiently obtained
aud was paid the treasury OF the SAID county FOR
such false and manufactured reports divers sums cf
money, amounting IN the aggregate 10 s5l57 49, .
That the plalnuR unla%tully and irAudnlentiy IN.
cuded in the said Dls Tor the tnrd aud fourth Quarters
the 1866 and the Inst aud third quarters oi the
year oG7 enarses Tor MS atSsIhaes zee sRa 1sI
of the, death penalty upon Bernard Folery. Nli
upon Frank Ferns, s23'; upon GeoiS9 wager: wager:
planih nor any OF bis predecessors In the sam,
office ha been allowed Or paid more than SIS Tor attend.
ance and services Ia respect 10 any such execution;
that there Is no provision oI law authorizing the pay
nent Oh any otned UT la pd innt the nj nd una|
fully ana frudulently Obtained aud was paid out OF the
treasury said county Tor sucd atenuabce ana ser
divers sums o money, amounting Ia the aggregate
TO 500. "
TnaG the plaintiff unla wfuly and wronguHy included
in the said oils for tue second quarter Oh tne year
IS "a for fees two writs OF haDeas corpus ahd IN
said bill 1or the second quarter o tue yeaf lol 20
for attaching jury cIvl action IN tue Codr OF
Common Pleas, ana IN such manner uhlawIulS anu anu
wrongfuly obtained and paid out OF tie treasury
OF tAe SAID county divers sums of money amouhnS
That the plantf Included in the said bills specified in
subdivision tIree various charges Tor alleged soure-
ments, many or winch charges were hot made out In
items required by law, and that he uJlaWinlj ana
wrOngfuliy obtained aud WIS pad out o. Tue eOunV
treasury for such alleged disbursements DIVERS SUNS o
Tnat in the reports of convictions made by the PLAIN.
t 10 inc SECRETARY OF State, and charged Tor IA tho
sad bills, when the names OF ,he cOnvcts we're syen.
the proportion OF male conyles repor'ed was aOout
eight to female but III the false and manuIactnred
reports speciheh, the mates ana Iemes reported
That in the SAID reports OF convictions made by the
plaintiff the Secredr OF Stale, wnen the names of
ported as born Ia Ireland OF
whole number; but IN the false and manufactured re-
ports above speelned, the NUMBER o cOhElcs reported
as in Ireland about twice the uumDer OF those
reported as born elsewhere; aud the whole number OF
Secretary or State convicted iu this cly during tho
six years the plaintiff Sheriff aforesaid, was
nearly 70 1000 aud tnst such reports were part Ofa
system OF Tase and rrtarns, aud
reliable and unjust 10 cltlz Or Irish nallyIy.
That by false reports OF convictions IN tue Courts
OF Oyer and Termner and General aud special Sessions
made the painf TO the Secretary OF State for lhe
years 1859 aud 1861 aud the first quarter OF the year
1861, aforesaid the number OF CONVICTIONS IN sad
courts largely Oyerstated and hat " shrh iise
reports character Of this cy detained aud H.
That the said bills for the year 1852 specified in sub
division three. were not verified Dy ain iayIt OF tne
plaintiff required by the statute IN sucn case made
aud provided; that the other bills specified III the sad
subdivision were each verified by an AM laVl OF lhe
plaintiff to which he falsely and corrup' made 1s ,
that the services charged for therein nLd been per
formed and that the charges therein were at the
customary aud legal rates. and that the ahiavs TO
the bills for the first, third and ourlh arters OF
the year 1885, for The years 1866 Is67 It
further alleged that the SAID os were not Otherwise
Tnat the plaintiff has frequently made public avowals
of his great noSa IN ne he WAS
also reported TO be man processing great pety; tnat
that uis of the said William 81 Tweed and that thereOrs
the fraud and dishonesty practlced by the plantn as
above stated, was OF grea,er cupaoy' because more
for fourth and separate answer and defense. the
defendant alleges aud saIes tnaI at ,he tme o e pub
llcation OF the letter hereuntO annexed, marked b.
the plaintiff John Morrlssey by tae means aud
through the power OF certain secret society
ration the Society OF Tanimany or Columbian
Order. the owner OF certain building kuowa as Tam
known as the :. Iammany Hall General COMMITTEE"
said" said Morrisssy, and Deriving is influence
use occupation of tue said bud by and through
the OF the sald society or colporlon and epeci
ally OF q part OF the sald General Committee kDownas
the Committee OrgaDlzalion, Of which the pianun
then was and Is and manager, had usurped
and were at the time or the puOIcatiOn OF Tue sild
letter. aud long dine prior thereto, had oeen assum-
ing aud exercising Important pubic iuhctlops 10 WIZ
the debating Of the nomination o tle persons 70 90
Off to be filled by the votes OF
the electors OF the said city and county, and OF the
various subdivisions thereof ana also, either directly or
by aud through the agency of the said Committee
on Organization, the debating or attempting 70
d,ctate TO various officers OF the said city aud
ind administrative, the persons