New-York tribune., 1875-10-09
THE RING SUITS.

A NEW CIVIL ACTION AGAINST TWEED.
BAIL FIXED IN oNE MILLION DoLLARs-IHE PAPERS
SERVED IN LUDLOW STREET JAIIs-THE SUIT
BASED ON TIE SIX WARRANTS INVOLVED IN
ACTIONS AGAINST OTHER MEMBERS TUE RING
-THE AMOUNT CLAIMED. $685., $40 IA.
A new suit has been begun against William
NJ Tweed in name OF the People OF the State Of New
York for S933640 a. The first suit begun under the
act of the present year in the Of the people
against Tweed but only covered the S6,0o000O of the
special audit frauds, which the basis Of the previous
suit and of the indictment under which Tweed WAS
vcted In later suits against other members Of the Ring
there added the amount of six warrants not
neced with that particular set Of frauds which are set
out in in schedule annexed 10 the suit against Peter B.
sweeny.
Part OF thcss moneys were traced by comparison Of
bank accounts into Tweeds hands, and the suit ia TO
the amount OF these six warrants Tweed If one
OF the cOnspraoTs who divided the amount, being liable
for the whole The papers in the suit prepared
some months ago. and order OF arrest was then
granted by Judge WestbrOOk fixing Tweeds bail in this
suit but the suit not actually begun until yes
tcray when the order Of arrest and summons and com
plant were placed the Sheriff. hands. Deputy sheriff
McGOnige took them yesterday to Ludlow Street JAN.
and served the papers lodging the order OF arrest as
further detainer
The order OF arrest is returnahe on oct 81 The bail
ia fixed at ~ OOOOOO In the afday- it is shown that
Section OF Chapter s53 Laws OF s6S provides that when
claim is put Ia sui, against the Mayor. Aldermen and
COmmonalty Of the City OF NewYork the Controller is
authorized. in order the expense of litigation and
interest TO adjust the same, and when adjusted to dtIy
provide for its payment and file full releases and acqut
Of claimant 1t is also stated that at the time OF
the passage of this act and for some time afterwards
Richard b. Connolly Controller of the City of New
York that about July j.. 1870. James watson
cOnspred with the defendant William NJ Tweed 70 de-
fraud taxpayers by procuring false and fraudulent
claims TO he made out. six claims were made III the
names Of real pretended persons purporns to do
business under The firm OF Ingcrsol d Co.. upon
which it pretended that suit had been begun against
the city These claims as follows;
one claim adjusted tlGOllO AZ, aid by warrant July 49,
one claim adjusted s152249 o. paid BY warrant Jdy %
one claim adjusted at s62l a. paid by warrant July 29
One clam adjusted at sl5j2g7 7a paid by warrant Aue 4
one claim adjusted at s53367 o. paid by warrant Aug TO-
One claim adjusted at s5l27 &c. maid by warrant Aug -
Making total Of s923 6l0 A.
These claims werc presented TO Richard r. Connolly and
without any examination and with knowledge that the
same were false fraudulent and fictitious. cnd repre-
sentod no Just and valid claim against the Mayor Alder
men, and C,mmonalty OF the City OF Ne~-hork'
he caused the same to paid in SIX several
warrants drawn on the Chamberlain OF the
City of New-N Ork at the National Broadway Bank IN the
ordinary and accustomed form of drawing money; thh'
SAID Tweed procured said false fictitious. ana lraud
uent claims 70 be prepared pretended 10 be sued upon
adjusted paid AMI with like fraudulent intent pro-
cured the six warrants and secured payment thereon
and converted the money to his Usc. The ahdiVlh
further state that Tweed has returned no part OF the SAID
money either by specie compensation OF any KIND
The affidavit ia signed ny Daniel Pratt Attorney General
and is supported by cOrroborative atld'V oil ie same
purpoTt signed by Wheeler H. Pcckham oi couh'el IT,
tanned by the said Attorney General
The long ahidavit of James II. Ingcrs0i concerning
the way IN which the Ring spoils were diyidef when
was published in THE TRIBUSE June p is used aldh
N connection with this complaint The aiiidsytOi Henry
f. Tantor in relation to the information "Scer'ah'u IL
regard 10 Ring methods, the principal points or winch
have been published. is also used