The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02

ceeds or these warrants, as paid 20 GarVey,
amounted 10 Sll9,072 10, the whole amount being
$24S, 500 05. Ingersoll then goes on 70 say
After watson's death had like conversation
with Connolly, In reference TO sucn bills as should
be allowed IN the Finance Department witnouc
any actlon OF the said department. OF Pubic
Works. lie directed me 70 pay MIN 12lS per cent
on all sucn bills presented ny said Garvey, said
George s. Miller, o myself. Accordingly the sew
scneduie, marked No. I, were issued from the said
FINANCE Department. and l2h per cent. OF the
amount Of each was paid Dy me 10 Connolly.
Tue warrant oil 1871, numbered 2,0l9, men,
toned In the preceding schedule M. q was
issued 10 Andrew J. Gsrvey | received ten per
cent ON the amount tnereoi rom SAID Garyey,
and handed that sum 70 Connolly, with memo
randum made Dy mysei showing the amount OF
per cent on sucn warrant. lie SAID tnat not
right, as he VAS entitled 70 fifteen per cent, put
he received the money and retained the MONOGRAM
DUN. Wnen the warrant OF 1871, numbered
2,0S5, and mentioned IN the same scneduie No. .,
was issued 70 George >. Miller, paid twelve ana
me preceding schedule. marked No. A. Is a cor
rect statement Of SIX warrants issued 10 me oy
the said Finance Department on bills for supplies
maze no by me against said Ulty Corporation IN
the name OF Ingersoll 20, ana audited and al
troller. From the proceeds each OF such
war; MS paid to Tweed in person twenty-five
per cent OF rhe principal 10 the Aforesaid William
4. King five per cent OF the principal and
Interest on seventeen and hal. per cent thereof;
ana interest for Connolly ten per cent OF fhe
principal and interest," for said Peter b. Sweeny
and nve per cent OF the principal with the interest
on seventeen and 0ne-nalf per cent OF the princl-
pal for himself, said Watson.
The four court House Commissioners were APP
pointed December l, 1870, and lngersoll was Sc
lecGed to represent Tweed and Cunnolly's inter.
ests, II being considered 'outsIde' AFFAIR. Here
lnRersolps own story Is amusing In It's impu-
dence:-
"After our appointment The said tour Commits
sioners met ana talked over aud arranged their
course OF acnou. Al urst some OF them argued
that the commissioners ought 10 control the
money ana airest the worS bu. stared that
we had anything to DO with the rest oil IL or not
was OF no consequence TO n, for that they (mean-
Ing the puollconicersI woulu have 50 much, what
Commissioners, would get just the sane
might remain TO be done At this time Wood
ward had ceased to Oe as much as usual ABOUT the
city otiices; and 1t was Understood that should
take Woodwatd's place and DO the business OF the
divisions III the same way that he tWooawardl had
before done It: Iae people wno iarn ,.,' .e
Offices mad got into the way OF making out their
bills at sufficient rate 70 admit OF these
percentages being taken or for the public
oficers. Watson told me hat under this eleventh
section proceeding he must receive ten per cent
sell. Having tn1s received my instructions
told the SAID commissioners maj all we had 70 40
was TO certify the bills and receive Tor ourselves
about i've per cent piece. And this was assented
10 by them. the SAID iour Commissioners never
had any meeting 10 consaer or dld IN any way
consider, any bills or Claims for materials or sup
pies. | think | signed the certificates OF
audit Tor the same III two parcels. l think no
other Commissioner was present wnen so signed,
nor was present. according to nv best recollec-
zion, when any other of the SAID Commissioners
so certified any oil sucn bills. understood that
they respectively signed such certificates at their
convenience; whether any two OF them were ever
toge Their or not at such signing do not KNOW
The payros were arranged so as 10 give
one-iourth 10 sinecurists. On the bills watson
got TWO aud one-half per cent, Connolly ten per
cent and each or the commissioners nye per cent.
Here we give IngersolPs own narrative regarding
the operations OF the RING
II paid more than $50, 900 for furniture, 5nDplied
by my orders 10 Tweed's house At his request, and
l advanced him $4,000 10 cash. IL was Understood
Eeuan naIn calf not fhaaa unNn
should stand lor his profit on ibis Court House
JOB. Just prior TO the adoption OF cnaDter $50 OF
the Laws oil 1871, containing section L approprl-
ating $3.50. 900 Tor toe said County Cour. House
COMM sioners, Tweed told me that such ap-
IL wouId cost fifteen per cent on that
amount He SAID tails must be paid 10
MN. az large amount o. money nad T. be used
that season In the Leglslal ure 10 get things
through. THESE Commissioners appointed Norton
their chair man and appointed me treasurer
In May, 1871. tnese commissioners made requi-
sIton upon the Comptroller for S200, 00b, where
upon, as | understood, tnat sum was placed
10 their credit the Tenth National Bank OF the
city OF New York. AT larer period theg
made another ike requisluon Tor $25OOOO.
some days having elapsed after this last requi-
sition wltnout com nance. i caileo on Connolly
ana inquired as 10 the cause. He replied
that ne nad not received ms percentage OF the
SAID nrst requlsttion. / replied that dad not sup
puse he mao any claim oi the KIND; but he insisted
that he had right 10 ten per cent, beng, as ne
SAID, tne same thar ne nad received on the audit
OF the said Com mlssioners in the previous winter.
told him that ola not so understand II. He mur-
a great deal u keep himself In and 10 keep ,hings
straight. aud finally observed that ne ought 10 be
allowed 1--we per cent al Least. spoke 10 h IN
anerward, Dat never brought him 70 any action,
and believe ne never dId anything further IN the
way OF putting these commissioners IN funds
zine said Com mlssi0ners drew on the SAID Tenth
National Bank Tor ollls on account OF the Court
House 70 the extent OF the said $1,000 whoa.
as | understood, mad been so placed 10 their
credit, and also Tor about $4,000 more, ana so
that tning remains.
II used to leud weed money from time to time,
and a settlement tnat had In the summer Of
1872 he made me allow MN Sll2. 500, Deiug the
said niteen per cent on $4,000 me Total sPpro-
Nnen Mr.. HavemeIer began suit AGAINST
lngersoll Tweed told him 70 destroy all his books
anu papers, as II was Peter X. Sweenyis advice,
TOO, aud II was dose except a lew That escaped
attention. THIS - the reason why lnRersoll can
Tweed s d. sweeny. Connolly, woodward ana d
Watson.
AFFIDAVIT OF ANDREW J. CARNEY.
The plasleIing WORK ol the new Court House was
awarded 20 nun in Nav or June 1857 Tweed told
him 10 add nffeen per cent TO his bills. He never
made any afidavit as 70 the correctness ola BILL
In June, 1869, he used fictitious names on some OF
his oils. A day or two alter watsou's death ne
says tnat Connolly .od him, IL did dig days work
the list OF payments TO us; tel you soon puI II
out OF the way lie then recltes the particulars
or the destruction BY recton OF Tweed or all his
book accounts and papers which might AFFORD a
means Of urn shinE the particulars of their trans
actions. TINS sfildavlt concludes a. ioliows:-'l
am unable 10 give particulars OF tue work really
done, or materials or supplies really furnished for
pubic use In the course " such dealings. fOr any
detailed statement IN this respect | would be
obliged 70 depend On memory necessarily very
imper ect as to nmes, places, quantities anu
klnds. 50 Jar ~ any OF these particulars might
ne partially remembered, ~ weuld scarcely ever
be In the true connection with any other
OF such particulars, and consequently any
I'LL OF particulars which 1 could render OF the
value actually gwen TO the public by me IN any Of
the dealings aforesaid would 0e, as II respects ali
matter OF detail Uescri ton, essentially conjec
turaI THIS, however, can say, that according
70 the very best OF my knowledge, recollection,
Judgment aud belief, ne whole lair value Of any
or all the work, materials and supplies, whether
done furnished by myself or 0tners, for or on
account oil the public and mentioned or aliuoed
10 In tnis statement or any OF the said preceding
schedules, would not IN the instance OF any
one warrant exceed iour-seyenths OF the
amount retained Tor or allowed to the person or
pc sons 10 waom such warrant was issued, aTter
deductnR the sum or sums put up or taEen
from the prOceeus or sucn warrant for puolic Ufl1
GERS or agents Aforesaid. In many instances, as
ABOVE stated. the bills, accounts and claims,
which sucn warrants issued as afore-
said. were grUundess 20 much greater
extent than the proportion last specified;