The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-09
TEE CASE or WILLIAM A. TWEED.
Taintor and InseraoIl ARnin-Th Percentage.
Of Tweed, Connolly & Co.-The General
Term Forcing N Decisive Trial.

Tnintor and InperHOll AHnin-Thc Percentages
Of Tweed, Connolly & Co.-The General
Term Forcing n Decisive Trial.
Deputy Sheriff McGonigal served upon
VIM. NJ. Tweed yesterday All order Of arrest in
further suit oftbe People against VIM. M.Tweed
to recover tQ33GiOA. The order OF arrest was
granted by Judge westbrook several months
ago, but for some reason the plaintiffs attorney
taw 1t to retain 1t until yesterday. The suit Is
founded upon the same six warrants that base
the suits against Sweeny and watsons execu-
tors. The afldavits made by Henry +. Taintor
and James H. Ingersoll, who set forth a. the
proof in support Of the suit certain warrants
drawn against the city treasury, and the coinci
dence Herewith in date and amount OF certain
deposits IN the broadway Bank aud the Tenth
National Bank, made by James II. Ingerscn.
The latter In his AFFIDAVIT swears that percent
ages of these warrants were paid either person
ally to OF TO the agents of Tweed, Connolly, Wat
son, and Woodward.
The warrants paid by Connolly to InRerso are
a. follows % July ", 1870, $l8Ol % July
-, 1870. flj2,24gOj; CD Jul -, 1870, el6l-gl.N
~ Aug. 4, 1870, $lbJ2W.i3; % Aug. ID, 1870
tl5330i %; 90 Aug. -, 1siu Sl5l,2i4.o6.
The following amounts, depo-i ted In the Broad
way Bank ABOUT the same date Of the payment
OF the warrants, coincide 80 exactly with the
amounts thereof as TO constitute strong cir
cumstantal evidence In confederation Of InRer-
check. sisGs,'l2; July is oheck' az 5isSs; july
10, check, tllG102l; july 10, cheek, t12lGU.2i;
July 10, check, t55,53S O.; total, $lGO1iO.2. This
Ia the exact amount OF the FIRST warrant.
Again Ingersoll deposited; July y, 1870. t45.-
674; July 10 1870, t;2,OOO; july 70, 1870 $ssj2I;
July e. 1916 $50 s5SSis t total si ~ stSOO fSs
footing Is precisely the amount Of the second
InReIsoll deposited: July 90, 1870, tls.4Oe3s;
Aug. |, 1870, t3502G.74; July ~, 1870, tiO72I85;
July ~, 1870, $l01zl.35; July DO 1870. S5046952;
making $l6l,34l3i which fOOts up the amount
OF the third warrant 10 the schedule that was
drawn on the same day the nrst deposit was
Warrant No. 4 was drawn Aug. 4, 1870. The
same Jay Ingersoll deposited. Aug. 4, 1870. $40
Sss Aug 3 ls1o' s9555J Aug g. $50 e.
w; Aug. 8, $Si,S59.s5-s lj5,2s1.'3, the amount
The nth warrant, drawn Aug. Is, InRersoll de-
Aug. II, S9.Og5 %: Aug. 10, t53,61s.47; Aug. 10,
$3.50 5o-slbJ3d7.0i. which IS tue amount OF
the NTH warrant of the schedule.
Warrant the sixth was drawn Aug. %. On
that date lncersol deposi ed, Aug. -, SIS, l21.-
s ss as az 49,, i AIg - Ass IS ss 4as
"a Aux. 10, S6,13l.il; Aug. 70, S5O.UOO-kbl.2I4.-
~, that being the amount Vi the sixth warrant.
There Is sdduced the further corroborative
evidence that Tweed deposited ON july 10 ST.
us In the National Trust Com pany. Aug 70 ne
deposited 5000 ~ the Tenth National Bank.
Aug. 20, about the date OF the sixth warrant, he
deposited t0,13l.7l In the lentn National Bank,
and Aug "A xlOOVO more.
1weed's responsibility is sought to be estab-
lished by his certitc te Of the Justice Of the
fraudulent claims, copy OF one OF which made
furniture, carpets, &c, furnished city courts
and Offices, runs a. follows:
hereby certify that the within bill ia correct accord.
Ing 70 the record VI the Street Department,
Commissioner Public Works
The rest OF the very voluminous affidavts re-
late to the division OF the spells 10y the con-
splratOrs.
Tue tail under the order Of arrest was liked
bv Judge Westbrook ut flCOO.0GO. sheriff Nc
GooiRal will make his return ON tue 2lst inst To
Acknowledgement Pratt.
The q neral 1erm Of the Supreme Court de-
lvered "A supplementary opinion yesterday in
reference to one Of the points passed upon on
the reversal n the order granting VIM. NJ.
Tweed n bill Of particulars I'm the $6.O0OOO suit
against ntm. MIR. Field, on behalf OF Tweed,
claimed the right to elect whether To demur or
to answer, or to take some other action. The
Court decides that Tweed shall be restricted TO
answering the complaint. aud that he must do
II within seven days. Tue Court says:
Every conceivable meritoriOus question OF law or
fact In this case can be raised by answer. The public
fendalt require that the OF skifmish should ter.
inmate IN decisive trial OF the merits We the
power ~ compel this nov, ana We deem IL "a duty
do
contrary course opens tie door 10 every form OF
legal srat ~ TO be displayed m dilltory petdngH,
technical motions aud eNsuOns Of tue nnal issue
incennite peri ID Meanvhile the defendant may re-.
guilty, balus justice Dy u.ug Tor int purpose the
proceeds OF hs frauds II !. time to stop II possible
this condition Of thlnge and shll therefore grant
nothing but leave to answer