New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-01
THE CHARGES AGAINST D. c. WEIGH.


PERJURY COMMITTED IN SIGNING AN AFFIDAVIT
THAT WEBsTEKs BILLS WERE CoRRECr-CHRAP
COAL.
IFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
BUFFALO, Sept. 30.-AmOng the persons IN
dcted I'm this city for canal frauds yesterday was Mr.
d. C. WEIGH The Indictment charges him with having
committed perjury IN swearing to the truth OF abstracts
Of bills presented ny Ellis webster for work done on the
Erie Canal this city. He made the following am
dayit
State NJ Ne,c- York county Of ErieD Clinton Welch
SUPERINTENDENT of Canal Repairs, having charge OF me
line OF canals - ced in the above abstract, doth sol
EMMY that the foregoing II true astIacl VI an
The Vouchers taken by him such superintendent for
the 81 days ending the 3Oth day OF September II
ana dOt further swear that the money speclned IN te
several receipts on wlch the above - an abslrc l,
53I as has been actually paid specified in said re-
ceipts IN cash or by check OF inc lhlfd NAtp' damn
and that the purchases and the labor speCled ~ Tue s
receipts Tor cash and not on credit on time ah9
further That al the feceipiS hot t5t'c',I,J 49, 49,,
each and every one OF them ttei up as tuey low
appear before they We're signed and lac dom initne9
that according 10 the best OF his knOweugt ana
belief all the labor has been performed services rem
dered and material furnished Tor the beneh Oh ie Slae
ami the State alone, and at a. FAR aG reaspaOe poo
a. could be procured and further s"cars that
al fines penalties and fOrfeures collected and The sales
OF public property made during the period Aforesaid on
the line of the caual under his charge according TO
the best of his knowledge and belief correctly eR5tTeG Oh
subscribed aud sworn before this 18th day OF oc-
tObcr. 1873.
C. r. HOPKINS, Notary Public aud Erie County Com
missioner.
The indictment further charges them with causing the
abstract and account as verified be presented 10 John
d. Fay Canal Commissioner, for his certificate which
was then there prOcued and also that the abstract
was transmitted the Auditor OF the Canal Department
for audit aud allowance and that by means OF the ALI
the allowance procured, and the accused was
allowed for his expenditures superintendent the false
and fraudulent paid Ellis webster FOR coal namely,
the sum OF 7O7 So instead OF the true sum Of S65l 40
The next clause Of the indictment charges that Mr..
WEIGH came before c. Y. Hopkins, named in the affidavit
and made OF the truth OF the matters referred 10 in
the affidavit and verications. The indictment al'O
charges that Mr. Hopkins Notary Public OF Erie
County and had free power to administer the oath The
next clause OF the Indictment charges that upon the max
ing OF this affidavit il became and material ques-
ton whether Welch superintendent, had between
Aug l and sept 80 1878, paid Ellis Webster for coal
furnished TO and by him superintendent OF the
pairs OF the canal, the OF S707 30, and
whether the coal had been furnished for the
benefit OF the State and the State alone.
The Indictment charges that in truth and fact, Ellis
Webster did not between Aug and Sept 30 1873, fur
nsh for the benefit OF the State and the state alone coal
10 the amour; Of 1907 So and that he did not furnish
this coal TO Welch superintendent, for the benefit
of the State The Indictment concludes as follows:
And 40 the Jurors aforesaid upon their oats aforesaid
do say that d. Clinton Wech, in the manner and form
aforesaid did commit wful and corrupt perjury against
the statute in such made and provided and against
the people OF the State OF NewYork and their dignity