New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-08

cnses cv!l and erininal In tl.is rf4avt mrn,icnCd
That hath been since O"toier ISL ai"'rstu,
Investigating oil RECORDS. hSks. ana riisictos whSh
lie roulI cisc0vrr 10 have any connecnoo Win ne
transactions mentioned In the prec"''na COPY c"n
uIata anil the niurys thcrci0 referred ta as haNhG
rn BLK lined through the formal aud;s IN such com
plaimt aud lis Schedule T frrrcd 10; nnh uplh anu
v reason OF such uvrsii CATION, aforesaid, hs Zero
ncnt b IN GOOD reason 10 hclicv" and dors O'lrvc:
;,at al the claims mentioned III IN rehcdIie nhrkn
A. auuryr,i the preceding copy comri'in' Wrre
i'' b.. 20 10y Wi'ram NJ. Tweed and James 1c,
directions OF SAID Tweed and Watson in i;Esnanse
OF fraudulent conspiracy hewc,n tnr,n tsat
OF such claims was over "xafn'ned pa Ia
% IN any WAY ;naen =, sTs oncr and that
sai thrrs p+i-01s never met toSil W 10 n,,son
said eai"s or any 81 tneni Tbs epoHen fa,ther
eaf tbat In all tue numerous contentious aIu ~ tnc
vrT Sos that have arise ana moved concernn9 '
alleged Ir,uds aforesaid. this depoaent never heIu W.
knew il br asserted or pretended aceo'nus
IN ,hc nd copy cor ulant Schedule \, was ever
audited OF passed upon at any ,,r ngTI PEcKuAM
saS|rjSet and sworn 10 before mr March 30 100
Elmund Emcadort. jr., Noiary Pnbuc' Ne" -ho'" N'
AFFIDAVIT OF ANDRrw s. GAsVEf.
STATE CihL and CoUYty Of n-iorF' SS-An'io"
Crysy c, id city, being duly sworn. says tha' Nc Is
,t r,,,i,or with a certain action commenced IN
-, r,or,h Of October 4. D. 1877 by tho People OF 'e
e.o,o NJ New.York against William NJ Tweed an"
Others That dtpoHent has frr1ncaiy seSm " ~, ,hs
Cm,jior win the schedule marked nhhehrh ." NV
a" ,,a in s,,d nctIon and with the account o.
=. ~ty Iiab,lltles on t.ic books o the Controller %
tr~ civ 81 Nav York which said schedule Is aSc
Thai Gcpnncnt is Andrew j. G9rvey referred nv III
inc COMPLIANT ia said action aud said senedaio A. ina
G~pSnSnI for and s1vE nrn tr,ias for the county Of
Ncw-YcrE and had had bills against te ,''nt: nna
in,y fore III, passage the act of the IL gsithrc.
ChSpIer 2 OF thc laws OF the year 1916 deponent had
een instructed by said Tweed TO AID 10 per cnt 10 al
IN. presented 10y deponcnt, and 10 pay sI 10 percent
To him. sand Tweed. That deponent did So rhai ore
day. ~ making vi said payments to san l"efo' II,
irso an envelope, and in attempting TO an me s 2
TO said Tweed let tae envelope fa on the io9I, na.
MAS alone with said Tweed. SAID Tweed directed ie
ponenT again to gave nm any n'ohcy u, & ,iih
ner. nut n future to transact an SUI" ~ R,,rj n;
Woodward, who was GepNy clerk 10 TN bi'r. y.
Snparyisois OF the County of N"wYork or to ne clerk
thereon. That the several occurrences ""'eSii' "'io
uiior 40 the passage ~ the act aforr sain:
That after sIen direction vi siid Tweed Hepobcnis
made ali .mrh and similar uayinont' to said Woo Onward
ror nd on account Of sad Twcct that aiter tt passage
of the said net OF 1870 ereatn; ths s', bvaia VI
by one James H. ingersnl to make up certain pii'S
cia,ns against sai coantY. au also various ndisid-
Ala OH els Of the City County OF New York or IN
when the sad william NJ. T~erd was member.
Tna after act aud under the directions OF sai
Jurersoll and Woodward depOnent from iihc 1" '''
made ont b'ls formally complying VIII III, ~, ," :"
sad act, nd that bills So MADE ONT are tie ',ic
said sshedme ~ which 4. j. Garvey is The payce
were issued That at The commencement OF the mah'ie
Ssid Woodward how much money drponent required TO
| make depouent whole and that deponcht mao
u
make deporent whole. That said sum iuclu; cd work
done for the. CITY and coanty o, new ~, 1o "a
in his urvate csacly also work done for other persons
in their private capacity, aud a,so certain contributors
of dcpoAent to election aud political e%pelses iIat no-
| poneit ihen asked owe James watson, men County
Audtor, what he should 90 ab1nt s;id hliiS anu h'a
md said IncersoH told depon,nt 10 Do. and deponent
would then gr; his money. Taat dopoaenl ~l'theo III
frrrci Jy sal Watson tina, 20 such sun deponcnt must
add eG3 per ccn', 10 tie collected ana pali
| fNsti bar tf 1f
Cte per cent wds Tor The sail William NJ. TTeet NJ
poaeut further that pa >unt 10 me .aid arranEc-
men; and ms frnriions AT from tine t. tlne MAKE
cat srcA ia,:nen;loDcd bills as called upon by ga
Wood ard and Inserso. That said NoodW tid ana In
l.r>oll prcscribed the amoaDt OF such "iils aud inc
Innc.s wnrre and for what the work ami materials
should he charged ns having been furn ,hei an! do-
emf mace NJ the Bills accordingly as directed Nv nrin
| That nonc OF the SAID INSTRUMENTATION hl''S -
in"ot up 49, n" ~ s,neryjsors of tho Comfy
H. co,,r oi iroceeiIng with sc. Bills WAS ;ls follows:
when q III or hlls was or were maze oar ucpOnrnG
would leave ihc sIne with shd woodward; After
few days dcponent wo"; be nDt'nal % sai1 "ood"In
Virh said Woodward into the chamber OF The Board or
Si,.ry,sors and sj Woodward woula close aud fasten
the door, That more OF The warrants mentioned
III said schedule would Then ne LANDED 10 drp3nent,
the writing OF said Watson lowing Tie anlaant
to be retained ny Opponent and ht amount u D pii
oycr Tha thercu?5a deponent wonld draw deponent.
creek on thr National Broadway Bank 10 the "rder II
drronent. Tna at the same ilme sad Woodward would
draw two checKs on said bank. Thal d.pOnont Woui
nccnupf Thai sMd Woodward w"ald Az toe
tme take dcponent's sali clech to dcponeuts
,rirr niors.d by devoncnt for deposit ~ his
Woodward's account aud one OF hiS. said Wood
wards cheeks I0St 10 ho account OF sand rweed
an HE said other ~ his sdid WUt dwars. cheeky pay
able 10 bearer. That dcuOucnt aud sad N0OdWar!
world then 60 10 the said ndnk. That dcponrut wond
GrIor,t Ihp warrant warrants 10 dcponrnts credit.
Tha said Woodward would deposit III sAd bank ~ MS
own credit the said ccck OF dep0nen so gwen h'm
ard any other warrant check that mIght
have been made ~ ire same ihr on account
OF other bi.s ccrjih-d 30 have been audited 10y
said Board OF audit and delivered TO said Woodward.
That Woodward would az !hc same tlmr deposit t"
the credit Of The SAID VIM NJ I"eei Tue "fsIlc chcra
OF The said Woodward, and that ieponeat al the rrqncst
Of said Woodward wOrG draw from sad bank III bills
generally Of very large drnomnaii0i. To VII sl,V1O
fe sad other check drawn oy said woodward. mat
dcuorcnt ana sail Woodward would ihcn return 20
the office sid Watson, depOnent having the said
money 80 drawn bills aiotcsald ~ depOnent Tor
eala Woodward, and Geponeat would ut the door
soop OF the 'nrthoise give tho SAID money to shi
Woodward, ANA SAID WOol"ard would tdEc The same
i9to the roon OF Sald Watson ana IorthWlth rturn
therefore, aud JON dep"nentDald dcpcnrnt ana sad
W0odward wOui then ga up town together. Then sand
Woodward lived III NorwalE, Connecticut aud generally
took tram i'ayias ioi nom @"ut 4ocin'h l't Ohcn
times when the Transactions referred 10 were
mlic a. comparatively lac hohr IA the div doponent
al The requcst of sad WOODWARD mas hlns III maze
such deposit aforesaid 10 the credit oil toe sad
Tweed and has hIaeef drawn the money IN bills
the said check ot sad hOoHWafc ana nag men, ny the
direction sal WoOdw ard taken sucu money hills
III an envelope saiG Office OF laid Watson and dr.
hvered tac 10 tue said Watson. rnat,
OF he warrants in sad schcfu: A. spcci II L.
uoncn received but about So per cent OF the principal
un incicded ihcrcln mat ne 6cj per crnl' ana The
interest the ~boeamouht u tic al" was retained by
fnerI IN tie anper erepb fore stated. That dep0nent
never verified any said bills presented Of
thc same Tor .uilt OF mcnOer thereof; never
authorized any person u present OF sad bills for de-
poDent, and !cIe presented any evidence whatever
10 any person Of the roprIety or justice 81 any ." tad
uii!. ASDEAW j. GAIyEI.
Subscribed and sworn TO before nc S-lrch % 1875.
AFFIDAVIT OF a. 5. CADY.
state Ciy. ant county Of NcU York. So: ATtemaS S.
Cady, dcug ly sworn, DEL aud SAY, that he
sides at NJ. 469 West Tweniythrist., in the City of
NcwYorG; that he assistant IN the Department Of
Finance OF the CIly and County OF NewY0Ili and has
been 80 ever since the month of January A. d. 1853;