New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-21
CHECK TO THE TWEED PRO
CEEDiNGS.
THE NOTION FOR A BILL OF PARTICULARS
GRANTED,

THE NOTION FOR BILL OF PARTICULARS
GRANTED.
DECISION OF JUDGE DONOHCE ON TIE DEFENDANTS
APPLICATION IN THE CIVIL SUIT AGAINST TWEED
THE PLAINTIFFS To ELECT ON WHAT GROUNDS
S6,000,000 Is DEMANDsD-THE FULL DETAILS
OF TIE MISSING VOUCHERS TO re FURNISHED
EXEMPTIONS OF PROPERTY FROM IHE LIS pm
DFSs.
In the suit of The People against William
VI. Tweed, the defendant uoyod. befor. Judge DOnohe,
10 compel the plaintiffs 10 MAKE the complaint more
definite in certain RESPECTS and to give detailed state
ment of each bill which each Of the Jl Warranis,
which made up the whole 56cOOoO0 claimed against
Tweed founded, specifyn whch items wersfal-e
and which OveTcbargci.
Three days Judge D0nohue announced .hat, follow
ng dec sion Of Judge LAWRENCE he grained the motion.
The order settled YESTERDAY. By he directs that
the piintfs shall amend their complaint by setting
what Interest II any, the city, which IL nominal party
rs having interest, really has the Recovery nom
Tweed lie directs that The plaintiffs shall elect whether
they will Tweed having caused te loss 10 the city
by his neglect 10 cNahlin. the claims against IT, or by
criminal conspiracy with Watson to dciaGd ii. and aban
don cOf these youLd- lie directs haf they shall gyea
detailed statement of lnc bills claimed 10 De fraudulent,
showing specifically which PORTIONS fraudulent On
tic argument Of this motion, Mr PeckAaIn claimed that
the voucher robbery ~ Tweed, ofhi, iins
ciatcs had deprived them Of III ont OF The u bills
which the foundation Of the warrants alleged 10 have
been procured by fraud, and thus oi the possibility Of
giving the details OF any except the ten KeyseF claims
TIL ORDER OF JUDGE DONOHrc.
II s ordered, first, that the plaintiffs serve upon the
attorney for the defendant Tweed, within twenty days
from ,he entry oi ths 0g'ier and notice thereof, an
amended com plant. wherein ~ they should specify
what rsht interest IN the premises tie Mayor, Alder
men, and Conm0uay set up or pretend to. =, They
shall cer strike out much of the complaint rs sets
forth The al god neglect TO audit the clans against the
city and esp tally the portion thereof beginning with
he words the sad pretended claims liabilities
were not" u; the middle OF olo ., down TO aud including
the words 2ned the same, IN the iourte nth Oic, or
shall state IA tie complaint that they do not rely upon
H. neglect to audit cause of action, or Il they eject
the alleged neglect, they shall STRIKE out 50
much Of the complaint sets forth any fraud, con
sprlcy. combination on the yrt Of the said Tweed
AM WAGON.
Sce0ad: That fno plaintiffs upon the attorneys
for tno defendant Tweed Within 20 dlys Rom the entry
o. this order and notice thereof bin ~ particulars Of
the PLAINTIFF claim setting forth In fun and DEAL -
the whole Of such parts or and Items in each of the bills
ar1un.s, vouchers, % warrants mention 81 "a we COM
plnt tEcy claim 90 nav" 5c,hf ,l- an ~ tir Woc
paris ~ ifcI- tly claim 10 nave been uci-
claim ID nave been fraudulent and setting o'h IN 'arh
the paris. portions, or items "a seM Bills accOhs'
Voucher. warrants they ct rcpre-cn nj supplies,
materials. oi labor not uIi-Hci - tlr plaintiffs lNlHs
the dtecI. ,uuu, de. and amount tlircu!, ana suth
parts 20 tlo'+ ~. l'hi- ~ lh'J 'i 4" nav "c'u W.
clg. ed. any other respect f..-' oi orIpn nu5,
stating the .uuDnl- and dr-r sptons of supplies maze
r..., ant kr ac,u lily CHARGED. AMI prices at "Hlcl
ic, were CHARGED and ai-1 .Ctng furtu the prlr 40
W lrh is l. claim Il l,y should have been charged
mart Tia much OF sad notions as are not hereby
traatcI den,L AMI II r. furtp.r orl,ed mat tie
time the defendant Tweed To answer deuluf, or tAe
any dejJu be extended untt the - iit!ou q 20
div s.u d amended comp aint AMI ,u bill Oi pax
tcuaIs shall have been served upon hi- attorneys
EXEMPTION FROM THa liz PENDENs.
Ann LIZA rhnpson obtained yesterday from Judg'
Wostbroah in Supreme Court Chambers, an order ~
eyng her properly, lot p feet BY 100 feet inces 0n
the son;h side OF sixty nnilt, I'D cct ,s 81 NdA'.oi
ave from the operation tn liz peuGsns, tho suit Of
liz p.gli IL