The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-05
FURTHER RING SUITS.
EX-County Auditor Watson s
Property Involved.
An Action Against His Estate for Several
Million Dollars.


General Pratt and Wheeler 4. Peckham In a civil
suit against Mrs. Margaret Watson, wife OF James
Watson, deceased, who was the County Auditor
under the Ring. The following are the papers
served upon DEFENDANTS COUNSEL
The Pc pie OF the state or New York plaintiffs,
he gooa ans chaes Of james watson
anu ne May0 AdsT@en and commonay OF tue
10 raE DEFENDANTS ApoyE NAMED-You are hereby
Tne People Of the State Of Sew YORK in the above ent
tied action named copy OF which Is hereto annexed
an office called ne bureau o. Municipal Correction
city New York, within twenty lass after service OF
this summons you exclusive OF the day Of service
the pantls Will Apply 10 the Court Tor The relief IN the
APRIL v 1873 DANIEL PRATT. Attorney General
The complaint OF plaintiff Of the State OF New York.
by Daniel Pratt their Attorney Genera plaintiffs in the
Mayor, Aldermen and Conmonalty OF the civ OF New
York defendants In the same action respectfully show
By an act Of me legislature Or his state,
% make ipTISer provision or the government o. the
against the said county previous the passage OF that
act should be audited by the Mayor OF ne city OF New
President OF the board Of rvors OF the SAID county
should Tor by the revenue bonds
the sGa county PaysbG dgrinS me year ~
in the ordinance ieyylng tue taxes ior tho year
terest thereon ana that The such liabilities
should be paid by the said COMPTROLLER to the party or
OF the sa three officers persons required audit
That passage OF said act, Abraham Oakley Hall
81 e and ely AK. EcS9Fd b. SOnIo was
President Of the Doard q auPsrylsors Of the said
he such President until the Atm day July next there,
after and the said Hall and Cohnoly respectively con
the lst day OF October then next thereafter.
l s 81 Ss' '@Sa wi ss0s a
cheat and deiraud the county o. New York and the
ria % sT
Iuly and frauduentiy combine, conspre and agree
set M ana to be allowed and PAID IN formal comSanee
with said act ana in the manner hereinafter stated.
soard Of three auditors in the same act mentioned had
held the meeting hereafter mentioned and before the
claims IA scy alleged and purporting TO be such la.
and meaning q !. sad act amounting ia The ag,
gregse t9 o. gSgSn 3 Is spesiied u The annexed
OF TINS complaint, by the three AUDITORS in
sad act respectively cered 70 have been 50 audited
allowed BY them, as hereinafter more particularly
that from time to time, such certincatioas were
mates the said Comptroller order 10 provide as pre-
scrbed BY said act funds g pay the amounts cer
fed caused TO be Issued bonds prescribed by said
and obtained thereon from bomb ME purchasers OF such
the Year at Aforesaid the sad sum Of s.
ncs last kdeSnT ons1 sum osy s
Scs9an a s.n ~ o c epo 81 y tho
the credit OF account therein kept by the Chamber
lam OF the city Of New 1ork as County treasurer OF
as sucn Chamberlain.
aforesaid from
time TO time, drawn out Of sail bank IN the manner
mat the said pretended claims or liabilities were not
nor was any OF them ever examined or audited Dy the
taat but one meeting 81 such Board 81 auditors was
ever held that a. such NEE. ing no accounts, claims
presented Or considered nor was am other proceeding
had thereat except that paper was then ana there
subscribed Dy the said three auditors in said
Ghat such meeting was he ID on the 5th day Of Nav in
the year aforesaid ana tnat such paper now re-
mains IN The SAID C0r:ptroers Office ana in the fol-
lowing words
coMrTRoLLER's orrIcx. May 4 1870.
The undersigned meet as comnis son, under and by
virtue o. section Of Snaper - @ me Laws OF $50
Boa ri OF supervisors all bills and liabilities
due thereon and that the evidence q the same be inc
propriAtc committees on ceruncae Of Cerk frcsi-
dent and that thereupon the said County AudIor
signature and acton, a. directed BY the
'''' - "a oAKEY HALL Mayor
"MiLLIAM N. TWEED,
.Prcfent President Board ~ Sunervlsor.
"KiCH4RD b. CoSNolLY, comptroiiern
That at the date q such paper and during al the PC
James Watson, ntestate, called ami styled County
ONCE in such last mentioned paper
9a tos ai MsoS 81 n 1s SSEnn . me plaintiffs
Time, after the making sucn paper and prior the
counts claims mentioned iii schedule a. aforesaid
which we're n point q form authenticated ceniorma
each 81 which the said Watson attached certificate
date In ns own handwrltins tile residue icing IN
print; that blank 'orm 81 such certiucatcs =
tanned IN the schc lue, marNcd 4. 10 tns
plaiut annexed a. a part thereof; whereupon OF
any investigation conference with or IN the presence
either 81 the other members thereof signed tac
ant thereupon by direction 81 the said Comptroller
warrant Tor tho pay mcnt y such claim was prepared
the SAIL Mayor aud Joseph d Young then Cisrk 81
SAID Board o. Supervisors. on which on me day ~ the
ont any knowledso notice o. the raudGcnt aets.
practices utents IN this complaint mentioned
any them, lid. IN the due ana ordinary course ~
business Tor ana w ucha OF SAID COUNTY Treasurer,
persons to the pain,lus anu tncir sad Alto ney
eral unknown, on Presentation SUCH warrant tho
amount thereof IN The method 81 paying checks
That every such warrant was in the form usually AMI
lawfully employed IN drawing money irom me bank
ana iabes Of thc ssa count amor sieh claim. bai
been duly audited allowed ami ordered to be paid by
marked -, 20 this complaint annexed and ncroDy
made part thereof contains IN BLANK the form all
fhat Tie SAID accounts and claims - pretended 10
50 made and pad A. aforesaid, ana winch are men
FICTITIOUS anu irsuduient ana did not dd any 81
them, represent any liabilities Or liza tility the
when. according - the ntenf aud meaning of
said act Of Legislature. directed to be audited
provided tor Or paid. ~ any Just OF awful demand
that inc said James watson. intostatc. and the
said William NJ tweed, ~ pursuance the
unlawful aud fraudulent combination conspiracy
agreement AFORESAID between tlstn. aud Win
the Intent to cheat acraui aforesaid. procured
counts lie prepared maae w audited AMI eerti
ned a. aforesaid N he form required ~ the act sioro
Watson luiestac, VOL knowing tic tines when he
SAID James watson, prepared tien
up audit ccrtlhcates, when ne. the SAID W.
liam ". Tweed, certified sach claims respectively
the said claims FALSE. fictitious and fraudulent
Aforesaid, and IN ike fraudulent manner anu with
fraudulent intent last Aforesaid. obtained
warrants mentioned IN said scheAue a. aud procured
payment thereof from the sail bank soreszid and
irauduently obtained and converted 20 their own use
the said sum % - t93 l1l 81 paid them Aforesaid
that the said schedule marked contains
of the SAID warrants respectively. showing As ca
warrant the following partcuars thnt Is 10 say hs
rst column SHOWS tie date such warrants the fourth
column shows The name 81 the person or persons IN
whose favor the pretended claim Nt that 1thar
certified the nfth column shows the ALLEGED
the pretended claim Tor winch tue warrant was made
sixth column shows the amount % such claim Tor
which such warrant was maize as aforesaid the
seventh column the Endorsements aud memo
randa found upon such warrant
mat The SAID moneys paid by said bank upon said
warfangs. and obtained thereon and converted 10
their use b. the saIi Wiliian NJ and James
Watson lniestatc, nave not have Of them, or
any part thereof been recovered restored unto
proper or lawful Official receiver depository OF Gus
todan thereof either specie compensation tor
the same, Uf otherwise
That oil or ABOUT the s0th DAY Of January 1871 the
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