The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-19
Renewed "reminiscences of the Old
Ring" Days.
Garey's and Keysers Answers in the
DevIin Suit
JUDGE LAWRENCE on CONGRESSIONAL LOBBYING
Another Contest on Dramatic
Authorship.

In the suit brought by Charles f. Dovn against the
city tho people Of the State, Carney, Keyscr Tweed
and Others to compel the OF all moneys taken
BY the members OF the Tweed Ring from The public
treasury an answer served yesterday on the part
OF Andrew j. Garvey As already published In tho
HERALD, answers were some time since put IN on be-
half Of the city and State by the Corporation Course
and Attorney General Garvey, appears by his
now put in Is willing to restore his share Of
the plumber as soon the amount DO asccrancd.
The document, after setting out the title of the suit,
proceeds follows:-The defendant, Andrew J. Gar
vey by James W. Cairns his attorney, answering tho
complaint Of the plaintiff above entitled action,
spectiully shows to the Court that defendant
admits tho allegations contained in the first
article of the complaint that defendant denies that in
the year 1863, ut any other time he entered into
conspiracy with John II. Kcyscr, Richard b. Connolly,
James H. Ingersoll and james Watson, with any or
either of them alleged in the second article Of the
complaint herein otherwise or az all Defendant ad-
mits and alleges that said time a conspiracy
tered effect tho purposes in the said article OF
the said complaint alleged by the defendant Richard b.
Connolly and the SAID James Watson and two other per
sons not named in said complaint, to wit-William NJ
Tweed and Peter b. swccny. Also that during the
years 1869 1879 and part of tho year 1871 the said
Connolly Wats,n Tweed and Swcony respectively
Office holders OF and the ana county OF New
York. that is 10 say:-Ihe SAID Tweed was
Deputy Street Commissioner, Commissioner OF Public
Works and member OF the Board OF Supervisors;
the said Connolly Comptroller OF the CITY OF New
York; the said Swccny Commissioner Of Public
Parks and Chamberlain of the city Of New York, and
the said James Watson was a subordinate as County
Auditor in tho Department of Finance under the said
Connolly, Comptroller aforesaid, pursuant TO orI!-
nanccs OF the SAID Supervisors and also that the SAID
Tweed Connolly and Sweeny had usurped and ac-
lurcd the control OF the government OF the city and
county OF New York and controlled the auditing and
rnff uuIr or
SAID city county governments, and that said
Watson under their power and subject TO their
and all things subscrvient to their viii and
purposes and also that tins defendant had heretofore
furnished goods and done work Tor the defendants,
the Mayor, Aldermen and Cominonalty ol the city OF
New York and the Board of supervisors Of the county
OF New York, respectively and, also that pursuant TO
the conspiracy this answer above alleged, various
prctc ndcd claims, some OF them against the said
county aud others against the SAID Mayor Aldermen
and Commonalty were by the said conspirators,
some Of them In the OF others fabricated and
payment thereof procured from the treasures OF the
county and city respectively, amounting To
several millions of dollars from each; that
this defendant was required by the said con-
spiraiors. and did, IN order to obtain money
due 10 him for services actually rendered and
goods actually delivered abrlcate and present false nc
ttious and fraudulent bills which sad bills presented
In formal. but Illegal manner certified TO be
audited and were paid out OF the said city and county
treasures respectively and the money paid thereon
divided among the SAID conprators and, also, that in
the summer and autumn OF ISL the Board Of supcrvi
sors of the county OF New York and the Mayor Alder
mon Commonalty Of the city Of New York-werc,
fact, under the absolute control and dominion OF the
Ead conspraors and that A. Oakley Hall was Mayor Of
Inc city q New York, and was in the confidence and
under the control Of the SAID conspator that the de-
tendant Charles Fairchid Is Attorney General OF tho
State OF New York but first became such by election
the LIST day OF January, 1876, and not before and also
that the defendant William C. Whitney Is Counsel TO
the Corporation OF the city of New York but first be-
came such by appointment in August 1875, and be-
fore. Defendant admits that lie has property
and that the defendants heyser Connolly and insero
possessed by said keyscr Connolly lngcrsoll this de-
PENDANT has knowledge or information sufficient to
form belief Defendant admits that in the year 1872
mn assignment OF property made by the defendant
Kcyser defendant schultz but of the terms and
dtions and contents OF said assignment whether
the same accepted by said Schultz whether
said Schultz has received large any amount Of
money or propeiy hereunder or as whether he has
paid anything to tho said county city
either of them, defendant has no knowledge
Information sufficient 10 form belief Defendant ad
mts that suit commenced and iudgmcnt
cred against Margaret Watson adminisntrx OF James
Watson, deceased in said complaint alleged and that
largo part Of such judgment has been collected from
SAID Margaret Watson such administrators Defend
alleges that he and has been ready aud willing
with the public authorities and to pny all
that may be found properly due and owing from him
soon said accounting be properly made aud the
amount asccrtaincd Wherefore defendant demands
that the complaint lie dismissed, with costs
Tho foregoing answer sworn 10 by Gnrvcy in per-
being true Of his own knowledge except the mat
icrs thcren stated to be on information and belief and
m those matters he believes It 10 be true
The answer on the part OF kcyser now IN course II
preparation by Mr.. Cairns his attorney, also is SUBJ
Gantiaily inc same as tarVcy.
addition thereto the fact that he had made assign
mcnt jackson :. schultz for the benefit OF
the city aud county; that the latter refused accept
the assignment made, and thereupon Mr. schultz
rcassigncd tho properly TO him (Kcyscr Accompany
ing both answers affidavit Of merits, in which
tho defendants that after having fully fairly
stated their respective cases Ia their counsel they
ADVISED that they have good defence to the action on
the merits
who both Garvcy and Keyscr pu, III tho above
answers, and while they compelled to defend the
actions brought in this form, neither, It is alleged
pkS Ia nv n lo
amount duo by them is properly asccrtaincd.