, 1876-01-10
A METZ DEVICE FOR TWEED.

Tvccd'a Attorneys and T%vocdss
1Ennua,nnn AK tntls All tlac FnrtAc-
ipntora Au the I1lng-ypo.l Except
'Esvecti $50 Compelled to lkofund~--
Thu CitY, EoHntf, Attorncy.Concr-
ri. Corporation Counsel, lnotkann y.
Schultz, nald stlacrss Nlndo Dexond.
nnsn.
lsen Fort 7Ti5ans, Jan. 9.
A au,t has boen icsnn by Fiota l. Deyo, tho
attosncys Of Mr. William, II. Tweed, in tho mama
Of Caarlsa Doviu,-tYhoss bonds tor she a7paar-
snoo ot Tweed for tdal on criminal Indicsmousa
have boon forfeited neutrality-suspicious. tho city,
tho county, the Atto,noy- -Gonornl, tho Cospora-
ton Counsel jackson &, Schultz, John II. Keyaer,
Audrow J. uprsoy. 1ithard D. Connolly, and James
II. Ingorso:I. Tho att is brought under Ohapter
1Cl Of the LAWS OF 1E2, which psovidos thas q all
officers, ageuta, compinalonoss. and other per-
sous, actlng for or on bohalf OF npy county,
town, or municipal corporation ia this 3tatc, md
each aud overy ono d them may be psoaec.,ted,
snd an nctIon or lctions may be maintained
property, fluid, OF oitate Of such county, town,
or municipal corporation. BY any potson realizing
tn huch cuurty, toMo, OF munic{at corporation,
aeAesaod for aud lA1o to pay taxes tharsin, Of
who has paid tA1es tleretn Within ono ynar pfe-
yiona 70 tne eomms.tement g. Of aay saeh action
not tako away tho night OF action from tie
county, town, or muncipal corporation.
The complaint III ths suit recates that Mr. Dnv-
Tin hos beou tax-pHer for rs yoars: that "John
ruly, Jsmap II. lugesoll, together vllh james
WA!aou, heretof0ro and III Of about tho year
1860, onteted into conspiracy to dsirAud the
County Of Now YorH aud ito Mayor, Aldermen,
and Co,nmonalty ot Tho City Of Now York, BY
fsbricatiug aud pfotfsing payment Of pretended
Aims thu okY stu1 thu rnnnfv xu0t, rrn.
tended olaius to be |onutimes wholly fatso, and
sometimes Kroasty 3pd frauduieutiy e1RgXeInt-
cd" Tho complaint addss
III pursuance OF thotaid conspiracy - aAe plA!ui6
ss*1as. .hs s.ta Ma,|s Aldermen. .oA caamon.it,,
.sro ~ tae saa sona>soss or so'ae o. tur, "a she
procured from tho rsurtes o& the ssil county, and
1T tho taid ety rtslt.uveiy, amounting 10 several
81 the saI raud, whin discovery took ptsos in ihs
ku1nInes aud autumn of 1911, it becAns tbs duty
% II. u: Je9 nfa sns & s. a:p s "a ossD
proper officers 10 maxi Ill lawful efforts, by auit Of
othesxtts, to Ghtain Institution tho tre4auz1es of
TIE said oounty and c reepeclvey OF sll saonay and
pEopery Of which thpk k4d cuuniy au1 city hsa been
80 dsftauded ~ Aiotesl, and xueA duty Lsa ountn-
Iea to this day, ARd stt ttlconttnus1.
Tho Offices Of At&lnay-danosh Fairchild and
Corporation Counsf Whitney-two of the de-
fcudents--are then p: FORTH, aud tlatr authority
and dutios in to9a,tt to tie frauts a8alnst tho
city ar0 explained. The complaint then rsQ-
aaoils - followa:
Notuithstantius the fh,.es hcresb.tpEs su& forth
civil at!oa or rfva:usou, ~ tho plsiat!a IL Iu.
formed aud be!lcyes haever been against
any Of tho A2!d coHratnts or their estates tn.l
effort made 10 obsa. restitution OF this Mousy adj
ptopSrty fEauduisutb storsss!l. except
~ hereinafter tntiontk rha aid eousriratoes hare
bad aver since tho aldfkud4, md s hAxs, zach af
them, ~ Tho IlAtnu0 $taturnsd shi balisses. htgo
nt4tcx, FROM which }4tltus1un Vt ths fnouey aud
property ftsudu!sntb phtsined eould With yeasou-
Able diligence, hare b. procured, aud could atl he
procured to ths full 1eat, great pAst aeteof aud
the extenk II least Of four millions II doar4-
In tho year ls19, u plaintiff " informed aud 10
lasus. sAsIxnIasnt hf lzrge amount Of properly
Iaas by Tho d. E4ndaut, Jeha II. keykCF. to tA4
def tntant Jaek4on o. Ahult8 In trust to ccltct and
Convert tho into 4onay, aud ray tbs to the
said county Or city In kttsfsckion wholly partly
tbs said money and pslpsrty frHululo1ly obtained
which ss4txQMsUt Wis h1csptsd By tla aAid Schultz
Aad be kas Ese%irsd taEss sunoaat Of moasy A0d