New-York tribune., 1876-10-13
A SIX MILLIONS SUIT BEGUN.


fixed at SO 100000 Judge Davis granted the order of
arrest Iast Monday and placed in the hands OF the
Sheriff yesterday II will not he served, however, While
Woodward is in the Tombs. II he should give bail ON
the forgery indictments the order of arrest III the clv
suit will be served upon him Immediately, and he will be
taken to Ludlow Street JAIL where he is likely to remain
until the trial Of the suit rs Of course the procuring OF
So 100000 bail is impossible for him. Jhe order
OF arrest was obtained before Woodwards arrival
in the city, with the purpose that he might he
kept in custody under If he should be released from
his confinement on account Of the forgery indictments
The .um for which the civil suit is broucht-eG,l9s,
9j7 So aud interest from Sept l. 1870 in addition To
cossis precisely the sued for III the great Tweed
action and tie of bail is the same. IL will he re-
mcmbered tht the counsel Tweed endeavOrcd to have
the bail Of the Ring chief reduced, but Judge Barrett
denied the nlQton in August of last year.
This civil action agaus Woodward IS similar in all re-
spccts TO the six millions SUIT against Tweed. II Is
brought in the name of cha les :. Farchd, Attorney
General OF the state and makes the Mayor, Aldermen.
aud CommOnalty Of the City Of Ncw-IoIk defendants
with Woodward. The affidavit O. Wheeler H. Pcckham,
counsel for the prosecution the Ring suits generally
accompanies conn plant. and "a mlar 10 the affidavit
made by him IN the Tweed suit Trc schedule appended
to the complaint and giving the fraudulenty raised war
rants on which the suit is based, includes the same
figures as those given with The complaint AGAINST Tweed
The suit is begun by Wheeler ii. Pcckam, acting ior
Attorney General Fdrchild in the name o the people OF
New YORK. The Cltt Hadt
but is merely "a nominal The suit resembles thIt
which was originally brought by the state against
Tweed OH the advice Of Mc-srs. OConor and Prckhan,
and which the Court OF Appeals IN one branch OF H. de-
cllrcd should have been brought m the name % thc
county An act Of the Legislature last year permitted
such su Is 10 DE brought in the name of the state ana
extended the time within which they may he Instatci
to ten years This suit is 10 recover the s6l"e9'' ''
paid out under the Board of Audt of 1870
on claims purporting 10 have been made by
IpCcrson & CO.. C. D. Boar. 4. J. Carve, and others
between MAY and Aug. l3, 1870. Tie complaint
charges Woodward with conspiracy with Watson III the
preuaration Of fraudulent claims aud IN procuring the
payment Of them. The document differs somewhat IN
form from the complaint in the first suit b., the state
against Tweed Cert in objections raised to that
complaint which favoraby regarded by the CodH
Of Appcals The present COMPLAINT, like that IN the
$4,000 600 suit against Tweed. prevents The possibility
of raising these objections.
THE oRDFR OF ARREST.
Following is thr order OF arrest now IN the Shcrhs
hands The return to the order Is 10 he made 10 the
Acknowledgement at ths bureau styled the Bureau o.
Municipal Correction in this city which is in charge OF
Wheeler II. Peckham:
Supreme court CITY ad cena,y 81 Ne He, r. ForE, 5 Mf
EIhIRr (. WOODWARD, o"d ne Mayor A1crmen a"d
Commoaoug Cf he Cdy V NeT-l l"E, d"tI"e"s..-
Order oi Arrest. To the snrrt OF tue CIV AM '3'uy
OF New-York. IL appearing 10 me 10y all jdNh il"i
sufficient Of action exist III favor oi iAC an"t
Eimrt A. woodward, and the Gao Is one mentioned ~
section l79, OF the Code Of Procedure and the stid
plaintiffs having given the underiaNnS required n} Jay"
you are required forthwith To arrest the di'hdi III
this ACTION Eblrt A. Woodward and hoid lm 20 pan ln
fhc sim Of S3O0OOO0, and 10 icirh i.s ortcr to ne
Attorney General ol The state OF Now lUh' p1nIIh
attorney, at TIE Once OF Nnrei'! i ~ N'',i' t ~"
one thousand eight hundred and acyrlp-sH. Dated
o,tob.r9 q. l.7G NOAH DAVIS, justice Sui rcn' o"I
Cbas. ) Faircnd, Atty-GtncIdI. plhutihn Alty.
ABSTRACT OF TIE COMrLAISr.
The complaint is made by Charles =. Fdirchd, Atioi-
ney-Genera for the people Of the State oil Ne"1oik'
against Ebirt A. Woodward and the Mayor, Alderh'h'
and Commonalty Of the CITY Of New York. After Otne
the act of April 90 1870 which made further provision
for the government Of the county OF Ne"-for"'
and specially referring to some OF the N''e-
tons OF that act, in the same manner as the
opcnine part Of the complaint against VIM. NJ Tweed
In APRIL 1875, il is alleged that after tie passage Oh
suc act and about the 4th day Of May, lS'O WIN
intent 10 cheat and dcfIaud the County Of NcWlork and
the taxpayers thereof aud the people Of the State OF
New-York the said Elbirt A. Woodward and one James
watson since deceased did unlawfuy and fraudulcnty
combine consprc and agree together to procure false
and pretended claims 10 he set up and 10 Oe allowed ana
maid in formal compi lance with said act ana III
| the manner hereinafter stated IEc complaint as
sorts that after the passage of this act ana
after the board of three auditors mentioned III the act
and consisting Of the Mayor Controller and the Pres
dent Of the Board Of Supervisors, had held meeting
subsequently referred TO in the complaint ana Deloe
Aug 49, 1870, several pretended claims, falsely alleged
and purporting 10 be liabilities OF the county within the
true intent and meaning Of the act, amounting In the
aggregate TO 80 9J7 50, were by The said three a
aitors in appareny formal compliance with the terms
f te act respecnyey certified to have been SO audited
and allowed by them that for the purpose Of proVidin-
moneys 10 pay the amount certified the Controller
| caused bonds TO be issued on account of which he
| attained from bona fdc purchasers prior to Aug 49,
1870 the sum OF SG,l9s9J7 3d. which was deposited
it the National Broadway Bank to the credit of the
account there kept by the City Chamberlain, as County
Treasurer and that the moneys so deposited were from
time 10 time drawn out OF the above mentioned bank as
subsequently stated IL is further alleged that the SAID
pretended claims liabilities were not, nor was any OF
| them ever examined audited by the said Board Of
| Three Auditors, by any Of them and that only
| one meeting Of such Board OF Auditors was
eyee held; that at such meeting accounts, claims or
liabilities against said county, or under SAID act were
presented or considered any other proceeding
had thercat except that paper was then ana there
sbscrbed by the sand three auditors" authorizing the
County Auditor collect from the appropriate commit
tees of the Board Of Supervisors all bills and liabilities
against the county incurred prior to April 26 1870, and
amounts due thereon, and that the evidences OF the
| same be the authorization OF the same by the
said board or It's appropriate committees, on
the certificate OF the Clerk President And that there
upon the said County Auditor did annex the vouchers
and the appropriate blanks for signature action, and
payment~ That the date OF this paper, aud during
all the pecunary transactions subsequently mentioned
the said James Watson since deceased styled County
Auditor and that prior TO the said Aug l3. he or his
| sociates acted upon the said pretended accounts OF
| claims mentioned, TO each OF which he attached
the certificate Of audit whereupon each Of
the said Board OF Three Auditors separately, without
any investigation conference with in the presence
OF either OF the other members thereof signed the
after which, by direction Of the Controller warrant
WAS prepared for payment Of such claim and sgned