New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-09
THE COURTS.
THE TWEED SUIT.

DOCUMENTARY KvTDEECE-NdsRsoLL CALLED I"
THE STAND, BUT wfTHDRAwN-GARVETs IA
ANIMATION BEGUN.
The trial of the $6,O0O,0O suit against
Tweed was resumed yesterday before Judge
and Richard A. Storrs. whose examination was oesu VI
Monday took tie stand. aud identified tho signatures
$50 warrants These were the warrants drawn against
the audits OF the Board Of Audit Obiecuoh WAS ha0
10 the admission in evidence, but was overruled
Mr. Peekhan then offered the jury for Inspection tne
ten vouchers which remained In the Contro'iers ooc
after the great voucher robbery MI Field nss1ed '"
ouJv one WAS IN evidence and osch must be proved. a.
some of them varied In form, and to one Mr.. Tween
signature lacking. Mr.. storrs here identhed inc
signatures to these vouchers, which are known a. inc
Keyser vouchers.
Mr. Field raised further objection that the vouchers
should be proved to be fraudulent before going to the
Jury otherwise a false impression might DC inaoo'
Keyser could called to prove the facts Judge "est
brook received the papers In evidence ony 30 Tar Us W
provo that such made and said n they were
not proved fraudulent the JUICY would DO Instructed
accordingly.
stepben c. Lynes County Bookkeeper In 1870 and
aferward County Auditor described at length the pro
cess through which each bill Went from inc H'o !. wac
pr,septed 10 the time it was audited He also testified
To the fact that the vouchers for the County Aunt os
which had been file were all removed oe'wooh '"o
days.
p,cb,rd A s,orrs was recalled and crOssexamined ny
Mr. Field He stated that when the Committee OF
Citizens called on Controller Connolly, he promise"
access to the vouchers next Monday. On hohuay '"e
robbery Of tho vouchers was discovered lno "i'"o''
then held the position of Deputy Controller III oep'on
her, Iate in tho evening, Alexander H. Green Couuohei
Connolly, b. W Rhodes, and. be beiicVod hr Courtney
came into tie Office Mr.. molly removed nm ana ap
pointed Andrew n. Green Deputy Contnii, anu w, -.
him In possession Of the Office Next Monday ne wen. 70
the Office Mr. Green requested lll 10 Iehui 20 l''
assistant and he had remained Several questions
put as to Shy tie witness was IN Lo oo ~ eIcit
anI ~ 10 what said These were des ghen 70 e.o
that this waiting In ~, office afcr houTs was uue, '
arrangement TO shield Connolly and hny tIo n"ii
"b G1 resif~r p MI storIs stated he knew Of none
In 10 m Peeshain he SAID ne Kno" Ionn nny
but had him since his reslghd.oh no H S2T
Elb r. A. Woodward, but had Dot seen MN si"Eo 80
lie knew Peter b. sweeny ne ilad seen nm him inc.
is72 lie md not Tweed lately. He dii not Know
lie had not WIN. l.. King snco ISL lie coad not
James H. Ingcrso was called Mr. Field objected cou 70
h- being the ground that he had Deen CON
victed for a felony. and unless he had pardon INA,
disqualified him He required the prqaac,io1, hd@e
pardon there might be soTe exception 70 II. Guu e
WestOok held tie POINT we'll taken N.Y. Ing. rs"ll W.
hndr,w J. Garvcy lie told In much the same language
tho Il al Of Tweed. tue history o! his v
work for the city II or ii years ago IN 100, no ~ @
Job Of piasteIing the Courthouse soon aiuI na 49,
directed him To ad per cent To- MS PIE ana give en-,
to him. and he would take care ~ tae Dhis. ne savo
statement oil the way in which IRON te 10 ',Ilu 'ns
percentages Of plumber were varied, ranging -
.r &C. n, 10 almost all" At the time OF the Aub act nc
staied that Woodward asked him nov mnea IL ~OAid
tahe 10 finish up his work. pay $4,000 he ad alNaccn
Tweed Tor use IN Albany and SOIne private work uoh.
ior Tweed lie figured out s3050Vo. ana was
to draw p his gill that 30 per cent OF tue Ds Wodlu
nay lin. H. did SO. and was paid @3J7,OvO lie KEEP
10 lar books but did keep copies OF inc eis he sent
,rsrD,,d them under orders lie " knew 10 Do leFrnp-
lory" Incl ded tire work paid for was "A NJ" poru.o
fr the CIV Hal. IL had never been put up but 1t was
rca is and paid for. Woodward was ACCUSTOMED 10 zen
him how large a bill to bring down To cent lhe DIS
were gnteda1sd 81 as 10 swell the interest