New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-08
A NEW DEVICE FOR TWEED.

WEEDS ATTORNEYS AND TWEEDS BONDSMAN ASK
THAT ALL THE PARIIClPATORs IN THE RING
. SPOIL EXCEPT TWEED BE COMPELLED TO RE-
FUND.- RECEIVER OF ALL TIE CLAIMS ASKED
FoR--THE CITY, COUNTY. ATToRNEY-GENERAl.
CORPORATION COUNSEL, JACKSON 8. SCHULTZ,
AND OTHERS, MADE DEFENDANTS.
A suit has been begun by Field & DeyO, the
attorneys of Mr. WIN. NJ Tweed, in the name Of Charles
Devin-whose bonds for the appearance OF Tweed Tor
trial on criminal indictments have been forfeited re-
eenty-aganst the city, the county, the Attorneyeh
era the Corporation Counsel Jackson s. Schultz Jonn
H. Keyser Andrew J. Garvey, Richard b. Connolly, ana
James II. Ingerso The suit is brought under chapter
l6l of the laws Of 1872. which provides that
all officers agents. commissioners, and other persons,
acting for behalf of any county, town, or m'ncpu
corporation this State and each and every OF the'
may be prosecuted and action or actions may DO
maintained against Them to prevent waste OF INJURY 10
any propertv fund or estate of such county, town. or
municipal corporation, by any person residing IN suen
county town. municipal corporation assessed ior ana
liable to pay therein who has paid taxes therein
within one year previous TO the commencement OF any
such action or actions" The act then provides that IL
shall not take away the right OF action from inc County,
town, municipal corporation
The complaint in the suit rccites that MI
Devn has been taxpayer for 20 years; that
"Johu II. Keyser, Andrew j. Garvey, hlchatu d.
Connolly, James H. Tngersol, together with James wat
son heretofore and about the year 1862 entered
into conspiracy defraud the County OF Ne"-foFK
and the Mayor Aldermen, and COmmoDaty Of the CITY
Of NewYork by fabrcatng and procuring payment Oh
pretended claims against the city and the county, su'
pretended claims be sometimes wholly false ana some
times grossly and fraudulenty exaggerated Inc eOl
plant adds r.
I'm p,spance NJ the said conspiracy the plaintiff is
informed and believes, various pretended claims, some
Of them against the said county and others agahs ,he
said Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonally, WERE ny tnc
said cOnspiraOrs, or some OIL them IN tue IeSS. W
Others fabricated, and pay ment thereof procured a., iUn
off ne
spectively amounting Ia several millions OF dollars f9m
each. Upon the discovery OF the sald uuus Wncn us
cOyery took place summer ana Autumn OF 10
became the duly OF tie Board OF SuptINisoIo VI tHs
Commnally of the CITY Of NewYoTk and Of the proper
officers to MAKE all lawful efforts, by SUIT or oteIMlse 10
obtain restitution the treasures of The said county ana
city respectively of all money and property OF when me
said county and city had been 50 deIa9dedas aoies'
and such duty has continued to this day ana SUI COR
bnucs.
The offices Of Attorney General Farchd and Corpora
ton Counsel whitney-twO of the defendans-ae then
set FORTH and their authority and duties in regard to the
frauds against the city are explained Inc eoulI"n'
then proceeds as follows:
Notwithstanding the duties hereiubetore set forth no
civil action prosecution, as tie planth Is nollhcu
aud believes, has ever been commenced asuISt any one
of the said cOnspiTatOrs their estates, ana no EFFORT
made 20 obtain restitution of the money ana prOperys SO
mentioned The said conspirors have had eyer since ne
said frauds and still have, each OF the az the phu
informed beheves, large estates from winch restlu
ton of the money aud property SO Irauuuley @
could still be procured 10 the full extent or great part
thereof and the extent at least of three OF lOur MILLIONS
In the year ls72 as the plaintiff Informed and be-
heves assignment of Large amount OF properly was
made by tie defendant John H. Kyser TO the defendant
jackson s schultz, in trs to collect and convert the
same money, and pay the same to the SAID county
city IN satisfaction wholly orpart Tor lhe ald money
and property fTauduently obtained, which assign
men was accepted by the said schultz ana ne mas a re-
city, e,'.' OD' has '"'' '''' ''''''''' Wv ~
The recovery $685. 80 from the Watson estate is
then presented. The complaint adds:
As the plaintiff is informed and believes the said Key
ser Cary,y and ngersO have all admitted and avOwed
In different legal proceedings that they participated ia
such fraudulent acts aforesaid, some OF them; but
although such admissions were known to the oihceIs
cep in this complaint mentioned mas been lahe 10y
them or any OF then against tHe per aHnS o T
the said Schultz to account, ana the nesee 10 prosecute
each aud all OF the said cOnsplratoIs and the |
omission to obtain restitution from them their estates
OF the money and property SO fraudnenliy ODalued az
sIse nt to Se gross neglect Of the said city and the
said county, and the proper officers whose duty was 70
HE sand officers or some Of them and the said consir
tors or their representative Ohess tst sd coI
and the proper officers whose duty II Is To prosecute
the said claims and to procure resuulCh &. aGIes]u'
are connected speedily t. 16 tIG TO-
the treasures said county and city respectively,
there and imminent danger of several millions
being lost to the said county and to the SAID ety.
Wherefore the p.anlin demands gudslhyhi, c. ,
New-York tie said Mayor. Aldermen am Commonalty
the City of NewYork, and all officers whose duty 1t ID
aforesaid be by injunction prevented hom long or SUI
fering any injury 10 any proper t1dS or eS-
tate the said county and the said clti. cStralncd
from giving release discharge To IL the said
eonsprrtars or any exoneratlon of thc c, respect
iVciy o. making any greenont or CO.. n.llsc with
q "n or any them, except under the aocI0n OF the
court.
L. That a receiver he appointed OF al the said claims
against sad consprtOTs for money pro- erty so
t,.duirntly Aforesaid and OF all demands
against them by OF the said frauds q! them
Ill That the said receiver the SAID officer may DC re-
nured said conspirators and their sald
estates and tndeavor by all lawful means 10 obtain rcsti
tuition 20 the treasures Of the said county and city
ecv"v = all money aud property 50 traudulcnuy OBJ
tanned as aforesaid
whose duty II Vas to prosecute the
SAID claims, anG who have been guilty OF such neglect
and collision aforesaid, be required TO make good 10
the said county and city, respectively all waste OF injury
lone suffered by them 10 the property funds or estate
,, tie said county and the sand city, and ali loss which
NAV have OccasOued by their de aut and all money
and prol erty which they might have obtained for the
laid county or city.
.cryed yesterday the Mayor.