The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06
Renewal Of the Threa tened
Ring Suits.
THE OPENING BOMBSHELL.
Alleged REGULATIONS Under Tweed in the
Lamp ana Gas Bureau.
EXAMINATION IN THE WEST POINT SHOOTING.

II was generally supposed, and particularly In view
Of the uncertain net results attending the suits, that
there would be further attempts to prosecute Ring
suits, and, least OF all, 10 begin new 1t, OF
course has been stated from time to time by the
prosecuting counsel that any quantity OF these suits
preparation and that the legal batteries of the
State and city would open unawares and with tre
mendous force upon offenders, OF whose pecuating
procivitcs as INDUCED In during the Tweed regime
the public have little dreamed, and regarding which
the offenders themselves havna escaped thus far are
hugging tho delusve phantom OF hope that they have
safely outrdden the storm. There surprise
therefore, yesterday the fact being discovered that
a suit had been commenced against John oDonnel
to recover $685. ISL 49, which 1t alleged he fraud
ucnily obtained from the city with
done and material alleged TO have been furnished 10
the city through tho Department Of Lamps and Gas
during tho time that William H. Charlock Super
intcndent OF tho Bureau, and VIM. NJ Tweed, Deputy
and Acting Commission OF tho Street Department, be-
ginning with 1869 aud continuing to April H. 1870 Tho
SUIT Is brought by Attorney General Fairchd behalf
OF the State, aud, As usual with this character OF
suit the city is also made party defendant
According TO the complaint, which is lengthy doc
umeni, the ordinary routine was taken 10 obtain tho
money that is 10 say. presenting 10 the Finance Dc
partment fraudulent bills and vouchers with The duo
ccruhcatons attached OF Mr. Charock and Mr.. Tweed,
through which was accomplished without hindranco or
difficulty the 'opcu sesame city treasury. Tho
complaint charges that all tho bills so presented
iasc, fraudulent and fictitious. that the
prices charged were grossly cxorbitant that good
deal OF the alleged work was done material
charged Tor furnished, and that there corrupt
and fraudulent COLLISION between Comptroller Connolly,
Tweed, Chariock aud O'Donnell Tor tue purpose oil
cheating the city. Judgment ID demanded, stated,
for $3IS, 2SI AZ, with intares; such payments
The time they made, and costs OF the
The compliant Is verified by Mr.. Peter Ii. Olney,
through becoming possessed of facts forth In
the Same from examinations made counsel IN tho
and the report, which IS made portion OF the
papers, OF Mr. II. I. Tainor appointed by the Comp
curious statements IN his affidavit setting forth
his analysis OF the bills vouchers and warrants upon
which the money IN question was pad One OF these
statements is that SO l60 charged and collected
Tor 100 ornamental lamp posts, being . charge
OF 1910 for cach lamp post; another, that $50, CPS
charged for 5l6 cast iron lamp posts being at the
rate OF so 80 each. Again, there is charge Of $50
each lamp posts md further charges OF 500 43 80
for lamp irons 1t Is further stated that in three
bills for charges for goods delivered ut dates
which proved to be Sundays and in delivered
Monday, the 9th oil July legal holiday. The state
ment 10 also made that many OF the bulls, which
money paid, cannot be found in the Finance Do
partmcnt, any record OF those the books OF the
Street Department. Among the papers also tho
affidavit Of Stephen Mccormick Who during the years
1862 and 1870, was clerk N the Bureau oil Lamps
and Gas lie states that he made out the bills act
ing under Instructions Of Mr. Charlock and Mr..
Tweed and corroborntes, OF his own knowledge.
of the allegations contained IN the complaint; that
he suspected something wrong that In April, 1870 he
delivered 10 a messenger from William 81. Tweed tue
Journal ledger letter book and voucher book OF the
bureau covering o. DOnnels transactions such books
were never returned, and he believes they de-
stroycd 10 cover up such transactions
stance above Jud 81 Wcstbrook yesterday, IN Supreme
Court, Chambers, granted warrant OF attachment
against ODonncl. As the looks the probability
is that this Will be tho next Ring suit on the taps