The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-23
Another Chapter in the Interminable
Ring Suits.
Keyser's Answer to the
Devlin Complaint.
We Claims that the City Owes Him
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
Instead Of His Owing the City.
The Sixth Avenue Railroad Company's Fight
Against the Gilbert Elevated Railroad.

The answer OF John II. Keyser in the Ring suit
brought by Charles Devn, already briefly referred to
IN the HERALD was served yesterday by Mr.. James
W. Cairns, his attorney. Defendant admits the allega
tons contained in the FIRST Defendant denies that
In the year 1862 any other time, he entered into
. conspiracy with Andrew J. Garvey Richard b. Con-
molly, James H. Ingcrsoll and james Watson, or with
any either oil them alleged in the second article
OF the complaint herein, or otherwise or at all lie
admits and alleges that at the time mentioned con-
spracy entered into effect the purposes in the
said article of the said complaint alleged by the de-
fendant Richard b. Connolly and tho said James Wat
and other persons not named IN said complaint
wit William NJ. Tweed and Peter b. Sweeny that dur
ng years 1862 1870 and part of the year sl Con
dolly Watson, Tweed and Swecny were, respectively,
Office holders OF the city and county, Tweed beng
Deputy street Commissioner. Commissioner OF Pubic
NorNs and member OF the Board OF Supervisors; Con-
aolly, City Comptroller; Swecny, Commissioner oil
Public Parks and Chamberlain of the city oil New
FORK and James Watson County Auditor; that
rwccd Connolly and Sweeny lad usurped and acquired
he control OF the OF the CITY and county OF
New York and controlled the auditing pay OF
all bills and claims against either the city or county
government that Watson was under their power anu
subject their control and in all things subservent 10
their will purposes. keyser further alleges That he
bad furnished goods and done work FOR the
city Board OF Supervisors that pursuant to the
conspiracy referred TO- various pretended caimssome
against the county and others against the city
were by said conspirators, or some OF them in the
interest Others fabricated ana pro-
cured from the treasures Of The county and city re-
spectvey, amounting TO several millions OF dollars
from each; that he was required by me conspraors
and did in order obtain money due to him Tor ser
actually rendered and goods actually delivered,
present bills for the same which, in some instances,
we're increased to the extent OF thirty and ono
hrd per of their face, and which were thereafter
presented and in some formal but Illegal manner were
certified be audited and paid out oil the city aud
county treasures respectively, and the money paid
thereon divided among the consprators; that IN the
summer and autumn of 1871 the Board of Super
ris of he
the Mayor, Aldermen aud Commercially OF the
city of New York were In fact under the absolute con-
troll and OF the said consprators and that A.
Oakley Hall Mayor Of the city OF New York and was
in the confidence and under the control OF the said con-
sprators That the dcicndant Charles ; Farchlld, IS
Attorney General OF the State of New York, but first
became such by election the LIST day OF January,
1876 and before. II rs further alleged that the de-
icndant William Q. Whitney, Counsel to the Corpora
ton Of the city of New York, having become such by
appointment IN August, 1870 Defendant admits mat
he Kcyscr has property ana that the defendants
Garvey. Connolly and lngersoll also have some prop
erty. but as to the amount possessed by said Garvey,
Connolly or ngerso he has no knowledge or inlorma-
ton suilciont form belief. He admits that IN the
year 1872 assignments OF property was male by him
10 the defendant Schultz that said Schultz has received
some money and propert under such assignment, but
he that Schultz returned the same to him ana
has paid nothing the city and county and that tho
city and county refused accept said assignment. lilo
admits that suit was commenced and Judgment re-
severed against Margaret Watson administrator OF
James Watson, deceased, in tho compliant alleged,
and that large part such Judgment has been collected
rom Margaret Watson rs such administrative Ho al
count with the public authorities, and, in case any
amount is found TO be due from him. 10 pay the
same, but denies any such Indebtedness Except as
hcrcnbefore admitted or denied, he denies each and
every allegation IN the complaint, and demands that
the complaint be dismissed, with costs.
AS an addcnda to the above answer II should DO
stated that keyser claims that the city owes him about
5000 900, which ho cannot, however, set up in tho
present suit
THE GILBERT ELEVATED RAILROAD.
few days since there published exclusively in
lhe HERALD tho substance OF complaint prepared in
suit brought the Superior Court by the Sixth Ave-
Railroad Company against tho Gilbert Elevated
Railroad Company prevent the latter company from
building Amity street TO Fifty ninth street
on the of tho sixth Avenue Railroad Al will be
remembered the chief ground OF the complaint is that
the defendants intend construct entirely different
road that authorized by tho Legislature 10 be built
the grant gwen them being for tubular road worked
by atmospheric PRESSURE II Is claimed that they In
lend operate thor road by steam and further that
the time for constructing their road expires on the
psth inst The complaint was yesterday submitted To
Judge Sper holding special OF the Superior Court,
ana temporary injunction was granted restraining
The defendants from doing anything in connection with
construction OF their proposed road In connection
with the complaint undertaking was also hlod,
Mcssrs. Theron d. Butler and Gordon W. Burnham
becoming responsible Tor So, 900 each on tho under