The New York herald., 1877-09-02
THE RING. FRAUDS.

TWEED ORDERED By THE SUPREME COURT TO
APPEAR BEFORE THE ALDERMANIc 1NvEs-
TIGArING coMM1rrEE-wILL THE BOSS
DIvULGE?
The Committee Of the Board Of Aldermen appointed
to investigate tho frauds psrpetrated by tho Tweed
Ring have decided, appears, that such Investigation
will fall far snort Of completeness unless the great
Boss the head and front of the Ring, unbosoms HIM
self before this committee With view TO secure the
attendance of Mr.. Tweed before them application was
made yesterday TO Judge Donohue, in Supreme Court,
Chambers, by Alderman Lewis chairman Of the CON-
mittee for writ OF habcas corpus ad testlcandrm
to compel tho attendance OF Tweed before
mittee al its next session. tomorrow In order to
the full scope OF the proposed into
the Ring frauds the application OF Alderman Lewis is
TEXT or THE APPLICATION.
The application OF Samuel A. Lewis respectfully showeh
Of city Of New YORK that upon the 18th july 1877
hs al Of the
Of Aldermen DC appointed ey the Preside to investigate
the organization known as the rwced Ring" and It's
early dale possible statement IN u Of the results
Of It's nsSds % s names an Of AL % m and
who were n any manner connected with said orgni
and mothods operation the naturs
Of M and Sy aad tn0Eh when me
Of tho city and county OF New nork by them or any Of
81 ns Board Of Audit Of and the os and astos
far practicable Of and all and by which
the city %Sd
a h vase. Sns ,sd a.mmo ,H the the yisf s ISIS
any such exi. whether any person o persons suse
said persons been in any manner instrumental in
easias tho pro sc"on Of such aeons and provenns tho
recovery Of the money. aIausn,y obtained and received
and the time and manner OF such inteeIence with the
& a
a ss se % IA rss ss
duly elected tho president aud chairman Of sad
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dute concerning the possession disposition bv them
IN n ad
cerain Officers Officers tho said city relating to
the affairs and interests OF .. said city
that i the the sad a. Of the said Com
sides within this State, material to such nyesgatcn
S the a 4..ss on & as s
samuel A. Lewis in his capacity chairman OF the said
issue summons: directed % ths sad william u weed.
Of % The s % said M the G s % on the
city Of New York on Monday the Sd Of sspomber s75
in the s Of said inv nSssssaion or inquiry
mh sna Sss sAan % ss said ~ Is
Your Honor to issue summons 70 William Tweed r..
Monday the I'D o September 1871 ut two o'clock in
the City Hail. In the city of New York The said samuel
% to
the Sheriff OF the county Of New York; wherefore the
said Samuel A. Lewis chairman Aforesaid, n behalf of
hsDeas ad testcandum issue of the said
Supreme Court directed said county
William H. Tweed the SAID chamber Of the Common
Council In the City all in the city of New York.
day the 3 OF September 1T two ococ p the afternoon,
testify in the aforesaid before
Aforesaid committee
And the said samuel A. Lewis further shows that this
application procure the attendauce the William
NJ Tweed witness aforesaid is made In good fnith
and without fraud between tho said
committee, OF them or the said William NJ. Tweed.
SAMUEL A. LEWIS.
THE WRIT GRANTED.
Having read over above application Judge Douo-
nue promptly granted 1t and directed summons to
forthwith issue requiring the attendance Of Mr.
Tweod before the committee at its next session. The
TACT OF the issue Of this summons excited good deal
OF comment yesterday in and around the now
Court House. Some insisted that
"rut up Job" between tho Aldermen
and Tweed to give the latter chance
to tell all he knows regard to these frauds and thus
ceeds OF those gigantic robberies, tho of many
Of whom have never heretofore been breathed in such
connection, and who have walked our streets with
heads preternaturay erect feeling assured that their
completely those enormous peculatiODs on the city
treasury would be dvulged. Others state that
Tweed although obeyng the summons will refuse 10
undergo any catechzing ut the hands OF the commit
tee. the only Punishment for which, bciug con tempt
OF Court will be Imprisonment In jail or the infection
o. fine, which would be tarcca, Us he Is already in
Jail and has judgment Of over So 000, 900 against
him, which would take precedence Of any Ane which
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