The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-25
abundant evidence. and tho dc,cndant has nron.

t.
1874 The d'L ndgnt ia fug tive and has not
y"i boon 'rvTi with summons. W itn"se do's
not know whether the fugit w has LEFT any prop
cry bnnind him or VIII urr It IL alta he'd or not.
Against d. l}"rri' commenced IN 1874: has
no, Iirocr.sset for the r"ne0n that mud, Of tho
evidence To b" uA"d Tor the prosecution il IL
deemed adv sthl' ~ first employ in drfrnco
againet a eq't hy u. Bcrtion AGAINST the city.
Ngaiust Mariner and another. common sel in
1874 Mnrrn"r died about year and u half
re. WItnrss DOES not know what estate ho
man To hiA lunrrnl to Identity him i'm his rorin
and believes he left nm ostnt'. IA he certainly
s1 ,a enough e cp1a,hle him to 30 20.
Against q. y. Miller and W. NJ Twncd, not
proeecuted hecnuse Of some arrangements hy
winch he was to bc spared ON condition OF fur
nishing certain evidence. This Arrangement
witness believes. was made with the Attorney
General The action was based upon ccrtuin
moneys lrnudulrntly otaincd 10y the defendant
~ Connection with the removing OF the apue-
quot ana the SUIT WIS for SJOO.OOO. The de-
ircndant has bcn called IN u witness in tho
Against j. A.. Monaghan, commenced in 1874:
r"ndy Tor trial. and Monaghan is under s25,OOO
s bbS no ~ H. w '"sa OF T. w. roe D",, NOM
amount OF S25.OOO. t. W. Roc Is under bonds
Against Il. Jones i Co.. commenced in 1874:
nothing s.nc done about i. Ii il in the hands
OF the Corr oraunn Counsel and he is resisting
snmc claims ~ H. Jones Co. The suit against
W. G. lLngrrs n %. is in tne same condition
Against llal. Moore a Forb, Holland. com
mcne9d IN 1874 and nothing done since, Wit.
ness dp"e not know whv. IA the evidence has all
been worked MP ready for trial
Against II. W. Cent. commenced in 1874 no
appearance WIS nadc on behalf OF Genet. and
Judgment by default was rendered against de-
iendan. whether the city ever obtained any
thing from Comets property in Harlem the
witness does not know.
Against the estate of Charles vandcvoort. has
n"t prugr seed ~ I'll" evidence in ii has fret
ls"n utilized in other proceed nrs instituted hy
Nund"NOort's executors against the city. The
evidence hgs been thoroughly worked up 10y
AgainsiJ W. Smith. commenced in 1879 and
should have progressed but has not. witness
docs not know WHY.
Against Alien 4 Stevens. commenced In Jan
uary la7tand IL III the hands OF The Corporation
Against william NJ Tweed. tried and judg-
ment given for 81 OtUUuO.
Against the Watson estate. $4,000 recovered
10y Il settlement.
LITTLE MrMoRASDuM
Here the counsel introduced the following
memorandum from the Comptroller:
Statement ut the amount " moneys recovered nv the
city m Ncw York rom the Rims suits To- oct l. l~fs.
js s ~ 7s l5 5ST 'F VA T s % 2,
Interest as ~
Total Observation-Disclosures. s00,siv y
General -. seia ~
Amount raid INTO city treasury ......... s,S, 90 o.
Les rasi9'ni- for expenses made ty the city
VI Nc" iNfA l"iWS y
Actual amount recovered. .... ...... s4oi ia- II
Statement NJ the moneys paid for haiiiics
oogn'li', oNpen,.. and oih'r~i'c M the Ring SUITS
nom ,s ,I' a,ury % le eiN oi SEX Y",k siei 90 -
'he Attorney c,n,.ai... ''..'..-.....' aaoia "
Toia payments .............. s--o5li "a
iotal pay nl,nts ..... ............ 2-ostl "a
Balance .................... sle,l.sis
Q.-What is that cvpcnditureY Attn, ia
Intended 20 represent th" cntire expenses %
which the city and county and Stat. have been
suYe,td IA view OF all these litigatious. civil
ana criminal. up To- the date thus paper was
drawn. Instead If 5000 600 having h.pn rcenv-
er"d. should say 1t should have been sl.14O-
600: that IL. settlements have been made To- Tint
amount already. 10 Wit. s59O 600 from the Wat
son estate. sl5V .uuuo $3.50 900 from Woodward
and tiOO.WlU from Peter H. Sweeny
ON the cHsc against Swccuy. are the eN-
p"ns"s in that a'couuty Alt SAYS up e. OF.
Is, 1917, and the Swrcny case was settled in
June. That IL all ! know about il. In addition
20 these are some twenty thirty or forty suits
both Offensive and defensive los and against the
ci'y. where ne evidence has been gathered and
covering period Of nearly six years Thor, ~
also embraced here the LAWYERS expenses. and
also the expenses of the criminal trials tnat
nave trunspired.
OTHER UNFINISHED SUNS
The, review Of the unfinished suits was re-
sumed.
Against c. II. Tucker. commenced late in
1874, some attempts at negotiation were made
hut they fell through. and the SUIT has not pro
Crossed, Niin' - does not know why IL has
not, as the evidence ~ COM l'te. and he under
The -ut is for 500 600 Mr Tucker was IN.
periniendrnt of the erection Of the Court House
up To December. 1870. when the Commissionor,
wrr" appointed, during four or fv" years in
which time he certified To many false ana f.fi-
u"us uil'S. upon which he collected Il comr1is-
sion OF i've per cont
Against Peter b. Sweeny Is the suit recently
settled 10y an agreement Tor repayment Of lUU.-
oo9 oui Of trre J. VI. swceny cstatr.
Against Thomas Conan. discontinued on tho
23l inst. u was brought TO recover from hun
biils traulul'nuy certified t. 10y him rs a Com
mi-7lon'r tyr %" erection 4 the Court House.
~" gcu"riil evidence WAS. the witness deems.
amply sufficient. hut il wis not sufficient from
l'Ehl point ul view Ia convict the defendant of
guilty knowl,ig in advance ot ia" prrpctrii-
ton III ~. irnud-. The amount the SUIT WAS
Tor was sIuu.uuO.
Against Walsh another Court House {, NJ
mission r., q suit fora similar amount WIS .nm-
m"nccd IN 1870. is now roHdy for trial. md the
WIN - pp"- To- see II brought 10 an iS-lr very
soon. Ih' cvidDn'" In THIS ease witness deems
mu ID stronger and more certain - convict than
That IN IA" Conan raSc. The criminal Irocrrd-
siuner. MI Norton, mas not been pressed. rs he
has prhctlcnlly been granted immunity upon
condition oi furnishing certain eNlut nrc for the
prosecution o. others. II he aet- in good faith.
IN keeping MS promises 10 that elirt. he " ill
probably not bee prosecuted No civil suit has
been begun against HIM.
Against Woodward compromised and set
tied upon an agreement that d"frniau shall
pay il55,Voo. OF which he has paid slup.unu
witness perfected evidence showing wood
thD IT..
Mr. Colo announced that ID the next session ~
IN" witness especially Ia frauds upon the ,.fy
II nuHury. the investigation oi to-day huVln. an
pied to those upon the county treasury Tnr
inst. at l.. VI.
The Demolition ~ THEIRS. House
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