The New York herald., 1877-03-17

his strongest political enemy. Ono thing is assured
that impeachment 10 Peter RS resurrection has be
removed in The defeat OF the democratic presidential
candidate. I"
THE six MILLION sr,r.
The complaint the impending civil suit 10
So 1876 80, So differs in but few material points from
that nled against weed, from the affidavit which
the attachment against Sweenys property issued
II commences py recitiug the act OF April 2o 1870.
under section Of chapter $50, OF which special
Board of Audit posed OF Mayor Hail. Connolly and
Tweed, was created. IL defines the duties OF that
Board forth in the act creating IT, in relation to
ali PRIOR claims existing against the county, and
charges that Sweeny aud the deceased Auditor James
Watson about the An Of May 1870 conspred together
TO dcraud tho county OF New York, tho taxpayers Of
of the State out OF large Of
money BY having presented and passed by such
Board false. fraudulent and fictitious claims work
aud materials purporting 10 nave been dons and
nishcd TO the county OF New York. that in pursuance
OF tins conspracy nc tsweeny) anu watson ana pre-.
/ duo to various parties, that they had the same
approved by the Board, obtained warrants there
for from Comptroller Connolly. had the same paid
ut the Broadway Bank, the then depository OF tho
county funds and appropriated the proceeds to their
usc amounting IN all 10 50, l9S957 &c. The fore
gong sum is made up OF the old bills already pub
lshed, drawn IN the name Of Garvey:. lnsersolL.
keyscr, Bolar and Others running from May o. 1870,
to August H. 1870 ali OF which are alleged TO have
been false, fraudulent or fictitious.
The complaint further alleges that In addition TO this
OF over $4,000 900, he (Sweeny) and Watson, Ia
pursuance OF the same conspiracy after the passage of
the act creating the special Board OF AUDIT and be-
paid by the CompIrol Her claims alleged TO have been In
Cured after the passage Of such act, and on which
suits to have been brought amounting
sum OF $685. GAO ~; that this last mentioned
made up OF claims as follows:-$160, ITO 81.
S152 a49 o. S161341 34 $55277 73, Sl53.367 VA and
tl5l274 SO. the claimants Tor which not mentioned
in the complaint, but all oil which alleged to
be fraudulent and fictitious. The complaint con-
cludes by alleging that none OF this money
thus fraudulenty obtained from the county treasury
has been paid back, nor has the or any por-
thereof been restored to the lawful official re-
ccvcr depository, and asks for judgment against
claims thus procured to DO paid in all ST. l32 sos 29
with interest IRON September. 1870.
CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS
Besides the D. c.y SUI, . begun ey the people OF me
which nc has returned there are tour criminal
indictments against him on nle IN the District A.
summer OF 1874. Three of them, found IN
the Court of General Sessions and referred
jointly with Tweed, Connolly and William E. King
with obtaining money from the county treasury by
Tcrminer Court, charges Sweehy, Jointly with Wood
ward aud Tweed, with conspiracy to defraud the
2s,h OF June 1885, and each contains two counts the
second count being simply worded In slightly dincront
way from the FIRST 10 hold the accused should they
escape the rst by any technically Each Indictment
charges distinct crime. Ono indictment alleges tina
the 18th OF August 1870 tho accused obtained from
The treasury the OF $53367 o. falsely claimed to
be due to the fictitious 1rm OF ngcrsoll l. Co % for
certain materials alleged 10 have been furnished by
that firm. Exactly what tho goods claimed TO
| covered when the indictment was found, as
the bill was among tho famous missing vouchers. /"
Tho fraudulent bill certified by William NJ. Tweed,
| Commissioner OF Public Works. II was falsely set
| forth that the bill, which Amounted originally 10
Bile price, and that suit had boon begun recover the
amount Under tho law tho Comptroller was
sno ssen coupsy pGw'f in wheS suit had Dsen Sssun.
Independently OF tho Board OF Supervisors and hence
when tho bin IN question VIC, was presented IN that form
did adjust, allowing the mythical firm Of "Ingersoll Il
Co" the sum Of s15S s67 o! the amount Of ,no Dill
warrant for that signed by the Mayor and
the money was paid out OF the treasury.
Another indictment charges the accused with having
obtained $780, 1lO - IN similar fraudulent manner
the 18th of July. 1870, being the alleged sum due
the same fictitious nr% for urn supplied & to ns
$130,S72 81, and was under the adjustment OF the
Comptroller, and with interests and costs reached the
sum paid. The bill which found specifies furniture
said 10 have been furnished 70 the street Department
in 1857.
The third Indictment found on tho same day charged
the parties with obtaining $ljl,274 &c. The
alleged OF bill Of $144 2s7 so due the fictitious
firm, together with interest and costs on the SUIT
begun. THIS bill was also destroyed, and, therefore,
tbc nature OF the goods alleged TO have been supplied
ist,s known
torney after these indictments were nicd found
them 10 be defective IN some respects and accordingly
7h Of July 1885, three amended ones were found
by the Grand Jury Of the General Sessions charging
the offence, and these are the indictments now
pending They were ordered 10 the Oyer and Termi-
THE ARRANGEMENT.
Tho fourth indctmen,--ior conspracy-was found
June IL, 1875. Az that II thought that
Swecny might be extrsiitfd II an indictment OF such
character could be found against him, and hence It
obtained by the authorities Afterward for some
reason, the idea OF arresling him In Europe was
abandoned Then a correspondence was opened with
return. in December last Mr. Wheeler II. Peckham,
representing the Attorney General, made stip.
wss .a,sea %A that M would
testify IN the civil suit against HIM he should
DO granted immunity from arrest during his passage to
its close This offer accepted by the fugitive, and
hehce hts arriv. which was chroniced exclusively In
the columns Of the HERALD yesterday. The case Is
set down for trial on the Sd OF April.
PETER b.. swBENy's PROPERTY.
The real properly owned & Sy the ,nriiay ngleaqcs
Office in juno 1875, together with tho notice OF Us
pendens is an extensive and desirable estate First
cast Of the northeast corner OF Sevcnty-iourth
street and Fourth avenue. including .
lot I02 feet frontage the street and running back
400 feet Then parcel Of land at the cerner of
Sixth avenue and Thirty fourth street. Next Is tho
property on the nor,hery side Of Eighty seventh street.
the lot forming the whole block lying between sixty
eighth and Sixty streets and extending from Mad.
ison TO Fourth avenue Then follows plot OF ground
the northcry side Of Sixty.hth, 100 cct east from
Fifth There is included in tho schedule be-
sides a lot on Fortysixth street, 100 feet west from
Sixth avenue the block OF land aud premises bounded
by Sixty-ninth street, Seventich street. Madison and
Fourth avenues, and ot on the corner OF Lexington
lot on the opposite corner OF Lexington avenue and
Seventy fourth street, running cast and piece OF land
on the south side OF rhriyfourh street. $50 cet cast
from Seventh avenue A lot on Thrtleth street, a
short distance west from sixth avenue and plot OF
land and premises Ninetysxth street, west OF
Eleventh avenue complete tie total OF Mr.. Swceny's
realty on Manhattan Island.
Property oi Mr. Sweenys appraised a. $50 900, SIT
uated Westchcster county, was also attached by the
Sheriff OF that place the 5th Of June last writ
issued by the Supreme Court In tho SUIT against Mr..
Sweeny and other members Of tho Ring TO recover
ST. 132 sos 20. The property incudcd several lots In
tho town East Chester and plot having 205 feet
front GU Union avenue in the town OF Westchestor