New-York tribune., 1877-10-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE RING THEFTS.

ANOTHER CLASS OF FRACDS-OvER T3,ooo,ooo
STOLEN THROUGH TIE OLD STREET DEPART
MINT
Tweed was present at Saturdays session OF
the Adermens Investigating Committee, Dut d'u no'
testify Henry f. Tamor explained that in hs previous
testimony he had not intended To crltlcse the co"hso
who had charge Of the suits against the ring 1t msht
well be that things known hun, and conclusive PROOF
TO hlm of the participation Of persons III
fraud. could not he established by legal e'iuenco
on a trial He instanced Comans participation
I'm the Court House Commission fraudS' 10 s'''o
all the facts which he had discovered might e"u'ns
the citvs interests in its pending suits H. iound '"'
tbo most aggravated frauds IN connection with the
900O0OOO Of which the city was cheated we're under
special laws and the frauds were III eohhecuoh WI"
poymeut, from funds raised upon the crelt o 'he Guy
rather than upon funds raised by direct appropriations
in the tax levy. Chapter S53 OF the Law OF looo'
gave the Controller supreme authority TO
adjust claims against the city. Under that act
about S8OOOOOO Of claims against the city were
adjusted" and ~ much more o. claims against the
county The idea OF paying them directly from taxation
rsnfs oi Icerspil ( Co for $4,000 IN a They were
hois almost from frat to last and the proceeds were
divided a. systematically he money stolen from the
comfy The vouchers for them MI stolen but one
aud that voucher was irregular and not led up Ihey
were supplies for thc street Department. lie pre-
pared list of what appeared 20 him ON the surface some
Of tne most aggravated OF fraud under that act
aud submitted To she Department of Public works.
that reference be- made 10 the Old records ~ the
street Department was reported to hIm That S5ooo
600 or ftJOoOJO ot these alleged claims hdd no eAiS
eIce az an far that department was concerned.
q am informed there were probably some frauds
under chapter 2l3 laws OF Is an act 70 extend me
Cfoton mains in the city and 10 Blackwes Island %
cost not 10 exceed Tl.jOO,0OO A-Ihere was little
pfci 9ioOpCyO paid frol1 that iuhd curing ihe year
1871 ind that SjGS.OeD is entirely fraudulent, or en-
braces large clement of fraud; these made
the subject Of action or used az an oset a@iSi claims
against t,e city The names Of mo iuI'ilnal7 are al
A Hali, ir, Morgan JONES, Daniel Beriien
Q.-W5re those claims fraudulent, both as to amount
aud a. 10 the material umshcdi AAs 10 the amount ~
the material furnished and some o them as To The prces
charged which sometimes 200 or 300 per cent IN
liberal e mate the amount that should properly have
been paid Under chapter 23o OF The laws OF 1870 the
aGnaduct was DE moved from Nnetythirdst. TO one
on 200 the xnrnse ~ il IN
1870 ani up 20 the middle 0f 1871, was 100000, or
little over; the list Of names. think, occr In con
ZION h the frauds in that j0D which appear in the
CYuton wa.eruain and the evidence IN regard 90 some
TGru absolutely conclusive rs O. fraud both IN the
,,iit, oi material ALLEGED 10 be furnished ana in the
against tnat work, amounting to 100000, which would
leave Ga, expense OF removing the agueduct twonty
re ,sen,ed IT, genuine Vaiuc.
alf Iamtor testbci also about the Court House
frauds rep ating pa me nam ms previous evidence ie
presented list of claims against be city adjusted by
the Controller, amounting u oyer T33VoOuO and after
striking out those WhlCn Dc mad no evidence 70 SNOW
were fraudulent LETT lhe following;
ls7o-w. Rogers Co, stationery 1903 s5
o1O-Ilnscript Association advertising 4sgo3 20
Is6t-B-ruar Kelly rebuilding pier-...--..-.. 21,5+5 -
leG3A. Brandcn. repairs sasalps- 22stS gl
1906. schuyler. timber etc------..-... l62o55 10
MIR Tautpr-i desire 20 10 The committee that
there &, evidence duplicating Mr. Schuyler personally
rbuuccti0n with that transaction But the claim is
fraudllcut entirely as believe; Mr. Schuylers sig
nature does appear upon the warrant a al the sig
nature, believe Is OF my cal person named Robert
Winthrop; only know bUt of that name, and
lc lad nothing 10 do with this claim.
lsG9-E Mariner labor and teals $2327S %
CO.. labor and uatcais......... JH,S~b 90
iS7Gi[eysor CO.. labor and materials G,-i3 J..
I.l-iugaTsO Co mat Tis- lGullO "a
lo.O-ht} srr Co. labor ec-......---.... 5l,lJi %
I6sUb'ysc CO., laDCl, lJ2.&i3 %
MIR THntOr-I can simplify the matter, Mr. Cole, by
that these -N claims " kCy5cr & Co.. which
oi The same character, amounted TO S93j,UOo.l
l97H-5Ohr OD1unc lamp posts Ctc......... 67O3 3
iS6sE. Jones & CO. staoutTT l3,eff -
l-.-l Jones - CO.. statOIe lJu,fUO %
e. iogeTs co, stationery 66,2is fl
l5G-E. Jones CO., printing 34fi 20
l~6SIri. A.o iaun, rriliug, etc.---..- lruJfD %
lcjJ y. J. trtluR Co., pI1Hulg rtr-....... 5000 :
1903 IS 4. lVsrls Co., plhne ctc--.--... ~. 90 Il
iS1OIr Assei1fln livei sng 4.1s2 -
ls1O-II.lscri Association judgment q. ilT O3
IN1O-Wu. g. tuscr Co., dtCTcy 60. IUJ s9
-I.ra!G Mariner llbo discs -
ISsO-kcysnr Coz Labor, etc ytfG2 fi
I-1O-Eddri Marriurr lab" tJZb 20
John Oijouur, rTauitf.
iS1O-Uahir ierr,. supplies G.ij ~
l@tlAtc bad al, Ir, ahor, j2J.1 -
$500. A.. Jayplt-, appF 9-lj -
l-lukctstr & to-ltDO cic Gs,ful 80
IclO-N. /. Printing Coz gilhng t32il 10
Alr CJ said that he Xprcted that John rlssiord OF
Albany, would bc present to-day TO tehufy Inc CUnLIL
e. viii meet - n.