New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-24
CONAN AND CONNOLLY.

RING SUITS WHICH GAIN NOTHING.
THE CASE AGAINST CONAN DIscoNIiSuEi-GENERh
BARLOw's ATTEMPT TO sECURt TwEFD's TEsr-
MONY-A STRUCK JURY WANTED IN ThE CON-
MOLLY SUIT.
The announcement that the suit OF Inc
People Thomas Conan first on the calendar
Of Circuit Part III Of the Supreme CORTLAND the impress
sion that Tweed would be witness, filed the court room
with people yesterday, but all were disappointed Inc
only thing done was the handing up of order and
consent, by which the case discontinued, without
either party The attachment against the prop
erty of Conan vacated and the lis peudensIeoVeu
General Francis c. Barlow, counsel for the people,
stated a TRIBUNE reporter that the chief reason or
disseminating the that on examination OF CONAN
it was learned that he had signed the fraudulent bis
some time after they had been paid by the Controller
He thought thereto e. that they could not win the SUIT
At the Office of Messrs Lockwood Post, counsel for
| Conan, 1t was stated that the SUIT had been
| pending since 1875, and after much delay Gen
cral Barlow revived it last Fan. On August 2S'
General Barlow asked Coman's attorneys if they were
willing that the suit should be discontinued. THIS the
attorneys would not without guarantee at
no further suit would be brought against Conan Gen
era Barlow would agree TO this. and so the case was
continued In the meantime Tweed was mentioned
| as a witness. and the defendants secured William
A. Beach as counsel. on october 10. General Barlow
wrote again to Messrs Lockwood Post and retracted
the offer TO settle the suit On MONDAY Barlow wrote
another letter, asking consent that the suit be dscoh
tuucd, and arranging conference OF Mrssrs. loS''
Beach, Barlow. The result Of this conference was
that General Barlow concluded TO discontinue the SUIT
resrrving tie right OF the AttorncyGcn to sue
Conan again.
John D. Townsend made the following statement 10
TRIBUNE reporter last night:
Two weeks or more ago net Mr.. Olnry, or the hrin
Of Barlow O9ey al La oT StFe9a 1i %mer nc c Tr
Oluey took notes of what Mr.. Tweed could ies-
uiv to- few days aftcrwMd General Bar
low examined Tweed aud wrote MN iettcr
qucstiouips MIN regard to certain points.
ABOUT October - or 20, Mr.. Olney told me that lac
Auone General ,eem'd to ieci ma II YOU'D DE- i'-
prrCr 'or hug 10 make use 81 NI; lTetd a5 Wits
Gn1i &c, am cN t NJ we Il Iii Uof rScct ANYTHING
from te Attorney General, hut that re would be perfect
IN willing 10 testify III tails case. On the same dy,
- Mr. oi cy called upon Inc with a paper
wien he lad air...uy prepared, aud which was IN the
nature % % petition from Mr. Tweed That ue MIMI De
c%aininei Mr.. Tweed cucd 10 IN on tne ground
that subFWIued he would give al thc mon nation nc
lie paper referred by Nj Townsend. Is follows:
NEw-IOaK, Oct 90 1s77.
Ai D si. andtrtand tlat on behalf Of the Attor
n,y-cn,rl, you hal charge OF ne civil suit Of the 20
MD. against lIomas Com0n and the Mayor. etc, winch
salt is Drought mold CumOu sIOn>lue for Inc alleged
I participation by him Ia ccr.an frauds AGAINST tAc
county Icy which large sums OF money were 0b'ancd
fnr materials etc., falsely pretended TO nave been
! furnished in the cyEuucuon OF tue new couit
/ house. As have heretofore stated to you, !
! tDnk can give testimony ma orml 10 the
plaintiffs case, TO Wit: testimony that on several occa-
/ -iOus A1d CONVERSATIONS WIN C"n"t Hs"lu 10 t,o
receipt Os En oi Percentages upon he fi- ~ question
hear furthcr that u has been suggest 10 Tie AtOfet-
General nat 81 ma! he claimed tat caring me a. VIZ
uc,s and using evidence is usng 81 me sta ehent
winch uaye here, ooIe made TO Mr. FrcDd. and Tat
ID gives 10 some right OF JUS clam 10 immunity or III
snjtatlon with NY counsel Mr. Townsend
! desire 10 say that the statement IN question con
tanned no mention of the Conan cc and no mention OF
iy. and no ausun Whatever to said Conan, except to
tho fat That fifteen per cent OF Tue appropriation made
] M a
| members % toe l. gishture to induce Us passage,
ana tie amount OF said 10 per cen' was borrowed
hy Conan and the DINER commissioners from tie Tenth
National Bans. and the further act That few checks OF
/ i,..,IiG,,It omouuC were gwen by me- TO sand
/ Conan prior to tEc transactions involved M
/ said suit That, Wheth IL dld or nor, after
! yya't in tne proceeding before a committee Of TIE
Trj Of Aidericn Ill (cisesi tie fact :uat could give
important evidence IN tue matter in question, and freely
oiced so That not only for these reasons, bar
on ner grounds and for other reasons, hereby d. 81 re
tnat an called witness, and used in the Conan
| said statement made to tie Attomey-Gener'd, or
/ because OF any dealings or eoinmunicduons winch
any one GA my behalf nave ad OF huc WIN or 10
The Attorney General and, furihermore That desire to
attend and tcsy for the purpose OF aids the cause
Of justice ana htt because "a my 50 "Ip"luE anu Ua
tilyng do not claim any advantage, or immunity, or
@ m @ny manner or form whatsoever; but ON the
! contrary tx rrcssly waive any such claim
! Mr. Townsend added that it impossible for him
! to say to what extent Mr.. Tweed's testimony would
! have been important, because Lie did not know now
| much other testimony General Barlow had.
The above document handed to Mr.. Townsend for
Twecds signature about October 1907 20, according to
Mr. Townsend's statement. Pior 10 that date General
Barlow had asked MessTs lockwood Post 10 to
nave the sult discontinued. ON OCTOBER - hc sent
tLem another letter in which the Offer cancelled
Aterau answer received from Tweed another letter
datcd October - sent to lockwood d Post asking
Tor the dIscontinuance OF the suit.
A STRUCK JURY IN THE CONNOLLY SUIT.
An order show cause why struck jury should not
be drawn TO try the SUIT Of the People against Richard r.
| Connolly was granted by Judge Donohue in Supreme
Court Chambers yesterday. This SUIT the cOunc part
of the Sweeny suit, aud ike IL, includes both
for the false audO the nall Connolly aud Tweed Board
1 Of Audit, which Tweed sued in what is
/ known "a the six million suit, and the suit six
rants AGAINST Tweed, known tue million. sX-war
rant suit The total amount claimed Is S1l32,J9S 30
| with interest from September |, 1870.
| The order was issued affidavit Of Mr.. Pecknam
which SETS forth tn IL the causes of action tue ZANE
in This case as i'm Tweed aud SWeenY ana that
he same considerations which made struck jury
t,l apply to TINS He that the Attorney Gene al
has gV en- notice of trial for the November Circuit and
tne trial will he moved for the third Monday of NOvem-
Der.
THE ALDERMEN's INVESTIGATION.
The most important witnesses who VIII be called
before the Adormens Committee to-day, in the inves
CATION Of the ring frauds, will be Senator Hamilton
Harris Of Albany, who "a supposed to be a
volunteer witness his defence, and
John BrJgcf0rd, formerly superintendent OF the
Capifol building. who mas been regularly sub
pmnaed and VINO, Il s understood, will zorro orate
the catlto building say that Bndgcford was discharged
senator Harris was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel ycsicr
day A reporter OF TIE TRIBUNE called on HIM, but he