The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-05
MORE RING PROSECUTIONS.
THE ARREST or MEN VINO FURNISHED
STATIONERY TO TWEED & co.
Everything Supplied from "Many.ninded
Knives to sicighs md Hnrness"- Ovid
ing the spells with Swceny aud the Others.


Among the tradcsmcn who furnished sup
plies TO the Tweed and Swccny Ring were
Mcssrs. William c. Rogers 4 Co. and T.. Jones
& Go. They were stationers and supplied tho
city departments. ofiiccholders. and politicians
with their goods during the Rings rule. In his
testimony before the Aldermen's Committee
last year William NJ. Tweed said that those
firms used TO supply tho politicians with al
most everything. from mnny-bladed knives to
slcighs and harnesses All the goods were
entered on their bills as stationery furnished"
or printing done" After tho overthrow OF
the Ring Theses stationers instituted suits
against tho city to recover nearly s2,0O0.000
for goods furnished and work done The
bills on which the claims were based having
been formally audited by the proper officers
made the city defence difficult. An eyamina-
ton of Mr.. Tweed while the negotinti ons for
his release from Jail were pending satisfied the
Corporation Counsel that thc probabilities Of
defeating the claims would be greatly enhanced
II the exl3oss's testimony could be taken in
court The refuspl Of Attorney General Fair
child 10 relrase Mr. Tweed deprived the city
of this evidence.
Early last summer the Corporation Counsel
determined to sue William G. Rogers and j.
jarvis Jones, tho surviving members, OF the
firms Of statiQncrs for money Illegally and
frauduently obtained from the city believing
that this course might improve the chances OF
successfully disposing OF their suits against the
s9i2. 9s97O. that being the sum paid To
those firms on twelve warrants in 1sGS. 1869.
wore prepared upon which 10 ask
lLor the. arrest OF Mcssrs. Rogers and Jones.
The niidaVis show corrupt division OF the
proceeds II the bills between the stntioners and
the oflceholders in the Ring. and gross over
charges IN the bills themselves. In one Of the
june ~, $50, T. Jones & Co. were paid sii2',
2749j. aud that G736i.07, sixty ner cent of tho
bill was paid by the firm. TO ". c. Rogers.
uplnSitp1
against it u cheek for, s2s'oGs.s2 twenty.
for t3Q296 uhirty-nye per cent?. payable to
James Watson, then County Auditor and Peter
Iwecds middlennn. says IN his affidavit that
he deposited IN hnnk TO his private account Il
warrant for 1872 sos SO. paid 20 end endorsed by
| W. L. Rogers * Co.. and subsequently drew
his check against 1t. payable to Rogers n Co. for
thirty-ilve per cent: " TINT sum. and divided
The t4mainder. S35 9l5,s2. among Tweed.
| Connolly, Watson. and other members Of the
| Ring. The anldavits concerning. eXorhitnnt
bills relate chiefly TO the charge Of $l25, 229 IS
| for work on the Corporation Manual Of 1863.
The allldavits aver that 5000 copies OF tho
Nanual, we're PREPARED, although 15,om werc
crossing and printing tho heads Of the presto
| INK officers of the two branches Of tho
$500. Thcy also received s2l 267 Tor press.
! work worth $1,000. and s4926 for binding
Valued ,l,r II se3s fCr engraving sir7as-Gye
| though 5000 would have been fail. price: and
fr q Autograph Of Tummany Hall. worth
| 81 GOO. they received 81 400
| The papers having been prepared. MAJOR
| William ii. Quincy. Chief OF the Sherir-
Order of Arrest j 'partmcnt. was requested to
! ascertain Tho Whereabouts Of the defendants.
| Major Quincy at once went 20 work.
| and. aided hy pinkcrton's detectives. dis
| covered tina; Mr.. Jones lived in FarfieId.
| Conn, and seldom visited this CITY. Thc
| CORPORATION Couns. was informed yesterday
| hy telegram that Mr.. Jones would arrive in
| New York by the II o'clock train from NV
| Haven. An order for his arrest was procured
from Justice Potter OF the supreme
| Court and given 70 Deputy Sheriff
| McGonigal. A. Mr.. Jones stepped from
thr cars. be was arrested and taken 10 tho
Shrrirs office. Upon learning that he must
ean, nm 0r 70 ~ ifl, nr 'In's T
| against the city for 81 100000. Taking in his
| hund thet aililaslts and order .. arrest. ho
| said. with a show of perfect s"li-possesSion
| Why. the CITY owes M for the paper On which
| these nnidnvits was written"
At > O'Clock Mr., jones was taken 10 Ludlow
street Jail Mr.. Rogers WIS arrested late las
night by Deputy Sherins Higgins and Nc
| lllurgy