New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-07

found that there was legal right to expend
money in this way. The men who did expend it
were deemed to be guilty of violation of tie law,
and a large number of indictments were handed
up by the Grand Jury in connection with this
scathing presentment Of the facts in the Court
of Sessions yesterday
We the undersigned the Grand Jury OF the county for
the term ending January 1893 respectfully make the
following presentments
corporate capacity OF the Columbian eeebra-
defiance of law
Under color OF pretended right the money for said
celebration was taken from the contingent fund.-
All expenditures for the County Kings OF the Boarc
Of Supervisors IN said Columbian celebration were Illegal
Bills entirely proportion to goods furnished or
rendered been paid prominent among them
bills for reviewing stapds on the Para Tor which
1t appears from the city Of Brooklyn has paid
ell 400 for stands costing about $4,000 Kings County
has paid 81 900 for stands costing about $1,000
We recommend and request the Corporation Counsel to
bring suits against all parties 70 whom money has been
Illegally paid and against the Mayor Of the city, Con-
roer the City Auditor and Board Of Aldermen. for and
In city OF Brooklyn. in order that the funds
Illegally drawn from the City Treasury may be returned
thereto.
We further commend and request that similar legal pro.
ceedngs behalf Of the county may be brought by tho
proper officers against all parties TO whom the county
money has been illegally paid and against the County
Auditor and Board Of Supervisors.
Of indictments. numbering twenty-three. and
some of them containing more than one name,
making thlrty-6ve names in all. The men
directly connected with the payment of the bills
incurred by tho city We're Aldermen j. Heaney,
Daniel McCrath, Edward p Thomas. Richard
Pickering, William Mckee, A. W. Fitzgibbons
and Moses Wafer, who served as the Columbus
Celebration Committee; City Auditor Anton
Weber, Controller Theodore F. Jackson and Mayor
David A. Body, who signed the warrants for
paying the bills passed by this committee. Inc
bills never came before the full Board OF Alder
men, The county officials connected with the
expenditure of money for the celebration were
City Auditor Frederick Keller, and Supervisors
john Y McKane, Martin F. Comfy, John
McKeown, Patrick Barry, Eugene R. Judge,
Francis G. Mcclure, JOHN J.. Donohue, Robert
O'Donne Thomas Cook, Patrick j. kalprr'
William f. jenkins, Charles w JH1engs Af4 GHnen
William P Riggs Oin b. Lockwood, William l..
French, William l.. EXtance, William NJ Lyman,
Richard l. Baisey and Fred Aldn 1SGe voted
to override the veto of Supervis3r-at-l3r1ge
Kinkel Among the contractors for tue stanas,
ascoEstOp music ref SSsfRaf1 fAaridse
George Miller, B. Nagle, Z, w Price, r. D.
Montague, F. H. Weeks and NJ; j. CMnm ;na;c;od
No list of the names OF the men lhulctcu
could DO secured either at the District-Attorney
Office or the Court of Sessions, where the nfanu
Jury appeared with the presentnent ana inuc
ments Judge Moore said that 1T was a3alnstl
public policy to mako known the names u,.eil
Tho Indicted men arrested or MAJ appea nia
10 give bail At the District AitorneS nC OnL'
there was much activity in preparing oall-oo'.ds,
and notice was sent TO the persons nance IN hon o
indictments TO appear with bail Inc a oUhG !,
wero fixed at 50, 900 each Late IN me uaA ~
was announced that the men indicted VII appear n
In lie court to-day 10 be relcasca on paIi. Dali 10
tho bcst information that could De sfcuor' and
conclusion was reached that the Mayor anu m'
tnntroIlor were not included among those III
diced hut that a large number OF SUPP ni,h
and Aldermen and the contractors charse" vim, in.
presenting false are ana said to be- thirty
ments in all The City and County Aq indSe en
snnrsd with Cerfyinf The ,na Ader@ n and super
yiso,s are charged with ordering sacn ni' ,elony
pad The contractors are charged Win ie w"re
IN presenting such Ssl P Hc Served 1f"t today
drawi. up, .ha nnbljc officials interested IN the
acton of the Grand Jury would say amStIhi had
dcinite yesterday Some oil ,I'e the Court House
n od Issvorol did 50 appear. They were ,oit 10
appear in court al 10 a. H. to-day "'''
o0T Foreman Nichols, Of the Grand Jury, was 'Er-
mcrlv an Alderman az Large He nves az in
277 Ad5lphi-st., and is glass manu'a'
Mayor Body said yesterday when as aShe T,rv
reoard to the prcsentment OF 'ne uram99 20 he
,Tat he had ONLY heard rumor IN Tesaiu ~ .binc
sction of the Grand Jury, and wouu Say a@ainsf
nnt;l he knew what charge had heen maze 9ec;5e
him When he knew then ne "Oi, no+
n9ho.bor he would make statement OF I!3'' ,,i,.
William j. GaynOr who IS counS.l III ue 70
. ronoVer the money paid by the SuleTYi or ~
NJ contractors for reviewing stands ana uec ,.
ions said Yesterday 81 assert poHiNe'SS o, Tnn
HTawor Roodv signed the warrants LOT 'iie Nou' nt
7is1 hills in defiance Of law. Ihey ME- W;ns hvt
,,Srelv corrupt fraudulent and padued pl a,,nct
,Lev were bills no one had power 10 o omvoG
THO Common Council never CONTRACTED or app are
- them. Mayor Body knew that 'heS ,,oror
VI rr,,nt and ILLEGAL or he is not mt 70 O iaR "a
Statement that he does not deem /. III, 100
O., srrntinize bills put before him TO sign warrn,o
Tor is the most outrageous stalene.o vr ~ The
,T Mayor of the city. BY the terms OF t nr'
'SSartcr no bill against the city can De pau tbo
cont hy the Mayor signing a warrant III vi hi tr
tressnry for it, vet lie says he does n11 oen no
We 'oai,cJ unon 10 examine the bills. DOCS IA
- Iis nrivatc bucincss IN that way ~ N H;Iis
i ior bscn enough to smell of these r'scaiIy o
NON Of moral force in the Mayors chalr S MIoa,
iore known that they were Illegal ara 1,,r
~ coon ms thcv appeared before nun .i"A e
poodvs statement that he signed warrants ., ao-
co coo Of wine bills, without knowing 80
,,era such. and that he only knew ol NY" tho
S,arrord hv seeing them mentioned III .mc
,.awsnsners Is a false statement nc must Ia :,
N,ypn the character of the bills DO you MN,
r could have signed them without kho" ill., w'" q,
,5ev were9 am not surprised at tne aCoao az, Us
W. Grand Jury. Nothing else could oe uo'Ie
% o condemn the bills as illegal ana Iou"'"eh''
after the law was ascertalneo'