Year: 1873




Joseph B. Young, the present Clerk of the
Board Of Supervisors prOtege Of the Ring, acted
in the same capacity in the old Board in the days Of
Tweed and the colossal Ring frauds Strange TO say
rather IN keen foresight Of the coming deuge provso
was inserted in the Ring Charter Of 1870 declaring that
the Clerk Of the Board at the time should be dismissed
only on account Of criminal acts. While keeping in this
manner the Ring member Young his position. 1t
desired by his aid to cover the path upon which the
thieves Travelled and bore away their plunder. when
the old Ring was broken up and the year 1872 saw new
sO-caed Reform Board OF Supervisors domiced In the
City Hail. Young, IN accordance with the provisions OF
the Charter continued as Clerk Investigations
which had been continued toward the end OF the past
year showed IN evidence that Young not only knew OF
Tweeds swindng. but probably also took direct share
IN IT, When the new Board OF Aldermen. which also acts
Board OF Supervisors assumed office on the first OF
January Of this year. the connection Of Young with
Tweed. Woodward; and Connolly was known TO several
OF the new members who endeavored in the public n-
teres to procure the removal Of the accused account
of abuse OF office For this purpose Mr. ottendorieT at
uary, introduced the following resolution:


,olped That Joseph Young be herewith removed from bis posi-
mem st iDsiructed fci as CLERK SupeTse without
however further Remuneration than hs legal salary Cefk oi The


The new Ring in the Board Of Aldermen had at that
time already been formed and Of course, the resolution
voted down, and Mr. Young remained In the enjoy
ment OF his office, ia the time OF his patron Tweed
The danger which coDiured up by the formation Of
the Ring and the union every day becoming more
eyidenO with the members and matadores of the old
Ring which was by means dead YET and the antici-
pated adoption OF the Custom house Charter led the OPP
proper proofs in order by the unmaskng of the de-
pendents OF certain parties and persons to break the
combination which lin the Custom-hOuse Charter
should pass) had been formed against the cItys
Yesterday the bomb thrown into the camp in
which the Custom house men, James O'Brieus follow
and the broken masses OF the Tweed band OF rob
bers under the 8gs OF certain city fathers in order
10 break loose at proper moment and attack the city
treasury by storm. The bomb exploded, and waing
and gnashng Of teeth reign among the members OF
the Ring 1t will be remembered from the proceedings
of the Tweed trial, that Ebert A. Wood
ward acted agent OF the Ring, and had
70 attend principally 10 the pro rata dis
tribuiOn OF the spoils All the claims presented,
some fraudulent without any foundation, by In
geTsOll, Garvey Keyser, Davidson, Smith, Miller, &c,
must pass the scrutiny OF the Clerk OF the Board OF
Supervisors, Young, and be cOuntersigned by him.
Woodward assistant clerk in YOungs Office, and,
az was found time ago, a brOtbeTn-law OF bs
peDniless superior Woodward made use OF bis official
power and relationship with Young, and became an
agent between Young, whOhad TO certify as being cor
rect the orders pay. and the County Auditor, who
paid them. Watson and Woodward eashed the fraudu
lent orders which Young had certified as correct
His ce6eatOn was found on all pay-orders which, 10
the amount OF t6,3l2.5u 81, were passed by Tweeds
Board OF Audit, and which stolen by the Ring, IN
toto. Consequently Young was either guilty OF grave
NEGLECT or rand that bc kDew OF the fraudulent
character OF the eias The latter hypothesis must lie
accepted the true one, nasinucbt ns VIII hereafter
be indnbtably shown, Young regularly received his
rhare Ot the spOs.