Year: 1875




In the suit OF the people against Peter B. sweeny
90 So 19s 957 S. alleged to have been plum
dered from the county treasury Mr. Sweeny yesterday
put IN his As will DO seen he denies any par
ticipaton IN the frauds Of tho Rng the proceeds
OF those lrauds The following Is


THE ANSWER IN YULI.


The answer OF tho defendant, Peter B. sweeny.
shows-The defendant for TO the first OF
action alleged in said complaint admits the alteration
IN the complaint to the act Of the Legislature
titled San act 10 make further provision for the gov
eminent Of the county Of New York passed
April 20 1870 He also admits that al the
time of the passage of said act A. Oakley Hall
Mayor Of the city Of New York Richard
b Connolly was Comptroller and William N. Tweed
was President OF the Board OF Supervisors OF said
county ofNew York. He also admits that said William
NJ Tweed continued 10 be such President until the 4th
day Of July thereafter and that said Hall and Con-
molly respectively continued TO hold said respective
oices during the time Of all the supposed acts and
transactions alleged inssaid complaint He also admits
that he tthe deendantl the head President OF
the Department of Public Works In sad city The
dan further answering says that he denies that
after the passage OF said act or on or about the h day
of May 1870 at any other time times with intent
TO cheat or dsraud the county OF New York or the tax
payers thereof or the people OF the state OF New YORK
or with any other intent or otherwise, he the SAID
Peter b Sweeny, did unlawfully or frauduienty or
otherwise combine or conspire agree with James
Watson since deceased, with any other person or
persons whatever to alse or fraudulent CLAIMS
70 be set up or to be allowed or paid formal comp
with said act and In the manner stated 10 SAID com
plaint in any other manner whatever Ana TINS DC
ponent further answering AYERS and states that he las


NO KNOWLEDGE OR INFORMATION .
sufficient 10 form belief whether not alter the
passage Of the mentioned said complaint or after
The Board Of Auditors therein mentioned had held tho
meeting in said complaint stated and before Ansust 10
1870 any other time several pretended claims alse
~ alleged and purportng to be such liabilities Of sald
county within the intent and meaning Of said act
amounting in the aggregate 10 S6lSS S5T 50, or any
other specified in the schedule thereto annexed
TO said complaint marked A wero falsely presented
50 and allowed by said auditors as stated
in said complaint But this defendant admits
and states upon information and belief that
said complaint under the first OF action therein
were by the said three auditors in apparent and formal
compliance with the Of said act respectively GER
titled 70 have been audited and allowed by them But
shts deponent has no knowledge or information sui
cient to form belief whether or not schedule "A,
annexed TO said complaint correctly specifies such
caims This defendant denies that he bad az the times
mentioned in sand complaint or either OF them, or at
any other time, any knowledge or information that
such chains pretended fraudulent or fictitious,
that they falsely alleged 10 be liabilities such as
mentioned in said act Of the county Of New York
And this defendant admits, ON information and belief
that from time TO time, as said certificates were
made known to the Comptroller or his subordinates
ehe Comptroller Issued bonds and obtained sums of
money q considerable amount, but whether they
were Of the amount stated In the complaint this de-
fendant has no knowledge or information sufficient TO
form belief which were in the usual manner OF keep
ing moneys officially received on account OF SAID
county deposited IL the National Broadway Bank TO
the credit Of account kept therein by the Chamber
lain OF the city Of New York county treasurer Of





Chamberlain And this defendant further answering,
says that he has knowledge Information sufficient
from time TO drawn ont OF said bank in the
stated in said complaint And this deponent
further answering that he has no knowledge or in
formation sufficient 10 form belief whether the aleGa-
Nons Of said complaint any either of them stated
In said complaint from folio Q, and including
the words aust and lawful demand whatever in folio
10 thereof true with the exception OF the aver
ments that schedule D. annexed 70 said complaint con-
tains the blank form OF a warrant for drawing money
frar tha han of glch lrpr
that every warrant issued for the payment of claim
mentioned in said complaint was in the form usually
plant which allegations hereby admitted, and with
the further exception that this defendant


ADMITS, INFORMATION


and belief that the said Board OF Auditors had the
meeting at the time mentioned in said complaint and
thereat adopted the resolution therein set forth as OF
the date OF May 5, 1870, and that James Watson
called County Auditor and the person therein
toned by that style office and that the claims audited
and allowed by said Board OF Auditors we're as averred
In said complaint authenticated conformaby to the
requisites Of such last mentioned paper or rcsolu-
ton and that 70 each of them he the said James
Watson attached o certificate Of allowance audit as
stated IN said complaint and this defendant further
answering, says that no has no knowledge or informa
ton sufficient 70 form belief whether not the alega-
tons In said complaint the contents Of schedule
A. averred folio is thereof true; and this de-
fendan further ANSWERING says that he denies that in
pursuance Of any unlawful OF fraudulent combination
conspiracy agreement between this defendant and
James Watson as set forth IN said complaint or IN any
other manner, with any other person persons
with intent to cheat or defraud az set forth In said
complaint with any other INTENT TO procure the said
false fictitious fraudulent claim account Of any
nature kind whatever 10 be prepared and made up
audited or certified, In the form required
by the said act Of the legislature; and this
defendant denies that he knew that any OF tho
claims respectively certified by said auditors
false, fictitious or fraudulent as set forth IN said
complaint, that he had any knowledge OF the said
claims being prepared or presented or pad alleged
said compliant And this dcponent further answering
denies that he il the fraudulent manner set forth in
said complaint or in any other manner, obtained the
warrants any Of them mentioned in the schedule )
annexed TO said complaint or procured payment thereof
or any part thereof nom the said National Broadway
Bank, or any Of the moneys arising therefrom from
the sad bank, Or any other person Or persons
poration, and he denies that he obtained


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10 the use Of himself Of himself and said Watson
or any other person Or persons, the sad sum Of
complaint And this deponent admits that the moneys
mentioned in the complaint have not Dor have any Of
them recovered back from the deponent or re-
stored by him 10 any person or persons officers
corporation. And this defendant further answering
says denies each and every other allegation averred
IN the frst cause OF action IN said plant and not
herein expressly admitted or denied


And as 10 the said second OF action In said com
plant mentioned, the said defendant answering says
This defendant admits the allegation IN said complaint
the provisions In the seventh section Of chapter
k53 Of the Laws Of 1868 Of the State Of New York This
defendant admits that Richard B. Connolly Comp
troer Of the city Of New York at the time Of the pas
sage OF said act and at the times mentioned ia tho
second cause or action OF said plant And the de-
fendant further answering denies that after
the passage Of said act or ON or about tho 18th day Or
July 1870 any other time, with intent 10 cheat
and defraud the city Of New York or the taxpayers
thereof or tho Mayor, Aldermen and Conmonalty Of
the city of New York, the people Of the State Of
New York or either Of them or any other person or
corporation or with any other intent whatever ths
defendant, Peter b. Sweeny unlawiully or rauduenty
or otherwise combined, conspired or agreed with
James Watson tstnce deceasedL or any other person
persons, 70 procure


PALss on FRAUDULENT CLAIMS


70 be set UP 70 be adjusted paid in formal com
plIance otherwise with said last mentioned net OF
The Legislature or IN the manner stated n said CON-
plant or N any manner form whatever And this
defendant admits that the moneys mentioned IN said
second cause of action have not nor has any part
thereof been recovered back this defendant
stored by him 70 any person persons or Official
corporation And this defendant urther answer
Ing says, That no las knowledge suf-
hcient 70 form belief wheIher or not
after the passage or the a mentioned act or the Legs
1ature six any pretended claims falsely alleged and
purporting 20 be claims which had been put a suit
against the said the Mayor Aldermen and Couonatv or