Year: 1875

In the six million suit brought against William NJ
Tweed the latter yesterday, sent in answer also
an amended answer to the complaint Copies of both
documents duly served Attorney GeneralPratt
We give below abstracts Of both answers


In the answer three deences specifically set forth
The first is general denial OF all the allegations con-
tanned in the complaint together with averment
that he entered into any combination
spracy with James Watson deceased alleged in the
complaint The second defence. which is based
ON information and belief is that after the
times OF the pretended transactions mentioned
in the complaint the plaintiffs entered into
agreement with representatives of the estate Of Mr.
Watson that the estate should be relieved from


great part of the claim made against growing out Of
the suit brought against Mrs Watson Administrative
in the Supreme Court for substantially the claim
that made against him in the present action the re-
suit Of which has boon, alleged by fr Tweed, ajudg
ment through couson has been rendered for the sum
of $64s 932 80 in favor of the plaintiffs that the judg
ment has lccn paid and that the remainder of the
tate worth over 81, ,0oo, 900, has been relieved
from all claims against il He insists that not only the
money recovered but the value of all the rest of
Watsons estate should pe deducted from any amount
recoverable against him. His last defence is
that the value OF all the property be-
longing to Andrew J. Garvey and James H. Ingersoll,


witnesses for the people the suit against Mrs Wat
son. the understanding being that for their testimony
they should be released from all claims against them
arising out Of the pretended transactions mentioned in
the complaint should also be deducted from any amount
recoverable against him.


The amended answer is scarcely less than
elaboration of the points of defence set forth in the
answer. He says that he has no knowledge infor-
nation sufficient to form belief to the correctness
of the statements made in the complaint to whether
the liabilities against the county accruing between the
26th of April, 1870 and the 22d of September
1870, were certified or audited, as stated, or
amounted to the sum mentioned, whether
the schedule attached contains true specification of
the persons in whose favor such liabilities
titled or audited whether warrants for the payment
thereof issued He says, further, that he does
not know whether the bonds stated in the complaint
issued by the Comptroller, for the purpose
stated, or whether the amounts stated in the COM
plant alleged to have been received from tho bonds
alleged TO have been issued deposited in tho
bank to the credit Of the account stated in the
complaint, or whether the amounts drawn out of
the bank in the manner stated by the complaint He
denies that he was President of the Board of
Supervisors, but says he was simply Chairman OF that
Board for limited period Another point of defence
is that there other suits pending against him for
substantially the same alleged cause of faction Hensists
that there is defect of parties through failure to
make the county party defendant He next but more
in detail than in the answer refers to alleged agree
Inents with Andrew J. Garvcy John H. Keyser and j.
Mcbride Davidson relieving them of claims arising
out Of the pretended transactions mentioned in the
complaint He refers particularly to alleged assign
ment by Keyser to Jackson Shultz OF large amount
of property be converted into money for payment to
the county, inserting, in the previous paper that all
such moneys should be deducted from the amount
coverable against him.


In response the service upon him of the above pa
pers Attorney General Pratt sent notice yesterday to
Mr. Tweed's counsel notifying them that he should
press the for trial at the Supreme Court Circuit
the first Monday of next month"; in accordance with
notices heretofore served upon them