The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-20
INTERVIEW WITH MR. JOHN FOLEY.

Important Determination Of the Council of
Sovcnty-Connolly's Confession and Vow of
Revcnge-IIis Offences VIII Not he Con-
doned.
SO many conflicting stories Of the action OF the
citizens committees we're anoat last evening, that
to set matters right HERALD reporter out on the
scout for latest news resolved to cali on the gen.
tlemen whose untring energy in behalf Of reform
mainly caused the present middle in our local
political afrars. Mr.. John Foley was found busily
engaged In the ONCE OF his store on Broadway, but
nevertheless he received the representative OF the
HERALD with his usual courtesy, and asked him to
be seated.
Mr.. Foley besides being man or action, pos
sesses extraordinary conversational powers, and he
was not slow In displaying them to the reporter
II is needless to say that tho
CONVERSATION wAs MUTUALLY AGREEABLE.
"Glad to see your said Mr.. Foley. 'Sit down and
be comfortable.n
'Thank you. How does the political situation
stand now9 There are all sorts of rumors boating
about, but 1t is hard to get at the truth.~
"Wcl, Of course there is good deal OF mystery;
but can tell you, without violating any pledge,
some news that viii crafty the public"
"What More about the Tammany row than
know alreaiy9 Now, now. Mr.. Foleyp
eyes, can Just listen moment and I'll show
you. The Committee OF Seventy met to-day and
held highly important meeting Speeches were
made endorsing Mr.. Green. aud Offering the support
of the committee in whatever action he might take
guilty parties to justice. 1t was resolved, In the
words of Judge Pierrepont to meet law with law
and force with force"
I'm DEFIANCE OF MAYOR tALLw
''In defiance Of anybody and everybody, acting
outside the law. Hall Is outside the law and has not
leg to stand on. He dare not impeach his con.
federate Connolly, for the reason that IL he did he
would expose himself, and not himself only but
Tweed and Sweeny the other members or the Ring
believe, as Horace Greeley believes, that Hall Is
mad. Ifhe were not mad he would scarcely declare
one day that he had NO power to remove the Comp
troler ana the next affirm that he had. But it is
characteristic OF madinen to imagine other people
insane. We fully expect to see him in the State
Prison, with his confederates, soon.n
"But, Mr.. Foley" mildly suggested the reporter,
Ills not Richard d. Connolly now your confederate 20
mot at all We have
NO APPLICATION WITH CONNOLLY WHATEVER.
He is equally to blame, but not more than the
Others, except perhaps, Tweed Connolly has offered
the Committee OF Seventy pay back 10 the city, to
the last cent, all the money he owes
"he win make restitutionm
"Yes; he will pay every cent Oh, he Will make
full restitution. But no will do more. He has
offered to submit statements which viii criminate
and send to prison sweeny, Tweed and Hall.n
'IIas he done it or merely promised to do itw
Iguess ne has done 1t. The committee have the
whole evidence in their nauds.n
"Then 1t is intended to save Connolly from the
OF his crimes so that his rivals In the
Ring may be punished as they deserve. Is that n.
Mr.. Foleyf"
mot by any means There will be
NO COMPROMISE WITH CONNOLLY
whatever, or with any Of the infamous Ring NV
impression is that the whole four will have to 90 to
State Prison."
Then Connolly has not turned states evidence
'vaetly but is 90 overwhelmed with shame that ho