Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-09

gers in these respects we're Peter b.
Swecny, Tweed, and Connolly. All
Hy operations herein alluded to we're
On this understanding.
When the operation Of obtaining
variants had been some time in pro-
press, Watson rsnsrked to me that i,
did not answer to have my name appear
as the psyee Of so many wirrauts. We
talked i. over, and he and | agreed that
| should use fictitious names 10 some
Of ms bills. After | had for some
time, Will Nopdsard's and Tweed's
knowledge, used two Of these fictitious
names in this way, added third fe-
titious name at v oodward's suggestion.
We sgreed that ] should thus use the
names Ct known persons slightly alter
ed, SO that to common observers the
the names would seem to be those of
such real persons and yet the men
themselves would readily discern the
difference. | thus used the fictitious
names }. A. Smith, c. D. 3ollsr s. Co.,
and A. q. Miller.
y ben first began to receive war
rants as aforesaid the facts which traus-
pired between said " Woodward and N.Y.
self in reference to the aforementioned
divisions of proceeds were very simple.
| merely gave him 10 per cent. Of the
amount named in each warrant. But,
after that time, many Of my transac-
tions With him herein stated became
somewhat complicated as will be seen
hereinafter. 1t was on sept. is, 1868,
that the issue Of such warrants on sad
justed claims" was begun. Shortly
prior to that dato Watson aud Wood
ward both explained to me that obtain
ing these laws had cost great deal of
money, aud that l must make up bills
under this head of ''adjusted claims" as
of dates anterior to that time, reserving
for myself Is per cent. and must pu,
up 55 per cent. for the officers. Wat
son said that of this % per cent. was
for Tweed, 20 per cent. was for Con-
molly, and 10 per cent was for Peter
b. Sweeny. / acquiesced, aud made
up the bills accordingly. When | re-
ceivcd the aforesaid directions about
nv bills for allowance as adjusted
claims" nothing was said about inter
est; but when the warrants were made
out thereon and delivered, each covered
the amount of bill rendered with in-
.erest from the date Of such bill
Woodward thee stated that the makers
Of the tills we're only to receive their
specified percentage of the principal.
! was told that ! must arrange and
present bills SO that 50 per cent of the
amount charged would suffice for my
self that the rest was to 60 to the
public officers, Tweed as usual to re-
ceive 25 per cent. of 1t, Connolly to
receive 20 per cent. Of it, Peter b.
Sweeuy to receive 10 per cent. Of 1t,
Watson to receive per cent. of it, and
Woodward to receive 5 per cent. Of it.
| arranged accordingly all the bills on
which the warrants appear. romstk-
ed to Watson that 65 per cent. was a
pretty large sum to pay he replied
that if | got nv full sum that ought to
satisfy me-
As l was a very constant witness of
the divisions of such percentages as
aforesaid among said officers, aud fire.
quently took part in making them, l
will explain how they we're made
Taking, for an instance, BY way Of IL
lusiration, a division under the said
fourth section of 1870, which has been
commonly called the " Special Audit +"
act; let it be supposed that q bill of
mine was for 500, and that tie inter
est on it amounted to $40. This would
give Sll0 to be divided. In such q
case the rule so agreed on would re-
quire division of this Sll0 as follows
would retain ....................s 90
There would be allowed to Tweed,
being his % per cent. on the prin-
cipal only .................... 20 90 |
There would be allowed to fetcr B.
Sweeny lO per cent. ON principal
and intcrest..... ............... IL 90 !
There would be allowed to Connolly
20 per cent. on principal and inter-
est t............ ............ % 90
There would be allowed to Watson )
per cent. on principal and interest 5 so |
There would be allowed to Woodward
5Ptr cent. on principal and interest 5 80 !
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This would still leave fragment Of the |
interest which. as suppose, Watson and /
Woodward diyided between themselves |
This was in each instance Just 81 per cent.
of the. euiirc sum allowed for inf,rpxt hein,y
the interest on Twecd's % per cent. and on |