The New York herald., 1876-12-04

this house only refurnish cd and completely
carpcted. but the house itself had been bought and
paid for by the lady who soon added 10 her real es
tate ard wore diamonds IN profusion. She kept five
horses, three carriages had country house, &c She
was also power politics, was consulted as to sp-
pointments and did scruple to suggest apponiees
She lived iavshly, but she wise In her
generation. She squandered good deal OF
money, but she saved Il is said
that, had her advice been followed, the
Ring magnaie would have been IN power thu day
Without being at all y Chassis scholar, she adopted
Horace's maxim. "fesina lente''-make haste slowly
and warned the magnate against the danger OF TOO
great ambition and too eager desire get rich sud
denly. Her advice unheeded. and the crash came.
but found her prepared tor IT. The Ring magnae dis
appeared, but she did not. She haa by THIS time
plenty Of property, and shc held it, though she
plead poverty to Tho world. She is still handsome
woman anu prosperous one. This woman is At pres
ent under
THE suRvEILLAxcE OF THE AurnoRITrEs,
and, IN future developments, is expected to play
important part She knows more, probably, OF the
King than any other living woman, and, she
herself expresses Il, ''lf tho worst comes TO the
worst, can drive my own bargain"
Passing TO another portion of our theme II must be
remembered that ono very considerable share OF Mr.
Twced's money! larger share. too, than is gen.
orally supposed-was made during the war. from the
bountes offered Tor substitutes. Mr. Tweed was Su
pervisor then. and the SUPERVISORS, far us the
bounty fund concerned, ''had things their own
way" Whether Mr.. Tweed directly cognzant OF
the frauds perpetraed, and whether he directly
concerned in them, not at this late date susceptible
OF positive proof but ia that large sums OF
money made by the officials having charge OF the
bounty funds. and that there
"a nOrxTy RrsGp
of the elaborate dcscription-a ring in which
supervisors, justices, bounty brokers, policemen
doctors and recruiting officers interested and IN
tho profits OF which they all shared. About one-nith--
moro than onc-fourth-ot tho bounty money was
given to tho for whom Il was intended, the man
who to do the fighting; the balance divided
between the officer who ''acccptcd" the man (who
often physically undu. the doctor who ''passed"
him, tho policeman who 'brousht" him, tho
bounty broker himself, the 'Justico' who sens
the vagrant to tho army instead OF sending
him to the Island, lastly the Supervisor who had
tho manipulation Of the funds from which all these
various s'dividends" were derived Hundreds OF
thousands dollars .'made" and 'skept" in New
York by this arrangement, and the pockets Of both
democrats and republicans wero niied thereby.
rHE SECRET HISTORY THE BOUNTY FRAUDS
In tho city or New York would form chapter in
local annals startling 1t would be disgraceul
Convcrsing on this subject with prominent local
politician, the latter remarked emphaticaly 1.-Two
millions OF dollars have been squandered bounty
money BY Tho Tammany Ring every dollar OF which
into private pockets, though It being paid
for by the already overtaxed community under the
head Of the socaed county bounty bonds And
there several wealthy democrats and republicans
judges exjudges and ex-generas who have Kept their
money, and intend to keep it, although every dollar Of
IL has been made by bounty frauds. Ono OF the
MOST USEFUL TOOLS TWEED
in his days OF power ..Bily Cook,n who after
ward married Miss Louisa Moore, the actress Mr.
Cook q slim, wiry individual who faithful
follower and henchman Of the Hon. Ben. Wood, and
who was Tor while in the employ OF tho Hon. John
Norrissey Sir. Cook was Of theatrical proclvi-
ties, and was bright and shining light all night
rchearsals Of the "Black Crook" and .'Whto Fawn"
At old Niblo'a He y quiet porsonagc, rather
served In the company OF his intmates, and
scrupled nothing. He OF the most active
agents OF the Ring, and mado for himself great deal
oi money, which he still commands Unlike Tweed.
ho believe in real estate, in the stability or
tho R,ng and he always xept his money about him
in bonds, notos, bills, &C.
COOKS FLIGHT
from New York accomplished in . characteristic
way. He mado up his mind on Friday that New York
was getting too for hin, and determined leave
was we'll known and necessary for his safety
that he should be recognized till the steamer had
departed he made hts preparations leave New York
ia q boat crossing the North River to Cunard
dock at Jersey City alter midnight Desiring alike
society and protection on his midnight trip be pro-
cured tho OF noted gamblers OF the merop-
oils, men who under pecuniary obligations to
him and who were likewise TO certain extent in
voved in Ring transactions To these men he made
secret that he desired to leave New York while
and that secrecy essential TO him, and he prom
iscd his companons II they would ''see him through''
that he would consider their pecuniary obligations to
him fully cancelled These preliminaries being
tied Cook and his crossed the North River,
DARKNESS sArRTY,
and reached the Cunard steamer, when making some
satisfactory excuse, Cook accompanied by his escort
admitted 10 his quarters which had been engaged
that very day Notwithstanding tho latcncss OF tho
hour some wine ordered, and Cook and his CON-
panions took farewell glass together. Cook had
carried in his nand little black satchel which, he
said contained his wearing apparel, and OF which he
had been very careful, always carrying II himself
This little black bag he retained by his side during his
farewell Just previous TO leaving, OF his
panions protested Cook treating him sbabblly
as he only "forgiving" him paltry little debt OF
some $780, when he really ought ''gvcn him thou
sands, because, his companion phrased II, "CooK
was we'll fixed aud had made
BIG MONEYS TWEED"
'sBlg moneys" echoes Cook "you are like the rest
Of the boys aud think because have handled big
money Ia my tmo that it has stuck to me. tell
you" he said, conddcntally, lowering his voice al
most a whisper ~ poor man to-day coE-
pared what ought to be, and II have $50 600 In
the world don't know it. And what little money
have can't put into shape at oncc--t is locked up.
I huvo 10 m 10 nile bare mt
a roll of bills. us enough to keep me for month
10 on tho other SIDE aud this toggery In here,n
pointing the little black sachcL
Growing and protesting Cooks auditors submitted
TO The situation and forcing Billy to open another
bottle they bade him goodby, accepting his quit
tance OF all claims against them and borrowing OF
him ten-doar bill apiece, just Tor expenses, Cook