The New York herald., 1876-12-10
Tweed, Sweeny and Connolly,
Past and Present.
GROWTH OF WEALTH AND FRAUD
The Old Supervisors Days-The Naluraliza.
ton Mill Tactics.
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY WANTED


yesterday and reported to be not all put out by
the severity of weather Considering that he has
been iatcy studying great disadvantage the low
ATTITUDES mcil1uous language OF Cervantes, Lopc
dc Vega and Castelar, he stands with remarkable iort
recent transfer TO the regions of hyperborenn
blasts, big fires and contested elections
The glimpses OF the secret history OF the Tammany
Ring, recently gwen in tho columns OF the HERALD,
have only served To show how much moro has yet to
be revealed Following up the thread of their nvesti-
cations inc HERALD representatives, have succce led
in uncarihing startinsly interesting points
which throw light cpon the dcpravi,y OF the
Tammany Ring. and which also show that while the
Ring was cheating the city Its agents cheating
In turn.
TALK WITH TWEED.
In the course OF the HERALps Investigations one OF
its agents, Official capacity. was favored with
few moments with Tweed in his room cell at Lud-
low Street Jail. Mr. Tweed TO be dcterm ned as
far as possible, make hermit OF himself for he
avoids seeing anybody aud everybody whom no
can possibly escape. He seems than
usually respondent and processes to believe
that s'the papers, unanimously against
HIM. II nothing for what the news
papers can say,'' said Mr.. Tweed, 'they can't un-
make anything and they can't decide anything. All
they do create prejudice, and that they are
dong. They know l am safe game now; but there is
one comfort" continued the cid man, rubbing his
hands, newspaper talk is not evidence-it Las no
legal value"
HIS NEWSPAPER
About his newspaper wrongs'' Mr.. Tweed talks
freely, but about law matters he is as dumb as an
oyster This much has been asccrtaincd, however
One OF the principal against Tweed has been
officially notified that no will be longer required
Mr. Tweed however. says distinctly that he intends to
.'hod ON to all his legal rights" Evidently on tho
moro important matters connected with himself Mr..
Tweed is adopting tho maxim that Speech is silver.
but silence is goldcn.'
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
A publishing house of this city has conceived tho
idea OF procuring Tweed's autobiography. The head
OF the house has offered intimate friend OF Mr..
Tweed's So 600 down IL he will obtain tho data from
Mr.. Tweed, and sensational writer OF this city
is under contract to edit the work for ST. 900.
Tho publishing house also contracts to give Mr..
Tweed ono of the receipts from tho sale
of the book, being about triple tho usual authors
copyright. There is doubt, the publisher thinks,
that such book this, II genuine would sell at least
100 900 copies, which at 81 volume would yield Mr.
Tweed the handsome sum OF $4,000 aud about the
same to the entorprising publishers
DRAWBACK.
All this scheme needs is the consent OF Mr. Tweed,
who refuses to say word to his most intimate
friends about his political matters. AS far as Tweed
is concerned his friends say 'that what Tweed knows
will die with him"
THE PARTY OF
According TO a friend OF Twced's the man named
johnson, about whom much newspaper discussion
has taken place, in reality Mr. johnson, tho counsel
OF Mr. Devlin, who on Twecds oail bond
THE .sDoUDLE HEADED" SUPERVISORS.
1t is generally taken TOR granted that Tweed made
the great bulk Of his gotten wealth during the exist
ence OF that political combination called rhc Ring ,
But according 10 intimate friend OF Dir. Tweed, he
laid the basis of his possessions, and really
quircd large portion OF them before he associated
at all with Swceny or Connolly.
"In the oil double headed Board OF Supervisors "
said the friend OF the Boss, at that Tweed got
rich, and Walter Roachc, Congressman Fox aud
Hank Smith got rich with him. In this Board tho
honors were easy, for composed one-half OF
democrats and one-half OF republicans, and by
special arrangement of Tweed generally
presided by republican. In this respect
Tweed shrcwd, as thereby attention WAS
diverted from Tweed and his party Several
OF this Board OF Supervisors became wealthy. Fox
and Roachc spent the most OF their money .HanK"
Smith invested his In various enterprises, some OF
which, like ths Bowling Green Savings Bank, proved
unfortunate, but Tweed retired IRON the Board OF
Supervisors richer all the rest combined.
tina, time he prom ncntly before tho public
as In later years"
swgHyy TO RETURN.
In the course OF conversation Mr.. Tweed remarked
to a friend that no chad doubt Peter B. Sweeny
would return 10 New York. Mr.. Tweed did say
when or how IL IS mistaken notion hat Peter y.
Swecny lives in such paatial style abroad On the
contrary, he lives plainly IN Paris, where man
nvo il he chooses, more cheapIy than IN any other
great city in the world In fact, acquaintance
OF Mr. sweenys formerly connected with his rca'
estate transactions, stated 10 the HERALD
representative that ''swceny poor man,
comparatively speaking HIS real estate in New York
nas large part attached by the cty such
way that he really get much rental from It, and
ike ali other real estate II has 'shrunk greatly" II
s also rumored that party in this city, whom Mr..
Swceny placed confidence and who intimately
connected with his affairs, has taken advantage OF tho
situation and has treated Swecny's funas 90 him
self supposed TO have treated tho lands OF the city
According 20 parties who profess know. tho
greatest obstacle to the return OF Mr. swceny is the
advice Of John McKeon Mr McKeon, though
his counsel, antagonist OF swcency's even Ia
the days he controlled Tammany Hail. and never
"coalesced" with the Mephistophclcs Of the Ring.
This political sniagonisn has Of late years become
modified. but Mr. hcKcon thinSs that Il would DO
"decidediy unpleasant" for Mr swceny In tho
latter vontured within the limits OF New York
swEESY's TACTICS.
Mr. swcsny has been called 'rhe ThurIow Weed Of
the democrats" and he deserves tia HIS friends
consider him much ''smarter' man than Mr. Weed.
The HERALD rcprcsen tatve CHANGED 10 meet old
quaintance Of swceny local politician Of the ardent
democratic stripe and found the latter gentleman per-
fectly enthusiastic In his admIrng "reminiscences OF
Mr.. Sweeny's talents. His management OF that
Young Democracy fight" said the enthusiastic ad-
mrer OF Peter B., twas perfectly magnncent--beas
Bismarck. He packed up his carpet bag and
went Albany. found things going against him, saw
tnat he could make combinations there, that the
boys meant mischief SO what did he dof Gave
Tweed wink, packed his carpet bag again and
turned to New York quietly as no icit It. Then he