The Van Buren press., 1877-04-24
NEW YORK.
Tweed Proposes Complete Surrender
of His Property.

New YORK, April T.-William NJ.
Tweed, from his quarters in Ludlow
street jul, sends the Attorney-General a
proposition reeiting that in return for
! the favor of liberty and rest, he will
yield up all his property, and be faith
iul witness on behalf of the people. lie
says he has suffered much and long in
silence, and borne the burthen which
others should have shared. Afflicted with
disease feeble from age and contine-
ment; illat case in mind, he seeks TOR
that rest and relief which he so much
and so sorely needs. He adds that the
only basis upon which he has right to
apply for leniency and pardon is that he
will make q
COMPLETE SURRENDER
of his property, and full disclosure Of
his criminal companions.
This proposition is long and exhaus-
tive document, and assumes nature of
confession which goes as far back as
1867, when the ring first began to as
sumo form. 1t gives, IN detail, the story
of the various conferences between the
writer, Peter B. Sweeney, Richard Con
molly, Hencry Genet, A. Oakley Hall,
and others, by which Tweed was elect
ed to the State Senate, and Connolly
Comptroller, in 1867, and Hall, Mayor,
January l, 1862 Tweed, according to
his story, transferred to State Senator
Winslow, in person, 100000 to secure
the charter of 1870, which gave to the
ring the control of the city, and the sup
port OF several
INFLUENTIAL REPUBLICANS,
members Of the Legislature. 1t was
Tweed's understanding with Winslow, at
the time, that the money was to be divi-
ded between Woodlin, Samuel II. Frost,
Augustus r. Elwood, VIM. II. Brand,
Norris Winslow, james Wood, Isaiah
Blood, George Morgan, all of the Senate,
also with Van Pelton, Williams, Crow
ley, Merriam, and Beaman, for their in
tlucnce in the Legislature.
The published abstract of Tweed's So
called confession, contains this sentence
" He gave to Mr.. Hastings a check for
S20, 900, dated three or four days after
the passage Of the charter of 1870, with
the understanding that the money was
also to go to Senator Woodn." Mr..
Hastings who is the well-known editor
of the Commercial and Advertiser, says,
in reference to the above paragraph, that
the affair was a purely business transac-
ton, the check being made payable to his
order, and passing through the hands of
his banker and broker in legitimate
way. Had the transaction not been en-
tircly proper, it would have been easy
for him to get Tweed to send check to
the bank and obtain bills. Mr.. Hastings
emphatically denies that upon any occa-
sion any moneys passed through his
hands to Senator Woodin, to secure his
vote, or for other purposes.
GREAT EXCITEMENT
prevails among politicians and others,
over Tweod's confession, as published in
the morning papers. The old ring men,
bers are hard to find, and will say moth
| ing when found. --,.i.,-----
Justice Bixbey denies that his brother,
Senator Bixby, ever proposed immunity
to Tweed, in 1871, providing he would
have Sl50,000 Of James OBrien's claims
claims against the city audited and then
paid.
Recorder Hackett declined to say any
thing about the statement that his house
paintings, and bookcases were paid out
of the city money.