New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-11
SENATOR WOODEN INDICATED.

PT5OET OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE on TIE PRE-
TENDED TWEED CONFEssloN-REvIEw OF The
1EsIIMoNY-IHE CHARGES AGAINST MIR. wOODIN
DIsPROvED.
ALBANY, May 1O.--In the Senate this morn
ing Mr. Carpenter, from the Special Committee on
the WOJdln investigation presented the following report
saving that every member Of the committee concured
heartily in il:
To THE SENATE: The testimony taken by the commit
o.. ana ais, REGARD OF the proceeding. are hereto an
nCxed part of This report As preliminary 10 the STATE
nent OF their conclusions the committee deem IT proper
briefly 20 refer certain portions Of the testimony the
changes 10 which tJo investigation was directed were
published 10y those who 50 positively Giscialhed an
knowledge OF their truth that much Of the time OF Tie
com.nitiee has Oeen occupied IN attempting to Idee
eimul, authentic source III the hope thal INC
author OF tie charges would either retrac them o. FUR
nsh facls or circumstances tending TO Surstn3te
tae The first witness whom tue oinhiltte pLoceGeu
10 examine William VI. Tweed, from whom, row,
ever evidence was elected IN support OF the alleged
charges. Tie most rtinatAaDe feature OF Dis OK.
animation his refusal 10 answer quesucAsi Dul
The committee WIN the couNctVn VIZ. ~ us ne 10
able furnish any evidence 20 establish the charges
rEbsScd in Tie Eec YORK Bord Of the I7tn of April
said there might he few facts ia H. nut the most Oh IL
IS fiction" Ana m this connection reference may De
made 10 senate Document No. 81 Of TIE year 1872 II
there appears tIat tie following question was pat 10 MN
manner OF the passage OF the Tweed Charter became
material " Do understand you TO say that YOU dd not
know Il any Influence being brought 60 bear upon ks
publican s.uat"rs e. Ills answer Mas: Only through
Their advocacy O the passage Of The Election or Registry
isw."
Hugh J. Hastings testifes that IN 1870 he received
fruu erd $1,000 in business transaction,
OF hch he gives the particulars ana which was IN no
connected with legislation From MS testimony
that Of Je Ens Van Scack IL appears mat 10 part
of this ever gwen promised 10 MI. MuOulu.
n .p ears from the testimony OF ex-senator WnsOw,
which C0riODJracd Dy other eyd nee, that The state
mout when connects him with Mr. Tweed ia any pc
cuilry transaction ls entirely untrue, and no c1rcum-
81 nee has been produced IN evidence tending To show
thai MI MJCIu as the recipe Il OF any money nom or
troagl ar eod hr WiHslOw for either proper or
impgtler purpose. Here TIE committee might have
been Justified closing me Investigation and In report
Ip tDcr conclusion Juat the charges le erred 10 IN the
under which they were appointed had IN 40
Iarflc lar Iccn sustained; but your Couutec acting
man what tn,y The spirit instead of CON
themselves tie letter ~ tAtr lusir!cuon5, eN
tended the scope o. tnelI inquiry ana enIcdNOied 10
ascertain whether upon any measure Mr. WOOdin had
beei Influenced by pcc.hdIF OF valuable COhsurid-
lion al giving or Withholding ms vote, OF "hctn'i ute
wa notable cause for suspe ing SUCH improper IN
6uece The committee therefore caused 10 De suDpe
n.od not only newspaper eGltOir VINO bad pubhhLtd
.'',Ior. rehsrfug upon Hr WOUdln, bat also
,t-{r ernpoged nfOrm8nts and those who IN
81 mar 6f D0ificai discussion had made assertions
f0af tiyht Dc construed INTO ACCUSATIONS asdlhnt
r. .5i 4 rou0uct Not OF them, however !uruishcd
~. .uttIiif.c circumstance tcndlng %
,,y,'ve iu,roprr conduct The AttOThty-Oehcfai wac
l4d m pgJI ace TIC statement WnlCl Was alleged
~ M, A., ,r. furnished % him by IWeeds counsel nc
,to,a Ia pTtuce IT, staubg that II was not evidence
ia a. w. entirely improper " 10 make an! US VI ~
Whatever except upon giving certain sIPulaI ms ~
"tII an Sc critcd6 When informed at the com
mile vonid haze anything which would give ahy.ce" 20
L. tul ec OF inquiry, Ae replied; t'n Einv ~ I y
o. ~ ne subject Of inquiry mere Whatever iOr hhon
s,f,,in.U IL appears by tho testimony OF MI "el'
n. counsel and the Attorney -GoAei"i 'h' WI "'"