The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-04
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Difference. 1912 765
OF this difference both sides admitted the payment
The item oi $l00 600 paid Aprii1S, 1871,
paid to Mr. King Mr.. Tweed's request. Witness
swore tnat ne dld not Know aennsey VIVA. was the
estate purchased; all the other toms were Tor loans;
the word 'oan" was written after them in Witness
cneckbook; he had no other account with MIR. Tweed
but loan account; he had made no agreement TO
fifteen per cent at Albany tor the passage OF appropr-
atoms for the County Court House Com
whom no Further questioning elected the
fact That $750000 had been appropriated BY the
Legislature tor this purpose April H. the day be-
hoard or seen a letter from Mr.. Tweed TO Mr. King
saying that no had secured the insertion Of $75ooOO
for the Commissioners in the tax levy and wanted
100000 70 pay the members who voted for It's pas
sage.
paid as loan, but on account OF money Mr.. Tweed
expended Tor you at Albany as Commissioner OF the
Court H0uscY A. know that Is not so.
O lnyour affidavit for Mr. Wheeler II. Peckham did
you not that you informed by Mr.. Tweed
that he could get an appropriation for $750,oo0 but
that 1t would cost fifteen per cent to furnish that
amount and that you agreed to furnish ~ don't
think agreed TO H.. .s9
@ DID you testify rs stated with regard to the re-
naming portion Of my question: A. think did,
sr Hoyt next took up the Itcm OF s25. 600 paid to
u check the order OF Senator William Graham,
which he paid at Mr.: Tweed's request. The other
item OF $4,000, on February IL, ISL, was for the
Q You did. as matter Of fact, pay out only
~.
Q. And you havo charged him $5ouoos A. Yea,
sir think that amount counter balanced by an
other charge which does not appear
STRANGE BoOKKERPING.
Witness hero produced check Tor $25, 900, dated
May IS, 1871, which he SAID counterbsanced the
charges Mr.. Tweed's counsel then exhibited check
Tor the amount dated June 10. with which This
last had been paid. Mr. lngersol said he bad no
recollection oft but forced acknowledge his
own Endorsement the check. The following lively
squirt then INDUCED in:-
@ Have you anywhere In this suit given credit TO
Tweed "A.
O. WhereY A. don't know where.
q Or in what mannerY A. No. sir.
U VIII you swear that You gave him credit for II
A. Yes. sir
Q. How do you know you d,dg A. From several
account we found that the balances wero correct;
think could not have missed giving credit Tor such
Q. Then, II you have given him credit for It how do
you explain this check Tor $25,0oof A. That may
DO some other account
O. Did you not just swear that you had no other &C
count but the oan account? A. Yes, sir; don't
know anything about y ana can't tell anything about
1t; II II IL not credited it ought 70 be; you had asked
me that At first would have told you So
Mr.. Hoyt then went on TO establish that many Of tho
loans were tor ''puphc purposesn Witness admitted
$500 900 Appropriation. Witness said that the Com.
issoners had asked for ST. ooo ooo and got $3.50 oOO
Mr. Tweed had said they would have to pay Tor that
but witness had replied that be could make no such
agreement, as thore were TOUR other commiss,o ners
besides himself. One Of these Senator Martin,
with whom he had consulted and who positively do
cined do II. Witness versation with Mr. Tweed
Q. What became OF that $780, 0Os A. They are
building the Court House with 1t now; that alter
my time; the commissioners never got dollar OF IT.
Witness afterwards heard that the money had gone
to Mr. Barber Tor distribution, but felt certain that
Barber never got tho money Mr.. Thomas Conan had
told him
Mr.. Hoyt here produced the original account sub
mitted 10 Mr.. Tweed by Ingersoi. or TINS account
Mr. Tweed paid all except tho Sll2 500 sued Tor
which he claimed was the hfteen Der cent dividend
paid out at Albany 10 secure the passage OF the
$3.50, oo0 appropriation. That SUN had been deducted
t.a nj In Innn nj 1a
lace he had written the following receipt
cheek for saGi ii. JAMES il. TNGERsoLI.
Witness acknowledged that he Ind received tho
cheek for the $265 and note for 500 600. which
atterward changed Tor ono OF $70OUo, one Of $l65oo
ana one q Mr. 10y. akea Mr. ea WY
justly due to him. Witness replied that no very
much in need Of money at that time and would have
got nothing II ne had not taken that OF the
bill; he could not sue for the amount as he thon
under order Of arrest; he agreed to take on the
amount under compusiou, through lear that he would
get nothing otherwise
rwEAp's TESTIMONY
| Mr. Tweed was brought to the stand and affirmed
after Ingcrsolls examination lad been ended.
He testified that tne $1,000 Appropriation in
serted IN the bill IN the senate and tnon to the
House tor continuation; tho parties very evenly
balanced in the Assembly ana he found it would
cost good deal 10 pass IL lac told Mr..
orsSa ina, no apprOpra,on Would pass
unless il was pad Tor and paid pretty well
too; Mr. Ingcrsoli was willing 20 pay fifteen per cent
Mr. tweed succeeded in getting republican votes,
with whose aid the bill was passed. When this was
arranged ne wrote 10 Mr King to TO MIR lngersoll
and get tho fifteen per cent he HAD promised. Mr.
King got 100000. Whcn Mr.. Tweed told IngersolI
he wanted the balance Of SI2,50O,. the lat
| ter said 1t could 60 Their nc
| count, and 10 this witness consented
Tbs second charge Of $4,000 for Senator Graharns
n6e was mistake; IT was not protested but witness
thought II was not paid; Iii was tho nrs thing Gra-
ham eyer PAD II ne did pay that" Witness denied
that MIR. lugersoil had ever demanded OF him the
$ll2aO0 sued Tor; no had never heard II mentioned
before the suit was brought; the totals OF the state
ment brought by Mr. Ingcrsol and his accounts afr
Tered by the $ll2 5oG 'You know how that 49," was
Mr.. Iweea's answcr 70 him Ut the timO he replied
| ''ies, but | don't think ought to pay It, IS
derived no bcnent from IT. Mr. Tweed answered
that he had paid IL out by his order, aud certainly did
not Intend 10 lose the money. They talked quietly
and pleasantly together aud finally Mr. Ingerso took
Oh 800 from the account in lgurcs, ana Mr.
Tweed wrote the word ''cashn before them. Then Mr.
lngersol wroe his receipt across the account.
M tweed was next cross-examined by Mr. Inger-
sos counsel, but nothing new elected Tho
was thon adjourned ht this morning at halirast ten