, 1877-10-21
MELTED MILLIONS.
How Tweed's [lE-Gotten k1cheS
Took Wings and Flew
Away.
His Payments and Losses Since lo11--~
What It Cost to Get 0ut
Of Jail.

Ring frauds BY reading William II. l"ceu
| statement OF the property that he owned Ill lo'o
and 1871, his payments and losses s1acc 1911
aud the value OF the property NOW III nl6 pos
session; asserting that since 1S1l the cS-ooss
had paid to lawyers and others Sl,19o,3uo' t'fa'
l.c had lost 81 206 15o; and that S5,0oo could not
| be realized from the property which nc no"
| OWLS. During the reading Mr. Tweed e&at1'-
inctl 4 list OF the Tammany Hall General Com
1nittce for 1871.
The sensation OF the session WAS Mr. Twccd's
assertion that Ills escap" from Ludlo"-atrcet
Jail cost him $50, 900. Mr.. Cole elected from
| him that he paid the money to those WHO aloeo
him, and that hc did not pay any of it to any
| official. Mr., Cole then asked; What klud OF
aid lid YOU rccriye?'' Mr.. Tweed raised laugh
| hv answering sharply: sWhat kind OF aid
wculd you exnect' if you wanted to get away
and coudu't!'' -
| paylucnts and lusscs, anu then, in reply 10 i
nticstiuu asked at the request Of Mr.. Townsend,
said that neither Judge folscr nor Jud.c All
drcws ot the Court OF Appeals was 4 party 10, or
cuy!,izant uf. the arrangement which he says
was 1ua,le tu give :henl more votes in this city
| at the election in 1S9u than were received w
| tic other Republican candidates for the Bench
| o{ the Court vi Appeals.
| Mr.. Townsend read the following statement:
| WHERE TwEED's MONEY HAS GONE.
| herewith place i'll the hands Of the Committee
statement OF the real estate which came into my
possession during 1870 and 1871, and since that
| time and OF all that was owned by INC in laI1
II IL impossible for n1c having no iatcs to guide
| me, II detail the exchanges Of property prlor to
| that time. | can only say that the proceeds q
must OF the real estate which passed from my hands
| prior to 1870 hccaue merged in the property
which 1T 1hst time was possessed of. 1hinS M k
| can fairly say. and w,llln4 to tAc best Vi my
Knowledge and belief to testify tlat 10 The ysar
1871 the cost Ut the real estate owned toscther
| with my personal estate, was about ~ &'l>o. ooo.
At No tins ui NY life was worth than from
thai amount to 81 UUO, GOO, In the fal} Of 1s71
an ac1un commenced against INC by the REQ,
pie, rtc, for 81, 900, 600 aud ! was arrested ,..
thereon. anl 81. QUO. 200 lmil required There
were difficulties in procuring bail, anu ty advice OF
counsel transferred I'LL my real estate to my SON.
Richard NJ. with the exception OF i lew pieces.
! anlt.llu which were the Putnam and Queens Conhty
property which. stated to the Attorney Cen
r,a arc in condition 10 be transferred to the city
aIto1i;ic, aud the Others are accounted for by nlr
| III the sutleuulc hereto annexed
Tnt cost Of the real estate 50 transferred to my
| son Elch:rl NJ, IL enable linn to justify AZ one
$:,, uGo. ooC. tpon 1nls he did +" justify.
never Sin ea'ne in1n possession ol tnat P pr9n. y;
direction by foreclosure, and the proceeds paid
over 10 n,e From the time Of my arrest unh pro-
cceln:s against 'nc bx Indictment ana osFw!se, WIZ;
causes, sarunk Immensely III value, anu az Is
-nuwn by the schedule. realized from what IL !
considered in the fall Of 1871 worth s. QUO, 600
lr-s thar sou. UYu, which docs not include. how
tys7. 1Gc 81 ,} 600 paid to James O'l'rcn out Of
my rc... the consideration Tor the Fort
| Washington property OF S15O, uUu which was
| p.id by nc To Potter tS Stymus on account
| of furnishing the Metropolitan Hotel It IL
jsnpusSiaie for me now to state what per f
| specialized largely in stocks with Fisk, Could.
| anu others, sometimes beng. t winner, more
different Kinds Of stocks, good deal Of which
have now in rly hands, valuclces and ! have rcck-
| lcS-ly parted with great deal Of money: Outside
l PINT NJ 13rIf
own M real estate, nor have any interest in any.
! now aA::1.. and an, willing to submit to the
c!'-rs investigation III resard TO H. that IN no.
kind whatever from which -, 200 could ne renliz-
ea. The statement which has been published that
L:ye large interests abroad and have property
secrctrd Ut home is utterly untrue. In my state
ncut IT, the .>tiuEncy Gencral courtcd the broad"
q, investigation on these points but no cxam'na-
lion u;i= accorded TN this matter. now again
| express my entire willingness to give np every
particle Of property hayr in the world, to furns 2
| evidence On any Subject which may te considered
beneficial to me people Of The city Or STATE anc
in fact to place myself at the disposal of the prop
Ct officials 10 enable tile,n TO undo through nc, as
! far as possible, the wrongs that have committed
| EEtElrTS SINCE lsf
Realized on Sixty~tllird street and Ih!rd, ro nm
Rea.cI raHacii from Valley Farm, We.tciesler
Rcai,xe,, from stable and yacht....... 10. 0oo
| Rtal1 Ell on duane street 110. 0UU
i'cs:.,vu cx:.;nI. 'A @l 20. 600
1.',I."i IN Fjfty- seventh street. 10, 600
! 1..u;. ri m T,c,n1y-tl1irA strtet....,. 4, 900
Realized on Forty SECOND street. a, 6uu
mr.; ir.t sts'rt. ........ .......,...... 5000
El..yr,th avenue. .................... G,50o
Hcaiizc,i On Sinth street, near Third W.
'. ......................, G,00o
''s'l'i> and :aJison asen,,ss 1o5, 600
Na,li+on :ycnuv v...................... G,ooo
HeaIi.cu Oh oliver street ............... 5000
},e:;;zcd from Mercer rfrcet stables.....- 1000
Realized 81 Fifth avenue. IT,, 0uG
| Re4l,zed Dnc -hundrcu- -anu-tifth street
and Fourth avenue ............ :. -. $500
Rcaii:cd on Broadway, near Twenty-1rst
street ..:.. ..... ...... ~. 50. 600
Hrai,zvi from Harlem Cotgt- House rents. Is 600
| Realized Circle property. so, GOO
Total .sso6, 600
| The above is ar near az can ascertain re-
member the amounts rccuive}by from the pro-
ceetie Of all the rra estate owned by the fall
| of 18Th. This however, does not include the
| sale u the Boulevard biock ut Seventy-eiNth and
| Severity seventh Streets because the mortgages
for Sis, 600 given for the most Of The purchase
| money transferred to James O1;rleu in The
| fail o: 1871 for purchase q! half Ills claim against
the city does 1t include thr consideration re-
cciyed for the Fort Washington property of $50,
ouv wi.icl was applied Iy Potter l. siymus on
account or furnishing the Metropolitan Hotel.
| Net proceeds iruln all stocks, personal
| property VI every nant and nature, in
| c!utnS mortgages, jewciry, etc.,
| about. -...-..,.:... .-...,......... Sl5:U. wv
| Amount from real estate. .....-......-.. Snd, G00
Tota, receipts. 81, 456, 600
| The Iutna,n County property, which has cost
nearly S.,U Ut}0 is still controlled by me, and Of
f-rcd the city III my statement to the Attorney
General also the nncty-tW0 Il thought there were
mnrel more lots in Astoria, which, Us near rs
| CAN recueet Or know anything about, accounts for
| ever; piece OF property owned by me, or sold for
| my benefit. since my troubles.
| PAYMENTS SINCE FALL OF 1871.
| Paid to \. j Gazrcy for frcscony Fifth
! avenue house, aEoEt. IT, 500
| Paid Garfield 10 cancel partnership
! agreement with Richard Tweed Of
| Metropolitan Hotel. 20, 600
| Paid in advances Alll losses on Metro
| 1o,ilan Ilol.E addition to the
| Stu, 600 real estate 10 Potter l.
| Stylins 9ou, ooo
Ezpvnst< ii 1ly entire family Ill Europe
| III 1872 labo,1 81. ;'.4l' or which was
failures iia 'e' ~. .. ..'e ~ " . 30, 600
i,s ic:aen NJ ' of his clalns about -. 100, 900
| PAi,i IN Iuc!sun = Schultz, for keyscr
Il Co.. ................... =. ..:.... 80, 600
| Paid in retainers counsel in fall OF
la1l, aud early i'll 1872. per checks, .
auout ...-.+.................... .... 45, 600
-. and II. ......:.......... -, $50. 900
| Paid for same, S7f-'75............... 40, 900
PAID expcilses and expenditures in con-
ncction with escape from Ludlow
| Street, and II, Cuba and Sfain... GO, 600