New-York tribune., 1877-09-08
TWEED,S REVELATIONS.

CHARGES.
When it was first announced that commit
Gee of the Aldermen had been appointed to n'esuEa'e
the operations Of the old supervisors Ring ara 'Ae Boar"
OF AUDI. Ring. better known as thc FWeei Nh-s Ns
generally sIippcsed that william ". Tweed the principal
witness whom IL was intended 90 call. would refuse 10
sneak Tho freedom with which he talked on Thursday
was. consequently, very great surprise 10 inc
majority ol those who were present "l lhc
mcetine, as wei as TO the ctuz'ns gcAeiAy
who read his revelations in yesterdays p"lefs'
smaller number sun morc surprised TO discover
from reading the reports that Tweed was simply max
ine public ia this manner the confession that was SUD
ned some time eco to Attorney General Farchld, aud
which that officer refused to accept
Those who saw the confession ia its original forn re-
call as among its first statements brief account OF thc
rise OF the Supervisors Ring The mere outlines
OF this story appeared in the confession In
his testimony on Thursday, Tweed gave the de-
tails Of that organization down TO the uInc
when II was broken up and the Board Oh
Audit Ring was substituted. Following this statement
in the original confession was long list, making some
thing lae twenty pages of legal cap, OF bills winch had
been PASSED by the Old Board OF Supervisors with the
percentage paid various members Of the supervisors
Ring II is the list doubtless which Tweed was ashco
10 produce at next session, o. Wednesday Ihese
Will contain, probably, the names OF the persons
filing the bills AGAINST the city, the amount to
which they were raised, and tho percentage Iad
10 each supervisor who cOguizant Of the
fraud and h,lped 10 make it successful. After TINS
list has been submitted and explained far as neces-
sary, by Tweed. doubtless tine Aldernens COMMITTEE
will take up detail the history Of the swIndle by tie
Board Of Audit ana vesy extraordinary revelations
will mqucsuonaby follow.
Twecds motive in telling the Alaormcna Committee
what he refused TO tel the Material Investigating Com
mittee is food 20 De a desire expose those OF his
Old ends who have been active in his osecuuon since
he has been uudcr Indictment and Others who have re-
fused 10 aid him in any way since he got INTO trouble
Wblic reyeugcis thus strong motive with tie old"boS-
impclng him the exposure Of these men, the purpose
OF tac Aldermen in bI1uns out the facts is no; so clear
although believed tnat the matter is 20 he used as
campaign material in the local cont SIS tn, Illl Some
Of tne mon who wall DE exposed, such as joan Fox,
James Hlyos and Isaac D. Oliver, are, and Tor long
time past have been, actively opposed 10 Tdmnany Hal
urdcrits present leaders Fox ilOftuy offended the lam-
many leaders y running b.otlcr-naw. Judge Ho@au,
a. am rammany aud Republican candidate ior Con-
cress against Edwin Z. Meade james Hayes has been
uroccc of Morisseys for number OF years and, as
the Tnnmaly Han candidate Tor Register. was badly
beaten three years ago, by Gen. PatucA H. Jones He
Ia, since Tmmouy Hail. with his friend, dorrssey,
aud both have 1ecn actyc l tBcr opposition 0 that or
gGmz.uon.
RESPONSES FROM THOSE ATTACKED.
James Hayes ulcu visited De- rrgECN~ roforter yes
terday said taat Doe preferred % nave nohns Whatever
10 say ia the matter IL. Dad mo doubt There would De
much more said and many more charges made bee
fore Tweed SOC through with h.s testimony, and
Then, when tie proper ume c'''e' "' "O"''
De wllAas To- make o-'"iio0 7'''-i"'"' 10
clear hs name 'on 'l' 9'i'N, '
According to I"eros testimony le H'1' C'''''' ''''
was entered MO I'D l9'' or'".t" i.II' r. '' ""i
4. 4iil-ss' WA"n g.. conner ''"'' h.''I'' '"'
OF uesc MI Ill ayes sU'''' "-.' was ''"' ' ''" ''
MS iic h'f1' ah un' AA'sl-d fa''''o'' ''' w. ''e U
spcc.ed uy "ii """ -h'" Nn hi'-5' was "'" "''"7 '
beibshlIt O''''.' -i''.''' i' .'' 0' i7'' '
aqudily u 1iAs' "''s'''' ana ''''i .'.'''' 'N 'i |
.I. I.r IN I||.
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a.. intention ol NOS maxim. any sulteal.I. .t RESENT
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tle tffc of tl. fo.lnatiln first 10 NOT
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purpose of tclrdaun- lht 1T d7tt' dh i' ""il Ut. "
e.rfed bv I..ol u.iur t4l.
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absent himself Illn 1u iu.Irttnt meeting Whcn lheI'c
inns yv.r to f. sal ctA a. 1f- G iuucr. m speak
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Ih- Oh '"+' I''''..' '''''''' '' ''
the detection of No0r1c,. ana tLe fact thdt tr Demo-
members ti.cfed their own Inspectors giving TO
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Ia, been t.t custom since. Mr. Conner denied ever
l,.,.i.. d. .u rr.s.ut al "a ciuca, st the house
. .,..t r.,o - I,.-
or JoHA I' h."-@' "' N"''' if''o " i'"
lcr, then Postmaster, agreed tp furnish Wh1ieFcr
,,..,,,- ,rs. r..o-..rv to purchase Mr. NOurues'
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absence from tNc '''.'' '-i' 0o'-'' AVA ''
VooIli-- absent and tiIt subsequently 10 was ru-
1,d I'm tle Board of -upeli that Vo5rles had not
ooamed "i 'N' money '""' N'' '',N ~ is't ii ''''
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