The New York herald., 1877-10-10
HERALD B7-oUADRUPLE


IN fos instance George W. Mclean. instead ., Cornell
As Street Commissioner, and H. b Connolly, In pises
Of Brennan. Comptroller. and Hall, - plsee ef.Hsn-
man, Mayor. shortly after the aesessioa Of Hall 20
the Office Of Mayor these daily dinners ~ers
stopped. and no general meeting Gas he'd until
tho Auditing Board was appossssd, sHsa HE'LL Mayor
and Connolly ,Compiroller,. who were the Auditing
Board, and TO which was added swseny 40 Chamber
lain. Tweed Commissioner OF Public Works, thus
forming tho Board Of Apporionmeni, again met
nearly every day a, Mr.. rweed's onnco a Ma ss
Duane street. Other meetings, however. wore fro
queniiy held at the oflces Of each Of these gentle
mon; also during tho sessions Of tho Legislature
most .: these gentlsmen--sweeny. Connolly and
Tweed cspccialIy-frcqueuty met a. shs rooms Of
or the other a: ,ne DcIevan House in Albany. A.
Oakley Hall came when notified and remained as long
as no was required At these meetings oil matters
affecting legislation for tho city Of New York were dts
cusscd and bills examined and determined upon
to DO opposed or supported when nsces-
sary to raiso money 10 pass biil
or effect legislation In any way a. d. Barber vas
consulted and means devised 10 raise tho smoun, Of
money which was deemed found necessary for that
purpose Money for such purpose raised IN the
following ways:-ME Tweed was requested BY these
genteMcn act the cashier, and did 80 act, the
disbursements being generally made BY him upon Ad
vlco or consultation with A. d. Barber, who gescs-
ally took charge Of the members Of Assembly, and Mr.
Mr. Barbsr's sdvios was what these gentlemen
(sweeny, Connolly and Tweed, were chiefly guided BY
The money was raised by notes OF ono or moro Of
these gentlemen. payable 10 the order Of some ono
wero to bo and aftcrward were paid BY moneys OBJ
tanned from the city treasury, for which little
consideration was ever given. Mr. Tweed has sew
eral Of such notes in his possession At tho present
Bank should show many others; they were always
for large amounts. Mr. Tweed Is OF the opinion that
some also discounted at tho Central National
Bank in Now York. at which R. B. Connolly kep, an
account. These notes wsre sivcn by Hugh Smith, r.
B. Connolly and Mr. Tweed hr. smith was the rep
ressntat,vo OF Nj. Sweony and part Of the time
Deputy City Chamberlain under Mr.. Swecny. Money
also raised BY sending Tor TO persons who bad
business dealings with tho city and notifying them
how much money was required from them to pay for
legislation; also heads Of departments who desired
protection Of money to be appropriated in the
tax levy 70 bs expended by their departments, were
notified how much required from .hem. with the
understanding with them that the moncsy advanced
should be reimbursed to them by payments OF bills
for which little or consideration given TO the
city. The said heads OF departments made and
allowed such bills 10 bs made up and approved Of
the same knowing that they were fraudulent For
instance in 1871 tho Commissioners for building the
new Court House desired large amount--Mr. Twcod
thinks s., ,00o 0oo-nsercd in the tax levy OF that
year. Great opposition was manifested In the Lcgs-
iature this Of appropriation when by agree
ment Of MT JANUS a. ingsrsoii, oi rne r., :.
house Commissioners, with Mr.. rwoed, as-.--A---
was authorized and directed pay nssn per cent OF
the gross amount which he could secure 10 be iu-
Serted to members Of tho Legislature and Mr. Ingcr
soil placed tho amount Of that percentage, being
$1l2, ,O0o in Mr.. Twecds hands, being a. Mr.. Tweed
thinks, his ngersolls check for $4,000 payable 10
the order OF W. E. Klng and subsequent paymsn, 70
Mr. Tweed Of s12 ooO which amount Mr.. Tweed paid to
members Of the LEGISLATURE through Mr. A. D. Barber
and personally. This $4,000, which was nf,ecn psr
osnt OF tho amount inserted In the tax lcyy. which
was $75o,oOo Mr. Tweed learned from Inesrsol
was borrowed by the Court House Commissioners
(sicssra Ingersoll, Conan, Norton and walsh) from
the Tenth National Bank In New York city. and ia
part OF the claim OF said tenth National Bank in its
suit against tho city.
Money for distribution among mombers Of the Ring
Connolly, sweeny, Hall and Twosd) and their agents.
Woodward, Watson, Hugh Smith and james H. swceny.
and the parties presenting the bills. was raised on
fraudulent bills approved BY tho Board Of Audit, the
Department Of Public Works Or Comptroller, and paid
by the Comptroller out OF the moneys OF tho city.
That these bills were grossly fraudulent ID amounts
and quantities was we'll known 10 ali tho members Al
tho Ring Cswceny, Hall, Connolly and Twced,. and
were mostly prepared presented by James Watson
or E. A. Woodward by direction and understanding of
the Ring or some member OF it, IN each instance and
distribution Of the percentages was made by them
Mainly Mr. Tweed an9 Mr Connolly had general super.
vision Of everything Of this Kind. and al,
complaints, when any ono OF the Ring
deemed that his interests were intringod upor
wsro made so''cNr Tweed ii all those
arrangements che understanding bcetwcen sweeny,
Hall, Tweed and Connolly was tha. each should re-
csve ten per cent Of the gross amount OF tho bills
presented and paid. Tho financial adjustment or .hi,
matter was lett TO Mr.. Connolly and Mr Tweed who
elected, on the part Of Mr. Tweed, Mr. T. A. Wood.
ward, and on on tho part OF Connolly Jamos Watson
Alter payment OF few bills Hall was notified tb.,
IL had required SO much money to pass tho charter
and for other legislation tina. the different mombor.
would to DO content with nvs per cent each ana
he received only that percentage thereafter. md
Woodward and Watson were directed TO pay sweepv
ten pcr cent Hall nve per cent. Connolly ,wcnty nor