The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-21
TwEED's CONFESSION.
The Revelations OF Tammany - Who
Helped Tweed in His steals.

Tweed, from his headquarters in Ludlow
street jail, sends the Attorney General
proposition, reciting that, In return
for the favors OF liberty and rest, he will
yield up all his property, and be Q faith
full witness on behalf OF he people. He
says he has suffered much and suffered
long In silence, and has borne the bur-
den OF what others should have shared.
Afflicted with disease, feeble from
age and confinement, ill at ease
in mind, he seeks for the rest
and relief he so much and 30 sorely
needs. He adds that the only basis upon
which he has right to apply for lenien-
| cy and pardon is that he will make o
complete surrender OF his property and
a full disclosure OF his criminal com.
panions. The proposition Is long and
exhaustive. The document assumes the
nature OF confession, which goes back
as far as 1867, when the ring first began
| to assume form. 1t gives In detail the
story of various conferences between
the writer, Peter b. Sweeney, Richard
| Connally, Henry Genet, A. Oakey Hall
and others. by which Tweed was elected
to the State Senate, Connally Controller
In 1867. and Hall Mayor January l, 1869.
ALLEGED BRIBERY OF LEGISLATURES.
| Tweed, according to the story, transfer
red to State Senator Winsiow in person
$500. 900 to secure for the charter OF 1870,
which gave TO the ring control OF the
city, the support Of several influential
Republican members OF the Legi 3la-
ture. It was Tweed's understanding
with Winslow at the time that the
money was to be divided between
Woodin, Samuel Ell. Frost, Augustus II.
Ellwood, Wm. H. Brand, Morris Wins
| low, Jas. Wood, Isaiah Blood and Geo.
| Morgan, all of the Senate, and also with
! Vanpelton, Williams, Crowley, Merriam
and Beaman, for their influence in the
Legislature.
ALLEGED DIVISION OF spoILs.
The confession gives the circum-
stances OF the division OF spoils be-
tween himself, Sweeney. Hall, Connal-
| ly and Woodward. It duplicates Gar
vey, Ingersoll, Donovan, Watson, and
the majority of the Board of Supervis-
ors. Mayor Halls proportion was ten
per cent. He shared throughout In all
the profits, was in full collusion with
the various details OF fraud, and was
fully aware Of the fraudulent nature OF
the contracts presented for his sigma
ture. AS to the document purporting
to be record OF the proceedings OF the
Board of Audit, OF May s, 1870. by
which Mr.. Hail. on his trial, secured &C.
quittal on the ground that he acted
only in O ministerial character, Tweed
says 1t was manufactured after the ex-
posure.
HUGH HASTINGS.
Hugh Hastings, of the Commercial
AdUe1tiser. is mentioned as having re-
ceived check for $4,000, and checks
for smaller amounts at various times.
Mr.. Hastings is also credited with the
diplomatic achievement uf having
brought Jay Gould and Tweed together,
by which alliance the Tammany and
Erie rings were operated to their mutual
advantage.
RECORDER HACKETT.
The confession also, according to the
World, says that all the painting and
, book cases In Recorder Hewitt's house
were paid for by the CITY,.
WITNESSES PROMISED.
He gives the names OF five persons,
who, he promised, il immunity Is given
them, will swear to the truth Of all his
: statements. He has preserved all the
checks, and kept memoranda OF oil his
, transactions, all of which will be placed
, at the disposal OF the State. OF the five
persons named are T.. ID. Barber, ex.
Senator, Jas. Pierce, Alex. Grear and
, William King, Tweed's former deputy
, commissioner of public works.
| BHlEN d CLAIM FOH FEES.
Shortly after the publication of the
secret accounts in July, 1871, Tweed
t saws that Francis N. Bixby and ex.
O'Brien came to him and offered to Sc.
cure him against any further investiga.
! tion Of his pank accounts, his relations
J with the city, or, indeed, from any
) further trouble, IL he would pay $780,.
600 toward O'Brien's claim against the
city for $296,O0O for unpaid fees. The
. two represented to him that they had
such influence over Mr.. Tilden, Judge
Barnett and VIM. @. Barrett as to i'm.
mediately quash any further steps In
, the pending investigation. Tweed says
he paid them $40, 600 In cash, and mort
gages which they afterwards collected
for the rest, and he understands that
they afterwards secured the same
amount from Connally upon the same
/ representations. He says he does moi
> consider that O'Brien's claim has any
real merits.
: JUDGE CARDoZo.
Hugh Smith. Sweeney's particula
friend, attended to all the transaction
a with Judge Cardozo, by which judicia
!. action was taken in behalf OF the ring
THE NAVARRO CLAIM.
Tweed says the Navarro claim o
!. 81, 100000 against the city for waite
, metres is fraud.
!. THURLow WEED.
He mentions Thurlow Weed by name
! but does not connect him with an,
i equivocal transaction.
Q JUDGE FoLaER.
). He mentions Judge Folger, Of tn
: Court of Appeals, and Geo. I'll. Punser
of New York, as persons to whom b
! paid money.
TESTIMONY PROMISED.
The confession concludes with
promise that the writer will be witnes
!, FOR the city In any suit brought by tn
4 city for the recovery Of moneys fror
; any of the persons mentioned. He doe
80 aulr that tha at1ita apAinat him h