The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-16
TWEED'S CONFESSION.
"A FULL EXPOSE OF THE TAMMANY
RULE IN NEW YORK.
The Manner in which Acts Were Passed
Through the Lesislaturc-HOw the
city of New York was Robbed ana
the spoiIs Divided,

Through the LesIslature-HOw the
City Of New York was Robbed ana
the spoiIs Divided.
New YORK, Sept. 15.-The ring frauds in
vestgation by the aldermanic committee was
resumed to-day at the City Hall. Tweed was
accompanied by his son, VIM. NJ Tweed, Jr.
and two deputy sheriffs.
The proceedings were opened by the assist
ant corporation counsel asking Tweed II he
had James O'Brien's assignment Of the $780,.
600 claim. The witness answered "yes, and
handed the counsel the assignment. He said
that he could produce evidence to prove that
fhe signature on the assignment was james
O'Brien's. The amount paid in consideration
of the assignment was $4,000 in cash and
$12,80D in bonds and mortgages.
Tweed was asked IL he knew the origin Of
the charter Of 1870, or by whom it was pre-
pared.
The witness replied that it was prepareds
by A. Oakley Hall, Peter b. Sweeney, Corne-
illus Carson, Alex. Friar, BENZ. w. Hitchman,
and almost every person connected with the
Tammany organization. The witness also
had something to do with 1t. Money was
used for the passage of the bill through the
Legislature. The witness did not know per-
sonally of any Assemblyman who was paid.
The witness paid some of the Senators in AL
bany personally with checks. He used a
great deal of money, probably 100000.
through A. Barbour, of Albany. The witness
gave the names of Garvey, Ingersoll, Wood
ward and others from whom money was re-
ceived to be used in Albany. These parties
were all reimbursed by sending in bills for
work purporting to have been done for the
city; they received fifty per cent of the bill,
and the other fifty per cent was divided be-
tween Connolly, Hail. Peter B. Sweeney. Hugh
Sweeney and witness. Watson, an employee
in Connolly's office and Woodward, then in
the Controllers Office prepared and presented
the bills, and witness approved them as chair
man OF the committee.
Witness in settling with Barbour gave him
a check for $4,000 and caused him to be ap-
pointed Deputy Collector of Assessments.
Barbours position was worth $4,000 a year.
He never did any work, but always drew his
salary. Connolly soon became dissatisfied
with his per centage, and wanted twenty in
stead of fifteen per cent. An arrangement
was then made that Connolly should have
twenty per cent, witness twenty-five, Sweeney
ten Hall five, and Woodward and Watson
two and a half per cent each the balance to GO
to those who presented the fraudulent bills.
Ingersoll, Garvey and Keyser were the
principal ones who made those bills Every
body drew money under that auditing Of
fraudulent bills. The charter Of 1870 was in
efficient for the purpose of raising money, and
subsequent acts were passed for that purpose,
l,,,1 all all and
witness knew Of the specific power intended
to be conveyed by the tax levy act.
Tweed was then asked what Senators hi
had personally paid money to for voting for
the charter OF 1870, and after recltlng the
facts of the contest between Tammany and
tho Young Democracy, he said that he found
II was necessary to beat o Brien and others
and that it could only be done by securing The
votes Of Republican Senators. About tha
time great many people in New York be
came dissatisfied, and Morton, Creamer, ane
Genet formed plan to oust the Mayor, Con
troller and Street Commissioner, and othel
officers Of the city, but before they had com
pleted their plans, the Republican party hae
prepared charter, introduced into the As
sembly at Albany by Frear and referred.
Witness went to Albany, knowing tha
Hugh Hastings, Republican, would be
very desirable man to have. He sent TO
him. Hastings finally consented to stop hi
opposition to the Democratic party, an
agreed to work for witness. Witness SAY
Senators Morris, Winslow, W. B. Woodwin
Geo. Bowen, Theodore L. Maniene and Jane
Wood. Witness did not not know how t.
reach Winslow, as he had the reputation q
being rich man and he did not think none
would fetch him, but shortly afterwards
gentleman met witness Oh the train and sal
he thought he could bring the thing abou
through Winslow's brother-in-law.
This was done, and witness made his al
rangements with Winslow through tina
source. A few days afterward Hastings sug
gested that the best way for witness to carr
out his plans would be to have caucus G
the Republican Senators and have them com
rnitted to the Democratic interests. Hasting
afterward informed witness that caucus, a
agreed upon, was held and everything wa
satisfactory. Every Republican voted TO
the charter.
Jay Cooke on Wall street.