The Portland daily press., 1877-04-18
NAMES OF THE PARTIES WHO
DIVIDED THE PLUMBER.
MTayOr Halls Share Ten Per Cent,
ON Profits.

Beaman for their influence in the Legislature.
The money in various amounts, he mas
assurances, was afterwards paid to the parties
named in the compact with Winslow. He was
a member of the State Senate at the time, and
all persons named voted for his charter.
Governor Hoffman signed the charter the
night it passed, and Tweed arranged with
Mayor Hall for all municipal appointments,
with Tweed as Commissioner of Public Works,
Peter B. Sweeney at head of the Department
of Parks, Henry Smith at the head of the
Police, and John j. Bradley as Chamberlain.
The confession gives in detail the proceedings
of the Board of Audit of May 5, 1870, when
SO many millions in claims were passed>upon,
together with ratio of fraud to real merit of
the separate claims. 1t gives the circumstances
Of the division of spoils between himself,
Sweeney, Hall, Connolly and Woodward,
through whom the division was made. as well
as of particular amounts set apart for various
tradesmen and mechanics by whom claims
were presented. 1t duplicates Garvey, Inger-
members of the Board of Supervisors, among
them John Fox, James Hayes, Henry Smith
and Isaac j. Oliver.
Mayor Halls proportion was 10 per cent He
shared throughout In all profits, was in full
collision with the various details of fraud, and
was fully aware of the fraudulent nature of
the contracts prese nted for his signature. He
secured from the Board of Police the John L.
Brown street cleaning contract, and shared in
its proceeds. With reference to the document
the Board of Audit of May 5, 1870. by which
Hall on his trial secured an acquittal on the
ground that be acted only in ministerial char
acter, Tweed says that it was manufactured
after the exposure.
Hall came to himself and Connolly, after the
exposure, with that document in his own hand
writing and already signed by himself, and
asked them to sign it also. Each of them did
so, and then Hall took it away. The resolu-
ton was never presented to the Board of
Audi Tha aNftb hot Txuaod hon nd Of MO
when produced in court, purporting to have
been found in the county auditors safe.
Among the persons to whom he paid money
for influence in the Legislature, besides those
of the Commercial Advertiser. he gave
Hastings check for $4,000, dated three or
four days after the passage of the charter of
1870, with the understanding that the money
was also to go to Senator Woodin. The check,
however, afterwards came back to him from
his bank, where the money was duly paid, in
dorsed by Hastings and by his broker, Jenkins
Van Schaick. Tweed afterwards gave Hastings
at various times checks for smaller amounts.
He names five persons whom he promises
| if immunity is given them will swear to the
truth of all his statsaents. He has preserved
all his checks and kept memoranda of all his
transactions, all of which he placed at the dis
posal of the state. The persons named are
p. d Barber, ex-senator James Pierce OF
Brooklyn, Alexander Frear and William King,
Tweed's former Deputy Commissioner of Pub
| lie Works.
Shortly after the publication of the "secret
accounts, in July, 1871, Tweed says that
senator) James o'Brien came to him and
offered to secure him against any further in
veStigatiOn of his bank accounts his relations
with the city, or indeed from from any further
trouble, if he would pay $15O,00O toward
for unpaid fees. The two represented to him
that they had such influence over TIlden,
Judge Barrett and VIM. G.. Barrett as to
Immediately quash any further steps in the
| pending investigation. He mentions Thurlow
Weed by name, but does not connect him with
any equivocal transaction
He mentions Judge Fogler of the Court Of
Appeals and George II. Purser of New York
as persons. to whom he had paid money.
The confession concludes with promise that
the writer will be a witness for the city in any
suit brought by the city for the recovery of
moneys from any of the persons mentioned.
He does not ask that suits against him be
quashed but that he be released from confue-
ment without bail.
Ex-Aldeaman Van Setback says check for
$4,000 was placed by him to the credit of
Hugh Hastings, afterwards used in paying for
Hastings house on Fifth Avenue. The above
| is making quite sensation in this city today.
All paintings and book cases in Recorder
| Hackett's house were paid for by the city.
| Tweed purchased votes of sufficient members
| of the Common Council to secure majority
/ duu tuC passage VI duy VI modSuIcS3 duu
| the names of these various persons, as we'll as
| of many others whose influence was obtained
by similar means, are given together with the
| amounts paid to each. He also obtained
majority of the Supervisors by the same means
/ and the names of corrupt members are given,
| with sums paid to each. Among the Aldermen
| mentioned are Morgan Jones and Thomas
| Conan.
Tweed paid the $4,000 in cash and mort
| cages, which they afterwards collected for the
/ rnSt and thaU aftprU ards qpcurnd tho
| amount from Connolly upon the same represen-
| tations. He does not consider o. Brien's claim
| has any real merit.
| Hugh Smith, Sweeney's particular friend,
| attended to all transactions with Judge Cardo-
| 20, by which judicial action was taken in be-
half of the ring. Tweed says the Navarro
claim of 81, 100000 against the city, nov pend
| ing in courts, being for water metres furnished
| to the city, is fraud. The contract with Ma
| varrO was fraudulent, and the metres never
| answered their purpose.
Excitement Over tho Confession.
New YORK, April 17.--Great excitement
| prevails among politicians aud others here over
Tweed s confession. The old ring members are
hard to find, and will say nothing when found.
Hugh Hastings, in reference to his receiving
action. Justice Bixby denies that his brother,
Senator Bxby, ever proposed immunity to
Tweed in 1871 for $15O,0O0.
Only a Partial Revelation.
The Express confirms the report made of
Tweed's confession and Says
The tale is but partial revelation, and full
confession will add an amount of detail which
| will even more sicken the public conscience.
1t is generally believed here that the Ex-
| press is fully posted in the matter.
Judge FOgler asserts his Innocence.
ALBANY, April 1.-THE Evening Journal
publishes the following:
The New York World of today contains this
Tupaod
Judge Fogler of the Court of Appeals to
whom he paid money" VIM. M. Tweed never
paid me any money. The statement is not
true.
(Signed) CHAs j. FoGLER.
The Journal is authorized from Attorney
General Farchild to say he never heard or had
known Tweed to utter a word derogatory of
Fogler. Townsend, Tweed's counsel, who de-
lvered to the Attorney General paper called
"A Confession" says Fogler's name was not
mentioned therein nor that of any other Judge
of the Court of Appeals.
The Confession in the ATTORNEY Generals
Hands.
ALBANY, April 17.-Tweed's confession, fill
ing some fifty pages OF manuscript, was today
handed by Mr.. Townsend to the Attorney Gem
General Bs T d %as1g If TMSs the dsaS
prove the charges against the persons impli-
Gated.
senator WoOdin Asks AM investigation.
Senator Woodin in his speech in answer to
the allegations of the alleged Tweed confession
tonight, concluded by offering the following:
Whereas, an alleged statement of William
NJ Tweed published in the New York World of
today, states among other things that the per-
son whose influence was most valuable to
Tweed was considered to be State Senator
Woodin of Auburn, and he (Tweed) therefore
approached that gentleman through State Sem
ator Winslow; that 100000 was paid Senator
Winslow with the understanding it was to be
used in securing the passage Of the charter,
and that he (Tweed) had assurances that said
sum was divided among certain parties, 4
among whom was Senator Woodin, and
Whereas said alleged statement further
states that $4,000 was paid to Hugh Hastings
with the understanding that the money was
also to go to Senator Woodin; therefore
Resolved that Messrs. be and are
hereby appointed a committee to take testimo-
ny with power to send for persons and papers,
and if need be to sit in New York city and fully
investigate whether said Woodln ever received
or promised to receive any portion of the
moneys hereinbefore referred to, and to report
to the Senate within ten days the testimony
together with their conclusions thereon, and
the said committee are hereby authorized to
command the services of the sergeant-at-arms