Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-04-19
TWEED.
The Old Boss will Restore all Properly and
Turn States Evidence in Return for Liberty.

Turn States Evidence in Return for Liberty.
New York, April 17.-Wm. NJ.
Tweed, from his quarters in Harlem
street Jail, sends the Attorney Gen.
eral proposition, reciting that in
return for the favor of liberty and
rest he will yield up all his property
aud be faithful witness in behalf OF
the people. He says he has suffered
much and suffered long in silence,
and has borne the burden of what
others should have shared. Afflicted
with disease, feeble from age and
confinement, and i'll at ease in mind,
he seeks for the rest and relief he so
much and so sorely needs. He adds,
that the only basis upon which he
has right to apply for leniency and
pardon is that be will make u full
surrender of his property, and
A FULL DISCLOSURE
of bis criminal companions. The
proposition is long and exhaustive
document and 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 the various conferences,
between the writer and Peter B.
Sweeney, Richard Connolly, Henry
Genet, A. Oakey Hall and others, by
which Tweed was elected to the
State Senate, Connolly Comptroller
10 1867 aud Hall Major, January l,
1869. Tweed, according to the story,
transferred to state Senator Winslow
in person 5000 900 to secure for the
charter of 1870, which gave TO the
ring the control of the city, the sup
port of several influential Republican
members of the legislature.
THE CORRUPT LEGISLATORS.
/ 1t was Tweed's understanding
with Winslow at the time that the
money was to be divided between
INoodin, Samuel III. Frost, Augustus
Z. Ellwood, VIM. Fl. Brand, Norris
lVinslow, Jas. Wood, Ariah Blood,
teo. Morgan, all of the Senate, and
aio with Van PeIton, Williams,
Cswley. Merriam and Beaman, for
Their Influence in the Legislature.
Thd confession gives the eircumstan-
ces of
THE DIVISIONS OF sPoILs
helxeen himself, Sweeney, Hall,
Cnnolly, and Woodward. 1t impli-
caes Carney, Ingersoll, Davidson,
Wilson and majority of the Board
ofSuprVisors. Major Halls pro-
potion was ten per cent. He shared
thrug,out in all profits, and was in
ful COLLISION with the various details
ofhe raud, and was fully aware of
tbs inudulent nature of the con-
trc.s presented for his signature.
Tie document purports TO be a rec
orr of he proceedings Of the Board
ofAudt, of May 5, 1870, by which
| NJ. Hi, on his trial, secured an &C
quittabn the ground that he acted
only ministerial character.
Tweed says it was manufactured
after te exposure.
AN EDITOR PURCHASED.
| Hug Hastings, of the CONNER
| GlhI AN6l 10 1Ol
havin received check for $4,000,
and clicks for smaller amounts at
variou amounts. Mr.. Hastings is
credit with the diplomatic achiev-
ment { having brought Jay Gould
and Teed together, by which alli-
ance t, Tammany and Erie rings
were perated at their mutual adj
vantas
Theonfession also, according to
the Wild, says all the painting and
book Asses in Recorder Hackett's
house ere paid for by tho city.
We WILLING TO ATTEST.
Twd gives the names of five per-
sons wo, he promises if immunity
is gim them, will swear to the
truth IF all his statements. He
has memoranda of all his
TRANSITIONS, all of which will be
pacedat the disposal of the state.
Of thfive persons named are &. d.
Barbs ex-senator James Pierce,
Alexaler Frear and William King,
Twees former Deputy Commits
| slonenE HuDHc w Orke.
TWO soUEEzERs.
Shaly after the publication of
the sret accounts in July, 1871,
Tweet says Francis N. Bixlev and
ex-Shiff, than State Senator James
IO'Bna, came TO him and offered to
secure him against any further To-
vestsstion of his bank accounts and
relab,s with the city, or indeed
froma,y further trouble, If he would
pay IS 900 towards the O'BrieDs
claim against the city for 1926, 600
for upaid fees. The two represent
ed te him they had such influence
overdr. Tiden, Judge Barrett and
WiiIim G Barrett as to Immediately
quasany further steps in the pend>
ing nvestigation. Tweed says he
paid .hem $40, 600 in cash aud mort |
gage which they afterward collect
| ed fol the rest out. He understood
they ecured the same from Connol-
", Jpn the same representation.
He AVS he does not consider |
O'Brsn's claim has any real merit.
OTHER RINGsTERs.
HUH Smith, Sweeny's particular |
friend attended to all transactions
with jige Cardozo, by which judi
cial &C on was taken In behalf of
the rinl Tweed says the navarro
claim ds1, 100000 agsinst the city |
for waer meters was fraud. he
mentiop Thur;ow Weed by name,
but dos not connect him with any
eauivoel transaction. He mentions
Judge foIeer, of the Court of APP
psals. nd Geo III. Purser, of New
York. q persons to whom be paid
money.