, 1877-09-16

| the party; SO met 49,.
d1 s IL t9o nsa'X @ You You are inc not going
me in this matter. This is Il personal ngnt t
against me, and If they succeed tney VIII
remove me from my position rs succt
Commissioner" lie said no, hS Sorton alu w'.s ~vs
very clever gentleman, who hnd lrequcn.!y
Iclpc1 him, aud he would like to help him oui
] saul, "Wonl,ln't you like to help nc ol1t:n
| nc said, s'fou take il very earnestly sA'u
| l did, that would , :. -
! DO ANYTHING NAN COULD
| to prevent myself from being beaten lie 1hcn
spoke to nc about the loss OF nv poslt'oi,' anu
said it would TIC worth great deal TO 70 nle r..
| tai., it, and said I would be willing lo pay
| auyttli,)y to secure my object. l know that
rnf,ey came tlp il, the course OF tue conversation,
but bY witum it was first mentioned cou'u llt
/ be positive. That was the purpose oil thc con
ycrsation- talked around him to get u propo7,
sition. OF some KIND from 1 t;..t,ngp md
both Of them said, III guess you can get the olu
| man.''' The next day
TALKED TO HIN AGAIN
and lie came to my room that night. tola
him had talken with aa,;oat: otter Fepull'ed talEed
With Mcssrs. Wood and Winslow. and they
thought it better the money should bc placed III
one uian's hands. I snid have got thls thlng
| all right, and aul sure to win any now. bu.
would prefer to have the Republicans on my
side to cover up an possible deficiencies. l
smnocstcfl that the Republicans in caucus
should resolve to support Me. told him what
they did in cauclls nobody should Know any
thing about, and If that was the result 1ncS
could say u
| because they were governed BY The action o1
their party Il, Caucus. told him also that any
relations lie had with me would @ oe secret, ; ala ia
il he dill anything III the matter that "ould PC
the end al it. lie said, III know you are az
ri.ht. aud / amt afraid to trust YOU"
lie said to ME What other Republicans mare
you got?'' said III cannot Ct you you ,,,t WI
Mr.. Winslow. The next day I had another
interview will, him, and SAID the same thing
to him. I said Twas going to
FAY THEM $40, 600 EACH,
and he asked II could not make 1t S50,o0o.
Q,-Who asked thnt! A.-Woodin. said
no; that I did not propose and could not
afford to give more than $4,000, and he
said he would go with the others !
said, s'Shall hand you the $4,000 yourself!"
and he said, "No; VII DO with yon W,;Si as WITH !,
He said, "Do tho same With me as you will
with the othcrs.''
4 short time after Hastings informed mo that
there was
A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS,
and that that was the result; and, in fact.
knew already. When the bill came up, every
Republican voted for it, according to the caucus
determination, except Mr.. Thayer-
Q.-Werc these the only Senators which you
had dealings with regarding this matter! A.
bought some of the others also.
Q.-Hows A.-By giving them places.
O,-Tcl what Democrats you bought, and
with what places! Al cannot tell that. |
got them appointments where they drew
monthly salaries .....--
Q.-Iwant to know what other members OF the
Senate YOU bought Al gave places To Sen
ator Frost, of the First District, and places to
his friends. appointed sixty men TOR Mm at
$50 and 50 4 day, who did no work, but whose
names were on the payroll.
Odd YOU agree to do that If he would vote
for this bill. Ayes; Michael Norton ! agreed
to help in his business matters in Ncw York.
CaulawelI got place for llls partner, s,, ar. w.
Whitney, which WAS not to be less than S.D,00o
year, Ii it was less WIS to
MAKE IT UP TO THAT.
Ninslow [ gave money to as stated before.
Elwood-l think l gave him money. William
Q.-Did YOU rive money to Noodin person.
allYa A-No; but through Mr.. Wnslow.
O,-Dil YOU have any conversation sl1bse-
qucutly with Woolin In respect TO this mat
ter! Al did. That matter was settled all
RIGHT and he said it was.
Tweed charged that the checks drawn for the
Senators had been purloined BY O'Bricu bryant,
vlu still held them. AS to Senator Miner,
Tweed said the talk with him was positive aud
direct, aud the understanding was TINT he
vEuY ANXIOUS TO PASS TIE BILL.
He (lincr) said that he was but poor
farmer; and, continuing, said: 'sYou arc yery-
ffEtt4 f fTto ia Mi m Ge would stand ye}l by
him, and suggested 95,000 lie said that would
not do. Tweed then said $4,000, and he said
that would not do. Tweed said So0,-
0oO, and MINER said, s'How about s25,oo0!''
and he also said, II will see you asain.'s It in
creased the next time until it came to $780, 000
aud was finally settled ut $4,000.
Senator Bixby says it is not worth denying
Twced's statements, but they will nevertheless
raise breeze in the Senate.
To the Western Assottated prGss
NEW YonK, Sept. l5-William VI. Tweed was
before the AldernAnic Investigating Committee
to-day. He produced the assignment nf half Of
the name Of Foster Dewey, and the assignment
Of Dewey to lin. The assignment conveyed
for 81, paid by Dewey to- James O'Dricn, nil
the latter's claims, not less than $l5O,0O0, /
a@ainst the %ity, and bears the signature of 10
scph 4. Manllcncr, witness, aud James O'Bricn,
aud was dated in 1o11- Tho transfer took place |
in Bixty's Office, in the presence OF Bxby, his |
trother-in-law, Dewey, aud King. Witness gave |
F2o,0Oo BY check for il, aud was iu the way Of |
gcttiit, at the other halt OF the assignment. lie
gI7e an assignment Of real estate of SITS 009 to
William Il. King iii presence OF Dewey for the |
claim. |
Iu regard to tic charter of 10, almost every
one connected with tho Tamnany Ring
HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH 1T.
Tweed was asked il members of the Assembly
were bfibed tu vote for it. The witness an
swercd, they were paid for it. Witness could
not OF his own personal knowledge /
tell what members Of the Assem-
bly were paid, but he knew the Senators
were The tax-levy provisions Of 1870 gave the
control Of the finances to the Mayor, Comp
trolier,- and President OF the Department Of
Public Works. 1t was understood among them
that they were to reimburse themselves and
Others for the large sums expended in Ipsssing
the charter.
Connolly, Smith, and witness, and various
ttradesmer, furnished money for brhns the
were Garvcy, Ingcrsoll. keyser, f. A. Wood
ward, James Watson, Ed Boyle, Ell Marin,
Ind "nost everybody who hal dealings
With us.'' Henry Smith, Police Commits
;ioncr: contributed; also tile Erie
Railroad, through Jay Could When
lc said Gould, he meant Fisk, and vice versa,
:or they spoke and acted one man. Money
or the Assembly Went through Ell Barbour.
lie gave Barbour $500, 600 for that purpose, and
le himself personally paid Senator Hall, Con-
lolly and himself had an understanding when
hey were made the Board Of Audit, that parties
ioing business with the city were to give them
5 per cent. His supposition was that the bills
+r>h hab bf1s,u ff1n /