The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-02

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q Did you learn anything about the Of $4,000
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taSlevy A. Irsnainsdin Albany an,il after the charter
psrsen. With Tweed that
time Z A. Many years;
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sime' never knew sc.sS, Woodin in my life that
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any shs tho subject q ri. inquiry A. None all
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ddthey abandon your cause and so oyo, 70 Mr. rweed A.
BY NJ sprgssmln you. Judgment how many men had
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O. Out Of the State I A. No.
now rnx oHARrrs WAS PASSED.
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TO keep themselves and they didn't come here without
circumstances
here precluded the possibility Of their presence At
their own oxpsasei Yea good many; they Al wsns
Is thing, Mr.. Chairman Tweed for
q That have been about the time you seemed tho
n Yes and offered 80 pass our Sosng
IT, and he took an oath on our de he was sworn up over
BY Mr. schoonmaksr-o. Yoa spoke about shs dsspsra.
does who were In the interest Of Tweed Were they about
principally.
to render to Tweedg A. don't know what they we're
brought here for than taisthat to lntmi
q. Did they talk IN favor of Tweed's billss A. All.
Q Did understand they making sensi%ens here
Aagustn testified the g Leg.
" snS as So ne Pss BE- ssssSs room
NE yTss suiss AT sao p.
rannng expenses 81 the family = one time paid nearly
winter about 5000 or $4,000 for persons other than
Adjourned until tomorrow At four p. NJ
WHAT Is SAID BIZ THE CONTINENTAL FRIENDS
OF THE Ex-Boss AS TO HIS FuTURE-NoTH-
ING TO COME OF THE wooDIN INvEsTIoA-
TON.
Mr.. Townsend yesterday received the following let.
ter from Mr.. William NJ. Tweed:--
My DEAR SIR notice In tho Times this morning an
article, headed sThe Ludlow Street Prisoner which
iscacuated 10 place you false position before the
public, ana l hasten TO do what is in my power to
relieve you from IL have never consulted with Mr..
John H. Strahan or any other lawyer IN reference to
my since first retained your services, aud my
friend Mr. Charles Devin has never suggested to mo
that should mako any cnange OF counsel
IL is hardly necessary for me to assure you that
have the utmost confidence your professional skill
and integrity; but rs | presume you will gvo this
have proved yourself true Tho statement tho same
article that disguised with the results OF any
thing that has taken place In my case since you have
had charge OF It, Is aise; and hereby assume the full
responsibility tor everything ntained In tho
called my confession which Is in tho hands OF
the Attorney General II Is duo to you alone that
obtained this day the return OF checks and papers
which we're obtained from me by false representations
by a person in whom once had full faith. Yours
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED.
LUDLOW STREET JAIL, May !, 1877.
Among the confidential friends Of Mr. Tweed this
device OF spreading a report that he about TO
change his counsel caused yesterday considerable
amusement. II was, TO their expressive language,
SO 'thin that a child could SEQ through tn II was
alleged that tho effect Of transfer OF
papers and documents in tho direction ind,-
Gated would DO virtually TO place them
within the reach of an accused Senator They
express the strongest confidence in Twecd's early
release say that he Will obtain his liberty very shortly
after the adjournment OF tho Legislature, that he will
be witness for tho people, and that he will probably
appear In that capacity Tor tho first time, after his lib
craton in the civil proceedings on tho Navarro water
meter claim This will not bring out anything very
sensational IRON Tweed, as whatever he win say on
that Will be strictly within tho rules OF evi.
dcncc, and will be confined entirely TO the an
agreement that was made IN reference to the use OF
that meter BY the CITY.
THE TgLL-rALE CHECKS.
Tweed ana his friends speak quite confidently, in
general terms, OF the convlctng power oil the checks
that Tweed again obtained possess on OF yesterday
For some time past the more important OF Tweed u
checks and papers have been IN the custody oil IN
mutual ir,ond," and lately an cndcavor was made TO
OBTAIN possession OF them by bondsman OF Twccd's
They then placed in a safe deposit company's
sale, and yesterday, by tho ADVICE promi
city officials they handed back to Mr.. j. ID. Town.
send.
THE wooDiN ixyEsrIGArIOx
IL was said by tho same crco yesterday, with the
greatest confidence, that nothing would OF tho