, 1877-04-24
TAMNIANY. "
Progress Of the Woodin tnyestj.
CATION in New York Yes. -;
terday.
The managing Editor and CITY
Editor Of the "Vorldn
Catccllfscd.
Nothing at All Found to Incrtmiuats
Senator Woodin In the Frauds,
The Commcrcfal.Adrertiscr Man Hast.
tngs Somewhat Desmlrched.

little more than develop tho methods by which
tho leading Democratic paper strives to ckc out
pEecastous existence. Afr. Hurlbut, chief
editor, aud Ballard Smith, city editor
OF the Horid. were among tho wit
nesscs, and from them the Committee
cllclted tho facts that tho pretended Al;,sny
dispatch containing the charges was made IN in
the Hortd otI1co from tho shccrcst runors told
aronnd town by two or thrco gsrru1ous
busybodics who hsd been casting their shadows
ACROSS various edltors' tables for a fortnight
previous. Smith was asked If any Of the names
mentioned In tho pseudo.dlspatch came from
Albany. "Ycs," hs said; "Twccdy and
o'conor'e." "D!d Senator WooIln's como
from Afbanyr' mo" The Testimony a
whole had
NOT THE VIRTUE or BRING INTERFERING,
much ICES important, one considerable portion
ot 1t being devoted to the position OF Horace
ereescy on tho Tweed chartcr. An anxious
public xas, however, let Into tho secret that
Hugh Hastings paid e650oo for his Fifth avc-
nue. mousse, which IL great relief, though Il il
not yet apparent where the money camo from,
Thcre Was absolutely nothing to connect SEN
ator "oodEn NTH any bargaining, corrupt or
otherwise, and no ono aupposcs anything will
be found.
10 tbs Ftatrn Akso1dt4d frua
NHW YORK. April 23.-Twecd's confession, as
recently published, contained the following:
'Ihc person whose influence WIS most valun-
bic Tweed considered to bo State Senator Will
lam d. Woodln, OF Auburn. Lie, therefore, au-
preached that gentleman through State scnntor
Wtnslow, and, after several interviews With
Winslow, trsnstcHed to him ln person 500, 900,
With the understanding that It wa4 10 be used
IN occurring tho passage OF tho CHAR
ter" Before tho senato 1uyeatigating
Committed today, ex-senator Wtnslou tes.
titled 1t WAS understood between tho Re-
publicana that they were to support tho
charter in consideration Of tho Democrats sup
porting ,o. the lseglstEy bill. There w Repub
present, xho was more anxious about tho Rcgts-
try law bill and wanted It passed. before tho
charter, rs he said tho Democrats might cheat
US % 10 TUG Registry Law; Never heard Of money
Not farthtnc was pall the witness, nor was
TIC the pso@tse % Of money given Him for voting for
Nxvzn RECEIVED 4 rznxr
!n money. cheeks, or anything clee connected
tncrewith: Witness saw tho statement in tho
fura> Of the 17th inst, TINT $o00,O00 wcro
placed In llis hands to secure tho psssaCo of tho
charter, md that the money was TO ho dIvi!lel
IAN b. Wood!u. This statement Wns falsc liz
every particular, and there was not ono
word Of truth or tho shadow Of truth
IN my part Of It. Hc nerer received
never distributed mopcy. tu Senator Wootlin
or any other Senator In hts life. Never had
conyersatton With Senator Wood!n about the
Twccd charter; DID not undcrstand that urcclcy
speech In favor olit. Tue. Registry bill WAS
party measure, = sort Of compromise on tho
Charter olll. Witness lrst beanie favorable
to the charter after tho Republican CAUCUS. Iio
W. tntlueneed BY tho caucus, and more parttcu.
!arly BY Greeley, IN conversation with him, hJ
bis articles II the Trtb,a,t, and by letter from
Greeley to the Witness
Tmk nnEELzr 1Hrrnn.
Tho letter referred to was received. Il ID
dated March q, 1910. and states HAT ut ID In
li[speusablo that cut of tho present fculs ia
the Legislature We get m honest Election l.w.'
no 5 70 secfc t. " bS ',c Se.c, rs
Waterbury, 10 a Democrat Of the anti-Twccd
stamp, who can intllcatu tho reforms which arc
needed. pray you tlear ana heed him."
"'t1ess ts!d M he thought tho .mport.nt points
q the Registry ELL. Witness continued
!hae 10 never received any money
While Ia Albany for legtslatirs purposes
senate tn l6;o stood: Republicans, Il; De,no-
'rats ls There was no money deposited or
ranafeHed to my account b. either Of the
'art:es " this or any other city during ls1D for
Hf uA44uEAb tUuuEckNA WILL TUG lFk1ek1EuFft
Nttness relations with soiator WooIln wcro
ot yery cordial during 1910, but there WAS no
l.fccliag existing between tlcnl
WILLIAM HENRY uunLDur,
tho World, testified TINT be was cdtor-lu.
!lief ct that paper. 1Ic identified tho extract
rom that paper alleged to b tho substance Of
weeds confession. llo said he caused it to
. published, hut DID not know II to bo
mt by tllc IIortd's corrcsponicnts thcrc,-HI-
am Calkins and Mr. 8hanks, Nothing ot The
rttcle was sent BY the Attorney-0encral. No
erson urged him to publish this repurt, but 1t
.'a best Information possible. 1t was matter
{ public rumor that Tweed waa about making
confession, telling alt he knew. In talking
~ gentleman In reference to iiali's going to
c apparent that Hall sltaFctltn tho profits oftho
ng." Witness refused to give thr gcntlcnan's
ame: Wisne1a gnt part Of Information cum
lined IN ths lct'ort from gentlemen who told
onfesston." md bad rad it, contents. Wit
tss declined positively to give tho gcnt!cmnn's
ln!e.. Tic ALd net know that tho statements
ablliheh were true, but ho
PLACED ENTIRE CONFIDENCE
hts tnfo1ulants. The statements regarding
.nator Wood!n wcFe obtained solely from this
:nt1eman. Wltness Was clo!eIy pFesscd for
Y |, .gcntleman's name, but refused to give It.
e. ssft s.1 AtSsp iSs s'Ts IT, r.
'islole that hall OF u was 70 scle9raphed.
10 remainder wks inserted In bis office. I4e
llcItd the dlspasehcs sent BY Sir. caiklps eoa-
lned the uaues Of one Of two persons. Tho
mA1uder Of the a1tcls was not iuade up iron.
l1aor or caprice, but from Information furnish
BY Pettous
WHOSE CHARACTER III KNEW,
The a1tlcle was completed under bis direction,
.e statements in the Hortd in regard 10
oodtn we're not tclegraphed from albany.
le wltness explained that It was often ucccs-
y to edit spec!al dispatches from Albany and
ssaington sa ths light Of facts not known to
. correspondents. lie said that that a.ttclo In
. ltoTta w1s founded OIL Information which he
|!sTed. and sttl! bclsered, to BE- trustworthy.
Ifttneat .Na1 asked whether the persoa from
om he afst obtained h!& information was tho
Ar. Townsend. William ii,
'eedt or Foster Dewey. After consultation
b Judge Green; As. Harlbut declined 10
liver.
Witness showed dispatch which be received
~ Mr. CaIkIns and Ar. spF,xgs. md asked
have 1t put Ia evidence. 1t xastheu read, to
: effect that AF. Townsend bad brought 10
6any : ,Yoluminous document purpottlng to
Tweed'a confession. but that ii, Information
'ut its character bad been refused. The data
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