The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-28
NEW YORK RING ASSURANCE.
r A. UOODWdRD on THE PER0UTSTTEs
or TifE TWEED OFFICIALS.

abI. :" hat Didn't Know How Much he wa.
North His share "f tNy Money All Gone.
John H. keyacr was recalled to the wit
resa stand nj the opening Of yesterdays session
NJ the Aldrrmcn's Committee OF Investigation
u, admitted that when he made the assignment
On schultz for the benefit OF the city he had
many good claims. growing out Of his business
ognius, solvent persons and corporations. which
wrc not included in the schedule Civ n to tho
city's trustee. Those which were put in the
srhrduIc were ones he had never before had
any intention of collecting. and he reluctantly
said that he supposed" the sum collected from
lhose claims was clear gain, which he never
would have had but for the form OF assignment
OF course the city never got any OF that gain. ~
Il WAS all returned to him by Schultz. Upon
ha memory being forced he corrected n
previous statement 40 far as TO admit
that he did remember Of some civil suit having
once been commenced in behalf OF the t,xpay-
FRS, by Mr.. Devcn. against him. Schultz. Gar
vey and one rtwo others whose names he could
not remember.
After tedious time Of waiting. Mr.. Barrow,
The accountant came in. bearing pile Of docu-
mcnts. among which were u formidable num-
her of warrants for sums OF money drawn by
Keyser from the city and county treasury
These warrants the witness was required to sort
tN'I anu W rti''t rum uilpHk lhtul il'pSt upon
which he claimed the signatures of his name
or Of the firm title Of Keyser & Co. were forge
RES He settled himself To his task. slow and
grim. with his spectacles upon his nose and u
snort stump cad lmncil grpped tightly be-
tween his thin lips. Tn" work being evidently
one which would take some time. he was invited
while another witness. Sir. L. A. Woodward was
Mr.. Woodward stepped forward briskly and
TOOK mis- seat with a Iaunty air of self,conf-
drnce. lie IL stout. very cll-prcs'rNpd per-
son, seemingly Of middle age. and little below
medium height His short-croprcd reddish
brown hair and beard display perfectly the CON
tour 81 a mead almost IA round as ball and,
whether from this style. or the spiky manner Of
bis mourtache or his sun-browned complex
ION. or the keen, aggressive light that CLEANS
through his glittering eyeglasses he seems a
very combativc sort Of person. He wore a tweed
coat. a s'art neck ties n nattv cHne. with
torosc-shell handle heavy gold watch chain
AMI brown striped pantaloons which he would
make prominent by twisting his knees Ia tn.
top of the table before him, all went to make up
perfectly harm onious whole in which there
VIZ -omrthlng sug 'eslive Of the pueilist.
IL reply to Mr. Coles queries he responded
with easy, n.nrhalant prompttude that his
name was T.. Woodward his age. fl years his
entered public lie in New York in 1858 or 1850
o. assistant clerk of the Board of supervisors
iui that D." mad been an employee in the clerk =
on some i've or six months before he at
IA ned that pos ton.
II then detailed fully the processes 10y which
clnims against the city wore presented, audited
and paid: and from this proceeded 10 recount
tie manner in which he 10y dire. ton Of sir.
Watson. then County Auditor began in is,iG
~ raiti"inntinn IN thr business 81 dra,,,,,,
Ie 'ni.lges on fraudulent bills out II th" city
ura-urv. l. was under H." Board of Audit
RINK. NOT tn" Supervisors Ring that his ser
vices We're called into consideration. Watson
n,"i ~ 10 tho talking 10 claimants He
lNooiwardl was merely instructed 10 re-
@Ns NE p1rrentnS,s from certain Of
s1d about it: Whom lng'rsoll WIS sent a. him
" Watson, tor in-lanrr. lngersoll simply rr-
MARKED, You are 10 manage my affairs after
t.is lie understood In moment what was
'Ap"cted 81 MN ana net han dom words
PISSED. II" understood that during the SUPER
!~nrs' Ring the fraudulent addition To- bills wns
J. yer cent. hut so far rs he now remembered
!" never knew anything about 1t of his own
g. receive percentages from the city MS instrIln
tons were To take % per cent. or that he paid
over 70 per cent, of the whole amount to Tweed
hnd handed the balance 70 Watson. except what
others per cent. Watson said he hal 10 pay
20 per cent, 10 the Comptroller. r. II. Connolly :
inprrornt 1.-THE thamlcrlain's Office. which
w witness UNDERSTOOD 70 mean Peter D.
sw"'ny and 10 per cent. - 10 the Mayors
ON -, winch the witness understood 70 mean
The witness could not remember the percent
ns-s b." had drawn for himself on any partD u
lir 'hms. or whore he had drawn none. cX-
7ri IN the matter Of the j. Mcbride Davidson
Claims. on which he gave his percentages to
Henry Smith. decmlng that they properly be-
us"d 20 smith. ms Davidson was his friend.
H. tnat ,se he gave up voluntarily five per cent
Mr. Woodward could not remember the sum
,lial ~ all the warrants which were drawn in
name or bore his endors"ment and upon
ly a temporary mistake OF Mr.. Coles that
c mleman getting hold OF the wrong footing IN
pl.s~ amount ,s s24 1874, O9s. 81. 1t couldn't be
e. much, Ia" protested
b,'- Tweed. VINO was sitting behind him, and
vhihE more ilNey interest IN III" proceedings
t.Au hr has before in a number OF sess ions past
$50 WIS startled. and protested that there must
/. ml-'ak" somewhere. Both seon med relieved
wh0n 4 was discovered that that footing repre-
sh'ri n.icnd tns gross sum OF the warrants
uia"h ln ~" credit ~ "a number Oi claimants.
Tur witness s,ad that h. had nothing Ia do
Wi ihr 'iiy accounts, and that he got no per
c'niage- On any sums except those drawn
thf uEh the broadway Bank. The difference
i'W"n the 1882 Sjs.5D checked 10y him out of
ue Broadway Bank and the 1851 .2j4 20 Of
WIS drawn out IN cash. Tho checks went to
claimants, the cash to the Officials receiving
.nt ,,rei al nei,S2n@i receipi1 on on That
cent 20 th" si.jsl .25l 20. He never had re-
Sa a p l 'han iiyc p@E cent J. Vas not trHe
i'I'riihE'a on TINT portion of lngersOll's bills
NtH,h VIZ made ont gnier the Il titious nnme
'.t" surely never Lave testified 10 anything
HE IT. lut his words had been mistaken.
an N"nd"i description of the modus operanii
NJ hand ing ne bills Of claimants VINO paid per-
,'hi's'- and # the exact system oil distributing
IrE "htises, hut thls story has all been
t4i' t'ii, aud III this part Of his evidence
hihs novel was developed until Mr.. Cole
1'e i-llc.mcn who from time TO time. wcrc on
10 i"-' rHuineut pra.uoe.. claimed inst they
n,f r r'a. %re in ani - t'' n esi, ' 'rsi ,
,,,H ii i9' .N"1 . sip ~ l''9 1'" d.. met'
'''r "n. .o,n" ioun iAu'n rcro3. hUl
'..o , there Was a,ill. d fnunaat.ai ',t tlai %.
IN. What honest foundanou va. There for the ~,
~ w tc i,Ii -ipil io-., H,,,c len i..'
g. fa. you know. iac part you kcit was tho honest
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