The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-08
TWEED'S BIG TIlUNDERB0LT.
UtYD UTTs hMONG THE POLITICIANS
or THE OLD RING DAYS.
Men who Trcmb,c Mt the Certnin'y "f F"r-
gotten Things being Hec"hru IN t"e '"""'
Mind A Dread of Coming Revelations.

n,,., rh,,ys b.,,r Recalled In the Public
Mind-A Dread of Coming Revelations
William Nj. Twccd's testimony on Ihurs-
any before the Aldcrmon's committee nus
alarmed the politicians who were In oilice our
ing the rule oi the Tammany Ring They nre |
n.tnnishcd at Twcod's willingness to name the
prrsons who WIRE peculiarly nssonnteu w''n
him in tho old Board Of Supervisors. andthcy |
fear that when he begins to tell ol the opern-
tons Of the R.ng hc may say thngs th'u VIII
criminnts thcm. His story OF tho origin OF the
Supcry.sors' Ring has mndo profound I'M
tr'tson in political circles. few having be-
loved um any combination for corruW pur.
pnsrs existed in that Aonrl prior to that formed
uboni tho timn OF tho projection of the new
Court House joh. The story OF the bribery o'
pt.r L. Vonrhz. If 1t was ever gcnernly
known. had bcen long ago forgotten ana l's
revival nlt'r many y'us hns cohNincnu 'lo
~ lttenus TINT the cx- Bo Is intends To ten NJ ne
knows, spnring neither friend nor ioo' Sr'
Noorhis died some time ngo,' said one " MT.
Twocd's friends. and Mr.. Fowler VINO raiscu
tho money TO hrbc him. is dead. But Johh IL.
uri,rs. waiter Roche. william C. Conner and
Isaac Bell are living. They may not be called on
,o explain their action. hut thcv will hereafter
be known as having been members oil the hrst
supcry,sors' Ring Mr. Briggs was an inti-
mate friend Of Mr.. Tweed for many years. and
during his torn AS Supervisor and aiterwnrd
participatod in the fruits of tho Rings jops'
Ne owned u marble quarry in Sheffield. Mass.
| and suprlied the stone Of which tho Court
| House wns built Ic failed in business about
lie works in Vermont. Mr. Tweed said. after
The cin4n of the examination on Thursday. that
Mr.. Briggs pockotcd the s2.5OO given TO MIN ny
MIR Fowler To pay Mr.. Noorhis and gave To tir.
NoOrhis his notes. which ne mas not ~, pnr,u.
In tho n.yt session Of the comnltt.'a -, Tenn1 leo
l.l la. lFll llN
pa u. hmsrlf and cx;Superysorrss I1alnl IH1rnry
Andrew Bleakey. and lsaac j. Oliver. An2he
rweeI test fed that Isaac J. Oliver had been
paid money by himself and Henry smith foi
votes In the Board oi Superysors IN A. iopy ,S
Club House by n reporter OF THE sun. ~
came promptly 10 the waiting room in rrspons'
frlt hat and n small white nccNie that luS
showed the edge OF the gold stud nehInd T. IL
SpUSEe IpsS ornnst erg him. ~" IT, said hc"1 lad mad
$500 900 gu, of the Ring. could AFFORD T. ..a
. thus accusation nni an ppr n'ghh ,yhat If wa
= To live in house did not own. Ihrrr l3 no
" "A word oi truth in the charges aEaiu@t H., n,
4 Tweed will not say If hc is ,r''-s-rNainhr' yih
e he ever paid me money Tor my N"t' y
o. he should pay me money for votes Una, u
i ai-i anI or ' "nni~d M wien thcy wanted Hills pass
IA ed th y fixed up the rec rus. lh'y uiuh i. Mu m
ulll NNtHS | lNll Nll''N WHY w
d shuuld bring me into TINS mlf,. y "pl Iiu I T.
oi was norcssary for him to luculpatr l"p4plcan
4, ~ we'll ~ Democrats. doh p,,ahlt n'liTT n'iTT n
: wanting to r,t out of prison, Int h" should n,
!. hrlng me into trouble. H. said right when y
i testified that did not know when bilis ne wan
/. thnm INV and id moi know anything about then
&c Go H. Tweed in Ludlow street lau anu AZ NJ
"a M lar ,r"m g ~i Kim nil impropcry. Heknew chara
- ter. Once was asked TO Eq To- dWeru ,So, So u
~ ar.ttp1 'Twppl'S door Mhltil
~ my turn TO see him for any man, hcni
D.. smith, who was IN lhe party: sala; rr.od hwdn,r
y ioiieve the best man in town; II You sali u
ld thing wasn't 80, People sny got mAn,,y ir"
h those fellows. What have done with II, th"i
le Inrver drink never open wine; nave nol
IN of the vices that ~ gentleman ought not u nav
Of Ihavc never got rid Of large sums q money
Mr.. Oliver was once an Wtiv' inrinIien ol ~ !.
he Alien street Methodist Church. and was We
he hortcr. When Moody and Sunkey were h,9l
er ing their revival meetings IN tne H.
=. pDdromc. he ~as press 81 70 go tn
NJ H.. i" welcome in all thc Methodist churches
~ Tho ci,y when there il hitch in ths slngi
III he knows how 10 Join in and restore the enth
sinstn uud when any money is wanted he O.
ri on hi- logs and talk and get more mon
than most of them. Besides. he has alwa
h,en active IN the Temperance cause ana on
,, movement. of reform. He sald yg~irrda
Ut When ran for supervisor ! g, 5on m,
votes in my district thun Grant, who ran
IL pr..i,nnt ti,. same year. Thr Democrats W.
49,. u-tnul-hcd The r"asGn was that the s'.l',
'P Murk"l Tor mo, iihb ut Wv, -" y ~ -" 81.
49, th.., who ruirnniz,d tNom voted against m
~, N,ycrihcl,s-. Mr.. onNrr Is not ,,l,, ch9i
30 member IN the same nsr IA WHIP SOM ,. vti
ed persons are. He used g. le. There was
,,n inward feeling he said. which his visitor Mi
,,' know but which he had loot he used To- h
he il Mr. Oliver was speaking cons lrhtou
nd M the time Recently. however, IN n ir"er 90
inc yer.ation with friend ON Jersey City Ter
nH boat he spoke with warmth 81 tn" spir tual
sht inymrnt he mad experienced in the sing ~
at camp meeting. and admitted tha, he , hah ma na'
the Elurlnus l,,o, IN .' uim,hdtist 1n1irch When
try iri"nd replied that h. seldom went 10 chur
ON and that religion did not put bread ana bn'
- i'm n mans mouth" Mr.. Oliver said, / d'
70 know about that. | think II will. Every n
ed. ou-.ht To- 10 to church. Religion l. good III
try e. brace Il man NJ against TIE W"Ilu'