Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-21
BOSS TWEED.
Abstracts of Intended Confessions
Efforts win be Made to Suppress
the Statement rs a Whole.

NEw York, April 2l.-The Herald
Albany correspondent telegraphs thai
the attorney general has not and never
has lad in his possession at Albany, any
original confession of Twoed's or any oil
the vouchers required to s~ubstantiate it.
The only documents be has are abstracts
of the intended confessions to be made
in case en- arrangement for Tweed's re.
lease was concluded, which included
references partly from memory and part.
" from documents Immediately under
the control Of Tweed in Ludlow street,
to a sufficient extent to s~ubstantiate the
allegations generally, but not to furnish
| specific proofs Of any particular transac.
tons. The supplemental confession
relative to the Court of Appeals he judges
is of tue same nature, and the original
data Tor both will be delivered only when
the terms and date OF Tweed's release
are finally agreed upon. The abstracts
are not very bulky. aud we're made out
at the suggestion Of Charles O'Connor
Is a basis upon which the attorney.gen-
eral could form his opinion upon the
sdvisabiIity Of recommended the pardon
of Tweed,
The Tribune says: The fact that
Tweed is indisposed to testify at this
time is all the more to be regretted be-
cause Of the evident disposition on the
part Of some persons in authority, or
having great influence over those in
Office, to suppress the statement as a
whole, and to, nae such fractions as are
necessary to expose those whom it is
desired to crush and to suppress other
portions affecting persons who may be
pro6tably used for political or other pur-
poses. A large part Of the material
collected by a. f. Taintor in ex.
aiming the bank accounts Of
the ring msnyears ago has never seen
the light, but carefully arranged lies
safely deposited in the drawers of Sam.
nel J.. Tilden's library in Grammercy
Square, whereit is probable that Tweed's
statement and evidence will 90 if not
speedily published. Tilden kept this
material That he might draw on it from
time to time for political purposes, and
to a similar use T@eed's hundreds of
checkq may yet 20, if, as reported, Tilden
has already begun the canvass for the
%nominalion for President in 1880.
Among those shown by Taintor's inves-
tigations to have prqGted by ring trans
actions, was Jos. B. Young, clerk of the
board Of supervisors for many years, but
Young's name never came out. Comp.
troller Greea one day refused to sign a
warrant for Youug's pay. Young in re-
taliation declined to certify, as required
by law, a warrant for Green's pay as
deputy comptroller. This threw Green
into a great rage, and he applied to Mr..
Tilden for advice. Tilden rent quietly
to his library and from a large number
OF yellow packages took one marked
Joseph B. Young In it there was
found a record Of Young's transactions
with the ring. The next morning this
appeared in the newspapers, and that
wAslhe last ever heard Of Mr.. Young
q g found be was to be indicted
The committee appointed by the State
senate to Investigate the charges against
Senator Woodin held a secret session at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel this morning, at
the conclusion Of which they proceeded
to the Ludlow street jail to see Tweed.