The New York herald., 1877-10-10
CONFESSION. c
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the prosscatory powors aud in accordance with
Mr. Weeds offer Mr.. Tweed requested him to
call Governor Dix and Mayor Havemeysr
with view Of settlement Mr. Weed did SO, and re-
ported to Mr. Tweed that compromise could be
cnected and named . tar in excess OF Mr.. Tweeds
ability TO pay Upon three occasions Mr.. wocd visited
Mr.. rseed while he was In confinement on Backwelps
island in reference to this matter. once alone and
twice in company With Mr.. Henry Smith, then Police
Commissioner since the death OF Henry Smith, in
1874, Mr. Weed has called ON Mr.. Tweed, i'm
mcd,atsly after his arrival from Spain and
again offered to become the medium OF any communi-
cations which Mr.. Tweed desired TO make to the
prosecution. Mr. Twecd then stated that he did not
desire his intervention and he has not since called.
Mr. Tweed says that he has never had any business
relations with or through Mr. Weed In any shape or
uanner except that at tmc they were both drec-
Tors In the Third Avenue Railroad and tn the Belt Line
Railroad
r. HOFFMAN
Mr.. Tweed says. in relation 10 John T. Hoffman, ho
vnsws nothing which can initiate against him In any
way, and the only favor which he remembers Mr..
Hoffman ever asked for. to appoint his fathcrn-
law, Mr. H. s. starkweather. to the position OF Col
lector Of Assessments Office paid BY tee and worth
perhaps from $4,000 to $4,000 per year. Mr..
Tweed believed at tho time tho Ring power that
Il was impossible and still believes SO, to influence
Mr.. Hoffman by money or promise Of place. In their
support OF Mr. HOFFMAN the Ring believed that they
strengthened their own position by placing In tho front
man against whom no reproacn was uttered. In
regard Mr. ssarkweather Mr.. pweod knows nothing,
rs he never considered him as a person Of any i'm
portance.
xLEcrIoN or JUDGES ANDREWS AND PoLGER.
Mr. Tweed says that shortly after the nomination
BY botn parties OF their candidates for Judges of tho
Court OF Appeals an Interview was hold at Mr.
sweeny's house. at which Jay Gould, Peter B. sweony
md William n. Tweed wero present, ana
It which = discussion in regard TO the
leotion of tho judges was had. Mr.. Gould
exceedingly anxious to elect Charles J.
Foissr whs had always been friend Of tho Erie Rail-
road, and the question discussed to how It
could be effected without defeating any Of the demo
cratic candidassA IL was then determined that Mr..
Folgsr should receive our united support
lew days aiter this interview Mr. Thomas
Murphy, . great friend Of Mr. Folger, and
subsequently, Collector OF the PORT called
upon Mr.. Tweed at his onloe In the Street Commis-
sioners Department and said that bs had been sent
by Mr.. Sweeny to how 1t could bc arranged that
Mr.. Folger could run ahead OF other republicans
The ticket a discussion then took place between Mr
Tweed and Mr.. murphy upon that point; but nothing
was finally determined upon at that time Atterward
vi. Hugh Hastings, In company with Sheriff James
0'Brien, called Mr.. Tweed at the same place. for
the same purpose, and Mr.. Hastings thon suggested
that tickets should DO printed apd placed In the hands
OF persons deemed trusty, and be distributed on the
morning OF election Al the polls These tickets were
lion Of tho name OF rolgsr substituted instead of
one democrat whose name was to bo left of:
and an general desire to defeat any par
tioalar democrat each party having charge OF ward
SHOULD be authorized TO leave or such name AZ they
cnosA This was done because the law required that
tho canvasssrs Zach election district shodd attach
one OF each kind Of ballots received upon their
returns and such authorization was considered
advisable on this account as trouble might
have arisen bad the same democrat been left OF in
each ward subsequently Mr. Tweed arranged with
Mr. sweony and With MT Connolly to what wards
this work should be done in, and what number
Of votcs would be required from such wards
10 effect this purpose. Mr. Sweeny agreed
70 sec the representative democrats figures OF
.be Sixth and Eighth wards, who wsre, no thinks
Joseph Downing, then police magistrate OF the sixth
ward, and Michael Norton, then state Senator of the
Eighth ward Mr. Tweed agreed to attend to tho
Seventh ward and ex-Judge Shan dley and Coroner
Keenan, and also Senator Norton and Mr. Connolly
agreed to soc Sheriff o'Bren and arrange for the
Twenty-drst ward.
TENTH WARD.
Mr.. Tweed, as he remembers. was also to attend
70 in convention with the Seventh and is was further
understood that each OF them-Messrn Twesd, sweeny
and Connoly-shoud see representative men of
other wards, and. without letting the purpose be
known, sec what could be done in securing a
large vote for Foulger. At subsequent
meeting Of Tweed. sweeny and Connolly they re-
ported TO each other that little could be done most
Of the wards, but that In the sixth Seventh,
Eighth, Tenth and Tweuty-nrst wards Fouger could
DO made TO run ahead Of his ticket 70 any
extent needed Mr. Tweed arranged with
Judge Shaudley and Coroner Keenan, and one
the csnvasscrs Of the Sixth Election district Of tho
Seventh ward, James Ryan, to have Mr.. Fouger run
from four hundred 70 fvc hundred votes ahead Of the
other republican candidates In that DISTRICT whether
tho votes were In tho boxos or not, and. as Mr..
Tweed understood, similar arrangements was
made in the Sixth. Eighth, Tenth and Twenty FIRST
wards. This arrangement was entered into and con-
summated to obige Mr.. Gould, with whom the Ring
Was then operating. In corroboration Mr.. Tweed
fcrs TO tho Official In regard to this busi-
ncss Mr. Tweod had no interview with Mr.. Folaer
personally and further states that he mover had any