Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18
Tweed Tells.


the Acknowledgement II paper which
said TO be Tweed's offer to tell all
= knows if he can be let out of Jail. The
lowing is said TO be the substance
( Tweeds story. 1t may be taken with
n grain of salt, however, us there is !
\ port that the story is one invented by Sc
= sational reporters. The Albany Eaprt
5 vouches for its genuineness and it is 81
l the Fapress has good means of inform
ton
| Attorney General Fairchid is conside
+ ing the proposition to make Tweed State
evidence.
Tweed's confession, offered TO the Alto
ney-Gcneral, says that to carry the ne
city charter through the republican legi
Iature in 1870, he was obliged to give Sci
ator w. b. Woodin 100000, the negotii
ton being carried out by Senator Win
low.
The money was 10 be divided betwoe
Messrs Woo,Iin, Samuel II. Frost of RcI
mond, Augustus r. Elwood of Otsego, "
II. Rrand of LeonarlSvile, Norris Wiz
slow of Waterlown, James Wood of Gen
rsee, Isaiah Blood Of Saratoga, jeorg
Morgan of Duchess all members OF til
State Senate; also with Van Peton, Will
lams, Crowley, Merriam and Beaman 70
their influence in the legislature.
The money in various amounts, he In
assurances, was afterward paid to the par
ties named in the compact with Winslow
lie was member of the State Senate n
the time, and all persons named voted fol
his charter.
Gov. Hoffman signed the charter thu
night it passed, and Tweed arranged will
Mayor Hall for all municipal appoint
mentS, with Tweed as Commissioner o
Public Works, Peter B. Sweeney ut tn,
head of the Department of Parks, Henr,
Smith ut the head Of the Police, and Johf
J. Bradley as Chamberlain.
The confession gives in detail the pro.
ceeCliogs of the Board of Audit of May s.
1870, when so many millions in claims
were passed upon. together with ratio OF
fraud to real merit of the separate claims
1t gives the circumstances of the division
OF spols between himself, Sscency, Hall.
Connolly and Woodward, through whom
the division WAS made, as well Us of par.
tlcuIar amounts set apart for various
tradesmen and mechanics by whom claims
were presented. 1t duplicates Garvey.
ingersolI, Davidson, Watson, and major
lly OF the members OF the Board of Super
vsors, among them John Fox, James
Hayes Henry Smith and Isaac j. Oliver.
Mayor Halls proportion was 10 per cent.
ne shared throughout in all profits, was
IN lllll collision with the various details of
fraud ana was fully aware Of the flnudu-
lent nature OF The contracts presented for
MS signature. lie secured from the Board
OF Police the John il. Brown street clean
ing contract, and shared in its proceeds.
with reference to the document purport-
M to be II record of the proceedings of
HE Board OF Audit Of May 5, 1870, by
winch Hall ON his trial secured in acquit-
,Il on the ground that he acted only in Il
ministerial character, Tweed saws chat if
was manufactured after the exposure.
Hall came to himself and Connolly, af
er the exposure, with that document in
lis own hand writing and already signed
~ himself and asked them to sim it also.
Each of them did so, and then Hall took
I away. The resolution was never pre-
onted to the Board of Audit The next
hat Tweed heard of it was when produc-
I'd in court, purporling to have been found
n the county auditors safe.
Among the persons to whom he paid
money for influence in the Legislature.
besides those already mentioned, was
Hugh Hastings, editor of the Commercial |
4drerLjser. He gave Hastings u check |
or twenty thousand dollars, dated three
II four days after the passage of the char
er Of 1870 with the understanding that
he money was also to 90 TO Senator
Voodn. The check, however, afterwards
anne back to him from his bank, where
he money was duly paid, indorscd by
hastings and by his broker, Jenkins Van
'chaick. Tweed ahcrward gave Hast
ngs at various times checks for smaller
mounts.
He names five persons whom he nrop,
ses if immunity is given them will swear
tho truth of all his statements. lie has
reserved all his checks and kept memoir
ndl Of all his transactions, all of which
lie placed at the disposal of the state
he persons named are Z. d. Barber, cX-
enator james Pierce OF BROOKLYN, Alex
nder Frear and William king Tweed's
1rmer Deputy Commissioner of Public
Works.
Shortly after the publication of the :" Sc.
ret accounts in July, 1871, Tweed saws
nat Francis N. BiXby and ex-Sheriff Chen
tate Senator) James 0 Brien came TO him
MI offered to secure him against any fur
LEI investigation of his bank accounts
is relations with the city, or indeed from
ny further trouble, if he would pay Sl5O.-
~ toward O'Brien's claim against tho ritr
II 100000 for unpaid fees. The two ~,
resented TO him that they had such indn-
ace over Tilden, Judge Barrett and VIM.
. Barrett us to immediately ounsb INV
IrIher steps in the pending INVESTIGATION
e mentions Thurow Weed by mama bnt
ocs not connect him with any eopiyocnI
ansactlon.
lie mentions Judge Folgcr of the Cont {
Appeals and George II. purser of New t
ork us persons to whom lie paid money /
The confession concludes with nron,isn ;
lat the writer will he , ,vi,noss r. r O.iiI''
~ in any suit brought by the civ far far t IL"
covery of moneys from any of The rnr. t
ms mentioned. He does not ask thal /
its against him be quashed, but that hr i
released from confinement without hill S
Ex-Alderman Van Schaiclz saws a check f
+ S20,0O0 was placed by him to the rrcd. t
of Hugh Hastings, afterwarJ, n.cd in
lying for Hastings house on Fifth nyenur
he above is making quite u sensation in
is city today. ''''0D III y