The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-12

,IaHT rHROUv ON THE CHECK, LOdN
IND DONATION ~ SINLSS.
,,o,e, transactions with Men whom Tweed
rrr.umed were Right. Others that he had
no Duub, were Right. aud some that he
kn.,, were Kiuht-Intcre-ting Questions.

a., Doubt were Right, aud Some that he
Knew were Mountaineering Questions.
THE attendance at the examination Of Will
liam, NJ. Tweed yesterday was small. the Inn
RECESSION being spread among the politicians
tuat Che publ cation II the so-callcd confession |
which the cx. Boss sent to Attorney General
I..r.hid last spring might render unncces-
sar, further questioning as to his knowledge Of
file. transactions of the Ring Mr., Tweed |
reached the Aldcrmcn's chamber promptly at
r. hour named for the opening Of the COM
ri'ce- session. H. WAS escorted. hs usual
B., l.-r counsel his son Gen. Tweed, and Mr.
William Elrl-i,n. and in his hand he Carried a
huge bundle of papers. The session was open
rl hy Alderman Thomas Shells. who demanded
the privilege of explaining. under oath. thc
nature of the transactions in which he received
Mr. Twrol'- ahccks for $4,000 and S2.2oo. whith
are mentioned IN the so-callcd confession. Mr..
shoil-- explanation was declared 10y Mr.. Tweed
~ hctruc Mr.. Tweed then read document.
in which he ass. fted that the publication Of his
statement was not authorized by his counsel OF
himself and must have been furnished through
the m-trumcntality # Acknowledgement Fair
,iid lie explained for what purposes the
checks mentioned in his statement were given.
rilng that most of them were made in lcgu-
innate transactions. and were produced In his
so-,allrd Confession because the Attorney-Gcn-
cral had in- stcd that he should give W all that
hrhad and tell an that hc knew. lie had not
given the Ntorn'y-General To- understand that
uuof the rh.-ks represented fraudulent trans
notions Mr. Tweed then promised. If the
necessary books and papers were put at his dis
ru-al. to give the committee at III next meeting
the names oi the ward leaders who engineered
ur,lrtion frauds in this city during the rule
rf tIr Ring. and the names of the members ~
tho EXISTING General Committees of the Tam
many. Anti Tanmany. and Republican parties
who were active members II Tammany or city
Dni ..t.- when he WIS in power.
OPENING THE SESSION.
When tho session was formally opened. Mr..
Cole. the Assistant Corporation Counsel. had
NOT yet made his appearance Alderman Lewis
announced that the gentleman was engaged in
hc Surrorntc's court. but would be- over Us soon
Mr. Twccd deferred until another time his
budget of corrections Of the oilirial report. that
document NOT having boon presented TO him IN
time for INN i0 go over it,
Alderman Thomas Shells asked 10 be por-
miurd to testify under oatn roncgrning ihr Two
checks mentioned in Twe"ds published state
meni ~ having been given him Toy Mr. Tweed.
Mr. Tweed rem4rked that II would hardly be
necessary after the reading ~ statement which
he had prepared i'm reference To- that puhiiea-
ton nevertheless he had no desire 70 interfere
with Al herman Shells conducting his vindira-
iNn ia lis own way After some computation
nu.Yng the members " the committc, II WIS de-
term n,d ~ first hear the do umrut prepared
ls VIZ Tweed. Who thcroupun read the iol-
GtSf1rMrN. several day since I stated 20
ytu that | would pl0eo iu your hands 100 the
o'O-. so this Investigation the statement Wlur h,
tNg.u.A my COUNSEL, | placed ii the hands ~
tAo Az, rnoy-Gcneral some months since. !ni
WIirl %" returned o. mo. | also stated ihut
IT, u-owhirh shoul ho inal.o Il H. was w..l
uNara. when mude that statement that many
r,.n, Mere hGH''2n.g IA ma ,t 7'i men, VI
through my hands. who We're guiltl.-- II