The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-22

ms 'ONNECfION URN THE RTNG AND
7HE fLKtENriGES ON ms bills.
Much of Twc~d'- Testimony Eetoid without
ANY New Names Added Er5vrtc jobs Done
for Other Persons fur " hich the city raid.

Much of Twc~d'- Testimony Eetoid without
.n, New Names Added Erivrtc Jobs Done
for Other Person. nr which the tty raid.
Andrew J. Gnrvey, the cxRng plastcrcr.
was the first wtncss called ~ the stand yester-
day morning by the Aldermcns COMMITTEES of
| Investigation. lie testified tina, he had done n
great deal of work for the city and county of New
York from 1867 to 1871 inclusive. and although
le claimed that he had never himself received
any money he had not earned. he knew that
Others had received. on his account. large
amounts that were not lcgitimatcly earned.
AT this point in tue proceedings quito II process
sion OF moRrGts Spjgs entered the Aldcrmcn's
Chamber: Tweed, with his usual rctinuc L. A.
| Woodward. who hold quito q rrolractcd private
conference with Mr.. Cole. J. II. lngcrsOll and
George :. Miller Woodward. Irgrrsoll. and
Miller were sworn as Witnesses. and wore then
allowed to depart their evidence not being re
CURED Mt this session.
Then the witness arcndy upon the stand con.
tinued his revelations. lie said that the lraudu-
lent percentages began to be added to tho bills
in 1861. whom the addition was hut fifteen per
cent. from which figure 1t ran up gradually 10
forty. forty-fye. ilnyhyc. and finally to sixty
five per cent. At first he paid over that excess
u Mr.. Tweed. but after a little while the manip-
ulntion OF that business passed into the hands
ot MIR. T. A. Woodward. Richard Il. Connolly.
Sweeny a. H.. he believed Tweed Henry
Smith. Hugh Smith. aud Woodward shared in
various proportions. rs described by MIR. Tweed
~ MS tSum1ny, under the uld SiperNispts
Ring. Later Watson aud A. -. Hall also hal
shares The details of the Preparation Of the
bills, drawing 81 the money. and division oi the
spells. " nnrrated hy tho witness. were as thcv
have already leen told 10y him in evidence. and
also as ronountcd hy Mr. Tweed and other wit
ncsscs. The total amount drawn from the city
ana county on his bills. under the Board pf
Audit, witness said was sl.l7L4iJ72. bat Of
llsIf
actually done work and furnished materials OF
IN" value Qi 1894 GO for the city. The excess
amounting TO s133.l3s.53. he received in re-
endorsement of advances made by him to aid
IN the procurement ~ Legislation M Albany. To
recover that advance lac had obcycd the instruc-
tion- of Ii" Ring. which We're to the rff It thnt
per cent. Of them would get him entirely
square, He hud no other way to get his
money back. and deemed himself justified. as
others were doug Tho same thing.
A considerable portion of the time devoted To
Mr. GarNeys examination was taken NJ with
inquiries into the work done 10y him Tor public
officials. members Of the Ring, and their fam
Notwithstanding the witness went through the
hollow formalny OF requiring To know If he was
compelled TO answer. or II hIs evidence was only
voluntary, his guilty knowicdge-or 50 much Of
any now names. and falcdto Civ" anything new
about the old ones hut then he said he could
10 be cruciic' He recounied az among his
private Jobs. Tor which the individuals ordering
ln'in ilal not pau, nut Tor Wuirn he WAS REIN
bulsed out Of the public treasury, the building
oi H. u. Connollys splendid residence at l3Otl |
street nni Fifth avenue. Tor viii n lac received
icrrA g. the extent Of .24s 400. although the |
work was actually. worth only sjo.ooo or
sdOOuu. Witness had also done 5000 worth Il |
work Tor Henry Smith. at Amsterdam. $1,000 |
worth for Judge Geo. ;. Barnard: 500 .npO worth |
l ,, MyodHsrdi at his pi"oe ~ Connecticut'
i now m ,t probably seooSo T9rih .4ooo
4 ~ HrFo t.sl.t
street for Mrs. Fythan Mn. Huichins and |
Townsend Connolly. IN" daughters and son II !
H. Il. Connolly; $1,000 worth or more for John |
Fox. ON Long Island md in his house IN Morris |
street; several hundred dollars worth for Aud |
j, BleakleS; and various amounts tor other
officials and persons connected with them. to |
the total amount OF s2Ou.OuO or $500 600 Tor |
which the city and county ultimately paid.
Concerning Peter Il. Sweeny's connection
with the King. the witness had no doubts what |
evor. having gained his positive impression
not only from conversations with Tweed Henry |
smith. Connolly, and Hall. but from his having |
la 70 To- Peter B. Swccny - have certain bills
paid uf,nu which OCCASIONS Mr. l. b Sw,.,ny
Ring. In the same way he knew 81 4. OHknv
huA conr"cilOn WITH the Ring, aud narrated
how liiu. hai at one ilmu hold back IT,. tAtS-
mrnt of on" of his hls because his percentages
were no; lald correctly III, hAll l.. Conuoly
mad" ho -'Inpe i aNowinS avs eonlpll ltv. AMI.
IN rNt'uuailNn of the enormous rrrcauflt. -
toid him that the Log,siatur. hal been V,ly ~
penslNr. i'silnR a mi'lluu uf AVlIur- fh. Mllf.r /
N" new charter anu taA levy wer" put through.
Connolly also remarked 10 witness, three days !
an 7 N-uu = death, thai lie lad done % good /
DAVIS work the dav before in getting hOld Of |
Itsln's priyats memorandum book ts,nig In-
INK list % All bis payments tu the llug. and |
said Connolly tel YOU. boon put II oui ii
the way.
In reply to a question az 90 what real estate
he owned when tho Ring rNpo-G ramc u,a ut |
the witness said that he WIS then possess,i col |
som" iut~ ia Thirteenth street. with suln small |
houses and % stable on tll.m the hpu~. be- still |
lives In al Forty street. suiur lOt- m |
Madison avr nun. q huus'' IN lllieth street. and |
some lots near the Boulevard thar have now |
80 suffered ln the general dcprec atom H. to De
almost vauelcss.
Q..D'e- that property all stand n your nam, now
Q-Whtu diI YOU dispose of - About fhc rhic |
Wa. nsitI,ll fn away ~ Mr. Walter Roach aff VIZ
Sunfh ulu.cfr, ~ 10 ms brother aui he transferred
u tu uN NtIi ud - BE- Nrdoi iu hrr noN ..u
came ORA b. after very short ah-ufc triN ms Hid
D "a Au iu.,rNtw with Mr. Charlie. Otuuol. .ud. 90 utf.
urn0r ,i fii,i fstiudirs win ban. called iHau
ami Ar saiI fitf would aui state
tl tli.. tluA- rr, = AMI uuihuiiy harm wo4.d
CONN, 90 NJ go tuN -ltHlr nrfurIn.
Odd understand that 90 mean that the amount
NO4 hat charged would f hs rrqurrd ct Youf Ind
your arrangement viii Mr. utuuur that AMOUNT
l ueN u.crch arscd anylhiug Ihatis. never got
anvillin iiimt earn. had a. do what | did
DID the arrHugrua M with Mr. 90 nnor. YOU under.
sto,s protect sou 40 the possession OF an yuN had how
ever acquired from The city, Al presume It 10
e NE. 10 liulsst
-ho,n hnln'ally ana from criminal procccding.f
Aye sir Those wer, the conditions.
Tho committee adjourned 10 this lThursdayl
IutruluL, al A. NJ