Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-04-27

statements. He has preserved all checks
and kept memoranda of all his trans.
actions, all of which will be placed at
the disposal of the State. OF the five per-
sons named are e. ID. Barber, ex-senator
James Pierce, Alex. Trear and William
King, Tweed's former Deputy Commits
sioner of Public Works. Shortly after
the publication of the "secret accounts"
in July, 1871, Tweed says F. N Bixby
and ex.Sheritf0 then State Senator) O'Bren
came to him and offered to secure him
against any further investigation of his
bank accounts, his relations with the
city, or, indeed, from any further trouble,
if he would pay $3.50, 900 toward O'Briens
claim against the city for 1896, 900 for
unpaid fees. The two represented to
him that they had such influence over
Mr.. Tilden, Judge Barrett and w. G.
Barrett as to Immediately guash any fur
ther steps in the pending investigation.
Tweed says he paid them the amount
and he understands they afterward Sc
cured the same amount from Connolly
upon the same representation. He says
he does not consider O'Brien's claim has
any real merit. Hugh Smith, Sweeney's
particular friend, attended to all trans
action with Judge Cardozo by which ju-
dicial action was taken in behalf of the
ring. Tweed says that the Navarro
claim of $1,000,000 against the city for
water meters is fraud. He mentions
Thurlow Weed by name, but does not
connect him with any equivocal trans
action. He mentions Judge Folger, of
the Court of Appeals, and George II.
Purser, of New York, as persons to whom
he paid money.
The confession concludes with a prom
ise that the writer will be witness for
the city in any suit brought by the city
for the recovery of moneys from any of
the persons mentioned, and he does
not ask that suits against him be
quashed, but that he be released
from confinement without bail. Tweeds
counsel says since his trouble most
of those whom he had looked upon as
his friends in his palmy days have held
themselves aloof from him, while many of
them had been loudcst in their denuncia-
tion of him. He asks nothing further
from them, and does not propose to
recognize any further claim upon him
for silence.
The publication of Tweed's confession
iticians.
Justice Bixby denies that his brother,
Senator Bixby, ever proposed immunity
to Tweed in 1871, provided he would
have $3.50, 900 of James O'Brien's claims
against the city audited and paid. Re-
corder Hackett declined to say anything
about the statement that his house-paint-
ing ETC., were paid for with the city
money. MIR. Hastings, of the CONNER
ciaI Advertiser, says in reference to the
allusion to him that the affair was pure
| ly business transaction, the check being
made payable to his order and passing
through the hands of his banker and
broker in n legitimate way. He denies
that any money passed through his
hands to Senator Woodin He says
he did bring Gould and Tweed to-
gether, as he believed they had
some differences, but at that time
Tweed was considered very respect
able man, and was associated in busi-
ness matters with the most eminent
citizens. Judge Folger says the state
ment that Tweed paid him money is un-
true. Senator Woodin introduced reso-
lutions in the Senate at Albany, to-day,
for an investigation into the statement
relative to the payment of money to him
by Winslow and Hastings.
New YORK, April 49,
Comptroller John Kelly, who has seen
the confession of Tweed, says the publ,
cation the other day was correct alb
stract, except the reference to Judge
Folger. MIR. Kelly adds: Tweed says
Winslow stated to him that the 5000, 600
were divided among the persons named,
for procuring the passage of the charter.
He gives the names of between 200 and
800 persons TO whom he paid money for
corrupt purposes. These embrace prom.
inent persons of both political parties in
this city and State, many of them not
heretofore suspected of completely in the
frauds. The confession will enable the
Corporation Counsel to resist the pay
ment of claims against the city amount
ing to nearly $3,000,000.
Tweed's property has almost entirely
disappeared by fees to olawyers, expenses
of his Imprisonment and escape, and de-
| probation in real estate. What he holds
and proposes to return amounts to little
The estate on which his wife lives was
bought in her name long before these
fraudulent transactions, and over it he
has no control
NEW York, April p.
The committee appointed by the State
Senate to investigate the charges against
Senator Woodin called on Tweed at the
Ludlow StreetJail to day. He submitted
a statement disavowing responsibility for
the publication of the alleged synopsis of
his confession and declining to answer
any questions concerning bribery. He
said pool was formed in New York to
put the charter through, but refused to
give the names of the contributors to it.
Tweed said he was long enough protect
ing other peoples regulations and posi-
tions and had got all he wanted of con-
finement. Ii he is used by the Attorney
General as witness he is 10 be dis.
charged. He is ready to give evidence
in any court of law. AS to the state
ment published, there might be few
facts in it, but most of it was fiction.
The committee examined Hugh j. Hast.
ings, of the Commercial AdUertiSer, and
he testified that he received the 500, 600
check from Tweed for purely business
transactions; got no money to give Sena-
WOodin; was in favor of the Tweed
charter, and spoke to Senators in its
favor; $12,000 of the money was loan;
intended to buy house with the money
witness refused to state the price of the
house, as that was his private business
repaid the money to Tweed.
New YORK, April 2S
State Senator WinsloW testified to.day
before the Senate Investigating Commit
tee that the statement in Tweed's alleged
confession that 100000 was placed in
his hands to secure the passage of the
charter was false in every particular
w. H. Hurlburt, editor-in.chief of the
World, testified that he did not know
Tweed's confession, as published, to be
true; portion of it came from the
Worlds correspondents in Albany, and
the remainder was obtained from per