New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-27
THE WOODIN INVESTIGATION.
FOSTER DEWEY ON THE STAND.

FOSTER DEWEY On THE STAND.
IGNORANCE OF MIR. TwEEDs PRIVATE SECRETARY IN
REGARD TO ALL HIS EMPLOYERS PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC MISREPRESENTATION wINsLOws BANK
ACCOUNT.
ALBANY, April 2G.-The Senate Committee
appointed 10 Investigate the charges aganst Mr.
Woodin met AT Congress Hall at , =. IN.
Foster Dewey the first witness. lie was examined
by Mr.. Carpenter.
O. Where do You reside 4. Ncw-York City.
@. What is your occupatoni A. have been employed
as private secretary to Mr.. Tweed
Q. Are you in his employ nowi A. am 49,.
q. How long have you lrcn in his employ A. nave
BEN IN his employ since the latter part OF l"TI
Q. What was your occupation prior 70 ma " ~
tract clerk for the city, III Mr. weeds derHI lent
@ How long you employed in thai capacity A.
O. Vow state as nearly as you can the commence ment
of that term OF your empoynent-the time. A. II began
immediately after the passage OF tho new charter III
O. Do You Know Vim. Il. Woodin, Senator " the XVIII
Disrictl 4. do not; never met HIM.
O. We're in Albany III the year so during ibe ses
sion of the Lcgislaturel A. wa; several times.
any measures before the Legislature here A. None
whatever.
York City aid i'll the passage or defeat OF any bills in
the LEGISLATURE that year A. do not ,-
O. Do you know Of any money beng paid In any man
ncr 10 inuepce tie vote of any member OF the Legisla
ture A. do not. ,,ror,so n, ,,on.v or orv o,bor
valuable thug to influence the vote OF member OF the
Legislature A. do not.
check draf; contract agreement, or memorandum IN
reference to action upon any bill before the Legislature
O. Orin reference to any member of the Senate or As
seInblv I A. No.
voucher paper Of airy Kind or papers referring 10 SEN
ator wOodiii A. have not. ,.s,.uoo
used in regard To his action or vote during the session o
'i By SIR BTadeyDwere You in business with Tweed
fore the passage OF the charter OF 1901 A No. WAS
not; | was intimate with hinl.
O. Were you with him at Albany during any part OF
the time that the Legislature was IN session during 1870
O. Were you in Albany at his requesti A Not cs-
peciay. .,,
ings of the Legislature respecting the legislation relating
to New-YOrk City that session A. No.
that time or mott A. do not.
q. Are his books now in your possessioni A. No.
q. Have they bceni A. No.
q Then your duties private secretary don't require
you to take charge OF the accounts OF Mr. Iyeedf A
q Have you ever examined the accounts that he kent
in 1870 prior to the time yOn became secretary A. lie
kept memoranda don't know as he ever kept any ac-
counts. ,,-
are never knew that he Kept amy books ...,
q Did you perform any services for him. OF any sort
q. Did you know senator WoOdn at that time A.
did NOT even by sight.
Tweed's apartments IN the City OF Albany duTng the
session of 1870 ornot A. cannot. anu,
entries upon his books or any Memoranda IN his Osres-
sion, respecting the use Of money at Albany for any nl
pOsef a. have not; nave no knowledge upon tHe
subject whatever.
BY Mr.. schoOnmaker-Q. What your business at
Albany during the OF 1905 A. Well, was quite
intimate with MI Tweed. ana came TO Albany to pass
the tIne away did 10 Albany for any buhihess
purpose whatever did not the solicitation OF
any person came on my own responsibility was mol "a
guest of Tweed while here visited hun Ire
| luenily. .
O. Did you have any conversation with him about any
matters OF legislation A. Nothing specially. -
o. Did You become acquainted with senator Wlnsiow
AT that time A. think not; knew there senator
by that name but don't know how knew IL.
| Did perform ANY services Tor MIR. lWceu "hhc
| yor were at Albany : A. think not.
O. Have you looked over the memoranda of Mr. Tweed
In regard affairs ut Albany during the session OF 1870
| A. 1 have not. -. .
what they relate TO A. do not particularly can't
| say as do more than nave In the papers .
O. Have you any thing IN the memoranda OF pr;
Tweed OF the kind that you have read In the papers
A Something of similar nature saw portion OF the
O. What statement do you moan-ths original state
| mentf A. Yes. - A.,
O. At what stage Of the preparation OF that paper ud