The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-18

were pointed out 70 tns Governor. lie shown
Ing gone TO Mr. Hall would on The generally received
division make moro cents than there In dollar by
nine.
Tweed received twenty-five cent" said Mr..
Tilden. AT the Tune Of examination not aDlo
10 compute the Interest on these moneys -
'.was Mr.. Hail suspected In the matter ?"
I'll Mr. Han received anything he did not take Il
himself. Il was handed HIM oy another party
out o. the proceeds OF the other percentages"
The ''Givvy, according 10 Mr. Tndon's footing up,
would then stand AS follows
Connolly. 20 sweeny... .......... 10
Tweed. ............... 70 Woodward .... ...... 5
iradssnea; ..,. 90
ernor, 'that Connolly recsived ths twenty per cent
This would lead To the Inference that there ios
others than those enumerated above In the REG
sILKSr on rmE TWEED CONFESSION
Mr.. Tildsn could not be Induced speak on the re.
ported confession Of Tweed, neither would he give
opinion 10 the veracity OF the published points
already before tho public. An aiIusion to Hugh
to the Governors connection with tho
Tweed confession was received with
candidate. Mr. Tildeu evidently did not wish
tcrviewea, but his information upon the .Rng" per-
ccntase courtsously gwen Tho gentleman looks
In lar better health than he has several
ye,rs back. Ia fact, ten years have
hitea shoulders the rreat political bat
tic he so valaniy fought was closed through tho
cision Of the Electoral Commission.
RECORDER nAcgkrrs nookcAsgs
Tho following caasiic card IRON Recorder Hackeu
disposes effectively OF Que of the SANDERS the
called conicssion.-
To THE EDITOR og rng wogLp:-
Ny attention has been called 70 portion OF an al.
legged confession OF SIR william NJ. Tweed. winch ap.
psared IN your sssuo OF to-day IL contains the fol-
lowing sentence :-'rhe confession says that all
tho painting and bookcases IN Recorder hackctt's
house were paid for by the city . Tnis statement Is
false thcro ana have been Ia the basement Of my
house bookcases ana one wiring desk. which were
supplied 10y inc municipal corporation tor the OF
the Recorder during MS term 81 ONCE. to DO returned
a It's expiration.
The Recorder has been elected 10 his said oicc on
four occasons anu Tor tho terms VI twenty
four years. ne has served eleven, and during said
period his been furnished with tho use OF said book
cases aud desk as above mentioned. which articles
he viii gladly deliver to Office on
demand. Respectfully yours ,ouv u,cverr
Y. ST. may add that the value tho entire prop
crty ABOVE referred 10 ~ lees than siU0 j. X. II.
KN-JupoE rsgDuzA
Ex.Judge Cardoza wins engaged IA the Court OF Com
mon Pleas arguing case ueiore Judge larremore.
During the reading OF a document bv one oil the
sell Mr.. Cardoza said TO reporter Of the HgnALp that
the reference to himself ~ the alleged confession
utterly without ioundaton and lac wished that 10 DO
publicly stated.
ISAAC J. OLIVER.
Mr. Oliver, who Is printer IA Duane street, said -
"rhe mention oi my name IN tho confession ~ q
downright cruelty, for everybody who knows
knows that have Lost money instcad OF gaming
anything by politics. Mr. Tweed knows this and am
sure he VIII never say that bo paid me anything,
Tor he knows he never did during the time tina. |
have been connected win politics nobody de-
graded me by making me any ou-r uy which money
should purchase LEGISLATION was supervisor With
he knows that We both tried 10 defeat
anything ana everything that wc supposed
corrupt. Hut the m.mvcrs y ho Interested IA
jobs were too many Tor "a ny supprcssins he ruDi-
cation OF tue MINUTES and BY rclurin. 10 nave the
minutes read when called for we're kept IA ignor-
Of what had been done. The nrst notl-
ncation had OF tho pigment Of tho bulls
when tho newspapers published tue story OF
the trauus Ind ono business TRANSACTIONS with Tweed
personally. In 1872, alter The Board OF Supervisors
mad been disbanded anu long after my connection
with II had ceased my business as printer had "a
RON down that ! was IN abso.uto necessity. l had
a Judgment against mo Tor $780, winch had no.
In an unaIl s4ur. IA ant
Tor me 10 his oiicc, where he himself. and without
my asking HIM 10 do 70. proposed 10 loud mo the
money he went into his private oinco and wrote
out a demand note Tor the amount $3.50 which
he sent oat 10 me to sgn, aion. with tho check
Tor tho money. That cnccx represents the only
monetary transaction between us with tnis cx-
ccpton dd some printing-<5sj worth In aI-ior
bills, checks &c. He pa,d me $500 account OF
this bill Later presented bill tor Tia balance
and received note from hi, business man, ssying
that Mr Tweed held my note for $3.50 The balance
over this note was such small ous that never
tho trouble to present tho bill for II"
Ex-surEkvisoE MORGAN JONES
Mr. Morgan Jones SAID III can't Imagine what -
meant by the assertion that iorued oil tho
bers OF tho Bonrd OF Aldermen whom Tweed had
bought The confession begins IN 1867. Now.
only say IN regard 10 u that not a
Der OF the Common Council IN 1867. l was
elected 10 tho Common Council IN the tall al 1855
and served there hyc years Then | into
tho Board Of Aldermen aud served vat nat body Two
years, ending my period Of service la 1860. DID
ceivc money from Tweed when he running for
the senate ana was sending certain amounts TO the
which came into my hands From the nature OF The
accusation nude In tho confession shouldn't think
that was the money meant, however, ana know OF
other"
MR. GEORGE H. puRsEg's DENIAL
Mr. George II. purscr, Who was Corporation Attor-
ney many years ago, req sted publication OF ms
cmphalc DENIAL OF Twced's statement Ia having
paid money to HIM. Mr. Purser Is old man hose
hair Is white and who Las large family, for tho
tenanco Of whose good name no ~ naturally anxous
81 cannot conceive" SAID he, why my name should
have been brought irto this expose by Tweed consider
ing the fact that since the sprng vi 1870 have
even exchanged word oil conversation with Tweed.
AZ tuat time went up with sucll men Tdcn Mar
bic and others to oppose his charter. but Tweed
carried the day. Now ! have puzzled my mind
to the possible prc,cxt which Tweed
money. In 1871 the Times, Express Star Tram
script and other papers came TO me aud asked me 10
sue tho city tor the money due them Tor advertising
was TO receive certain percentagcthrce or four per
cent, don't remember that part cxactyin was
successful was successful, and suppose got paid ny
tho Transcript oil which Tweed largest owner.
JUS. as was by the rest Ny remembrance. however,
script. but that Wbour did, who then
the oditor OF the paper. flow much rc-
One judgment was Tor $4,000 and another Tor a
smaller amount My percentage ON that was about
three nnd half per cent, think. Of course tho
affair Is scarce worth noticing tor all that even Tweed
says Is that he paid me an. Judg" Foiger money. Paid
me money! Is there anything wrong IN thaty II
there Is II Is only because u was Tweed who paid H."
And the ola gentleman added, indignantly u suppose
II Tweed would say that he bad paid ms tailor money
tho latter would feel bound To repel the charge"
QUIET LUDLOW sTRgET JAIL
There nothing oil tho ordinary routine at tho
jail With one exception visitors called Tweed
but those who have been accustomed To visit nm
his return from hts foreign excursion One DILL
cias said that Tweed had had an inter
Wow with ex-senator Pierce In tho morn
ing, the latter having como IN person 10
the Jail Tweed ask hun whether he state
mcnt IN reference to HIM was really ''cones-
SION" IL was source OF general nstonisnment tho
jail that Tweed, VINO had refused all visitors
should receive the ex-senator, but he did anu
sured him that no alluslou whatever to him was ado
IN his "conesson." A HERALD reporter requested
TO be permitted to Mr.. Tweed, but was IN
formed that no rsidly refused to ali reporters
Deputy Warden Gardiner, who IN the absence Of
Warden Watson was IN charge oil tho jail stated that
he did not read the morning papers unii about eleven
A. ~ and up TO that time there had nothing TO
awaken his suspicious thai anything out OF tho ordi-
nary course had occurred. No preparation Tor
Twccd's departure had yet been made and
Warden Gardner hal yet had notice
OF any change IN tho conditions VI the Boss mprson-