The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-18
OF COURSE THEY DENY 1T.
BUT TWEED NEVER WAS AC.
CUSED OF LYING.
Telling the Truth When He Did Speak,
was One of His Virtues,
A GENERAL DENIAL.


tic abstract of confession of VIM. Nj.
Tweed, made public yesterday, either con-
tradicts fatty whatever was written con-
actions with Tweed were of a purely and
ordinary business character.
THE WHOLE STORY WANTED.
1t is felt now that ''the confession"
must be published in its entirety and not
be picked and parceled out to crafty a
personal or political spite and to affect
present legislation.
swEENEY's sWAG.
The Tribune says JAS NJ. Sweeney,
brother of Peter B. Sweeney. in whose
name were made all the deposits of Wood
ward and Watson and Garvey, amounting
to over $500,000 for the benefit of the
Sweeney branch of the ring, went abroad
in 1871. Peter B. Sweeney, soon after,
judiciously followed, He carried with
him an immense amount of treasure, the
exact amount not known. He was re-
quired by regulations OF the company in
whose steamship be sailed to place his
treasure in the hands of the purser, and
after much hesitation and reluctance he
did so. The pursur would not give
the ordinary receipt in full for
so much money and insisted that it
should be counted. Although largely in
gold notes and gold pieces it required five
hours to count the sum, and at Liverpool
an equal time was occupied. The books
of the steamer show the amount, but the
prosecution do not at present propose tC
make it public. Mr.. Sweeney has hveC
frugally abroad and is able 10 settle, as h.
| told Oakley Hall, without any assistance
! from him.
| NEW YORK EXCITED.
New YORK, April 17.-Tweeds S confes
sion. as published in the morning papers
causes great excitement. The old rim
members are hard to find, and will DO
talk.
%THE EXPRESS BELIEVES IT.
The Express credits the story. but look
for more details and circumstantiality.
TwEED's LAWYER.
Mr.. Peckham, Tweed's counsel, say
Tweed has made a statement which h
calls full confession, which was taken t
Albany last night, and the synopsis pull
lished here this morning was substantial
correct. He couldn't say whe ;her proceed
ings would be instituted against the pei
sons named in it.
HUGH HASTINGS SQIRMS.
The published abstract of Tweed's S
called confession contains this sentence
} He gave to Mr.. Hastings check ft
} $40, 900, dated three or four days after th
passage of the charter Of 1870, with ii
understanding that the money was also
!
is the we'll known editor and proprietor
the Commercial Advertiser, says,in refe
ence to the above paragraph, that it VI;
purely a business transaction, the chec
t bsing made payable to his own order, an
passing through the hands of his bank
|, and broker in legitimate way. Had Il
4 transaction not been entirely proper,
5 course it would have been easy for him
G get Tweed to send the check to the bar
and obtain bills. Mr.. Hastings empha,
, cally denies that upon any occasion al
money passed through his hands to Sen
D tor Woodin, to secure his vote or for 9th
E purposes.
s Rererring to the meeting Of Gould al
: Tweed, Mr. Hastings says he did brll
It them together, as he believed they b
some differences; but at that time I've
was considered very respectable ma
and was associated 10 business with sor
{ of the most eminent citizens.
~ BIXBY's BROTHER DENIES FOR HIM.
J. Justice Bixby denies that his BROTH
Senator Bixby, ever proposed immunity
,o Tweed in 1871. provided he would ha
% $l50,O00 of James O'Brien's ella
e against the city audited and paid
st JUDGE HACKETT KEEPS HIS MOUTH SHI
Recorder Hackett declined to say al
about the statement that his house pal
rs ing and book cases were raid for by C
money,
y ALBANY EXCITED.
D, ALBANY, April l7.-Tweed's statemt
al produced sensation here
~ wooDIN DENIES.
10 Senator Woodin emphaticaly denies
Tweed's statements, and will make
denial in the senate tomorrow.
AND FOLGER DENIES.
Is Judge Chas. j. Folger says Twee
,is story so far as it relates to him is fa
ty Tweed never paid him any money. I
N. attorney general says, 10 the Even
d. Journal, that he never knew of Tw,
he uttering a word derogatory to Juc
Folger, although Tweed considered hin
political and legislative opponent. Z
Journal says and Tweed's counsel also
ry Folger's name was not mentioned in