The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-30

through? A. Recolect there never was n King until
ls6s-unt after Connolly became Comptroller
q call .he Ring IN the Board OF supcrvrors tnen
tho settlement OF claims and SO through the Board OF
Audit A. Win regard TO the Board OF Supervisors.
think could give tho name OF every man u could
have tho assistance of Mr. Woodward; tried TO got
him. but could not; don't know why; wanted 10 SEQ
great many persons. but get nobody sent prob
ably thousand messages and letters but could not in
duce them TO come Woodward knows OF this matter
MS we'll as | do, ard could talk with him and refresh
my memory; be had only that matter TO attend TO,
while had thousand things; was INTO everything;
no II In town every day, and think II Mr. heelcr h.
Peckham tho Attorney General would nsk him to
call and Mr. Tweed he would come: II he Is afraid
to me alone am perfectly willing TO sec him In Tho
THE BLACK HORSE CAVALRY
Alderman Sevn asked whether witness could give
Mr. Tweed stated that he thought be could mott as
had already stated he had ltlc TO do personally with
the lower house. all his dealings there being carried
out by Mr. Barber and his agents, or by Mr.. Frear
and Mr.. Hutchinson; Mr.. Jacobs no thought, was
chairman Of the committee that year; Nj. Jacobs al
ways helped me, did Mr.. Bergen; 1 influenced that
committee through friendly Considerations, and not
through any pecuniary considerations; every men,
Der OF the committee had bill he wanted passed at
one time or another and always helped them Tho
manual for that year was handed Dir. Tweed, ana he
road tho names OF Mr. Banker, OF Now York; Mr. Ber-
gen, OF New York. Mr. Dodge, oil Clinton; W. ID.
Murphy, of Albany; Coon, oil Schuyler: Hustled, OF
Westminster; Lutleiohn. OF Oswego. and sclkrcg, OF
Mr.. Cowing inquired ABOUT the Citizons' Association
and its members Mr.. Tweed stated that he had
thrco members appeared TO do ali the work and that
thcrc much Of association" he guessed out
side OF those three; they were politically opposed to
Mr.. Tweed when they started out, but they finally
came around 50 as to SEQ things rs no did; he con-
WINGED them that they were wrong by akinS caro- Of
them ~ Nathaniel sands nc made Tax Commissioner
At $4,000 year; ana Joseph \. Daily made
u judge at $4,000 year for fourteen years:
those positions wore gwen tho gentlemen not
IN consequence OF direct understanding that they
should given them Tor certain srrvcc but because
they had given Mr. Tweed nd his trcnas ad witnrss
r. . p of rs.r w.
a candidate opposed TO Governor Hoffman; he reco-
iected tho closing OF tho polls on that day and that he
spent the evening at tho Metropolitan Hotel; tclc
gram out from this city relative TO sending
IN returns but that was donc beioro evening; was
sent 10 Mayor Hail. Mr.. Swceny and Mr. Tweed; posi-
bly Mr. Connolly also had knowledge OF II; tho pur.
pose 0f It was to keep the telegraph lines occupied,
mat the interior o the state coud not Know what was
dong In tho city and make arrangements to boat the
Ring Candidates.
Y. Was that, your opinion, fair and honest cleo
ton in this city, Mr.. Tweed? A. don't think there
fair and honest election the city New
York; think this remark will apply particularly 10
the election that year; there then great many
naturazed ho coulu not toll tho percentage OF tho
vote which was iraudulcnt Mr. Twccd's memory
seemed somewhat defective reference to the cleo
lion in question: and 10 refresh II he asked Mr. Cowing
TO tell him the names Of tho city and county 0ic
then elected. That gentleman said no could not tell
and That no had only recently become connected with
politics Mr. Tweed stated that measures
hal beon taken by tho Ring to carry the
CUSTOM of Tho managers ~ The interior Of the State to
learn just how tho election gong tho city and
then made up their returns 10 beat tho city v0te 81.
Lawrence county Was known as place where tho
elections were conducted IN particularly fraudulent
manner; Mr.. Tweed and his follows had arranged to
keep the provincial politicians IN ignorance OF tho
city's vote. and OF the means adopted get
possession OIL the wires and telegraph the whole Bible,
If necessary, until they wanted them Tor their pur
poses
The Committee adjourned At this point until salur-
day next, AZ ten O'Clock IN tho forenoon.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE TENTH NATIONAL BANK
coRRECrs THE BOSS.
Mr. George Alderman. president OF the Tenth
National Bank, asked by HERALD reporter
yesterday afternoon II Twecd's statement was true
concerning tho advances Of money by tho bank Ia
Ingcrsoll Ia 1871
Mr.. Alderman said:-Twecd's statement Is not true.
In 1871 Mr. Palmer held Ia the bank merely tho posi-
lion OF cashier, and had authority TO make money
advances 10 any person. Mr. Palmer did not become
president oil tho bank until July. 1872 AT the
time TO which Tweed refers Mr.. William N. Bliss
now Vice President oil the Central National Bank, wac
President OF tho Tenth National Bank and nc Is wei
and wilt testify that no moneys Whatever were
advanced TO Ingersoll in 1871 Whatever money was
advanced in 1871 advanced TO but
to Inc city aud county. The TGnth National Bank AT
that time kept tho accounts OF most OF the depart.
ments Of tho CITY, aud Was not unusual to mako fire.
qucut and large advances TO tho depart
| they required them. Mr. Palmer Is now dead but ai
| who know him while living know that no ncapa
| bic OF connvlng NJ any corrupt PRACTICES"