New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-09
MORE RING REVELATIONS.
WHAT TWEED WILL TELL.

THE CORRUPTION FUNDS WHICH WENT TO AL
BANY-swEENY's BITTER TALK WITH HALL,
WHICH MADE THE Ex-MAYoR DECIDE TO FLY
nov HALLS ACQUITTAL WAS SECURED. =
William NJ. Tweed is certainly preparing TO
leave Ludlow street Jail at an early day He has been
reonired by tho Attorney to comply strictly Win
the conditions of his offer TO Mr. OConor made ast
December That was, to his own language a luii
surrender of all have of property ana ehec's' MS
sole reservation and this is quoted by Tweeds lens
showing the better qualities OF the mani was i'o :"
these Words would hope to have any matters ahe'.-
ing other persons restricted 10 your Cdr CohoI - P
ysre knowledge and discretion only ASH III
qualification of the utmost rankness that your more re
able Judgment shall take the responsibility
This responsibility Attorney General Faircid now IA
suus and rs Mr. OConor has done IN the past insists hOt
only on full restitution by Tweed Of all money ana prop
erty In his possession that OF bis friends and relatives
but also demands all the information which will eAabehe
authorities first to drive from Office all corrupt persons
now from the wreck Of The Ring ami, second,
TO recover such Of public funds as Tweed may nave
Maid TO any persons whatsoever To obtain any pOAnc
ends In the il has been made the argument OF
the Attorney General and has been the advice OF MI
Tweeds present COUNSEL John d. Townsend, who entered
his case only compromise It, that the greatest service
Tweed can do the State future in reparaOn Of any
wrong in the past is by helping to unseat corrupt
Legislators OF both political parties and all judges VINO
were elected by fraud to places on the bench. IL mas
Folger and Charles Andrews the two Republican Judges
NJ the present Court OF Appeals elected by frauds
in this city, aud that they were so returned, not
withstanding their politics, in the direct interest
OF the Tammany Ring. Few Republicans doubt that
this was In the OF the astnGmed udgc nat
many deny that proof of the statement OF faudu
lent returns in FOlgcrs Thurow Weed in speak
ing Of the matter few days ago, said that hc had ss
uected fraud from the detailed election figures IN An
drewss cnse hut slouty disputed that 1t was a. eNl-
IDENTIFY true as to Foger Il stated also that Tweed
was expected furnish proof OF some sort aGans' fO
ger when Senator in connection with the passage OF me
Tweed charter Mr. Weed of the opinion that
Tweed could ut prove any charge against Focer aud he
did not believe in the truth of nsuuaon Of corru
ton ia known that these two judges are the mon
whom NJ. O'Couor has been most anxious 70 sec dis
placed of the byef thatther election was 10y
fraud They were elected hold lhcr present places
until 1850 Its Of tie utmost importance in the minds
Of the authorities to dsplGce them there Is any truth
in the charge that they were not legally elected.
II may interest TO mention here that during the
conversation with III. Weed alluded to- no slated uat
81 early the nrs month after Tweeds confinement on
Blackwc's island lie wrote to III. Weed, asking hm 10
call on him in TIE public interest On the advice OF the
authorities aud accompanied by Henry smith, chen
President Of the Police Board, Mr. Weed went to the
Island and received from Tweed hpscf an or OF fdll
surrender like that made in writing to Mr. OConor IN
December last. But" added Mr.. Weed, =" shortly
note
matter OF settlement was OF again, as the lawyers Hu
got hold OF Tweed once more"
What is expected Of Mr. Tweed in the matter OF owl
dence the corruption Of Legislators principally cor
roboratiye Of testimony of John GaTvey insersoi'
and Woodward. to the disposal OF money 10 ihoSc
whose necessary 10 carry The Tweed charter
OF 1870 Eacn Of these at different times a
messenger bearing large from this city TO Tweed at
Albany Garyey swears TO carrying 100000 at one
I'm There WAS Ger tanly OF $250,0OO paid 10 five
Senators FOR the passage OF the charter ana ihe PROOF
Of these payments said To he ~ the safe Keeping OF
Harper Brothers, who contemplate publishing them
al q early date.
The PAYMENT. to Senator Wood through the Bowling
Green Savings Bank were long ago published IN The
TriBNE and the exposure retired him to private Tile
II is understood that tie curious story out now
for the first time tait the ~ 600 intended for OVer =
winans strcn nv maa who Is now the editor OF
REPUBLICAN paper IN another city, after it had been de-
posted in a certain room in the Dciavan House. there to
he found by Winans lie had voted properly.
The man alluded took the money, detected, ac-
clscd the abstraction, and cooy admitted it, saving
he might as well have IL as that other thief The Ring
had to set its best poker players to work 10 win the
money back again.
The Information which is expected from Tweed with
regard 10 A. Oakley Hall has already been outlined IN
TIE TRIBUNE Il is asserted by the Ring that Hal
never sncd any Of the fraudulent warrants until be had
been paid his percentage in grecnbacks by Watson only
when alive and by Woodward subsequently, woodward
says Hall would take a check. Tweed says mat
Hall was perfectly aware or the frauds from tue nr-t
and that he personally drew up the laws passed pre-
umnay TO the audit for tire purpose Of making HAT
audit and that he manufactured the Board OF AUDIT
resolution signed by himself Tweed, and Connolly,
when it became necessary for his le-al defense This
was fully year after the date which the document bore
Evidence Is also to be given that Hall while Mayor was
personally interested in the profits of tie iona l. Brown
contract; but Halls partners say
that no such interest existed mat they dprOye
any such assertions.
Az ausion without particulars been published to
the only interview had between Hall and Peter b.
sweeny the atteT's return The truth of the story
will probably be denied by Mr.. Sweeny. it Is difficult
OF proof hat sr0baby the fact that the two met for
brief time only in private coach. Sveeny very
severe Hall. He accused him (as all the other Ring
pen do) OF flithleSsncss Hereminded Hall that all thc
Others who implicated except Tweed had Lett the
country early after the exposures with the understand
ing that he (HaID was to endeavor to make
settlements for all. He accused Hall of seeking
his own safety, OF securing his own acqlitia
by political intrigue by which he enabled the prosecution
the more ehectually TO combine the suits against Tweed
Connolly and Sweeny and declared that after aclJtta
he had afraid efforts to compromise for
the absent and for Tweed, lest suspicion shoud
again attach tm In tao course Of Toe conversation
which had becrT pcated since others in Halls conf
dence Mr. sweeny uttered the threat which finally made
Hall resolve % quit the country" Mr.. Hall, have
turned to close up this settlement Tor myself and do
not want any assistance from You"
sentence in Twoed's letter TO Mr. OConOr bears ont
in measure the idea that tho Ring cOniedcrates
early decided settlement the shortest and
safest way ont their troubles He tis language:
Daring the early stages Of the and proceedings
agains, ready TO make restitution ana IepaTa
ton faT in my power ENHANCEMENT wiih the IN
ana conses OF others delayed and defeated this