The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-25
The Tweed Charter.
NEW YsRH, April N-The invsA

NIw YsRK, April N-The invstigs-
tion OF the charges against Senator
Woodin In connection with tho passage
Of the charter Of 1870, wss resumed by
the Senate COMMITTEES to-day. In the
course of the testimony It appeared that
John Kelly, Comptroller gave informs-
ton to Tweed which formed the basis Of
Tweed's confession published in that ps-
per and that his (Kelly'sl informspts
were Townsend, Tweed's Council, and
General Fslrchild.
Mr.. Kelly testified that the confession
Of Tweed showed him BY Tweed and the
attorney. general states positively that
Tweed paid $4,000 to Senator Winslow,
to be divided among FIVE Republican
Senetors, one OF whom was Woodin. He
slso paid $4,000 to Hastings for legis-
lstive influence 1t also states that Wins
low told Tweed that he had so dis
tributed the $40 900, and Tweed holds
some six hundred checks paid by him to
different parties TO effect legislation. The
information given witness by the attor-
ney-general WAS not given under a
pledge of secrecy. The first memoranda
of Townsend showed that the witness
stated positively that the check given to
Hastings was with the understanding
that it should be given to Senator
Woodln and could not say If the second
statement mentioned this fact.
The next witness was Andrew Garvey.
He said he knew Tweed well and was very
friendly with him. Witness was largely
interested IN politics in 1870 and knew
of pools being made to influence legisla-
ton at Albany. He contributed 1000
with the understanding that he would
get it back. He gave the first
$4,000 to A. h. King in check,
and $4,000 was paid IN check by the
witness to James Ingersoll. lngersoll
called On witness and said that Tweed
was going to Albany, and wanted the
money badly, and 100000 should be
raised. Ingersoll said be was TO pay
$4,000, George 5. Miller $25,OOO, Kelser
SIS, 900, and Archibald Hall $4,000.
The money was raised and taken to AL
bsny by Ingersoll. Witness said he got
his money back. TO the question as to
how, he replied, by taking it of from the
city and gradually adding il
on his bills. The pool money was
gwen over to Tweed, and that was
the last witness ever heard of it; couldn't
ssy whether the others got theirs back or
not. He understood that the money was
used to buy votes 10 get the charter
passed The $4,000 check was given 10
William 4. King on the 10th of March;
witness paid the $4,000 about the mid
die of April; he states that be got his
money back by raising his bills for work
done on the new court house; believes
the others named got the money back in
the same manner. In conversation with
Tweed he mentioned about the commit
tee coming on to investigate something,
when he said, "Oh, they don't
amount to anything We will put up
for them, and you must put up
also"
J.C. Crinkshsnk testified that be was
teller OF Broadway bank and that
WInslow opened an account there on the
second of June, 1870, and deposited
$2,675. On the l4th OF June, he de-
pnsited $4,000. The checks drawn
against the account were: On the End OF
June, $1,000; l4th OF June, $4,000, and
the l7th of June $4,000. Witness could
not state what the checks were gwen tor
or deposits made up of. The committee
adjourned to meet al Albany tomorrow,