The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-04-20

The STORY of His Guilt--Who Shared II
--Many Notable Names Implicated.

Spnttu " VI. Wccu Confession. III
is n lengthy and exhaustive document
to give a complete history of
the ring from its very inception, follow
ing il through successive steps until the |
municipal government of New York |
was under its absolute control. detail !
ing its operations through the state leg
islaturc by which the corrupt charters
of 20 and II were passed, and proluc-
ing the checks and memoranda as proofs
of the completely of various persons,
heretofore suspected of such completely
or otherwise, in its various transactions.
The substance Of the confession ap-
pcared in the New York World ofTues-
day, of which the following is full
summary:
The confession goes back as far as
1867. when the first ring began TO as
sumo form. 1t gives in detail the story
of the various conferences between the
writer, Peter b. Sweeney, Richard Con-
molly, Henry Genet, A. Oakley Hall and
others, by which Tweed was elected TO
the state senate, Connolly comptroller
in 1867, and Hall mayor, January /,
1869. The steps which led TO the
drafting of the charter of April 3, 1870,
by which the control of the city was
finally given over into the hands of the
ring, arc then pointed out. but the SEN
sational features of the document are
reserved for detail of the methods by
which the passage of that charierby the
state legislature was secured. Ii was
necessary, says the confession. toobtain
for the measure the support of several
influential republican members. The
person whose influence was most valua-
bic Mr. Tweed considered 10 be state
Senator William b. Woodin. of Auburn.
lie therefore approached that gentleman
through state senator Winslow with va
rious propositions looking TO his sup
port. and after several interviews with
Winslow transferred TO him in person
the sum of $780, 900. with the under
standing that it was 10 be used in secur-
inc the passage of the charter. II was
his understanding with Winslow at the
time that the money was TO be divided
between Messrs. Woodin, Samuel III.
Frost of Richmond, Augustus II. ELL
wood of Chicago, William III. Brand of
Ieonardsville; Norris Winslow of Wa
tcrtown, James Wood of Geneseo.
Isaiah Blood of Saratoga, George Nor
can of Duchess-al members of the
state senate: and also with Messrs. Van
Pclton. Williams, Crowley, Merriam
and Bcaman for their Influence in the
legislature. This money, in various
amounts, he has assurances was after
wards paid TO the parties named i'm the
compact with Winslow. lie was a
member of the state senate at the time.
and all the persons named voted for his
chortcr.
c''',' nnr tho nossooo % u,o o,ou,o,
l,.i,;oi ron m ~ o t''@ Ho W
Wv m,. lIot,inon tho so,on n", 'i,,lW ~ Wv
ram~cd With NIovor Hail fSr anno;nt.
mems to all tIc mnn;c;nol ntTicas
Anil o tho LIST WINS complotod viii
Twccd rs commissioner ofnrbl;c works
Pc,c,. p Swcnnev ot tho baod Of Tho d.
nartmcnt IF marks Henry Smith at The
head Of thc nolicc' and .Jobn 7 BRADLEY
ne chomherlain
rho coninss;on ,bon nrocaeds 10 o;ve
il, exhaustive detail tbe nroceed;nos ot
the hoard of audit Of Nav i 1s70 when
~ many millions in cla;os yore nossed
unom tooetbrr with Tho ra,;o of rra,,J
,d IL reoI mort of Tho sonorois chime
II o';ves thn ,;,c,,usiancos az ,he i;v;s:
ion of ihc snoils hctwcou h;msejf
Sweeney. IIaIl. Connolly md Wood.
yvord t6rouoh whom thc ,l;v;s;on was
moIe nc we'll os nj. the nari;c",o,
amouns sct onort fnr tho yn,.;aus trodns.
men and mechanics liz whom the claims
,ror. nrnscntcJ II ;,,nGnotoe Corro,'
iuocrsoll. Davidson. Watson and a ma
io,.itr Of thc members Of the hoord y,
uno,v;eors--.monu ihom Tohn Eov
lanes IJovcs. Henry smith and Ioooc
7 Nlivcr ''''''
Mayor Halls proportion Was ,s. ro,
cent. lie shared throughout in all tho
profits, was in full collision with the
various details Of fraud, and was fully
aware of the fraudulent nature of the
contracts presented for his signature
lie secured from the board of police the
John l.. Brown STRENGTHENING contract
p and shared in lis proceeds. With refer
; ence TO the document purporiing to bC
record of the proceedings of the boart
of audit of MAY 5. 1870. by which Mr.
: Hall on his trial secured an acquittal OF
the ground that he acted only in min
: isicral character, Mr.. Tweed SAYS tina
it was manufactured af1or the exposure
Hall came to himself and Connolly af
ter the exposure with that document il
his own handwriting and already signed
by himself and asked them to sign il
also. Each of them did so, and Their
Mr.. Hall took it away. The resolution
was never presented TO the board of au
dit, and was of course never passed b,
il. The next that Mr.. Tweed heard o
il was when produced in court, purport
2 inc 10 have been found i'm The CONT,
5 auditors safe.
9 Among tbc various persons TO whom
I he Maid money for their influence in IA,
: legislature, besides those already men
TONED. was Mr.. IIuoh HASTINGS. cdito,
ofthc Commercial Advertiser lie oaya
| 10 Mr.. HASTINGS check for 100000
, dated three or fonr DAYS after the mas
D saoo of the charter Of IS7O. with The nm
= Outstanding that tbo money was also /,
; 90 10 Senator Woodin. The cheek how
{ ever. afterwards came hack 10 him from
I his bank. where the money wae jui,
: maid indorsed nv Mr. HASTINGS and sol;
] by his broker. Jenkins Van SchojcL
=, ,c ' =, 49, MN !"