, 1877-10-07
Tweed Continues His Narrative
Before the New YORK
Aldermen.
What L Cost in Old Ring Days to En-
giueer a Bridge.
The Old Man Declines to eriminate the
Tammany General Committee.
4 Notorious Road Agent Taken OF by His
Intended Victims.

TWEED

New FORK. Oct. 6.-.Thc examination of
William II. Tweed was resumed to day before
tue Committee Of aldermen. He said in the
Senate the Ring paie members for voting for the
hill in the committee Of the whole, and allowed
them to vote rs they pleased on the final pass
aac, The uarcs were not recorded when yo1-
inr IN conu.ttce OF the whole, but we're record
I'll On the znal vote.
Attor,cy-Genera1 FaIrchild having stated dur
fny tle week that Tweed, in the so-called COLI
fcsaon submitted to him, had not mentioned
having subsidized tho ALBANY argus and Jour
nal, or mentioned tic name of Edgar r. Apgar,
the Assistant Secretary Of State, Tweed replied
thot he had not specifically mentioned these
part1cs, but he offered to become Wit
ness III any suit in which he might
be called, and to give cvi'lcnce OF numbers OF
frauds upon the city and State treasures which
he did not then recollcct. He could, however,
substantiatc all he had said; can produce checks
aad letters in support Of his assertions. One
letter congratulated Tweed on Ills personal vic
tories ard the success OF his party, wlirh
letter said: nNould be good thing for
Regarding the explanation Of r. T. Apgar .c-
ra,,llur III. relation will, Tweed, the witness
had read letter from Al gar in lstU stating he
was il, debt for board. etc., and asked Tweed to
him the payment Of lis salary SO that hc could
l;t;uida,c his clothes ard board bills:
t}t!:rr letters were also read By Tweed, show
ire that William Cassidy, Of the .-4rau<. had
sought appoint mcats from him. and that Hast
i,,.s haI expressed ycTy warm sentiments.
Tweed repeated his statement tnat he paid
sa4h,tDO to til: Boarl Of Aldermen III this
t.:ty TO pass resolution authorizing the az
1n,'4cy was paid, and the witness -: Ills share
from Henry c. Murphy. This vas in lS1r.
Co,oly also rot his percentage Witness
knew that Kingsley, who had tic supervising
4'Errics which we're to furnish the stale; knew
it tecausc Ac wanted that himself, Int found
Kingsley was too strong for hm-was in lis
way.
ness with I partial list Of til: Tatn.nany Hall
General Committee. and asked him ir any Of
the persons mentioned were connected WITH tile
Ring ira;li:s.
-iId. LEWIS Dcm.) objected to the cues
t:o,l, anti .Ir. Cole, counsel tor the Committee,
spoke in opposition TO it, reading 4 lecture
to .Alu. C,,r:in@, wlt' warmly replied. A
triangular fight continued til! Tweed said he had
cxa1iaiuc, the names, ami would sav there WIS
uole u them who had the re:no:cst connection
with thc Hing frauds. He would say this EN-
phatieal1y- This was not conclusive aud it WAS
agreed that witness lie furnished with lists of
tic Tannlany Hall Genera! Committee, Custom
House party, Ant!-Iannany leaders, etc., and
1;.cn let i:lln point t':it any any OF these
lists vino WAS connected with the Ring frauds in
nny way.
1t tlis announcement Tweed leaned back in
his chair and remarked 1lat tile Committee dill
not s2el to understand, and apparently did not
care, for the great labor they were putting on
lin in answering those questions They IN !
10 idea OF the amount Vi labor it required to
yet Up answers to the Committees questions,
dcnials of ne" spa2ers, and persons implicated.
D:nc! Manning tclcgraphs from Albany that
his denial of any connection with Tweed is in
tendel to tc as broad Us possible, and to mean
that no ono in connection directly Ut Indirectly,
or part ot an; ono then or since connected with
the -4sQ"x, las eve. had pccuuiary business, or
business Of any other nature, with Tweed.