The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-04
The Woodin Investigation.

New YoRK, May 3.-Ths Woodin in
yestigaticn is refreshing Tweed's memo
~ and the prisoner OF L dlow street
promises to supplement his confession
now in the hands Of the Attorney Gen
eral CT the State, with additional revels.
tions showing how. political battles were
won and the legislative triumphs
achieved. To one prominent politician.
whose name has not heretofore been
printed, he remembers having paid
$4,000, and he will be prepared to give
the name and details when called upon
to do so. Csrolin UBrien Bryant, who
managed to persusde Tweed he was
acting ss Charles OConor's messenger,
induced Tweed to make statement sup
ported by affidavit sworn 10
before William u. Gardner. book
keeper at the Ludlow street Jail, and
accompanied by thirty.two checks
and tour notes signed by Richard b.
Connolly. aggrega.lng S265,000, and en-
dorsed by Tweed. These documents
Bryant said were desired by
O'Conor, who mad sent him Tor them
and upon which OCoaor had promised
that the prisoner should be released.
Seven of the thirty-twU checks were
given TO Peter Sweeny, Hugh Smith aid
Abrsm Vsuyecber, The Albany lob
byists, aggregating over $4,000. The
checks were all dated IN Novem-
ber, 1870 The legislation upon
the Tweed charter was in March,
1870 The remainder of the checks were
dated in 1868. Nine were given to the
persons above named and to L. d. Bar
Der. one check u the latter being for
$60,0O0. The four Cpnnelly notes were
dated 1870, and were negotirted through
the Tenth National bank and Central
National bank. They were taken up by
Tweed on Conneily's failure to psy.
They will doubtless be turned over to the
city a part of Tweed's assets In csse
his proposition Is accepted, Is II now ap
pears 1t will be. The statement in the
hands ot the Attorney General would
occupy not less tnan twelve columns Of
close type. ltgiyes the narrative OF how
the wing Vas formed. The statement
begins with the manner in which Tweed,
John y. Hoffman, George w. MsClesr
AID Coane!ly, IN 1865 or 1866, were be-
custOmed tn meet daily at lunch, in n
little room attached To the kitchen OF
the old court house, ~ discuss political
matters. TINS CotOrlc finally dissolved
and then the corrupt ring was formed,
consisting OF Tweed, Connolly, Sweeney,
Hall ana Woodward, with other minor
alles, which also met daily in the same
room and later in Tweed's office III Duane
street. Hail, the statement declares, at
first received II per cent ofthe proceed.
but when the receipts began TO come IN
not quite so briskiy, his share was
cut down 10 five per cent, with which he
was much dissatisfied. and because Ui
which ne frequently threatened to break
up the combination. The statement also
SHOWS ia detail the manner in which
bills were doctored By the ring after
coming from tho Board o! Supervisors,
and afterwards IRON the Board of Audit
Already fraudulent IN many items, new
changes would be interlned between the
original items and totals, changed 10 cor.
respond so that y bill OF SlOOOOO
as certified to by the clerk of the board
named, would b9 sent to Auditor Wat.
son raised to $4,000 Or 100000, and
thus duly certified to by him. The state.
ment also mcntionei member Of the
Legislature whose rooms Tweed tre-
Gueutiy visited. Tweed never directly
paid him any money, but opening n
bible which lay on his table Tweed would
place between The leaves pile Of bank
notes and tnen 80 AVA. That person
q ways voted Tor Iweeds measures.
Tweed said lie kept money in special
ssfe in one ot bis roomo; that a large
amount OF money WAS there, and that
either he, his vile or trusted friends were
always on guard over IL.