The New York herald., 1877-09-16

H~Ht. WHIT 10 F'W6II, BnIu, 'NOTFOh III 4
clever gentleman and Gene. is u cievsr gentleman;
! would Ike to help GENET" swell. said,
so;a ..roSdnn a.. You lho s to help me- !
night; "why," he said ..you take II very earnestly"
YES" answered, "snd would do almost anything
man could do 10 prevent my being beaien;' he taid
It ought to be worth good deal Of mcnev 10 me- End
sara IL would; don't know who talked money nrst
but 1t came up IN tho conversation; l reported tho
interview to Hugh Hastings and he ssii "wel !
ehcss you can get tho old man; talk 10 him again.
& a'a .na 70 MIN n sSap ns Down :" my room
parties-Bowen, Wood, Mnnier and wnsiow--and
that they Thought tho money hrd better 10 placed In
win anyhow, but that | would rather win by largo
MAJORITY; tnat l would like to have the republican
60 and each Senator could IL thereafter
any adverse comments wore made by constituents,
reply sns, no m.S 10 DC governed Sy the S, sron o,
Senators had got aud refused 10 tell him. saying,
III don't get you ought not TO tell you who nave
got;' next day told him In tho course OF nversa
ton that was going To give them $4,000 each he
asked me 4 they dd not get $4,000, and sad no,
tlemen; l said what shall do with you, shall
hand you $4,000 now, and he sad, enc, do tho
same you. did with tho rest !" several days after
Of all pares and had agreed to stand by the chartor
and when Il did pass every republican voted fort sc
cording to the caucus determination, except ThRycr
and every democrat, except Genet; paid sonc other
Senators
now THE SMALL FRY WE'RE REWARDED
! furnished some demoorats with places for their
friends IN tho municipal departments, where
sney eyev h"s once n0nns Eu' Sa%u. 'nar
Frost was one of those did this
for; appointed a number OF his friends to small
places at Sc 90 or So day; agreed do that and
he agreed 10 vote Tor my bill there were hy or sixty
hKo that; senator Michael Norton agreed to help
his business matters III New York. ana somc business
arrangement was made with Thomas J. Creamer;
Senator Caldwell, gave place 70 his partner,
II It worth less than that amount to make
It up TO him; got him place as deputy collector
a. fifteen thousand and some odd dreas OF dollars
lliam rav We htm mn I
don't recolect tnat; was giving him money all the
ume; Elwooa ! gave money to, 1t not % Tor that
if"h had gwen the money. to wnsIow Tor
was A. Is. HarpendinE gave money 70, and also to
James Wood l did not brbo these Senators
70 vote lor tho charter bu. to sustain .oae ~ onn IN
to be divided between the iour This money was
brought to Albany by different persons Gar.
vey's brother brought me 100000 | took some
up myself, aud Watson gave mo some, Connolly gavc
Inc some and tho bslanc" guess took myself the
last portion OF was givon me In cash and some o: II
was raised upon our notes
cARoLAS oBRIEN BRYANT.
S0nie Of those notes arc In existence, but man
me TO let him see some Of my papers
could assist me; fortunately did not sive him
all; win regard TO Senator Mnnier, had several con-
have good farm @ ior p sSy you @ folk: @ WITH
your charter; you are all getting rich = told MIN
would give HIM $l0,Oo0 he tried 10 got $780, ,0o0 and
A .coxanRciAL" TRANSACTION.
= How did you come 10 consult with Hugh Hastings
plpyed him IN other matters there. He was very
actye and energetic man, lawyer aad the editor Of \
paper had employed hun TO procure woes Tor bills
wished to have passed mad employed him ~ lobbyist
to induce certain parties to vote employed him in
regard TO this charter and agreed pay him we'll Tor his
work did pay nm 500 0OU for IL he not present
at tho consultations with the Senators, but he gave
ADVICE 10 see people and suggested VINO should SEQ
him with a check for 10000 payable to him. and
which nave now In my possession and Will produce
at the next sessioD.
TAE EXAMINATION ENDED.
Mr.. Twced here remarked that he would rather not
go any further until he nad opportunity TO look
ihe report oil what he had already said Mr. Cole
assured him no should have the manuscripts Today.
and suggested that tho examination should be ad-
joasned until ... Tuesday next, and IL was de-.
O'Clock 4. VI. Mr. Cole called attention TO
tho TACT that Joseph a. Monhcimor, who Witnessed
ems claim, had brought suit against tho city IN his
own behalf to recover the amount.
FosrkR DkwEY HEARD FROM.
Mr. Tweed rose vt this point and remarked that he
had y little statement, which Mr. Dewey sent HIN.
with regard 10 Mr.. Monhener. ana wbioh he would
Ms. Monhsimer rsprssenis Mr. Dewey. Ne hes ael
taken any steps in tho way Of collecting tue amount
O'Bricn had an pisssd whis he was seaAlor "a
thorizne the appointment OF "a commission u andtt
his ciam and In .h,s undertaking he was 10 receive
percentage OF the amount recovered nv ,MI. Mon
hcimer Tor HIN. This was an arrangement madS with
Mr. Monheimcr, senator - o'Brlsn aadA Mr..
Dewey. Mr.. Hutchings, Representing Mr. Con-
molly had said VI Mr. Dcwsy what they
would with interest In the claim. Tho mort
cages which gwen pay Tor onchali OF the
caim were delivered TO +. II. Bixby by Whliam f.
King, in presence Of s. \. Dewey, at Mr. Bxby office
IN Warren street, and tho assignment then delivered
in blank Tor the onc.haf intcret aIterward hlad
:. +. Dewey, and by him rcassisnod In uiank ana de-
vered to W. NJ. Tweed fhe mortgages wore placed by
+. NJ BIxby in the hands of ms brotncr in-iaw clerk
In his Warren slrt ct Office Tncy pai oil min ID
full or assigned on date 10 other psrcs. THINK some
of them we're paid 10 Benjamin Wood and Jonn Nor.
rssey by OBrien ~ payment OF his ipoebtcdncss To
them Mr. Dewey and Mr.. William T.. King, although
exceedingly friendly 10 Senators O'ficn and Bixby,
Will corIoboratc to the fullest extent all nave SAID
about the matter. Both OF tncm wcro familiar ~ the
time with all the TRANSACTIONS as they bob had close
confidential relations with me. II was urged upon
Mayor Hall to appoint r. W. Bixby as my successor as
COMMISSIONER OF Public Works. Tnis WAS pariicu
Iary urged upon Mayor Hall 10 oblisc Mr.. W. f. Kins
ana ). f. Dewey, but Mayor Hall declined to name
him.
The committee then adjourned until Tuesday mex
at two O'clock.