New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-13

1879 paid him $4,000 for ole-laif OF tbas cli'n
Q.-Do You Know EIonhcimcri Avery well. | mas
as vel explain Just how It occurred $500 ,,,rs
O-I Will bring that 1 want % ask a few piclin-
nafy questions Al want to explain 50 that u won't
be niseonsirued BY the press.
WHY TWEED BOUGHT oNE-nAIF or O'8RIIN's BILL.
o. viii bring it al ont can Just state now when
You purchased that bali OF ODrcns claim. and all the
circumstances attending 1t. A-Along IN the Fall Oi
1871, when we persecuicd and driven from Ilar
to post Mr. Bixby. believe now Senator. called on Mr
lei told mc~and desired that shonld claim Of
Oricn's, which the only one De bad at that ne
declined having anything 20 do WIN u bu si,.
Bartlett would have anything to DO with IL shorty
aftofwar1 Nh William H. King who wac lheh DaPu1s,
stated that O'irien wanted to soil me the Waoie 0 o
half Of thar c.n and he thought bal b''er pay IT,
| even il the money never came back to me. ,,, A.
Q-What reason did he give for your bayins W Ali
ASKED Inn what reasons O,ijrien gave ln ana nc I,
o. Brrn said thai Mr.. Tidcn-wno WIS thel prosecut-
ing lIr Tweed was understood bS the reporters ~
"persecGns but his counsel SAD IL "s HS'' n III,
great many people-snBtei 10 be candidate lor INC
Assembly in O'iirien's district
Here a discussion was started by Alderman Cowing'
who wanted II understood whether tire witness was 10
give hearsay evidence but The other members OF the
committee seemed to think it would DO no harm to lei
the old Gentleman talk on, and Mr.. Coc himself, sli'
Better let the witness 90 and what he wants 10
tell" upon which Mr. Tweed muitcred quite aHalby'
with cough "Tbcn VIII ten nothing. II am olS
to ten what want to tell" Finally, he vas allowed 10
proceed.
Mr. Twccd-The nomination depended entirely upon
Ogreu and the elect on also Understood NJ IinSn
had been great service, aud bal been the part %o
Iildan 10 lei M on nae and could also influence NJ W
rett-Gcorqe C. Barrett-thcn counsel OF the Commute
~ seyety TO let up. hung of from thar. and then "ld
King would have anything 10 do with H. G.d 10"
waDf TO bny H. II was too much money PIT out nl
I did no. want TO put 80 many tpgsy ~, ~ tr. c
Kind OF a basket. Laughter That wenl on Tor s,d
would not meet Nh Dxty the present senator Frank
u. told Inn did net want to see am a. al. \
day or two after thar Mr. Dewcy-fostei peT |I!rL
| asked me the Same question. lie was then tl,Lh
| in the Department OF Public Works J toia ' tt
He bad Confidential relations win mo ~ , r,,
time The thing hung along that way Tor some ni",c
IS again. and finally Dewey and King p.r5uII,, nv
an Hotel. had room prelaTcd Tor iXoy 10 70 o az
me ullsiags ard niroduced me 10 nm tiHA lnt We
Inc I'll Il lime ever spoke 20 hn. The matter was us
GH a Sd l Told pm me ' 0'Bncn would do
+ would prchasc onc-hait ~ the q ini-;nd nu'ii
consented 10 purchase il. | gave Inn T2eOOO ID "uu
lroney ana tbc balance in mortages-whieh. believe
nave since paidon good propcTy opuoste rtI,ni
/ nil + a, money was given 10 NJ. Dewey The assign
I,r,t of losc mortgages which going to give IN
pare payment, was gwen 10 Dewey, qua %
check Tor tie balance, aud he informed lge
nd the money to Mr. Bizy, while 5ionheimer ana
OBr'en present. The asS'gliieh. iof In1, W. ~,
Mopbonier When my troubles commenced quo NAV a., ~
sicuin for the money away via oner iip'Is,,n'
| be had a resolution passed referring The maj
| ter commi!tec-rcictias his c.l.ms to q CONE
meet. 1 tod NJ. Dewey to take tnat clam and
/ h..rd Il ID = =
any asslnenie aAead in the Controller 'ihcy ana II
/ not 10 ilc il. lie told ne il an unwsc Poctedin%
us men lie SAID inst let him on and gct me avail
and before tnc m0Eey was i"u' 20 present Vii , III
believe Oiricu never took ADVANTAGE or ~, bat VIM
he p4por ia Andrews haGds az me- suggestion me
.uc OF roster Dewey was inserted ia IL. Inc assign
lcnt Of 10 come 80 me- hut nolhns ever o,e
oia Nh Dewe, wanted thai ass a1e ohet 10 ana
he ued back 10 me- ana IL Is 10" III my poSSe9
q1lc assignment of lir oBrien 10 yon or rather TO
Foster wc}, i-d then Dewey assignment 10 you Is 10
t,..z ~ s4f A.. N
'OLyon nave t.,mt Al have.
0-Can you proGuce thcmt Ale can
G-Aia they here A.-Nc, sir. do not carry such
OF SNAIL e. Tor those az Tie next meeting. a
WHAT sin be rcsult o giving them TO Gus ihey Will
't "a = @,t.inT. nv object is this: Nonhelmer
M the city On very claim 81 T309,O0O Al un-
1,,If ~, Sirnll.o,cr Was present when Dewey la.d
Inc money to hiXby aud OBrcn. aud Gonntner VIZ
messed assignment Of na OF tbat eani-sl9OoOO-
o~And Monuo.mer is the witness 10 tha, assignment
--ie same nov sang UPON these clalmsf Al tLlnh
TIE same name .'id presume u i i!e ..'It han
o. understood gu tosdy Jon ;hou ~ iht ClAt hi
oIW2o ioid yo1 lhatl Al don'; remember an
d,,t.d tlout t!.t tulo that Connolly assigned il
10 .uo,LCr party, G1id tAai Connolly i"d ou.'a'i
kno" Cui.cly negotiating "itn MIN al TIE same
O-..yw go You Know thatl A.-Because Bix5y told
pi, H.. va, tft ina tu sell haI 10 Connolly
Oh ~ initlNirW You had Tith Bxby he sad taat
,g We ar; thai Vas enc of t, Inducements
- l,. 10y Connolly LIS 4-if, would have cOi .y
laL When h. pad .In,cli, BE- would had to l'ay
nae -. Ia. s.ll, ti,u..
O-Wa, j 80 I.xuy who represented TO you that II
you Wo.d bay tis claim and give Ils money - him !pr
OIrlen, 5ir. Idcn w0ud lc. up o. 3"if Ale did
noe sly, give t.o money 10 am Tor As Obil'n d. sau
Il would halt OF OBrcns cam los jOOO tIey
would ~, I'll cA to let up me, ana WOOL cas- tcr M
hllnco with Grorsc Barrett whom they Said they hhd
0IYaa ave tlt,n tae roncyl A. Yes. sir
Cd d ley by on y9HI o A r o dans 5 LOOK much much
ne - .5-i,.i: il - only one 81 many times
Q-Ab0ut Judge Earrctt-WhO was 10 that represented
10 you i.,'t would lei up yOui A-Ihe SAM maa
souato, biXby JuiSo Barrett Was not Jug iheh;
be Was counsel 10 the COmattcc OF seventy iDrc I'M
poTtn t4cn Ian iaig IL "a' worse IMAM the Council
Q.-Dla ~ B.uret, III up you7 Al taink not
for ami ii WA POO late dy what had
done had carried on, nly pirt Of The programme.
Ul>,on 10 regard Last examination. Aityr hay
ins stated NAT Biz. Noornes was iaiG 5000 10 stay
V 80 80 ~, Yi ai,s\y,i.i ,n,drr oaf:
81 Iuat The other sldc shUGd not chcat' DO
~ Won At t1at tlmc :bat the six Supervisors who
we've ~ pIy $500 cOguzInt OF u, That tncy
ttrrti,,of A-JB no; don, tn.k men are governed
in tie appointment matters by correct eas Of
sAoUli happen between man nnN man. nave never
known "a man ,a1i would sake .dyantaEc II.
O. Qjy Alderman GOWN -DOyUu k ow any Instance
~ oar active political lie when :e utne sid look any
advantage 10y WAY oi inspectors Of Election T. Al
Dom, know that cvor gave tnem Il chance We al
ways lad our there, and had them drieI lLaugh-
O. (By Alderman CowIngl -Yon didn't think at That
time That possibly tness inspectors 90 Eircion, who
should be sclccseG y me SIN might be susccJ iibe OF
IlAin. adyaut Al dIn't Know ans hing OF it.
We didn't hiow put wal they inis9 taAo o-e OF our
that way, ami Nc dIdnt propose to have At done
At this point iio inquiry adjourned 10 Saturday
LoAt, September IL, al IL a.
RELIEVED FROM THE LIS PENDENs.
On the petition OF Joseph Il. Howard, Judge
VA Blunt discharged yesterday No 80 EIill-Ase
No II Esl roriy ourthst from tie lien OF tho lie pom