, 1877-05-04
The Old Man Is Reminded Of
Something, and Proceeds =.
to Explain. T..
He Now Remembers Who Re-
cciycl Several OF Those
Checks.
How the Ring Was Formed, and Where
the Cronies Met.
Also the Modus Opcrandi by Which
Bills Wero Doctorcd and Fat
tened.
Tweed's Peculiar Way Of Rewarding Con
soientioua Legislators.

New YonK, May 3. The woodIn investigation
II refreshing Tweeda memory, and the prisoner Of
Ludlow strcee promises to supplement bis eontts.
aton. IN the hands Of the Attorney General Of
tho State, with additional revelations, showing
how political battles won and Legislative trl-
nmphs achieved. To ono prominent politician,
whose name has not hcrctofosr been printed, ho
remembered having paid $40. 600, and he Will bo
prepared to g1ve the name and details when called
upon to do 70.
Carofaa D'Bricn. n.Hryant who managed to per-
suado Tweed h1 was acting a. Charles O'Conors
messenger, indrced Tweed 10 make statement,
supported by an affidavit sworn to before william
ID. Gardner, bookkocper at Ludlow Street Jail, and
accompanied by thirty.tvo checks and four notes
ftgned by klchard D. Connolly. agstcgst-
Ing scd5. 600, and indorsed b. Tweed.
These documents. bryant fald, wcto desired
BY o'conor, who had sent him for them. and
upon which o'Conor had promised that tho pris-
oner should be released. Seven OF tho thirtJ.two
checks wctc given to Fescr D. Swecny, Hugh
Smith. sud Abram Van vechtcn, tho Albany
lobbyist, asyrcsatiug o.sr 500, 900. Tho
checks wcsa all dated November, 1870.
Legislation upon the Tweed charter was
in March, 1870. Tho remainder Of the
checks wcFe dated In 1Se8-'80. and were
given Ia tho persons above. named and 10 E, D,
narbts one check 10 the inter being for 800. 900.
Tho four Connolly notes wero dated In 1870. and
wctc negotiated through tho Tenth National and
Central National Banks. They wete taken tip BY
Tweed on Conno1ly's fAiiurn to pny, and will
donbtless be, tnfned over to tho city ae part Of
Twccds as'es, In case his proposition is accsptad
~ 1t now appears to be,
The statement In tho hands Of the Attorncy-
General would occupy not lcas shan swelyo
columns. close TYPO. 1t giyoa tho exact narrative
Of how the Ring was formed. The statements 3D. :
gin with the manner In which Tweed. John r.
Hoffman, Gcorgc ". Mclean and Connolly, baes<
r. %ufh
lunch In little suura attached to tho kitchen
Of tho old Court-Ifouso to diseusa political mat
ters. This eoterie hna1ly dirtoircd and then TIM
coErupt Ring wns formed, consisting of Tweed,
Connolly. swcchJ. Hall, and Woodward, With
other minor allies, which also met daily in tho
snme room. and later In Tweed's ot1ite In Dnane
atrcct Hail. the statement declares, at trst re-
cefrcd 10 per cent Of all tho proceeds. but when
the receipts began to come in not quito 70 bsiakly.
Ills shase waA cut aown to t per ernt, with which
he WAS much dissatisfied, ard bccaueo Of which
ho frequently threatened to break up The eomhFnA-
tton.
Tho statement also shows In detail tho manner In
which bills were doctorcd By the Ring after CON.
ing from tho Board OF supcrTtoore, and Atterwafd
from tho Doard Of Audlt, already fraudulent In
many Of the items. New charges would 10 inter
lined between tho Dsig.na! !sent, and tAe totals
changed to correspond, that bill Of 800, 900,
as certified to by tho Clerk and tho boards named,
would be sent to Auditor Watson Eaised 10 y400,-
600 5000, ooo. md this duly cerldod to By him,
The statement also mentions 4 legislator whose
rooms Tweed frcqu entity rtaItod. To him Twced
ncTcE directly paid my money. but opening D1-
| bio which lay on his hosts table, Tweed would
place between tho lcareA pile Of bank bills aud
| then 60. That person always sotsd for the Tweed
measures.
Tweed says he kept btu money, In a special safe
! in ont Of his 1ooms, and that largo ainount WAS
there; that either hr. hs wtfc, OF t1nslod friend,
| was always On gunrd over 1t.
| Special hspdAcA to 1ns Tffbsn4
EEw ronx. May 3.-Tbe Horlds London eolrs-
apoudcnt wf!tes about Oakley Hall: ''Tae other
day the Tribune eorrespondeate called upon him aud
sent up letter Addressed to him, but It WAs rb-
turned with neasagc that thrfu was soma mis-
| tnke It viii be fmposs!bc for correspondents to
break down this deaa Wall ,ot Resistance. I a.yo
not seen The cx'AsJor since went to his
inx near hlm. but va obliged tho ot6er
| day to hold some communication With him tn def.
crenee to tho wishes OF some Of his confidential
frlends In New York. I1all. AZ usual, mndo no
rretense Of n,ytacry or coneeain.cnt With me. but
declined 10 open any communication with New
| York, and mention this because, a. hayo said
before, l wonld rather ho spared tho necessity Of
!nteudtne upon Hall again, eten at tho tequest oe
/ ha old friends"