New-York tribune., 1877-09-20
ANSWERING TWEED.
RESPONSES TO HIS CHARGES.


Bridge Company, and charged William C. Kingsley ana
Henry c. Murphy with corrupt practices
Mr. Kingsley said, yesterday: never had any con-
Versaon with Mr. Tweed prior 70 the passing OF the a
rropraton OF 81 5OOO 900 by the New-York Aldermen 10
obtain which he says he made corrupt use OF 100000
Neither before nor since have had any money transac
ons with him. growing out of cur connection with the
Bridge Company. Mr. Tweed that when he became
stockhoder ii was understood that he should pay on his
stock 90 per cent, and that was 10 pay the balance
in making that statement, Mr. Tweed does himself AS
well re me great injustice. When the tGird nsallment
WAS called for he failed TO make the payment Tue nan
cal officers Of York took the ground that they would
not pay the instaments called FOR from the city until
the other stockholders mad paid Sooner than have the
work STOP made the payment Of tne third instalment
OF his stock. For the reasons was compelled TO
pay fourth and fifth netalments. Between one or
two years afterward got Mr.. Tweed TO indemnify me
for the money that had paid on his stock by trans
ferrng 10 me- the whole Of his stock, but onehaf OF
st. inasmueh as no had paid 20 per cent, and ~
per cent"
"on another point" said Mr. Kingsley, "Mr Tweed is
inaccurate He saws that / to receive 10 per
the of constructing the whole bridge such
an arrangement was never made with me- lmmediateiy
before beginning the work on the bridge the Con-
structon Committee endeavored to secure my ser
vices to superintend direct the work for salary
declined TO act for salary and proposed that would
undertake superntend and direct the construction
OF foundation OF the two towers Of the Bridge up TO
three above high water, for 10 per cent on the
cost OF that part Of the work. ! suggested 10 per
cent for the reason that II then the custOm-and
believe is s;il-of the United States Government in the
construction OF all its large buildings to pay the con-
tractor all the expenses and 10 per cent profit The
books and accounts OF the Company were examined al
different times by committees of the citizens and OF the
Board Of Aldermen Of Brooklyn, and by Committee
from the Board OF Directors consisting OF Abram 5
Hewitt. Frederick a. SchrOe Ter, and Demas Barnes.
Tncy neither discovered nor alleged corrupt dealings or
inaccuracies"
HENRY c. MURPHYs CoATRADTC1Iov.
Henry c. MurphS fatty cOntradicted Tweeds state
ment that he Oiurply) had suggested TO TWEED that
money be used to influence the NcwYork Board OF Al
dermen. lie did not know that money bad been cor
rlptly used TO secure the appropriation. uniil Two or
three years afterward. whcu there we're rmos OF sucha
transaction. As he remembered MI Kingsley was Iaid
Is per cent on the amount eX ended in putting
I'm the foundations Of the towers. This compensa'i
was fix a by resolution Of tie Board Of Directors auc
amounted to Sl25,00O for services extending through
Igo or three years Mr. Kingsley was supcrin'end"E'
Construction and had been mainly instrumental III foi-
warlnz ,he enterprise Tne Government paid the same
rcrcertaee to The Buld-c superintendent Of The ne"
Post OMcc Nj Murphy said that lc rrs, heard two oi
tree years aft.rwaId that money bad been used 20 n
nuence tine Aldermen Tweed was power m the city,
and ia nany ana was deemed necessary TO gain his
influence 10 secure auy egsi! !tOp wanted ii AWttGIr
celycd sos 0C0, MI Murphy od nor know FROM whom
1t came or among whom 81 was divided.
MR.. CONAN Will NOT REPLY AT PRESENT
Thomas CONAN was charged by Tweed WITH having lls
fributed tie money asserted have been used IA relo
ton 10 tie Brooilyn Bridge Mr Conan said last even
ins tiat S01JOo was Yer, @ E,i se an!Dut % o. , o &
aud tn CRIME hr was caaIg'j Win Wls4 very eIaae "
bu reflection, De preferred 10 say nothing al present
linn. and give him an opportunity TO ten what he know
about tne matter iIe thought It WIS very su9uai tnai
Tweed should ever make such statement but he was
cl~tHon v', III ff iI, Ee ever ayc T%Sei lie money al
IWerd never rcceryed tnc money" said he. WY, o.
course, could not have distributed u Uno tic mem
hers " hc board. There record Of tos. Who yoed
for that appropriation. and none or thn will say ttai
induced them To- vote tarollh money bt W.. noY 7,'
m.tiec" nnttg.P- 'D'' ''' 49, '%,~.,,.~.
understand why Tweed was maAihs ,uch Wn",s'ic a.
tlcks upon mems reputation kelalat"n he sdlI'
ably earnestly hoped that he would soon be released
Tweed was power In ms dd', ana nave To tIahA in
for great many iayOrs suppose ho SaVe me the great
T1ers Wa one time when / had so men under a-
ronilnen ranging from - day To 5000 or $4,000
wear. never Uc,iycd dollar rom theni' Dqj t.e
patronage helped me IN othcr ways IWeeH WIS ablc 10
do any he desired in those days aud hats way Tie
tat sppiopraiion to pass Tie Board of Adcmcu, ali
lad 10 do 10 point lis finger at any one ana say
elected. aud certainly would receive 10 luriler p2tro-
age" Mr Com an said tmt ne was wei acIuntd q wan
Isaac Bell who did nm many fayOrs wlc IN Oiice. lie
,r,it mn in tie civ tlsn Ri and HE claree
ssn' ' irn ," were w Ui,lout found ton Mr. CONAN
worked for Isaac j. Oliver, as practical printer, unth
elected an Alderman. Oliver had been uiju us
by T6ecd, he tlought II ettcd that the nvesuLa-
ton had caused nal ccnroversey between Tweed
80 long way 10 serve either Of them.
JOHN MOREIsStY AGAIN
John MOrrssey said yesterday, that bis defence, pub
usled in 1866 and republishcd IN tuesdays TRIBUNE,
fully covers the statements about the indictments, and
The convictions for burglary aud assault and battery
"Thoso things" continued Nh MOrrssey, happened
Ing ago. when | was "a very young did Mt spend
Inlver never heard o, him Tweed never prOtactcd
any gainblughouses tor me in aus way wl-tever.
don't no furnished l"cCd VIII Tue Information
about but mach Of 1t was tlhen presume, lio'h
pamphlet that printed abOu ne two years dto, 10y
I.lu I.x ll4Nel I'D -
two AID have uO reason 10 dttcips 10
dcly whatever may nave happened. -
E" did not organize election traudS.' continued MI
NIorrlssey, cor introduce Trptat,rs from PudIcpa
had not been tilo alert IN 1cbS, Wtud nave
been beaten by fraud wlcu running Congress. IL
Acton, VINO Police Commisson,r tlcn' prevented
tors and he removed them and appointed honest lncn
who made an honest cOunt. In Washington sp9fe 10
Gen. Giant three times ~ least abont the etcuOn
abuses IL New-YOIk, aud also 10 Senator COkLg ana
the conversations had Win tleih cCulruued loNi"
tile passage OF the bill for tie Protection Oi the Congress
soDal Notc What say II to he proved u nee 'sSlIy
~ dead men, but Dy liNln@ ones 10 not hS No9
mlcB talk, for don't want u ngure every DAY IN
the newspapers have 40 need TO seth noioiley NO.
dOnt bell We Tweed VIII get Oul OF Jan, althOtEh uh
d0ubtedly Kelly has PROMISED blm ms hUtiiy ln SOME
way Tweed VIII lie a hey want nun 10; III lac' is hes
aIe be drcaCe0 thn the ruin nc can zen" nc es
not talk much lie could about tnc brOukl}n bll gc
nor about the present organization OF iahihdh! HAT
~ could easiy refresh ms memory about HITS
lIr COMMITTEE OF among tie Board OF
Aldermen Iwcrd could te about illegal practices in
the election when made Kr' sheriff, If he were telling
TIC tiutu In this performance Jo4n Acy knew tHht
Watson bad man, aud re could now keep J0hn
MckeOh reporting 90 the Czcuh' Association that
Watson in the empoymont Of Ncw-1osk Clly IL IS
natural tuat all these people snould ha'e me- have
n ann called. suggested that ~ would loo goOc place
L call mc. mlgit til "A ie" tlnH, mlseh
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