New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-24
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DENIALS BY Ex-sRNAToRs wINsLow AND PIERCE
HOW THE WORLD ARTICLE WAS Prepared
TIE HASTINGS CHECK-NoTIIING NEW OBTAINED
IN REGARD TO MR.. wOODIN.
The committee resumed its work yesterday
morning in Parlor OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Little
information obtained concerning Senator Woodu's
alleged connection with the Tweed Ring, but much WAS
brought ont concerning the charges that published
as summary of Tweed's statement. An interesting
pon; in relation to this latter matterte of the
man who first tod the editor of The World there was
such document and that he had itcould not be
obtained from Mr. Hurlbert. His counsel by skifu
feint of words made IL probable that Mr.. Hurl-
berts informant either Attorney General Fairchd,
Mr.. Townsend Mr.. Tweed or Foster Dewey. bnt some
believed that John Kelly the whose confidence
Mr.. Hurlbert refused TO beray.
Judge Noah Davis, who first examined added
little TO the committees stock Of knowledge and his eX
animation quickly concluded. lie was called to
testify concerning accusations Of corruption which he
had made against Republican Senator in speech &c
vered at LOckpOrt in 1871 1t was not public speech
he declared, but made at private conference OF
prominent Republicans, and his accusations OF corrup-
ton-whch had reference to Senator Woodin but to
another Senator-were not made with any personal
knowledge concerning them, but only upon bearsay evil
denee. Judge Davis emphatic In the expression
OF his desire to remove all implication OF corrupt prac-
tees from Senator woodns name. ana said on concud-
ing his evidence: al think it is due to Senator Woodn
say that In all matters touching corruption Of
any kind his name of those that came to
my ear; and he added to the official stenographer
present-"please make this as strong as possible"
The heavy work OF the mornings session was the ex-
animation OF ex-senator Norris Winslow, whose name
has recently been coupled with 100000 OF Twceds
money. The members OF the committee were utct III
their questions and the ex-senator let slip no opporu
inv Of casting stone Mt the Democratic party ana us
AT the request OF Senator Carpenter
the examination chiefly conducted by the Demo,
NJ
that his acquaintance with Tweed began anu ehued III
the Senate and never became more Than conEGrSalOi
intimacy in the Chamber and other public places
He had indeed been III Tweeds room but only III the
character OF member of tie Committee o. CHARITIES ana
Religious Societies, of which Tweed was chairman.
SmCS the on Wtb 'R ABE W % cGn Wn TS
had No more than passing business acquaintance ne
could not tell in fact whether or no th,y ly9d Ii me
same Eocl The TWEED Charier was Wen renemoGeu ny
Mr.. Winslow, WHO had voted for It's passage IL was
supported by Repubc1n in order to sfcnrG rae passhge
OF the Registry and ELECTION law lie Knew Oh no otliu
special mducemcnt to Republicans 10 vote iOr IT, except
Of Senator Bel, VINO had been legsdted on oi ms once
and OF Salt Inspector NTH at Syracrse. But the IWecd
Charter, a. Il Whole he considered 10 he wholesome
measure In this opinion r deried that ne siaeu we
views of Horace Greeley THE TRIBUNE, ana the majority
felt confident gave his support to TIC Tweed Charter for
the sake vi tie Registry law, which he was very anxious
charter at caucus held a few days before its passage
in which Mr. Greeley had taken prominent part, but
been able give much atten ion What chiefly inilu
encad lin in supporting the MEASURE were letter rom
cits which appeared in Tnr Tribune The lcuer Lad
been handed linn by Mr.. Naterbuiy-he supposed MN
10 Dc Nelson j. Waterhury-and was as follows: 1910
NEw-YORK TRIBUNE. March y, 1870
DEAR SIR 1t is indispensable that Of the present
eus in the Legislature get an honest Election law
is share AMI we must nor ialliO scgie IT, Inc
TWeed stamp wno can indicate tie reforms that
needed. pray you hear and heed nm: yours s, &C.
To this letter Mr. winslow added extracts from THE
TIBrNE of various dates which he affirmed 10 be ev
fer and line Re.!sty law. Senator Scfoonmakcr read
from an editorial by Mr.. Greeley on April !, 1871:
We opposed his charter 10 the ldsl ana peiSohalIy
ursed Inc X .publcans unite with the Young DenOc-
racy in defeating IT, Most OF them declined 10 90 SO,
urging the necessity OF preventing repe'oh Oh t.e
mons ros frauds whereby the electoral vote % our STATE
had been stolen from CONT ami C1iax, ana Holman
oisted GovernOrshp This they said they could
secure by voting for weeds Charter, so they DID Ana
"pd Nj Greeley" asked Mr.. schoonmlkcr lever
publish such p card in TIE TRIBUNEP "ile did; put ~
not ask You concerning lis truth" the somewhat
sharp rc6inier. Thee was suggestion to the e1ect
that Mr. Wiasl0w had taken such portions OF hr' Gree
ys editorials and speed hes az changed lheir 'enor am
he admitted that they were only cXtricis' . 49,,
Tie HOrtdS statement concerning himself Mr. Nin.iOW
declared 10 be false IN every ditic inric - NC
said, "no shadow of trath In II. do not know IRON
have talked the Tweed Charter since passed
but have had communication with Aim or he vita
The World. Nlth Tweed have had no communication
o, any sort Whatever since the passage OF the m'
low sWoTe ore 'a t ms S%1 tic of When he lett H. Ms
business private banking aud real estate, and he had
had ID sin mad an account with the National Tr!s
H,u,ary Of t,is city While Inc was in the senate no
large amount OF money pald out by him, nor did ne
receive any money except his igbtul salary rs senator
and what might come to him nom outside business.
During this time lie might have purchased some
ltue real estate, but 1t was in the regular
value to merit remembrance He was new TO
senatorial dunes in 1870, and being i'll i'll health did not
make himself very prominent politics. He remained
only slightly acquainted with his brother Senators lie
mad no information to communicate concerning Senator
Wuodp mad never very well acquainted with him,
ami Lai botn on rather unircniiy relations wtl him,
as ne understood that Mr. Nooln was inclined 10 Inter-
icre with the legislation OF his distinct
THE PUBLICATION IN THE wOELD.
william Henry HurlBer editor in chief Of The World,
who had been waiting short time with his counsel,
Judge AsDel Green, called upon TO testify He said
the three columns on the first page OF the edition of
The World for April II contained what e believed 10 be
an abstract of Tweeds confession. Nh Sprggs,
Woodns counsel, Immediately requested nai Mr. iinll
herr he ASKED TO limit his statements what knew of
his own knowledge Mr.. IIurlbert said that he did
write tae article but had caused 1t to be published The
statrnents therein contained written his
knowlrdpe he had 10 direct knowledge Of the trut
fsy of the statements. The first two columns OF the
article were sent in part Albany. and partly written
in the Office OF The world IN this city possibly half
was sent Albany He had publish I'd tnc statements
on fine authority of his Albany SpOndcnts. lad
hrs confidence Their names Hiram Calkins aud
Charles q. Saanks; what part these individually FUR
nisbed nc could not tell Mr. Calkns had sent sew ra!
disDatc hes which contained two OF the names.
me article neither made up from runor nor caprice
ing was forwarded TO HIM by the Attorncy-Genera Bal
lard Smith, formerly Of Louisville Ky, who had been
city editor OF lie World for almost year, had flied w
the article The nducemcnt for publishing the article
had been TO get the best at tine earliest moments
he been was ma matter Of rHlnor in the city That
Tweed had written confession anu peil i Wing
that snch document was sure To come uhieI tle pup
lie eve he Lad made every EFFORT TO be the hst 10 pup
sb its contents. IL happened III matt n OF business
that he called on gentleman IN regard TO a. otkey
Hall and told that he must make no mistake about
M H ioF h9 ME- Mr. sprggs objected to hcarsay and
reative testimony Mr. Iiurlbort SAID tnat lnasmaca