The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-16
Tweed's Testimony Yesterday.

What the fallen Boss has heretofore said
about the old Supervisors Ring was valua-
bic. hut II did NOT give IL much that was
novel. cXccpt that he brought in the names
of some new claimants, who presented bill.
for work or ~upposcd work and supplies for
the Court liou,c. and other matters CON
ncctcd with the expenditures Of the city
Government. and told us vino composed the
Ring. both Democrats and Republicans, that
shared in the spois
In his testimony yesterday. TWEED en-
tered another field. lie presented very III
tercsting and instructive "details OF opera
tions in the Legislature respecting the pas
sag" Of the charter Of $50. which clothed
the TWEED Ring with supreme power.
by what means he accomplished his pur-
pose. he tolls Us in detail. lie says that he
paid to senator NoRRIs WINsLow. "a Re-
publican. the sum OF s2O0,Ooo IN cash.
whirli was to bee divided among wiz
SLOW. WILLIAM l.. WooDIN. GEORGE
BowEN. JAMES WooD. and THEODORE l..
MINSIrR. all Republicans Of the Senate. IN
consideration If which they wore 20 in
iGoncc the Republican caucus in favor Of
the TWEED charter. Ii Is part OF the hiss
tory OF the State that at that time these
gentlemen had great power in The Senate
and could control the counsels of the Repub-
lican party.
TwEED in his testimony in this connection
intcrjrct- the remark that the icgiSla-
ton of the session of 1870 cost him and his
confederates at least SG)0.OD I'm cash.
He says that he paid at that session
tine Hon. IuGH j. HASTINGS. editor Of the
Commercial Advertiser, the sum of $4,000 for
his services in carrying through the charter.
lie states that he gave this to Mir. HASTINGS
mot a. journalist. but a. lobbyiet.' 1t
j. due to Mr.. HASTINGS 10 mention that In
his testimony before the WuoDIN committee
las: Spring while be- did no; deny the re-
coipi Of this money from TWEED he said il
sprang from stock and other operations be-
tween him and the Tammany Boss.
The sum of 100000, mentioned by TWEED.
seems rather large. Whore did he get It
He swcar- that he raised the money 10y con-
tributions from GAEvTy. INGERsOLL, KEY
SER a Co. l.. A. WOODWARD. JAMES WATSON.
Id. BOYLE, Ed. MARiNEE. C.. II. JAcoBUs.
kENNARD ~ HAY, llTNEy SMITH. the famous
Republican Police Commissioner. th" Erie
Railroad Company. "either through GOULD
or FISK saline thing. one was both, and
from various other persons.
II seems that TWEED and his Republican
cohorts - "fXrd things" at Albany that he
got the Republican caucus t. endorse the
hill creating the charter of 1870. His object
IN mis- was tNo-fcll: he could thereby on
alb" those Republicans who voted with him
To give the action Of the caucus ~ an oN-
cusc to thcis constituents Tor supporting
the bill; and, moreover this would So
cure TWEED against the detection Of
doubtful Democrats. who might desert him
AT the pinch of the game. The ex-Tammany
Bc-~, with bright twinkle Of the eye. test-
fled that the idea of working for success by
means OF a Republican caucus originated
with Mr.. HASTINGS.
TWEED pnid something Lesides money TO
secure hi, great object. He rave to : \sfrrl.
n Fnosr. The S.uatol. from thn Firs, bis
irict. A. Il consideration l,r his, vot. fnr the
chnrtrr and kindred measure. nnnniu,
iu,uts of some sixty mon under the CITY
Government. Who wore IA receive ~ 81
and g Dor Gav for doing nothing TX