New-York tribune., 1877-10-12
THE PROCEEDINGS.

toned. I desire 10 DC sworn ana 10 MAKE S"''o"
about this matter.
Mr. Twecd-I think that win be unnecessary ai'er 'ns
statement that have PREPARED is read
Alderman Cowmg suggested that very likely Mr
Tweed's statement migAt make 1t unnecessary ior MI
shells 10 be sworn but persisted in demanding TO DE
put under oath. The committee on conSul'a oh oeciueD
that MI Twced's statement be read first
cpNTtr,,ry. Several DAYS since stated 10 you that
VonId pece in your hands the close of the nNesga
tiOn the statement winch .LOu.n . fncri ~ sooe
months since and which he returned to me; aso seo
ib Sat 49, poSa be made of IT, was wen aware when
made that statement that many persons w,fe & % mem
toned tnat statement ia CONNECTION WIN WIN uera u
les which passed through my hanGs' wa Nnp wSre
in no way interested with me Va any ater lituus
supposed Of course, that you would place s1cn nhS
in t hands OF the Corporation Counsel and mat "oup
lie examined PERHAPS by nm, as 10 Nnyh @ o's y, 60
checAs were gwen for good ana which or Dau pun
6nte1 win me Inv the Attorney General who sent Mr.
Peckham 20 examine me upon lbat point ID .a
The agreement which The statement was miGe' & au
handed 10 the Attorney General is best gwen ~ ms own
language appears 10y the tcsnnOhS -NSn y W. a.
What manner do You hold that paperwheo under
fovIscnd Tia. there should De coy OF II made nor dg y,
then terms / said that III IA, consult wltn & vi
thong eo9s1 Pope1 % Ts. 9F df 59S SaSa lSl''s o. Seeing
An Intentions upon my part or You're, n9"SN'1, I III
been frustrated by the publication Ia tstta! ie'u
@ nu % , l,ir 10 inc Herald must responsible for
te iri, rit Lnve brought TO many innocent persons
isoicyny afirn that nave had in possession te
atatemeui which submitted by my counsel 10 ,nS
epefa ou the I7th Of April last and returned
by him to my counsel on the l3th oi june, & eyer Yer
since that time, and have also ha9 ,,o. SnCo .ne
statement was drawn all the onginai lntmo.an-
da from winch tue statement t itscI hcon %"' upder
iock ana be-, in ludlow st, and the othef az nv wiz
i Win the publication, know positively
that he Was not interested in it, II was the adNce o. IL!
or INV statement until the close OF THIS inNestisson
80 that might prevent persons VINO not hnONn We"
a afNff III n
maj the publication made al tls tine VI CousC IL
is simposib for me "a remedy al the INJURY "uoh &
been occaslOned by this act, which can Oh1 DE-
TO the Attorney General OF SOME person 10 "oh ho en
IT@erf hSi innocent persons have been obliged to
suffer in this way. Permit me Ut this moment 10 reenS
fore dong 80 let M say that do not pretend but ON
the contrary deny ha, the names OF al Oh even 5 :"
Jorty oi the persons mchtione1 ] 1n ma i''' "'-'
in any FRAUD Lent practices WhdteN't
Ate reading his statement Mr.. Tweed continued: Il
had no idea q, any time. Of handing this paper uhre
strictcdiy 10 the ommittee. Through some leaA"se
somewhere which occurred sometime since, this paper
has been presented"
Alderman Shells having renewed his request TO De
svorn the oath was administered to him
Alderman sheils-I b. the papers, as 1 stated be-
fore that | received from William NJ. Tweed some
$1,000 iudorsed by me March 3, 1867 That ackno"i-
edge did receive it oil March .. 1867 hut returned ii
April g. 1867 which was within one MONTH ara De
leve MI Tweed viii bear out in that for that Is his
scpature Referring check.l am credited with re-
ceivinc from Mr. Tweed October 3d. 1869, 5000.
also admit that. also returned that money on Noyem-
Ter %.
MT. Twcod-The first check have seen, and it is my
Endorsement ION looking at the secondl. There is no
endorsement OR this. don't rccoect the check am
very glad that Alderman Shells has come forward now
because when handed the statement to the Attorney
General expressly said thai majority OF The parties to
W, ON these checks were paid innocent, hut as
was to keep back nothing, did diyuse all had and
gave memoranda IN proof OF it. BY his direction
Wheeler Pecham called ON one day, ana spent some
couple Of hours examining Them and probably bis reco
lection can be refreshed. have claim against Alder
man shells Ibeeve he always paid me everything he
borrowed of me- of these gentlemen referred to
are not present but will take up The HeraId aud 20
over IA bunch OF denlals
EXPLANATIONS OF THE CHECKS.
In regard to Mr.. LOew, Felix Murphy ana John Cal
vim r Tweed admitted the correctness OF their state
ents as to the money which they received; Mr. LoeWs
beng alone paid back Mr. Mwphys being for the burial
OF somebody killed election day-and M Tweed said
here crirnly that he bury ing good many men in
those days-and Mr.. GalvH's being also loan 10 him
Tweed Il presume Is right. hut I mad other dealings
with Mr Richardson" John Cox lwao claims that
Tweed gave mm 500 to aid M ms eectonl guess Is
night abOu; that. Harry Howard lwho says be always
pad Iweed's loans to hml / know, know 10 9e IIen,' Ie
was always Ia arrears. but n there was any man that
In regard TO MaTor BANKS now Mayor % Alhaul think
he dd indorsc that check for as hesays hedd VIM.
ID.
was in 500 ana $50 in drafts. That IL So"
Here Mr.. began The rs. Of CHECKS that appeared
anuended confession" | think all those
OF Thomas Comans for political expenses except
January 10, 1871, which was borrowed money James
ayes-sonic OF those political checks aud some are
checks the Superyi>ors business. NJ NJ Pomeroy-
thai Is money loaned. Magnus Gross-that is a sub
scrption for charity or election expenses. LOew's
for Il, borrowed money Henry Smiths IS for bor
TowSd S %SbeY PS /. hS he foee G Mcny
smith, Of Albany, whom never knew William Walsh
he was on my pa'-ro ana was laa non on my pocaet
for two three years-S3oOO year. WoodWtTds ls
probably borrowed money part OF H. ana thc lest ont OF
Inc supervisors, as / have already told C. g. Wood
run-that was given ia 1865, when he was sick,
ard his fri nds helping him. Douglas 1ayOr's
Was for printing bills think about election Wal
~ snoeryi.or Richard shay's was borrowed money.
Ia vor,od bard for me, and / lent him tbat money.
Sheridan Shocks was borrowed money. Edward Durnn
TINT was money gwen 10 nm 20 pay some hOc Tor ne
sa,nnel Norths was subscription TO deiray expenses
incurred by his arrest at one Time j. 4 Farrell was
subseriptiOn 20 church matter Thomas Muiphy-that
omsf he in reference To that purchase property in
MsdsoD.ave W NJ Graham's was gwen. a 1 have be
fore described for ms vote. Isaiah Blood was bus
mess matter that forgotten. John A. Fagsthat
was given while he WAS AssCmblynau. {. y. kaBsOms
was for services performed IN Albany me tOaB T0us
check may they say. said never had any money
Transaction with me Argus. Alexander Wards was
money advanced 10 payroll tor laoorers"
Mr. Tweed ran down the list with grea. rapdIty, Civ
ing the following OF those who received money
for election expenses:
u Purtell. J. T. Valentine w. Goyle Wilson Small,
Terence Farley J. p. solomon, John McC(nade, w. W. !
Clark W. Hitchman, Terence Diny W. 9rohs aaIn-t @
Haley Nicholas Muller, Joseph Downing, Timothy Breh-
nan, ana Morgan Jones.
The names Of those in the list who he said had bor-
rowed money were:
T McKride Davidson. NJ C. Murphy, A. wilmour. John
C. Jacobs John r. Pierce, aud sewall q Pierce, A.
Ward Dr. r. Il. Bradford, John Decker, Michael NortOn
Genet (aso received for sock in stafford Pavement Co
g. COrson, h. MANNER John Nosbiti, T. Cuddy, lsalah
Mgrr,by r. H. Keenan,. C. +. Norton, and j. Il. Coulter:
lie kns nothing, or recoiecttd nothing about the
cause Of payment OF money TO George H. Pnrser'