The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-18

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called confession contains this sentence
"He gave to Mr.. Hastings q check 70
SIC, 1000, dated three or four days after th
passage Of the charter Of 1870, with th
understanding that the money was also {
go to Seustor Woodin." Mr.. Hastingl
who is the we'll. known editor and pre-
prietor of the Commercial Advertise,
says in reference to the abov
paragraph that the affair wa
purely business transaction
The check being made payable to hi
order and passing through the hands of hi
banker and broker in q legitimate way
Had the transaction not been en-
tirely proper of course it would have beer
easy for him to have got TweeC
TO send the check to the banl
and obtained bills. Mr.. Hastings
emphatically denies that on any accession
any moneys passed through his hands
10 Senator Woodin to secure his vote OF
for other purposes.
NEW YohL, April 17.-Wheeler FL
Peckbam one OF the counsel for th'
people in the Tweed case to day, said i,
was true that Tweed had made state
nient, which he called full confession
and that it was taken to Albany last
evening by Townsend. The synopsis Al
published this morning he supposed
was Substantially correct. II
contained some things, al least, which
be knew was correct. As to the probs'
bility of legal proceedings against some
OF the persons named in the confession
who have not yet been presented, Mr.
Peckhsm said he was unable at present
to make any statement on the subject.
The Erpress confirms the Tweed con
fession, and says that the tale told in that
published this morning is but partial
revelation and that the full confession
will add an amount of detail which will
even more sicken public confidence.
Referring to the meeting OF Gould and
Tweed. Hastings says he did not bring
them together as he believed they had
some differences, but at that time Tweed
was considered \ very resp .ctsble man,
and was associated in business with most
eminent citizens.
ALBANY, April 1.-THE Attorney
General says that Mr.. Townsend arrived
here late Sunday night, and Immediately
sent word to the Attorney General that
he,wss in Albsnywith Tweed's confession.
The Attorney General was not well, and
appointed II o'clock to-day Tuesday
when he met Mr.. Townsend at his, (the
ATTORNEY Generally office, in the State
House, aud received from his hands
Tweeds confession. The statement fills
some fifty pages of manuscript and
Attorney General Farchilds says he
will Immediately take up the considera-
tion of the paper, giving it his
earnest attention before making
any of the confession public.
He will demand of Tweed the evidence
10 prove the charges against the persons
his confessions duplicates. The Attorney
General says he will furnish the Asso
ciated Press with full text OF the con-
iessien as soon as 1t is ready to be given
to the press, If he decides to make pub
lie the contents of the paper.
Mr.. Fairchild has not examined the
confession yet, but note received
by him from Townsend this evening says
there is some truth il the Worlds state.
ment of the contents Of the paper. MI.
it is said, denies giving any
OF the disclosures made by
Tweed.
NnI I'm EnIrnr
ALBANY, April 1.-THE Euen'ng
Journal publishes the following
ALBANY, April II.
To the Editor Of the Euensng Journal:
The New York World of to. day con
tained this sentence: AVN. M. Tweed
mentions Judge Folgcr, OF the Court of
TO whom he paid money" VIM.
NJ. Tweed never paid me any money.
The statement Is not true.
LSigned CHAs. }. FoLeER-
The Journal adds: We are authorized
from Attorney-Genersl Fsirchilds to ssy
that he has never heard or known Of Mr..
Tweed to utter word that could be con-
sidered derogstory OF Judge Folger,
although Tweed has spoken to the At
torney- Genera Of hun Judge Folger) as
q formidable political and legislative oP-
ponent. We are also authorized from
Mr.. j. d. Townsend. Tweed's counsel,
10 say that Judge Folger's name is not
in the cantession, nor that OF
any other judge of the Court of Appeals.
ALBANY, April l7.-Senstor Woodin
says he will reply 10 the Tweed COMES.
sion, so far as 1t relates TO himself, from
his place in the Senate tomorrow. he
added: "The confession is absolutely
false IN every particular in It's assertions
my conduct. l never received
any money from William NJ. Tweed,
directly or indirectly, or from any other
person in ms behalf. | was never ap-
proached on the subject OF New York
legislation by any msn living or dead n
an improper manner.
ALBANY. April l7.-Seb stor WoodID,
made speech IN the Senste tonight,
denying the allegations concerning him
in Tw.ed's confession. He concluded by
res1Iug aseTies OF resolutions authorizing 6
= committee OF IL ge:tigstiOn.
The Missing Vouchers.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE 7Tibude
will publish statement thsi
the vouchers stolen from Come elly's office
some time ago, and said to have been
burned, were shipped abroad Dy Hall and
hat he has them low in London.
The Louisiana Case.
WAsHISGToS, April 1.-THE Cabin ct
today, stter trsnsscting the routine bus
iness. mad long and harmonious con-
versstion as regards the louisiana case.
y Nothing was said as to when the order
for the withdrawal OF the troops from
New Orlesus would be issued,
il still being al open question
Of time merely. No communication
hiss been received from the Commission
since last Thursdsy' and therefore the
only information in the possession OF the
Cabinet was what has appeared In tele-
l.