The New York herald., 1877-11-21

o said .oslsn ny william IT. Tweed s.asIas being
with ass sAS ss" sss saa % %sssocson Soon alter the
said ssOs.'sn Wis o%sa sSs owner or
certain cle aiming Of New York. and
10 the
In hs course Of The business q ,as sad a. @;,o %
menss quantity o. garoAge rubbish ashes and other ma
e he he .S ss daily aS
boats horsss aud carts that In q
Lish ashes and other m.tsris the ssd
sesa'1 ssns. % sior.:sa was SA dearous puresa.ns
large TRACT Of saa.sa aSas under % mater 9s sS
city Of New that a. or before the time OF
bsr 1870 the said /. called office
in the Street Department IN The city q New ySrs 70 aon
sstwesn Ninety and ioh streets 20 ,nst
Of In conssaaenes q much consulta-
ton and subsequent interviews With the said john l.
eSspsr chapter sss SIS laws q is7i. .a,aoIi.ias
FIRST avsnue Alter / became Commissioner Of Public
Works said John l. Brown had % sn
such work which contract he desired to obtain Tor ne
me il give the hn no could aud would
for ag q ns % a ,ss Snssr
money he should receive under The contract contract
seu to Nu upon tbs ' promise and with the Understand
ss ng lhs ns ss s the Of Ssssn
in such association stxnding ia the names o. my sons
terms Of said allowed fair price Tor every cubic
yard q Ss s rSvsss S ssa sYSa o %a y the Il
was however anderstood between myself that
ne use wsrs not and are not the
eArth nor are they expensive - good
Health Department did not stop HIM hs coIa .ha
IN slInss my
purpose should 70 the benefit
OF c street Cleaning Association aud IL this and
ing Brown III times fully and .nt asr 1cn
is Il understood between as the street
Cleaning Association was the Teai party ~ ann
OF sweepDgs of the streets nj the price OF
good, wholesome earth sworn, Sc,,,,,vu Sc,,, rwppn
Mr.. J. II. Strahan, in opposition 10 the motion,
stated that Mr. Waterbury, tue present panth, after
Browns death, was notified by the city TO complete
the contract that he did and had 600 worth of
work done before he got notice oil Twced's affidavit
He insisted tho affidavit Of Tweed was got up TO
defeat claim for work which adaed over 81 000, 900
in value TO avenue property, aud that the work
vas done, not ~ Tweed's request, but that Of the
Aldermen the application OF the properly owners
lie then read the following, which, ike that OF Mr
Tweed, is also self-expianatory:--
Thomas Pearson being duly sworn % dsp0ss and says
Wism NJ Tweed and for some time has been prisoner
Sn aeon HIM the SAID TSaed
poraOn Of hs city Is party upon y & ssuss or action on
officer city that in and about such imprisonment
anams. ana m aau h. d ne IS In the
the OF the counsel Tor IN TINS ation De-
matter OF common and notorious nas the
herein, and in and about statements on oath BY him
and concerning other various some Of
"
ana 1t possible his he said Tweed release
from present imprisonment and that deponent In
formed Tweed has repeatedly and
on different occasions during the last lew months
and different stated that to commend
himself to good will and honor and merciiu consid
certion Attorney General OF this State aud to
he ounse TO OF this city and OF other
officers OF the goyernmen Of tins state and
of this city possible, their concurrence
IN mis- Che Tweeds) release from present impson-
ment uhe said Tweed will swear to any statement
whate yer without the fasity thereof
may ascertain suppose TO- be desired by or
agreeable OF said officers and key to aid in
and o such purposes securing the good will and favor Of
said officers either OF them. Sworn, &c.
- THOMAS PEARSON.
Tho whoIo history OF the contract and the litigation
growing out of II reced AZ great length N coun-
ter afidavits, one by Corporation Counsel whitney
and the other by Mr.. Waterbury Mr.. Stctson 10 tho
course OF his further said that they did not
intend to rely on Tweeds testimony, but expected to
should not show his hand just now At the close OF
the argument the counsel passed up their volumnous
papers for the Judges examination preliminary to
giving his decision.