The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-08
BOSS TWEED.
BEFORE THE AL
DERMEN.
How the Ring Manipulated Ihe Sen.
many General Committee.

New YORK, October 6.-Ths e1smin.
stion OF Wm NJ. Tweed wss resumed
to day before the Committee of Alder
men. He said in the Senste the ring
paid the members tor voting for the bill
N the Committee OF the Whole; they were
allowed to vote as they pleased on the
finsl passage. The names were not re-
corded when voting in the Committee OF
the Whole, but were recorded on the
final vote.
Attorney General Fslrchid hsv.
ing stated during the week that Tweed,
in the so-called confession submitted TO
him, had not mentioned having subsi-
dzsd the Albany Argus ana Journal, or
mentioned the name ot Edgar Z. Papgsr,
assistant secretary of Stste, Tweed re-
piled he hal not specifically men.
toned these parties, but he offered
to become a witness In any
suit in which ne may be
cslled, and 10 give evidence
of numbers of frauds upon the city and
State treasures which he didn't then
recolect. He could, however, substanti-
ate all he had said, and can produce
checks ami letters in support OF his as
sertlons. One letter Congratulated
Tweed on his personal victories and the
success OF his party, which letter SAID:
ut will be good thing for them the
Journal people) next year" Regarding
the explanation o: Z. 2. Apgar regard
ing his relations with Tweed, the with ess
mad read a letter from Apgsr IN 1870,
stating that be was in debt Tor board,
clothes, etc, and asked Tweed to add &c
his many former iavOrs by procuring for
him the payment OF his salary so he
gApgar) could liquidate his clothes and
board bills.
Other letters were also read by Tweed
showing that VIM Cassidy, OF the Argus
had sought appointments from him, and
that Hastings mad expressed very warm
sentiments. Tweed repeated his slate
ment that he paid $4,000 TO the Board
OF Aldermen, of this city, to pass reso-
luton auth orizlng the appropriation OF
sl50O0000 for bridge money. 1t WAS
paid, and witness got his share from
Henry G. Murphy. This was in 1870
Connolly also 90; his percentage. Wit
ness knew Kingsley, VINO had the supcr'
vislng control OF the bridge; he had AT
interest in the quarrles which were to fur
nish stone. He knew because he wanted
that himself, but found Kingsley, wnc
was too strong tor him, was IN his way
Alderman Cowing, Republican, turn
S ed witness with a partial list OF the
rammany Hall General Committee, and
asked him if any of the persons men
toned were connected with the rinG
frauds.
Alderman Lewis, Democrat, objected
to the question, and Mr.. Cole counsel tor
the committee spoke in opposition to 1t
reading lecture to Alderman Cowing
who warmly responded, and the trian,
GUAR fight continued.
Tweed, who had examined the list
SAID ne had read it, and he would say
that there were none of them who
had the Temotest connection with the
ring frauds. He would say this en-
phatic4lly. This was not conclusive and
II was agreed that the witness be furnished
"A list OF the general committee, custom
b use officials and officials generally and
let him point out any on these lists who
were connected with the ring frauds in
any way. Al this announcement Tweed
leaned back in his chair and said that
the committee did not seem TO under
stand and apparently did not care for the
great labor they were putting on him in
answering these questions. They had nc
idea of the amount of labor it required
TO get up answers 10 the committed
questions, denisls of newspapers and
persons implicated.
Daniel Manning telegraphs from Al
bany his denial Of any communication
with Tweei. II Is intended 10 be a
broad as possible, and to mean that nc
connection, direct or indirect, or part OF
ary one, then or sine connected with
the Argus, has ever been had Of pecuni
ary business or other nature, with Tweed