Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-04-18
Tweed Confesses.
HOW THE MONEY WAS SPENT.
Several Persons Implicated.

New YORK, April II. Tweed SAYS that to car
ry the new city charter through the republican
legislature in 1870, he was obliged to give Seua-
tor w. b. Woodin $500, 900, the negotiation be-
ing carried on BY Senator Window. The money
was to be divided between eight senators and two
members Of the legislature. Gov. Hoffman signed
the charter the night it passed, and Tweed ar
ranged with Mayor Hall for all municipal appoint
ments. with Tweed as commissioner Of public
works, Peter b. Sweeney at the head of t'r de.
partment of parks, Henry Smith NJ b, AZ y, poIic, ,
and John j. Bradley as chamberlain.
His confession gives the circumstances of the
division OF spoils between himself, Sweeney, Hall,
Connolly and Woodward. 1t duplicates Garvey,
ingersoll, Davidson, Watson and majority of the
board of supervisors. Mayor Halls proportion
was 10 per cent. He shared throughout in all
profits vas in full collusion with the various de-
tails of fraud, and was fully of the fraudu-
lent nature of the contracts presented for his sig
nature. He secured from the board of police the
John l.. Brown street clearing contract, and
shared in its proceeds.
With reference to the document purportng to
be record of proceedings Of the board of audi
tors of May 5, 1870. by which Hall, his trial. se
cured an acqaittal ON the ground tina, he acted
only IN ministerial character. Tweed says that
it was manufactured after the exposure. Hall
came TO himself and Connolly after exposure, with
that document in his own handwriting, and al
ready signed by himself, and asked them to sign
it also Each of them did SO and then Hall took it
away. The resolution was never presented to the
board of audit, and the next that Tweed heard Of
it was when produced 10 court, purportng to have
been found in the county auditors safe. Shortly
after the publication Of "Secret Accounts" July,
1871, Tweed says that F. N. Bixby and ex-Sherff,
| then State Senator, j. J. OBrien, came and Of
tered to secure him against any further investiga-
| ton of his relations with the city, or indeed from
any further trouble, if he would pay Sl500 900 to-
wards OBrien's claim against the city for $780,
600, for unpaid fees. The two represented to him
that they had such influence over Tlden, Judge
Barrett and William c. Barrett as to Immediately
quash any further steps in the pending investiga-
ton.
He mentions Thurlow Weed, but does not con-
meet him with any transactions. He mentions
Judge Folger Of the court of appeals had Geo. II.
Purser of New York, as persons to whom he paid
| money.
The confession concludes with promise that
the writer will be witRess for the city in any suit
brought by the city for the recovery of money
| from any of the persons mentioned. He does not
| ask that the suit, against him be quashed. but
that he be released from confinement without
| bail.
| ALBANY. April II. Tweeds confession, filling
| some so pages Of manuscript, was to-day handed
| by Mr.. Townsend to the Attorney Gen'l. Before
| making it public he will demand of Tweed evil
dence to prove the charges against he persons
| implicated.