The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-24
Twesd's Confession.


sidered to be State Senator VIM. b
Woodin, of Auburn, and he therefor
approached that man through Stat
Senator Winslow and after several In
te-views with Winslow, transferred Il
bin in person 100000, with the under
standing that 1t be used in securing tn
passage of the charter.
Before the Senate Investigating Com
mittee to. day ex Senator Winslow tssti
fed that it was understood by the Re
pubiicaDs that they we're to support tn
charter in consideration of tht
Democrats supporting the registry bill
There was Republican caucus held, snc
Horace Greeley was present, and he wa
more anxious about the registry law bill
He wanted it passed before the charter
rs he sad the Democrats might cheat Vi
in the registry law. l never heard o
of money being paid to secure the pas
sage OF the charter. Not fsrthing wal
paid witness No promise of money wal
! given him for voting for the charter
never received penny in money, checks
or anything connected Herewith. Wit
ness saw a statement in the World, OF
the l7th inst, that 100000 was placed
in his hands to secure the passage OF tht
charter, add that the money WAS to b
divided among the Senators, among
whom was VIM. B. Woodin. This state
ment WAS false In every particular
There was not word of truth or shadow
of truth in any part oft. He never
received any such money for any suct
purpose, and never distributed cent tc
Senator Woodin, or any other Senator IL
his life. He never had onversatior
with Woodln shout the Tweed charter
did not understand that Greeley WAS op
posed to the charter; thought he made q
speech in favor of it. The registry bill
was party measure, and sort of con-
promise on the charter bill. Witness
first became favorable to the charter
after the Republican CAUCUS. He wsi
Influenced by the CAUCUS, and more par
ticularly by Greeley in conversation with
him, by his articles in the Tribune, and
by the letter from Greeley TO witness.
The letter reterredto WAS read. Iii:
dated March II, 1870, and states that it is
lndispen able that out OF the present teuds
in the Legislature we can get an ht nest
election law. That is our share, says the
letter, and we must not fail to secure It,
TIE bearer, Judge Waterbury, is a Dem,
ocrst of anti Tweed stamp, who can in
dcate reforms which are needed. pray
that you bear and heed him. Witness
said that he thought the important
points OF the Waterbury bill were once
embodied in the registry bill. Witness
said that he never received any money
while IN Albany for legislative purposes
hey ond what WAS pald him by the State.
The Senate in 1870 stood, Republicans
IA, and Democrats 18. There was no
money deposited or transferred to my
account by either parties in this or any
other city during 1870, for any business
connected with the legislature. Witness
relations with Senator Woodin wore not
very cordial during 1870, but there was
no Ill feeling existing between them.
VIM. Henry Hurlourt, Of the WOrtd,
testified that he WAS editor IN chief OF the
paper. He identified the extract from
that paper, alleged TO be the substance
Of Tweed's confession. He said he
caused it to be published, but did not
know it to be true. 1t came from AL
bany. The dispatch WAS sent By
the Worlds correspondents 1T
that place, Hiram Calkins and MIR.
Shanks. Nothing of the article was seen
by the Attorney General. No person
urged him 10 publish the report but II
WAS done with the object OF having the
earliest and best information possible. 1t
WAS q matter of public rumOr that Tweed
was soout coniessing-telling all he
knew. In talking with q gentleman In
reference to Halls gong TO London the
gentleman SAID, alt will soon be apparent
that Hall shared in the profits Of the
ring" Witness refused to give the gen.
tleman's name. Witness got part OF
the information contained in the
report from the gentleman, who told
him he had seen document called
Tweeds confession and had read its
conteots. Witness declined positively
to give the gentleman's name. He did
not know that the statements published
were true, but he placed entire confidence
in his iniormant's statement regarding
Woodin, which were obtained solely
from this gentleman. Witness was
closely pressed Tor this gentleman 8
name, but refused to give it.
Alter recess Ballard Smith, city editor
of the New York World, was examined,
and testified TO making up the article
referred to under the dictatlon of VIM.
Henry Hurlburt. Witness declined to
state who else he consulted With
about the article, whether John
Kelly or McStanley,
Ex Senator James Pierce OF Brooklyn,
tesuted to being member OF the Sem
ate in 1868, 1869, 1870 and 1871. He
denied emytstlcally that he had any
knowledge of money being paid by
Tweed or any one else to nfuence legis.
la;lve votes. He heard rumors OF money
being used, ard pools being made up to
secure the passage OF various bills, but
knew nothing positive on ihe subject.
jenkins Van Setback was next exam
ined, and produced vouchers Of Hugh
Hastings account with Van Setback d
Go. Tweeds $4,000 check was
deposited on the oh of April, 1870.
by Hastings. and on the 10th OF April u
check for $1,000 WAS paid to Mckinh
Brothers, they being the parties from
whom Hastings purchased his house.
TIE other checks on his account were
small, and Tor business and household
purposes.
Nelson J. Waterbury swore to going
to Albany witt 5. j. Tilden, A. b.
Green aud q. OItendorier, in 1870, 10 try
and defeat the passage OF the Tweed
charter. They did not succeed, how
ever.
Adjourned till to morrow.
The GrasshOpper Commission.