New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-13
TWEED TALKING AGAIN.

WHY HE BOUGHT HALF OF O'BRIENS CLAIM.
LONG ARRAY or BILLS WHICH WERE PARTIALLY
FRAUDULENT--A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THR
MANS OF g. J. TIDEN AND JUDGE BARRETT
wE8E MENTIONED.
Mr.. Tweed resumed the story of his official life
yesterday. before the Committee Of the Board Of Al
dermen Messrs. Lewis Slovin and COwng. As on
the previous day. the room was full but on looking
around it was remarked that many persons well
known in political circles were not present at what
promised to be a most exciting disclosure. When
Tweed came down at the last session, his manner
was very much subdued and he acted as though
he realized that he utterly at the mercy OF
somebody whom he was trying to propitiate by an
exposure of former city officials II was only once.
perhaps that he del Dcratey uttered one Of those
Tweed witicsms. the fun Of which was chiefly de-
rived from his exceedingly crisp and curt bluntness
Yesterday, however. he assumed something OF ms
old-time swagger. He talked voluby, was not
averse to saying something smart occasionally,
which made his admirers for he had them present.
and Others laugh IL noticeable that the quiet lit
tie man who sat at his side, and who is so well
known now "a his counsel, John ID. Townsend,
seemed to deprecate this slight exhibition
of liveliness, and almost audIbly checked
the rising spirits of his corpulent client.
The first portion of tho testimony was compare
the old tale Of fraud ccntring around the fragrant
memories of Garyey. Iagersol, Keyscr, and the rest
When, however, the name Of Samuel J. Tildcn was
heard, the audience certainly pricked up their ears
with curious suddenness, for the room became very
still. and one could imagine he detected spice Of
triumph in the tones of the man of fraud as he de-
tailed the occurrences in which Sheriff OlIrien
figured and brought in the names of Mr.. Tilden and
Judge George G. Barrett Of the Supreme Court. IL
was in connection with his mention of the latter
gentleman that Tweed impaired the information
that counsel TO the Committee of Seventy then W.
Barretts positonl was "a much more important Office
than Judge u statement which the spectators be-
came much amused at when they observed the con-
scious twinkle IN the witnesses eye Mr. iIiden, IL
seems. according to the testimony was TO be induced
to "let mp" on Tweed after the latter bad
paid $15OO0O for a half interest IN OBrien's
claim against the city, assigned to Monheimer,
and Mr.. Tidcns ferceness was to be abafed by ms
election to the Assembly in O'Bren'5 district. Tho
counsel asked the innocent cOnundrum "Aud did
Tllen let up ?" to Which MIR. Tweed ironically re-
piled: 81 don't think he did. Il did not look much
as though ne dld but that's not the only time have
been fooled It's only one Ot many times"
Mr.. Tweed before the examination-wjs resumed,
expressed n desire to make some corrections IN his
testimony given at the previous session. copy
was handed 70 him, after some discussion as to the
propriety of reading over publicly the whole testi-
mony, and he indicated his corrections. They con-
sisted mostly OF small errors made by tie official
stenograpber, two important corrections being as
follows: Where the stonographer had recorded him
rs saving that Mr. Fowler. at the meeting at Bugsss
house. guaranteed TO see that the money was paid TO
VOORHEES, to keep him away from a certain meeting
Of the Supervisors Mr. Tweed really said that Mr..
Briggs told him Fowler had guaranteed II. Again,
he did not say that Nr. Bell present at hat meet
ing, but that every was present except Mr. Ben
and Mr. Worries"