The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-26
MORE OF TWEED


New York. April lp.-lohn Kelly,
Camptrullrr Of New Work. who has seen
"tle confession" of William NJ. Tweed,
as prepared for and presented o. At,or
nry General Iairchlld, saws the pubIyI-
ton the other day Was curIvc, abstract
in 50 far AS il goes, with the exception "
the reference 20 Judge Iu'Evr. Mr.
Kelly adds The confession states
that Tweed gave the SIpuuu TO Nms.oW
In ISL, 20 be used Tor procuring the
massage Of the charter; that Nlu~low at-
tgrNard told him Tweed that tins
money Was divided between the persons
named. Tweed also saws lac paid warts
auS amounts 20 Wood, Frost, Morgan.
Blood. Eemis and the others mention
ed. These sums, / understand, being
exclusive Of the $4,000 named above.
In the Assembly OF 1871 lac says he paid
various amounts 90 William II. NGrphy,
William {. Jones, James T.. Nelson and
one Crack. As we'll as 90 other members
Of tho House, whose names are given On
the document These aI, all that now
recullclt, but the names OF between ,Nu
hundred and uny and three hundred
persons, 70 whom he SAYS he paid money
| Tor corrupt purposes are given in The
confession. They embrace the names 90
prominent persons % both political par
I ties In this city aud iu the State, many
ug thtm nu, heretofore suspected 90 ANY
| completely in the tEAua-.
What Will Come of the Confession
Mr.. Kelly SAYS that the confession
will enable the corporation counsel VII,
| is nov defending the suits again the
citv. 10 successfully fls.a' The payment
Of several claims founded upon IL.
| transactions of tine broken Iammany
/ Ring, and amounting 90 between -, ,j1l'
/ Iul and 100000. uuch4lt uf the tui-
Iamount recovered by suits against Iwvv,
who proposes % return everything D.,
/ holds. but lt apparently amounts 90 com
paratiSeiy Dt.e He SAWS his property
| which consisted almost lul..e.y ot rva
/ estate, has been alWus. all dtSpollyJ ~
/ fees 20 lawyers, expenses uf his long ana
prisonmeut and escape, and thv dcprv.
citation OF real estate. He says hc Trans
/ irrred large part oi h.- property % h!,
/ sons, 70 enable them 90 60 on his bond
/ but iha; they subsequently sold !t lu Al
/ bchalfto pay the expenses enumerated
much Of 10 az Uuc-th.Tl il value. Elt
gives a detailed lis, ofwhat be now has
including h.s Lake Mahopac property
and special lots In hro.k.gn The vs,att
/ on the Sound, he says, was brought %
/ his W.ir's name long before these fraud
ulcnt transactions. and that j, has sine,
I stood and ROW stands in her name. au,
oyeG il h1 has no control lie cAnu0
say what the salu5 % the propcr;,
which he proposes 20 transfer 10 lbs -,
may now be-
Comptroller Kelly says the confession
/ was not submitted 20 Charles O'tuuuo
( before being sent 20 Albany. Mr.. o.
/ Conor retired absolutely from tie chs,
some time since. and the whole rcspuu
I sib.l:ty E0W rests on the Attorney Gen
eral. There is authentic Information
/ that some person has approached sever
/ al oftkose named in the confession, bDii
I in this city and Albany, and has cxhihi
I ted some Of the original checks. which
have since been transmitted % tAt
/ Attorney General. Mr.. Hastings, in ~
inteTyieg, referred 20 this person, charg
| ing him with the attempt 20 blaCknail
and the same charge is understood =
| be made by others approached by
| him.