The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-17
New York Great Ring-A Series
OF UnriVnlled ViIIRinIes-'The
Men who Grew Rich by Fraud
More Tweed Revelations.

New York Great Rlng-A SerIel
OF UnriVnlled YiIIRinIes-Thl
Men who Grew Rich by Franc
More Tweed Revelations,
New York, September l5.-Williau
N. Tweed was before the Alderman In
vCstigating Committee, to-day. He pro
duced an assignment OF half Of Jatnel
0'Brlen's claim against the city 10 him
in the name Of Foster Dewey, aud al
assignment Of Dewey to him. The as
aignee conveyed for one dollar, paid BY
Dewey TO James O'Brien. all the latter
claims, and less than $780, 900, Agains
city, and bears the signature Of JOSEF ph
A Mouheimer, witness, and James
o. 'Brien, and was dated October 90, 1871
The transfer took place in Bixby's office
in the presence OF Bixby, his BFother.in,
law, Dewey, and King. Witness gave
10000 by check for it, and WRs in the
way OF getting at the other half OF the
assignment.
He gave an assignment OF real estate
for $l2S,OO0 to William Z. King, in the
presence OF Dewey, for a claim. In re,
gard to the charter Of 20, almost every
one connected with the TAmmany ring
had something to do with II. Being
asked II members OF the Assembly were
hribed TO vote for it, witness answered
they were paid for il. Witness could not,
Of his own personal knowledge, tell that
members OF the Assembly were paid, bnt
he knew Senators were. The tax levy
provisions Of 1870 gave control Of the
finances TO the Mayor, Comptroller and
President Of the Department Of Public
Works. It was understood among them
that they were to reimburse themselves,
and others, for large sums expended in
passing the charter.
Connolly, Smith and the witness and
various tradesmen furnished the money
for bribing the Legislature Of 1870.
Among the tradesmen we're Garvey, In.
gersoll, Keyser, +. A. Woodward, James
Watson, Ed. Borie, Ed. Marin, and most
everybody who had dealings with us,
Henry Smith, Police Commissioner, con.
tribuied; also the Erie Railroad, through
Jay Gould. When he said Gould he
meant Fisk, and riec rersa, for they spoke
and acted as one man. The money for
the Assembly went through Ed. Barbour.
He gave Barbour 100000 for that pur-
pose, and he himself personally paid Sen.
ators. Hall, Connolly and himself had
an understanding that when they were
made Board Of Audit that parties doing
business with the city were to give them
10 per cent. His supposition was that the
bills were to be bona 6de. Watson and
Woodward were then suggested by wit
ness as parties to prepare bills, and then
they we're to be paid by Connolly, which
was agreed to. Sweeney and Hall got
their per centage. Connolly was not sat-
istied with ten per cent, and wanted twen-
ty, and he gotit. Hall complained OF the
slowness in settling up, and witness made
them hurry up, and alter this Hall signed
the bills. They all got ten per cent at
first, and then twenty:
They agreed on Sweeney, Connolly and
Hall to divide up, 10 per cent each, and
q per cent was reserved for election pur.
poses. The prominent men to present
bogus bills were Keyser and Ingersoll.
There was a split in the Democratic par.
ty about that time, which Hastings and
other Republicans were anxious to keep
up.
Witness sent around for Hastings, and
he came and suggested seeing Senators.
Witness said Senators Winslow, Bradin,
James Wood, Bowen and Maurice. A
gentleman introduced him to Winslow
who wanted $4,000.
Witness told Woodin he was willing to
pay him. Witness also told Hastings,
and he said stick to the old man; guess
you will get him. Woodin asked witness
for $50, 900, and witness said $4,000. A
few days afterward Hastings informed
him that the Republicans had caucus,
and they all voted for the bill when it
came up, and all Of the Democrats, except
Genet. Besides the Republican Senators,
he approached the Democratic Senator's
about the bill. He gave place to Sena.
tor Frost and put his friends on the pay
roll. He agreed TO vote for the bill. The
other Senator approached was Michael
Norton; l promised to help him in his
business in New York. T. J. Creamer
had an arrangement with Connolly and
Baldwin. gave a $4,000 place 10 his
partner as confederation. VIM. NJ. Ora.
ham, gave him all the time. Winslow,
Elwood and VIM. H. Brand got money,
Paumenter got $1,000. Igave Winslow
$5O000O to be distributed between him
and Woodin and other Republicans
named, $4,000 each; some OF the money
was paid by our notes. O'Brien Bryant
has some. Then | offered Senator Manier
$4,000; he asked $4,000. We were all
getting rich on New York.
Some talk was had with Bohen and
Wood; finally they settled on $4,000.
Mr.. Bohen came to me and said he mn.
derStood was anxious to pass this bill,
and asked me for $4,000 ior his support.
Next day he asked $4,000. said that
was impossible. We fixed on S40-
900, and Winslow paid him. Brad.
ley was as anxious for a charter as /.
Senator Wood also got $4,000 through
Winslow. Hugh Hastings was valua.
BILE man on the floor and had control OF
newspaper, so ! employed him to procure
votes for me for bills l wished 10 have
passed. Employed him as a lobbyist, TO
persuade certain parties and employed
him in regard to this charter. Witness
paid him we'll for his services; gave him
$4,000. He advised witness to get up a
Republican caucus and he must have
known witness was paying Senators; he
knew Of witess paying in other matters;
the $4,000; witness paid him was for
this charter. He called upon witness
after the Legislature adjourned, which
was generally the time witness paid those
gentlemen who had done as he wished.
We talked the matter over and gave
him check for $4,000.
Committee adjourned.