, 1880-06-14
SECRET RING HISTORY.


trMya1 OF Them 1t, kclf-ISefr nAe-I1osv
mud why tTa Wont u JAlI-1iosv All
Old TN etmy Aided in Ills 1tclcasc and
Fligl,t to Etaropo.
Nr.u Iovk 14tturs,
Tho death Of Connolly I.Ads ono interested
In uls Twced Hing, either rs participant, Or
observer, or recorder, Ut its fortunes, to recnll
The dead and thu surviving. Of tho trtuna-
virate Of leMling spiriIs-Ywecd, Connolly
and Swccny-only Sweeny survives, AMI ho
lives In tho splendid misery of l'arislar exile.
slttnncd by al,d ds,lunning his fellow-conntry-
men, and haunted by tho recollection tint le
successfully secured immunity from punish,
1Ment-but vain1y sought restoration Ut rep,l.
tatio1l-only ut tic sacrifice Of dcnd
brothers. name. OF tho seconalclass
Of conspIratory, Watson, tho Auditor,
In dead, Young, tho Supervisors
Clerk, is forgotten. Woodward Inns grown 10
be the nnisnuco cf the Connecticut town In
which he has tho e1rontery u make sllsnlay
of his stolen POSSESSIONS; while Garsey, tic
contractor, Is happy Il, being forgotten ald
unnottced. VI tho Ring Judges, McCuMl
died of broken heart, Barnard Of a lingcr-
Ing and torturlng disease, and Bowling OF II
still more horrible disorder, and the SURVIVE
Ing Carlozo was OILY lalEty happy In being
| again nude Sacllen, Ut u Tannn'sy that was
W ~ us.s 's,oes % ~ snu s'st sse. ,no ,en
III .'nt ,,nH, ,fcncs coh.'nuss ,, ~ u ,a'1s
| Tested; Davidson cracks ms pfaStlcal jokes
unabashcd; Cook wisely Keeps the Betls be-
tween him and Sing Sing; Ingersolt Is happy
| III tte business activity which temporarily
s!lenceA l,ls conscience and the social iRola-
ton wiicl, hides lin, from obseryution;. WILL
| bur has no lncal llAltatiul Of lltsule thal IL
longer recalled; aud--but thy rest htE Us un-
worthy ~ kheY ,5s !itiicalt 10 Of me, msnttn ;,
Of expos,trv, In the ntds,t,ln,er nlld fall ef
| ISL, are within public knOwlctar, but II is
MT 80 well knDwn why Connolly betrayed
his confGderatns aud gave up the ContrG!!er's
alni his prosecuting colleagues: ....
Eurly after thelr troubles had begun In
O'Drlel.'s exposures, sweeny called cot;
st,ltatioli ot tue leaders IT. ny i',use' a'.d
molly. aud Andrew J. Gnrvcy. Connolly aud
uarvcy bud been summoned not to 10
CONSULTED, but to BE- ordered ;., in thci5 h.5
sslected Conliolly and tiarycy u
ba tho victims MId scapegoats IT tho
Ring; nnd apparently not believing
fol. u moment that either could vcntnre on
their old contclcrates, contemplate, treason,
Tweed ctx,lly announced TO them that 1t Ind
bccn decided tl.nt thc safety q ~ dcpcndetl
upon que th'ng-col'noliy nnd Garvey must
criminals. ile rest Of The Ring. for their
own exculputlun, wcrc to put Ati tic blatlu
ts,ts way Tor themselves they were to 'pool
ISSUES illtlks upA pure, aild nuke ,restitu-
ti0u Which wouiu permit tho two flgltiyts to
return. tiurvey was tu put everything into
lis i,rpthel's hanes; Connolly was to net
through stIlie a..cllt lrft behind him. !.
ConiiulIy rayea ulld swuru; ha declared
TINT lo wis buinE betrayed; l.e aworc That io
would not icaye tiio country under any sstrll
circumstances, and rclleIlrti generally Aeulnst
assuming or being forced iNto tho altitude Of
| a 6cdueEoAt. GnTycy was more weak and
sicspoitlsnt. Ti.e ,lisl,ot was that tic lItter,
britlC lluwiy mpTyiod and GREATLY infatuated
wilt i. wulila.! who was tnllcii IT'S superior
lin i to % lMtry " % ths ,,aetl were ~; berayinS lii,,
a,al I lnake pe:.co .i restitution oil i{* uwll
account. @ III did mol follow hor niyico Ut
tint ti,nc. Int wg,,t with hur to Enru,W in
disg,lsc ai,d secyot!y. it wus i,ot until l,u
saw tllat t,tl,t,ra werc ,astcnlMs Il, bctruy MI
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