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; NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1877—QUADRUPLE SHEET. CONFESSION. ES == the Ring prosecutions, sought to discover from Tweed and his counsel | Tweed’s Long-Looked-For “State- ‘ment” in Fall. connsel whether any corroborative testimony as to some of the most important of the charges made by the prisoner could be secured, 80 as to meet the law, which would set aside the unsupported evidence of a con- vict who appears on the witness stand for the avowed price of his liberty. WHY HE SPEAKS. No such testimony was forthcoming. | 98 Street Commissioner, | dims as ‘the otherr, AS men vacated there offetat post Gibéy Tad enn caindnitnne vo te (abd Gi ter por tions, ihoso who occupied the samo positions eame | Centage had not been properly adjusted. and refused to 40 ; for instance, George W. MeLeun, instead of Cornell, | #88 the Warrants antil the trouble was rectified Mr. and RB. B. Connolly, in place | Sweeny bas siso spoken to Mr. Tweed in reference to of Brennan, Compiroiler, and Hail, te place of-Het- Mr. Hall's ieterest nad also is regard to bis oom ‘The man, Mayor, Shortly after the Seeession of Hall to | Coimplblnts were generally in regard te deinya Mr. the office of Mayor these daily dinners were | Sweeny's isterests in the Ring parvesiariy turned stopped, and no general meeting was bed until | Yoward the selection of candidates to hold judicial the Auditing Board was appoisted, @Ben Mell (Mayor) | Positions Mr. Wall was gooers! adviser and counsel. and Connolly (Compirolier), who were the Auditing | 10 im ali lezislouve and other matiors sequiring legal Board, and to which was added Sweeny as Chamber- | Skill and ingenuity, Mr. Counoliy was the Snancior lain, Tweed as Commissioner of Pabiie Works, thus | #04 Mr, Tweed bad general charge of all other matters forming the Board of Apportionment, agein met ‘THE BOARD OF SU TERY ORE _ Il, Isolated, Denounced by His Co- Rogues, He Turns on Them. A WHIP OF SCORPIONS. Wore Friends of His Palmy Days” |p wEED's Lashed wement: Meroy. WHAT HE'LL DO FOR FREEDOM Surrender’ His Property, Give All Information and Appear as a Witness, This is the history of the document now for the first time laid before the world, to complete this chapter of the old Ring's crimes. ‘Lhe first document submitted by Mr. Tweed to the Attorney General, after the exhibition of a hastily prepared and/in- correct note or memorandum of the main items of the confession, is as follows. STATEMENT AND PROMISES. Mr, Tweed asserts and is willing to swoar that the facts set forth in the annexed pepers are true, except such as are stated upon information, and those he be lieves to be true and susceptible of corroboration. While confined in prison he 1s unabie to produce such evidence as would be within bis grasp if permitted to be at large, He does not ask vo have tho indictments againet him nolle prosequied at this time, nor does he ask that he should at present be released from THE’ MAKING OF “THE RING,” | 2 Jueement obtained’ againes ‘tim vy tne state of $6,000,000, He only asks that he may be discharged from criminal arrest, upon his own recognizance, and Begun Around a Dinner Table and released from arrest upon the civil process which now - Growing ina Duane Street Den. “THE GREAT DIVIDE.” History of the Stolen-Percentages—The Rates and the Go-Betweens. NO HONOR AMONG THIEVES. Sweeny and Hall Swindled by Tweed and Connolly, . A-SORDID GRAB FOR GREENBACKS. | The Supervisors That Worked in Wi the’ Boss’ Thief. : CORRUPTED LEGISLATORS. . A Vist of Twenty-One State Senators He Claims to Have Bribed. holds bim and that the amount of money which he is able te restore, small though it Is, be received as part settlement of said judgment. This Mr. Tweed trusts the Attorney General will consider a suficiel guarantee ‘that Mr. Tweed will {ulfl any conditions which the At- torney General may require of bim in carrying out the promises which, as a condition of his discharge, he maxes. Mr. Tweed agrees to hold himself tn readi- ness, apon notice that his presence is required, to go to any place designated by the Atterney General for the purpose of gtving evidence on bebalf of the people, and to testify there to any and every thing within bis knowledge relating to bis past transactions in defrauding or alding others to defraud the State or any part of it, or apy person or persons, and to give evidence im detail, so far ‘as he can, to any end every thing that he knows in regard’ to any and all persons with Whem be bas heretofore had Mlegal connections affesting any public or privato in- th terests ead Feserve nothing, nor will he decline to testity agathay anybody with whom he has been so copnested, Whethér be niay have been bis most inti- mate friend or dot, In writrhg the letter which he did on the 6th of ecémber last to Mr, Charles U’Conor, believing him to be at the time in full charge of what ia known as the Ring suits, Mr. |. Tweea was fully cognizant of the tuct that he thereby committed himself fully to a most thorough and exhaustive statement of nis connertion with the Ring matters, should such demand be made Upon bim ess condition of bis release, Mr. Tweed 12° ‘REPUBLICANS~9 DEMOCRATS. han veen given to understand’ by the Attorney Gen- aa. The Assembly « “Worked Through Bar- ; _ ber, Hastings and Jones, SWINDLING CONTRACTS. A Holocaust of Checks and Vouchers “by Advige of Counsel.” COMPLETE LIST OF THE CHECKS His Real Estate—The Frauds in Erie. © STAND FROM UNDER The following is a verbatim copy of the original confession or statement of William M. Tweed, made through his counsel, John D. Townsend, to Attorney General Charles 5. Fairchild, and upon which, by reason of its alleged disclosures and implications and of its pretended restitutions, the reloase of the great malefactor was solicited. The statement was in the precise form in which it is now first given to the public through the Hrnatp's columns, not being made under oath and containing no signature. | The Attorney , General was pledged to examine the décament and to decide on his official responsibility whether or not it contained evidence which in a court of law “could bring to justice guilty parties who had hitherto escaped exposure and - punishment - for their thase in the robberies and other criminal practices of the old Tammany Ring, or whether by the recovery of a large portion of the city’s stolen money, or in any other manner through the instrumentality of the eral thet under no other berate can he he fulieved from paplebment ascepta thi uation and jntends to comply, a6 be thinks be has fully done, ‘with the demand so made, but he hold himself on- tirely willing to disclose any and every other matter which msy at present have escaped his remembrance, if his attention Is called to the subject. For years Mr. Tweed bas borne a burden of mental and physical punishment which others; with equal Justice, should have sharod; and younger men than he might well have succumbed to it, Up to this timo no arguments could induce him to break the silence which, trom the first, he has kept’ He is now an ola man, is suffering from a disease which his imprison- ment but Yggravates, and be sadly needs révt from the mental strain to which he has so long been subjectea, From his former companions in crime he feels himself isolated, Thoso whom he looked upon as his friends in bis palmy days and for whose offences he has silently soffored, have not only held themselves aloof from him, but some have become the loudest in their de- nunciations of him. Mr. Tweed aska nothing further from them, He will recognize no further claim that they make upon bim for silence, Henceforth, if the people will accept him as their witness, Mr. Tweed Promises to do all that lies in bis power to rectily the great wrongs he has done, SYNOPSIS OF MR, TWRED’S OFFER. Firsi—Mr. Tweed will surrenior all his real and personal property, if all be required, and to s: sty the Attorney General that the schedule of his prop. erty hereto annexed is correct, and that he is holding nothing back, he will not only submit to as rigid ex- sminaiion as may be considered pecesssry, but will make over to the State by full and general assignmeat all property in which he is or has boen interested since 1870, j Foe Second—Me, Tweed will furnish valauble tektimony in favor of the city of Now York in various suits in- stituted against the cily, among whieh are “the Navarro water moter suit,” ‘the O'Brien claim” and the “Nelsou sewer and pipe contract suit,” By bis own testimony and the evidence of others wno | have promised to corroborate hit, ho believes he can savo to the city of Now York more than $2,000,000, Third—Mr. Tweed wiil transter to tho Aworney Gen- eral all the checks 1p his possession snd which are sot forth im the annexed schedule. With bis own testi- mony in 4 to them that can be supported by confession, he would be justified in releas- ing Mr. Tweed from jail. If he agreed to set the prisoner free he was to be at liberty to use the information thus plactd in his hands as he might see fit. If he de- clinod to aceept the disclosures as sufficient to warrant Mr, -‘T'weed's release, he was to return the paper and to keep its others Mr. Tweed thinks the return of a jarge amount of money could be enfurced. ' Fourth—Mr. Twoed will agree to appoar as a witness in favor of the people whenever requested so to do by the Attorney Goneral in any and all cases whero bis | testimony is considered by the Attorney General to be valuable, i Fife—Mr, Tweed will devote himself, if diechargea from imprisonment, with as much diligence toward carrying out his preseat promises to tho Attorney j contents secrot, The Attorney General, after mature deliberation and advice, con- cluded that there was nothing in the state- ment that would enable him to bring other malefactors to justice, and nothing of s character to atone for the many wknowledged crimes committed by William M. Tweed, henco he returned it to its author, and its contents have been here- tofore studiously conccaled from the Rublic. {t is now published in fall by the Hxnaxp, yo that the people can judge of its exact Before returning the paper the and = Mr, value. Attorney General enjoyment enssed, Wheeler | positions sr. General #8 he has hitherto displayed for his asgociated in crime, DRIRF STATEMENT OF HOW THE RING WAS comrosED AND WHO CONNECTED witm iT, Mr. Tweed says that the first combination wis a politien! one, and commenced when John T, Hoffman was Mayor of Now York, and was composed of Charles G, Cornell (Street Commissioner), Jobn 'r, Hoffman (Mayor), Peter B, Sweeny, M: T. Bron. ban and William M. Tweed, These geatiomon wore In the bubit of dining togother in the City Hail in the keeper's room, and there promised Adolity and devo. tion to each Other, These dinners wore tor social | which pohtien! matters were dis. | an tho benefit | of tho democratic party candidates to fill the | jt as regular an at suck measures = for nearly every day at Mr. Tweed’s Moco st Nu 8S Dunne street, Other meetingr, bi Tm the Board of supervisors Mr. [weed ned an an- wer, ware fro- | derstanding with Joon Fox, afterward State Senator; quently held at the offices of each of these geatie- | Mt. Jemen Hayes, afterward member of Assemoiy; men; also during tho sessions of the Legisiature | Beary Smith (repubiienn), sew deerased; Waver most of these gentlemen—Sweeny, Connolly and | Roche, Andrew J. Wiskeley and isaac J. tiiver, who, Tweed especially—frequently met at the rooms of eve or the opher at the Delevan House in Albany. A. Ookey Hall came when notified, and remained as tong | OUD bimeri(, made 0 majority of the Boord, te exset | 8 perceotage on al! ills passed by them, and to pars such Bile as chouyt be agreed epou, whether right or as ho was required. At these meetings all matters | Wrong, Provided s percentage oowid be obtained upon affecting legislation for the city of New York were dis. | them. Bills were pened im many instances sed cussed and bills exemined and determined upon to be oppoaca supported, When peces- sary to raise money to ‘pase « dill or effect legislation in any way A. D, Barber was consulted and means devised to raise the amount of money whieh was deemed or found necessary for that purpose, Moncy for such purpose was raised im the following ways:—Mr. Tweed was requested by these gentiomen to act as the cashier, and did so act, the disbursements being generally made by bim upon ad- vice or consultation with A. D. Barber, who gemer~ ally took eberge of the members of Assembly, and Mr, Tweed personally of the Senate. 1 8 connection Mr. Barber's advice was what these gentlemen (Sweeny, Connolly and Tweed) were chiefly guided by. The money.was raised by notes of one or more of these gentlemen, payable to tne order of soi other of these gentiemen and discounted, which notes percemtages pad either to Mr £. A Woodward or to Mr, Tweed aed by them distribeted among the above gentiomen lu corruberstion of the Mr Tweed bas checks bow in his possession of emounts so paid to Jobe Fox, James Hepes, Henry Seen, Welter Rocha, ana by them indorsed A large number of these bills 80 passed were of Wok purporting to have ech dome ov (he new Court House, and were known to these parties to be frauduirut im amouet. These bills were prepared geuersiiy ty either FA. Woodward, depury clerk of the Boart of Superviaors, of Comming M Tucker, who was the superintendent of coosiruction of the Now Court House, Particularly among the bills so raised and Pard wore those of J, B. and W. W, Cornell & Oo, for iron Werk purporting to bave been done and for Deame and ra‘ters purporting to nave beon furaished, The agreement with the firm wae made by Mr, Tucker, were to bo and afterward were paid by moneys ob- tained from the city treasury, for which: little or no consideration was ever given. Mr. Tweed has sev- eral of such notes im his possession at the present time of over $100,000, and the books of the Broadway Bank should show many others; they were always for large amounts, Dir. Tweed is of the opinion thas some wore also discounted at the Central National Bank in New York, at which R, B, Connolly kept an account, These notes were givom by Hugh Smith, R. B. Connolly and Mr. Tweed. Mr. Smith was the rep- resentative of Mr. Sweeny aod was part of the time Deputy City Chamberlain under Mr. Sweeny. Money was also raised by sending for or to persons who bad business dealings with the city and notifying them bow much money was required irom thom to pay for legislation; also heads of departments who desired protec¥on or sums of money to be appropriated in the tax levy to be expended by their departmonts, were notified how much was required from them, with the Understanding with them that the monesy so advanced should be reimbursed to them by paymonts of bills for which little or no consideration was given to the city, The said heads of departments made and allowed such bills to be made up, and approved of the same knowing that they wore fraudulent, For instance, in 1871 the Commissioners for building the new Court House desired a large amount—Mr, Twoed ye Great opposition was manifested iu the Legis- lature to this amount of appropriation, when, by agree- Ment OF MY. Jamey n. INESTHOH, Cue oF ine Court Mouse Commissioners, with Mr, ‘Twos, Mere was authorized and directed to pay fifieen por cent of the gross amount which he could securo to be in- serted, to members of the Legislature, and Mr, Inger- soli placed the amount of that percentage, being $112,000, in. Mr. Tweed’s hands, boing, as Mr. Twoed thinks, his (ingersoll’s) check for $100,000, payable to the order of W. E. King, and a subsequent payment to Mr, Tweed of $12,000, which amount Mr. Tweed paid to members of the Legislature through Mr. A. D. Barber and personally. This $112,000, which fifteen per cent of the amount inserted in the tax lovy, whieh was $750,000, Mr. Tweed learned from Ingersoll was borrowed by the Court House Commissioners (Measra, Ingersoll, Coman, Norton and Walsh) from the Tenth National Bank® in New York city, and is part of the claim of said Teuth National Bank in its suit against the city. Mounoy for distribution among mombers of the Ring ‘| (Connolly, Sweeny, Hall and Tweed) and their agents, Woodward, Watson, Hagb Smith and James M. Sweeny, and the parties presenting \the bills, was: raised on fraudulent bills approved by the Board of Auait, the Department of Public Works er Comptroller, and paid by the Comptroller out of ihe moneys of tho city, That these bills wore grossly traudulent iP amounts and quantities was weil known to all the members of the Ring (Sweeny, Hall, Connolly and Tweed), and were mostly propared and presented by James Watson or E. A, Woodward by direction and undorstanding of the Ring or some member of it, m each inst, 3, and by them, Mainly Mr. Tweed ang Mr. Connolly bad xenéral super- vision of everything of this kind, complaints, when one of deemed that — verests were infringed upon, wero mado’ (a'r “Pweell!” —h'* all thene arrangomeats a understanding beetwoen Sweeny, Hall, Tweed and Connolly was that each should re- ceive tem per cent of the gross amount of the vilis preseuted and paid. The financial adjustment of this matter was left to Mr. Connolly and Mr, Tweed, who elected, on the part of Mr, Tweed, Mr. B. A. Wood- ward, and on on tho part of Connolly, Jamos Watson. Alter payment of a few bills Hall was notified that it had required so much money to pass tho charter and for other legislation that the different mombors would have to be content with five per cost each, anu be receiveaonly that percentege thereafter, and Woodward and Watson were directed to: pay Sweeny ten por cent, Hali Ave per cent, Connolly twenty por | ccatand Tweod twenty-five per cont. This was done without the knowledge of Hall or Sweony, but with the knowledge of Twood and Mr. Connolly, Wood- ward and Watson. were allowod all the interest col. lected on bills, and a sum not to exceed five per centto be divided equally between them. These percentages, unting to wixty-five per cent in all, Were retainoa ainong the Ring and Watson and Woodward, and the balanco patd to the parties pri iting the bille All the persons presenting bills and receiving fooney thereon were ontirely cognizant of tne amounts which were to be deducted from the amount of their bills for Above stated purposes, without knowing the division Paid to onch, as Mr. Tweed bas been informed by both distribution of the percentages was mai and all avy the Ring am Mr, Woodward and Mr, Watson and some of the parties presenting bills. Mr. Hugh Smith in these mattors was the recognized agent of Mr, Hall, and James M, Sweeny and Hugh | Smith were the recognized agents for Mr. Sweeny. Mr, Tweed says that ho knows tur rd to thie matter 0 him thag all com- plaints came about it, and he had tosct mattors right, and he bas bad Irequent conversations with the other of per centages, beeause it w wud | mivibers of the Ring in regard to this subjcct, A i E who represented the Board of sapervisors vy direc sion of bir, Tweed, aud he collected the percentages for the Board of Supervisors, being fifteen Per cent om each bill, and pad it over to Me Tweed. Mr, Hayes, as he informed Mr. Tweed, hed an understanding and arrangement with Mr. James O'Brien, ten Sheriff, by which the Sher should present bills tor trauduleat amounts and pay Mr, Hayes « bonus for pansieg said Willa = Mr. Fox na@an arrangement, as he informea Mr, Tweed, 5 basvery often paid him money, directly and siso through Mr. Barber, to contre! his votes, principally for \eertion of items in the tax levy of the different yeara, Mr. Tweea has some of the ehecks paid to fim. 4M. Norton—Democratio Senator from the Filth Grstriot, 1868, 1500, 1076 and 1671. Same remarks as in repard to Genet, except that Mr. Barbor did not so frequently transset the business with bim ashe did with Genet. Mr. Tweed bas checks in bis possession @ven to Mr. Norton for such purposes Will Cauldwei, democratic Senator from the Eighth dis- triet 19 1968, 1869, 1870 and 1971, for bis vote in favor of legisiation im matters aficcting the city o1 New York Was given ine position of Deputy Collector of Assess- mente for bis partner, Mr. Whitney, with « proviso that fees should not be loss than $20,000 per annum, ‘The amount to be made up to Mf tees should fall oF mure years by Mr. Tweed or by Mir, Tweed’s check to Mr. Cauldwell, which cheek is now in possession of ‘Mr. Tweed sed ts indorsed by Mr, Cauldwell. A Bleecker Hanke—Democratic Senator, Eighteenth dietriet, ia 1808, 1800, 1870 aed 1871. This Senator agreed With Mr. Tweed to stand by bim in his legisia- tive messures, and to receive such remuneration therefor as Wr, Tweed should determine Mr. Tweed 404 pay bim for services various of money, and hen im bis possession as corroboration bis check, paid to Dem and indorsed by sant Banks, $5,000, daiah Mood— Democratic Senator, Filteenth district, W870-TL Me, Tweed bas paid Bim for his votre on bills | aflecting Now York city large sums of money, and bas checks indorsed by Blood to corroborate his statement, Norris Winslow—Repubdlican Senator, Eighteenth district, in 1870-71. Mr, Tweed has paid Mr. Winslow large sums ot money for bis use and | as the agent of other Senators Gn one oc- casion im 1870, for the votes of William B, Wootm, of the Twenty-filth; George Bowen, | of the Twenty-ninth; Jamos Wood, of the Thirtieth, and Theodore L. Minier, of the Twenty-soventh, in | favor of it was kuown as the Tweed charter. Mr. Tweed paid Mr. Wicslow im the Dol: House in Albauy the sum of $200,000, to be equally divided bee tween said five Senators, Mr, Tweed was brought into is parpose witn Mr. Winslow by stings, editor of the Commercial Advertiser ‘k city, With cach ef tne said Ove Tweod bad pertonal conversation with Kenard & Hays, stationers, and John T. Barnard, wood and coal dealer, by which ho was to pass large bills for supplies purporting to be for supplies fur. nished to the county, sod was to and did receive large amounts of money trom them for so doing. Mr. Fox did procure to be passed large bills for both these firs, es the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors will show. In ail relating to the passage of the bills and poreeatages paid thereior Mr. Twoed bas no doubt. Although be has not seca bim for yoars, Mr. Woodward will and can corroborate him, This organization in the Board of Supervirors was only for the purpose of making money, sed was ‘Dot intended to control political action. NAMES OF STATE SENATORS WITH WHOM MA, TWRED NAD DEALINGS. Thomas J. Creamer.—Mr, Tweed paid thie man ter bie votes for items inserted in the tax levy of either vision was made for payment to the contracter for building a bridge over Harlem River ot Third avenue, Mr, (twaes wee also Wold», 4% vODD tone, Ine cus- <.--wOFf Tor th brides, that-he else hed paid Me, Creamer for the seme purpose, Mr, Tweeed and Mr, Roach had some trouble about it, John B. Wan Pelten.—This gentleman was from Herkimer‘county, Second district, ai was in the Senate'in 1869 and 1469 (sic). He wae a republican, Mr. Tweed paid him directly in money $20,000 tor his vote on tno tax lovy of New York city for 186%, Mr, Tweed had bat ove dealing with bim and that was brought about by Mr. James M. Swain, who was thea in Albany working forthe passage of a bill known as “Swain’s Two Tier Railroad bill,’ ‘iams—Republican Senator trem the Twenty-flith district in the yours 1868 and 1869. Mr, ‘Tweed paid to bim various sums of money at different times, but alwaysin cash, Mr, Tweed bas also paid him money for bis votes through Mr. A. D. Barber, Alper C. Mattoon—Republican Senator trom the Twenty-first district in the y< 1968 and 1869, Mr, Tweed had numerous transactions with this Senator, but one only that Mr, Tweed at presont can designate, which referred to New York city mai and that was the tax lovy for 1669, for which be paid him jn bank bills $5,000 at Mr. Tweed’s rooms in the Del: Honuse, Mr. A.D, Barber also paid him at different times for Mr. Tweed, for his vote, diff it sums of mi Wiliam M. Graham—Domocratic Senator from the Tenth district in 1868 and 1869. This gentleman's votos were frequently purchusea by Mr, Tweed for varfous objects of legislation, Usually the payments wero in cash, but sometimes by check, and Mr. Tweed has some of tho checks.now in his possession. This man is bow in the Albany Ponitoutiary. Mr, T goneraliy dealt with bim in person, George Beach—Domocratic Senator from the Four- teenth district in 1868 and 1369. Mr. Tweed paid this Senstor for hif ‘votes on different matiers, and eapecially, Mr, Tweed remembers, ior insertions in the tax levy of 1869. Twoed personally. He was paid in cash by Mr, Mr, Tweed thought he bad checks given to this man, but bas been anable to find them, John F. Hubbard, Jr.—Domocratic Senator from the Twenty-third district im 1868, 1569, 1870 and 1871, Mr. Tweed bas personally paid to this man, at different tim sums of money in cash to control bis vote, He remembers particu'arly paying him $29,000 tor | bis voto on the chi kcown as the Tweed charter of 1870, Mr, Tweed 18 confident that Mr, Barber has also had dealings of this kind with Mr. Hubbard. W. J. Humphrey—Ropublican Senator from the Thirtieth district in 1868 and 1869. Mr. Tweod has Personally, and also through Mr. A. D. Barber, paid him Jarge sums (sic) upon many occasions to control his vote upon matters of legisiation. Mr. Tweed says that with the exception of Senator L. A. Edwards, of the First district; Henry C. Murphy, of the Third district; Asher P. Nichols, of the Toirty-tiest distri Lorenzo Morris, of tho Thirty-second, democrats, A. 3. Parker, ot the Seventeenth district; Joba O'Don- noll, of the Bightoenth district; Saiuel Campbell, of the Ninoteonth; 0. W. Chapman, of tho Twenty. fourth, and Charles J, Folger, of the Twonty-sixth, repablicans, nearly, and Lo thinks all the other Sena. tors of 1868 and 1869 were at times controlled in their votes for special privileges granted in various bills by baving tnsorted in such bills the names of persons to represent them, whieh int Samuel H. Frost—Demoeratic Se: First aiatrict in 1870 wad 1871, Mr. Tweed says that he has often paid him large sums of money to con trol his yore In matters of legisiation reyarding the Mr, Tweed paid him personaily end bargained direetly with them for their votes and | for the price be was to pay to Mr. Wins'ow fer thon, | and, tu conversations with each of them subsequent to the payment to. Winslow of the $200,000, acknowh @d ged the receipt of the money for tnetr votes. These gevtiemen afl voted in favor of the Tweed charter. The large som of mosey was wore particularly to efiect ther support is favor of tne charter in the republican caucus, which was beld for the purpose of discussing ite merive sod making its FUpport of Hon-eUppert & party measure, Mr. Tweed aise paid Mr. Winsiow for his vove tm favor of giving the right to New-York to sequire ised in Potnem county for water purposes the sum of 65,000 in casb. Mr. Winsiow's brother iatew (bis came Mr. Tweed does not Bow recall) was the first person whe cirected Mr, Tweed’s noviée to Mr, Winsiow os being pur. chasaria thinks $1,000,000—inserted in the tax levy of that P 1863 or 1869, but can’t retmomber which, whee pro- Aw. R. Eheood—Ropabdliows Seaator from Twoat- oth district, im 1870end 1871. This man was frequently paid by Mr. Tweed large sums of money to contro! bis Votes O8 matters effecting New York city, more par- Neuturty the eharver of seta Mr, Tweed aeatt wih Im personally and petd ip bank dille Wiliam N. Brand—Kepubiicaa Senater, Twenty. first distries, in 1870 and 1871, and Avraham = Harpending—Repub ican Sevator, Twenty.sixth district, im 1870 and I8TL These two last named were paid i the same manner by Mr. Tweed as Senator Elwood, Mr, Tweed trequently paid large sume o! ney to both of them im bank biti, Wiham A Woodin—Repablican Senator, Twoaty fifth District, 1870 ana 1881, See remarks a8 10 Sen. ator Winslow, Mr. Tweed thinks Mr. Barber would be Very Important in giving evideuce as to other acai. inge with Ubis Senator. Theo lore L. Minier—Repubican Senator tp Twenty- Sovenih district, in 1870 and 1871, See remarks as to | Senator Winslow, Mr. Twoed bas also frequently paid | to him large sums of money to effect ais wove ber further evidence tham bis ows statement of the amounis paid to @ large umber of members in thoso yearr. Mr. Tweed bad very little Personal dealings with members of tbe Assemoly, but lett itto A. D. Barber, Frear, Hitchmae end A. Vas Vechten aud Charles Edwards, and at times George 0, Jones, as agents for Barber. Mr. Tweed bas some ebecks given to mombers of Assembly during those years and indorsed by them, amor lowing:—C, B, Ransom, John Deck William Clark, John L. Flagg, Aloxander Frear an¢ Wilham ). Murphy. a D. BARBER AND va VECRTEN, ALEXANDER FREAR, HASTINGS AND JONES, Losuyists. Most of the business that Mr. Tweed did im the Legislature with Senators or Assembiymea where money was required and used was done through and by A. D. Barber, who individuaily saw the members in person and bargained for their votes and times for Payment, Large sums of money, bink ‘notes pria- cipaliy, wero given from time to time to Mr, Barber by Mr, Tweed for such purposes. After bargaining with the parties Mr, Barber reported to Mr, Tweed, and if terms were satisfactory Mr. Tweed would pry him the money. The payment to Mr. Barber ot theese amounts usually took piace in Mr. Tweed’s Tooms at Delavan House, where Mr. Barber called every and) ale at Me. Twoed’s offico, in Broadway, in New York; also’ ai Limes, by direction of Mr, Barber to Mr. Abraham Van Vechten, who was associated mith to these trans- actions, and payments at times were also madé to Hugh J. Hastings and George @. Jones for like pur. poses. in the House of Assembly payments werd ase frequently made through Mr. Aicxander Frear, then member of Assembly. ‘There was no rogalar pay agreed upon for the sorvices of Mr, Barber or Mr. Van Vechten, but when the sessions adjourned they called upon Mr. Tweed, and they received such compeusation as they deemed adequate for their labor. ar, Burber neld the postion of Deputy’ Collector of Asacssmeouts in the Street Departmont and Depart ment of Pubilc Works, which required but Itele, tt any, of his time, and fur which be réosived'a share of tho fees, which amountod to not less than $10,000 and not than $15,000 a year, Cheoke were but seldom used in any of these trang actions, but when used were generally made payable to bearer, Mr. Twed ‘has io his possession sovernl checks indorsed by Barber Van Vechten, Hastings and Jones, which were givon for the payment of services above stated or for traasmission to members of the Logislatnre. Among the bills which obtained legislation requiring pay were “\psertions in city and county tak levies ot ihe several yearn, authorising the Commissioner of Putlto Works to acquire laud im Putnam couaty,” and various bills chiefly affecting the interests of Now York city. In corroboration of the above factuare the checke given to the above parties, with whom Mr. Tweed bas bed no otner business except Dove stated. Mr. Tweed isof the opinion that if security and im @aunity are promised to either of the above named parties they wil} and can furnish vory valaable corroborative evidence of money transactions bad by Mr, Tweed throagh them with members of the Legis lature. morning, more now RAVARSO'S SUIT AGAINST THE CITY. Mr, Tweed and Mr, Alexander Frear indoced the passage by legisiation of authority for the Departmént of Pubite Works te contract ter the purchase and use of waver meters in the oily of New York, This légia lation war"procered’ ty payment of money ead prominea of place, “aisbough st this time Me, Tweed in unable to say what the specific logisiation was or who were the persons to whom money was given and promises made, The money wes certiinly pria and promised of plice were mado through Freer end A. D..Barbor oad others, After ye adjourt ° Frear calied upon Me. Tweed at the Department a Public Works, Mr, Tweed being then Couimissioner, for the purpose of Mr. Tweei’s further carrying ow his part of the agreemeat Mr. Tweed’s part of the agreement was to obtain the approval of thi registering capacities of the meters by the en gineers of the departments, To do this atest wat ordered by Mr. Tweed of that (‘he Navarro) andall other meters desirous of competing, and sueh tess was to take place at the store yards of the Depariment of logisiative proceedings. George Howen—Kepubticaa Sena'or, Thirticth dir. | triet, 1870 and ASTL, See remarks on Winslow and | Minter, | James Wood—Mepablican Senator, Thiriteth district, | 187 1871, See remarks on wand Minter, | which are applicapie to th i. Mr. Tweed bas alee paid to Mr, Wood on the floor of the Senate Chamb | $5,00040r a report o8 the amendment of the Coa 1 relerence to libel, the conference commistes on whieh, | on the part of the Senare, Mr, Wood wass member of, | FXPLANATION DY In the paper drawn by the © the shape of a letter addressed te the Atiorn ai, and dated (date left blank im org j Tweed has nowieed todayy April 12, 1877, for ine Ores | time, that a mistake was made therein i@ giving the names of Senators Brand and Kiwood as two oi the fiyo Senhtors for witom the $200,000 was grven by Mr. Tweed to Senator Winslow tor tue courrol of their votes upon what was kw a8 the Tweed wharier, the mistake of counsel in contun The informasion to bis Counsel was originally on a small slip of paper, and og the 8 COUDSE! InsOrLON the Hames of Frand ane Elwood in the wrong conmecuon, tweg beving been mentioned in sad original lip of paper by Mr. iweed as having received money irom hum wo cowtrel ther | votes, but DOL 1D CODPECHOR With Ihe Winslow matter just referred to, Mr, Joon D. Townsend, Mr. Treea's counsel, Will verily (he ebove satement, ane wil Certify that the orror was bis aud mot that of My, Tweed. EXPLANATORY OF mH, in. TwRED, letter TwREe's eRAuNGs wire wee BORE OF AenEMRLT, My @a8 promised to M+, Alexander Frear be would be ale aed wre to dival al as regards his dealings whh mew- end 1% regerd to certain warters Connected with New York tty in the way of jieginn. mate contracts, especially the Navarro (water meter) sUit against (he city, Mr Tweed seye ton: there eae atlecting Now York interosta ve ime As. sembly of 1965, 1500, 1870 and STL im which Frese woe not active, either Principat =o agent, and can confirm Mr, Tweed i many Of his statements Upon information derived trom Mr. Frear Mr, Tweed states that James W. Hosted Row and thea member of Assembly, was convected in many matters with Mr, Frear in the passage of such Jawa, and Husted was subsequentiv & parser with Frear ia supplying the Deparment of Pabie Parke with sand aod gravel, in which extortionate sums wero paid to bim. From information received from and 1m bank notes” Henry W. Genet—Domoacrgtic Sqvator from the ighth distriot in 1968, 1869, 1870 ana 1871. Mr. Tweed Mr. Frear, who acted often for Mr. Tweed im purchas. | 10g Votos in the Assemblies of those years, Mr. Frear could tho names, aod, Mr Twand thinks bolds | keoper of the yard, and exim! Pablic Works, under the supervision of the store jon by said engi- b7 the action of e yard, (be engineers fro.’ Aiter that dect sion Mr. Froar called on Mr, Tweed again and pre sented for bis siguature a contract with Nuvarro @ prees named thereia. Mr. Tweed decl.ned to sign the matter was referred to Mr. Sweeny. A feu neers, The test did Mr. Tweea's subordinates to deciaed in tavor of the * days siterward, at Mr. Swoevy'’s house, No. 14 Woat Thirty-fourth eireet, Mr. Sweeny banded Mr, Tweed the * agreement previously |anded to him by Mr r, waying, *1t se ali right! you have full power ana authority to ex>cute i!, and do ro, but Deas deve » direct pedorstanainy win Mr, Fo ve out 6t 1.’ “Mr Tweed ai r, Proar that as the bills trom ime ed by Mr. Tweed and paw b be paid to cach—Vowr B Sweeny, RB. M. Tweed aod A 0. Hall—that no s:comd approval of 1u9 se00ud bill, un peid on the fra; commission should Neverre through Mr Freer. Me. over had any conversation with Naverro on the sub- Jeet, Dut knew (hat Froar wae sovealiy bis age from twotecte Mr Freat and Mr. Tweed were voi sio;-ping the D Mouse «+ Albany, 00 Navarro fre. queaty and remained Ubere « few daysata time, at which times be aod Mr, Front were very ints male, 80d Shen ver | Was cecesrary ave explana tone en (he salgeet, WhO Gee occaniOaaily the case Frear would ogres to sed tor Nivarro, and then Na albany; and ihe other Ge fegerd vo baila foot of Toirty Neb Navarro was the primers! @an, Frear ected as bs agra, and promige 2 ceria emowel of (he marke. sock to Mr. Tweed We Ob PLO Be) HRY COFMOd CO Bad SOCK delivered te Me. Teeed, (roe of payment of assocoments. The meters themerives, as Mr. Tweed bas bea told noe Dehewen, Were Ut Orly Unelors for the purpose im. tended, ami (he price Greed o® iar im rxeees Of value oF comet menuiactare, To affect the report of the eagineers Mr. Tweed directed Mr, Joxps Haghes, then Ib Charge Of Fald Yard, to Visit the Lest room.et Bight, Serreptlivousiy sad Wita duplicate Keys, and char end cleem the meters so that they Would register what would appear as « perfect ud thorough record of the quantity of wa'er passing ton per fourths sirect, North Rover, te | Wroagh. Magnes bed discovered tbat thos» meer comsel rogutering siter & certets amount of water Passed through them, and, koowing that Mr. Tweed desired to pave 2 Navarro meter accepted, reported ‘he inet to Mr. Tweed, nd explained how he conld