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Show Tweed's Tale. New York, 21. Twesd testified before the aldermanic committee today. to-day. He was a director in the Erie railway in 1869. -Gould and Fisk called on him about an injunction they wanted against Vanderbilt. He called on Judge Barnard who granted the injunction for friendship's sake. For this they made witness a stockholder. stock-holder. In 1869 thereafter he lobbied at Albany for the Erie company, receiving money from Fisk and Gould to infiuenee the legislature. It cost some hundred thousand to carry the tax levy of 1S70. He paid Senators Sena-tors Graham, Harpenging, Morris, Winslow, Wadd aud Bowen to vote for it. Cornelius Corson, Peter B. Sweeney and himself were the Transcript Tran-script printing company. They added 25 per cent, to their bills, and from a capital of $10,000 each declared dividends ol $70,000 to $100,000 each. He had testified falsely before the 1 senate committee, but was telling the truth now. Adjourned till Friday. |