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Show GENERAL. The Tweed Invcstignliou. New York, 23. Winalow testified that Greeley's letter dated March, 167U, sUteB that it ia indispcnsible that out of ihe legislative feuds we get an honest election law, and begs the witness to hear and heed the bearer, Judgo Waterbury, an anti-Tweed democrat, who can explain what reforms re-forms are needed. Witness continued The only money ho received in Albany for legislative purposes was paid him by the slate. Witneesdid not hold very i cordial relations with Woodin in 1S70. William Henry Hurlbut, editor-in-chief of the World, identified tho alleged Tweed confession. He said that he published it as it came from Albany by tho World's correspondents thero, Calkin and Shanks. The attorney general had nothing to do with sending it, nor did he vouch for its truth. It w:b published to give the earliest and best inlormation possible. pos-sible. It was a matter of public rumor that Tweed was about to confess. con-fess. A gentleman had told him that it would soon appear that Oakey Hall shared in the profits of Iho Tweed ring. This gentleman, whose name he refused to give, had seen the document docu-ment called Tweed's confession, and told witutss some of its contents, including in-cluding tho part about Woodin. He bad perfect confidence in his informant. inform-ant. Witness Bail that probably half of the article waa telegraphed from Albany Al-bany and the rest iniorted in the Werld office from information furnished fur-nished by reliable personi. The ! Woodin part of the story was inserted ,in New York. This kind of editing special dispatches was often necessary as the home office frequently knew facta not in tho possession f correspondents. corres-pondents. By advice of his counsel 1)6 refused to say whether bo first got the information lrom the attorney eenora), Mr. Townsend, Tweed or Foster Dewey. Ballard Smith, city editor of the World, testified to making up the confession, but declined to say more. Ex senator James F. Pearco of Brooklyn, testified that he knew nothing noth-ing of money paid by Tweed or any one else to influence votes, though he hail heard such rumors. Jenkins Vanachaack here produced vouchers of Hugh Hastings' account with Vanachaack tfc Co. Tweed's $20,000 check was deposited April 9th, 1S70, and April 10th a chick for $20,000 was paid Mekinn Brothers, they bciug tho parties from whom Hastings purchased his house. Other checks on his account wero small and for business or household purposes. Nelson J. Waterbury testified to going to Albany with Tililen, A. II. Green and A. O. Otteudorfer in 1S70, and making an unsuccessful attempt to defeat tho Tweed charter. Adjourned. |