New-York tribune., 1874-07-30
TWEED PUNISHED TOO TENDERLY.

ONE OF THE JURORS WHO CONVICTED HIN PROTEsTs
AGAINST THE PARTIALrTY SHOWN To HIM AT THB
PENITENTIARY-EFFoRTS MADE 10 CORRUPT THE
JURY LAST FALL.
j. Rhodes Mayo of No. 1868 East Forty ninth
st., who the ninth Juror the hnal trial OF Wm W.
Tweed and who became the eighth the rejection OF
holder G, that seat sent letter 10 the
ers OF Charities and Correction yesterday. proesngs as
juror in very strong language against the leneney
shown TO the prisoner BlackwelPs Island IL was
al dressed 10 Mr. Laimbeer. and was as follows:
DEAR SIR: A few days since my attention was called
to the report made Pr4e relative TO tae snny st coz
staff; also Tweed's complaint made over date OF July
1874 all OF which direct petition 10 your honorable
Board asking quarters and favors make the COM
planants sojourn the island more easy ana less
prison-like, or, IN other words 10 make MS pits'm
Incarceration to assmilate with days when hi, Ring
robbing our city by the wholesale. Now gentle.
men. with all due honor aud respect for your 9onoa0
uneQuiyocally protest against such distinct partaty IN
favor Of M Tweed. Gentlemen, am pooE msn 3D. aoa
II with difficulty thot my wife and keep the hungry
wolf from tho door. Now, We VII suppose =
step from the path OF rectude, ana sS,,,nS nSn'i,
few pounds OF beef or half dozen IoaFes .,
bread, for which ofense | should be con;i.hea
to your penteutiary on BlackwePs Island; ana, lu,
ther, supposng that suffering from an attaeSo Oh
vertigo aud when arose. aud should complain
TO Dr. Macdonald. or even 70 your honorable Board -
plea the anplihcatiou Of my prison borders ini
other indulgences not allowed my fellow con'cg oS
honors listen To my plea Not a bit Oft Why, men
make distinction IN favor OF an honorable " bes ,r
thief Echo answers why I" All, gentlemen thers sr
is a homelY old saying that is just here apphcaee
viz: "Whs for the goose sauce for tle gan
der" Please understand my protest is not actuated
amalicious spirit toward Mr. Tweed. Personally 90
not know him nor never saw hun until we met ID eours
On tho contrary, l feel sorry for The man. and inVs
gladly would have rendered a verdict of acdulsn
when in the uryroom If my conscience would have 70"
conformity with the wishes Of Mr. Tweed aud DE- Mac
donald, am sure am acting 10 consonance VIII NY
Now. while have the attention of your honorable
board II not be OF place o. say that. whereas
during tho impaneline o, the Tweed Jury IN November
last and pri 20 the order of keeping the Jury tbs
sundry efforts made 10 corrupt the said jury g g
friends OF Mr.. Tweed considered those efforts dree
insult 10 an honest jury, and more mlsdeneanVt ID
should az least bear ali leniency 70 the rich convict h
further whereas an agent was sent by the irehus
Mr. Tweed 10 Qf not 10 other members OF the lu'?
with the view soliciting my signature 10 petition
the Governor the pardon OF the said Tweed sr no
should have served one iuil year oi ms sen~ertl;
Sd S.. the ssa s's and
some would be fDrthcomug," | looked upoa
eseve reS And here would respectfully Beg 70
your honorable Board land through you at your opD
oDS 0 have I far ve il this T ycnr employers
when Mr. Tweed consents 20 return 10 the CITY ea,
he has stolen and has served one full year OF twee
for which he sentenced. will most readily pu =,
parSon a. me for OBTAINING You 30 long with prOts
and remarks All OF which 10 respeetiniy su'a "
No s6a East Forty -niatAs@
Nelr- York, July q, 1874
Tie conmuni cation ordered to De placed Oh ne'
ana recorded in the minutes. In conversation WIN
a tribune reporter yesterday afternoon ar Mayo
stated that hs especially wished to send his letter 20 tSS
Conlmis.louers In order 10 warn l"eeu skaust tuo
oscous eorts of friends who have for somo time Deen
yexing him with petition for the pardon of the con-
yot asking him and several other Jurors 10 slsn A.. a
tcnnd 70 state any particulars 0f the attempts made
t hrbe him during sitting OF the jury but was con
ylnoed that similar efforts had been made with otae
,mrors Tweed has been removed from his hospitA.
ma ar,ers 10 a commodous comfortably furnisnea
on the seooad n0or " tle cenW4 ouuauS" we AsN
teptAEy.