The New York herald., 1875-12-30

ofustce submit your views the committee But surely
the little testimony ws took and the fac. that ws dd =
improper District ATTORNEY appear before and
give his opinion the general topics Of the criminal
The other specimen which you called my attention
was stated there we're 100 indictments in the
Clerks oace and thar no explanation was made that they
were IN the safe n your ONCE In the hrs
whatever being said about onice-the statement
Of Sessions than you In the second place ths fact
has probably seaPsd your note s0 70
the heads Of all the departments coming any way within our
selves counsel such other person as should appoint
% e1aahe the oooAs anu .eeorus 2. sen
tive Immediately returned and all of them have
would be consistent with your duty except that
committee should visit your Office examine records Ac
by conviction Of duty bnt must he
Of he committee 4 ssead their sme Ia Your once abcr
ousy examining indictments other records and
were not 10 your Office We could therefore have
' AnS
has been the anbroken practice q years 20 keep eve.
that perhaps which would honored in
cessity very present for stating in
ht @ !, % WV Van s pi prepsSu no, 70 II nnties M W.
given that II the District Attorney wished 70 make
any explanation the committees would be happy
t. hear him a. any tine can only say that ss was ss1S ,a%
the sincere desire DO injustice any living
pursuing as We d the policy Of examining wt1s:se. as .o
ments I'LL toward The close was possible ths. Injustice
might rectfy We not deem il necessary desirabls
to nSP@na such time sny'hns
but desired m to is them understand Ind DiSs iSSs
deem proper make. This statement BY no means
was IL SOs 81 Let 70 me- az ng to
70 the scope Of our duties that y was necessary or Us
remedies : s'''' sN''''0 '''''' W 80 =
any general suggestion contained your letter
concerning t any aek o. impaany on ne pat ., ase com "a
for my lfanl nye
have been actuated by sincere earnest unchanhs desire
III, ed We sas made
a hn Ssdn o party ss or s sse en
planned Of as any department. under political nomination ad
mitee In fact the hateful word Of politics has scarcely
be unanimously repudiated For fun confirmation Of the
perfect % rusn o % what assert lot me refer you to my es
high rank in the republican party and who has abored with
s s oos S s osi WITH sgron no. diplomatic
sn5 sa ad n a sSSS faith and , = s p 81
relations have always been most agreeable, have shown
friend my colleague on the committee who heartily con-
never been We are desiroas eE hearing your , views
sd A. " haze y9q so5s % S
you and counsel undertake promise he
w take no part in & yGGT ia Your m anGweage
laws suggestions which help to improve
viii be received With every courtesy and kindness If You
deem !, proper aer AL not to come before the
part Of the record
THOMAS COOPER CAMPBELL
PURTHER EXPLANATIONS.
CRY And COUNTY OF NRw YORK,
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, Dec. -, 1875
DEAR s-Your nots not me until this morning.
and my reply must necessarily be brief
slightest personal dscourtcsy yourself in anything may
and % Ss f &
your committee had been shaped BY yourself aud less
far more profitable. should have been most
Ing any defects in either the law Or practice But when
found that counsel for the in Of the ea
evidence September all the paDers in the found
one Which showed Why hs was discharged thougS tSa
attached the other that he could not fail 70 il when
what / was told al the time the committee
mittee we're to be directed towards destroying public
hdenee In me- and nrn9erless instances occurring CON
firm idea which ths deliberate o. evidence
the outset had created For Of these things
think the members Of the committee have not been
npon the supposed experience anu learning OF their counsel
have given instance q what seemed to be suppression
70 IN other cases let me se you the ,te Farce performed
Wilkes the stand witness and the counsel
with most Innocent assumption Of ignorance the
had preferred charges the Executive against PIT this
the charges H. You Preferred order that We may
prepare for an M Of them here WI w you send
that only had he then had the charges his
possession time he had already ubpnnaed
large number Of witnesses that very matter
attendance, having
been Of The de. Of delcacy which subsequently,
restrained MIN had had bis testimony before printed in
p@Ses,sn Shahs5 nv ,.c,s.,,. ,h. o,,,.. .,,.r
prevented the matter from being into the fact that
Wilkes witnesses would not corroborae his charges know
mot but the whole thing as y ppeas on your record is
suhtcruge and Misrepresentation These little things
the has been indicted viii Briefly refer to
suggestions in note You that Recorder
Hackett declined o suggestion
about the examination u skilled in the law You
@ hs ~ho% no
% a. s ss@ IL eATs Issn
hut the fact still remains OF the Ignorance Of the counsel OF
WITH repard L. yoea eonvies Viii be remesersG thai
Of Older criminals there T. on lie other hand, tho
as found n'Rs @ isS in y ' uSasc
mates You ado the same observai when appeared
before you that You repeat IN your aoe that had declined
IN my oce and that, therefore, you could not officially
The counsel could done with his list Of missing
dietment. just what he did with other lists that he
CHECKED che d. 1n AHd 'hns ss asge got nat an hSH &
kindly expression OF your feelings myself
aud am happy to reepro, ate them but sl iee that Z
appear before your committee.
to your that il should reply.
have objection TO Tie whole eorIeeondonce being made
'''' '''O BENJAMIN K PHELPS
No I25 LEXINGTON Avenue !
NKw YoEx Dec. 2s 1875.
DEAR siR-Beore making correspondence part
official record desire 70 say word or two IN
favor OF the I'D inst.
You additional which yon deem Indicative
Of something-I know exactly what-showing
Of our counsel unarness A. t. the Lambert
Mr. Townsend overlooked small note from Detec-
s' os % Ill Svs aa na
the very session when you attended
mtee subpgnaed sampson, who and testified
II seems to me he took Az possible steps to do full Justice in
this AS the Wilkes | seriously do
derstand Of complaint On record appears
that Mr. Wilkes the editor o largely circulated journal
having published charges and invited
attention 70 them was subprnaed aud asked what he
had He then gave
for speaking that he had presented the
charges the Governor and therefore thought IL
delicate oresta his action. and dropped.
You that the counsel knew all about the
that Mr. Wilkes had his testimony the papers
have information these topics md they
entirely mmatera very much regret your unwillngncs
appear before and especially that the
of our desire had no other effect upon you.
THOMAS COOPER CAMPBELL