New-York tribune., 1876-03-01

Richmond. the Chairman Of the State Committee, was
wing sich At my housebe died there soon aerwsrd a..
and had given somo function 70 Mr. Tweed spont 'nls m
nor on any committee but unexpectedly l ioaha mo
myself Geess Vent 70 ON n' not With M Tweed
second letter the National Convention OF SGs
letter notifies him when the National Committee WIN
meet that subject The third letter relates le bss
fallen into poverty and his necessities induced me 10 dc
ae from my practice Of no. ,S M 9seS d yheS
should make this recommendation lnnuehtsi Win in'
and may add that he was not appointed .o,,s,
never had any personal or malignant teellng against
Tweed What did in 1871, and before and since, was
with single sense OF public duty took the
TO keep that class OF out of control OF the party
They were not then known TO nave tbe
RGs andrews @ Sn to ps SeRons IN TO oT e
those acting with me were in that sense
THE BRIBERY AT ALBANY.
Twas never aware Of any means OF proving bribery OF
the legislators OF 1871. have been misrepresented
little as to what said in relation to that did not say
there was bribery but that it was popuary supposed so
did not know the fact OF my own knowledge. ana the
largest sum named expended supposed TO be an
exaggeratlon Thomas Fields indicted for bribery,
but In answering Mr.. Field yesterday, supposed his
question related only bribery procuring the charter
Fields was indicted about q different matter. When
went TO the Assembly in 1872 introduced two bills
ono TO regulate the Court OF Oyer and Termi-
as ina Nike Os that passed had found in the
prosecution of these proceedings difficulties In the Courts
efforts expe corrupt judges partly because II seemed
impossible TO ooai justice in criminal prSeeeangs %
States about to abandon the city owing 10 the per
TO Mr.. Fieid-I understood Tweed was insolvent in
Q. Didn't you think in 1868 that s5, 600 was a large
sum for him TO contributed A. didn't say he contrib
uted IS 900 he contributed 81 800 and sweeny $500;
that large sum II he pad IL out OF MS own
O. II it was not his own you would not take It OF
course A. Why not, II he collected II among those ei
ployed in his department. we never had anything else
O. In this Johnson Convention You stood shoulder to
shoulder with him in defense Of principles
A. Yes Sir. according to the best Of my Abilities aud
you, Mr.. Field, were there, believe
GOV Tiidcn-But You synpathzed with lti
M Feld-Very much. wish you had succeeded
Gov. Tilden-We were too early.
Mr. Fieid-And then we would have had good Pres
dents good Governors and good officers generally as We
@ Did yon make any effort to search out this bribe
OF The Legisaturei A. made reasonable inquiry, but
have been in position TO get proof Of II that could
be used the legislation designed to reach these cases
sense the the time in which tho statute OF
limitations runs seems to me still too snort Tor TINS class
of ofenses think these great public crimes should be
vigorD Dusly pursued and punished
This closed the Governors examination, and the court
took q recess
After recess Mr. Kennard OF the firm Of j. o. Seymour
Hay called, and testified that in order 10
get ont Of complications he had voluntarily relinqushed
about all the profits not more, that his firm had made
from the city.
James II. lngersO was recalled 10 show that he had
large dealings with Tweed and others not included IN
the schedule proved by Gov TIlden.
At the hour for adjournment Mr.. Field rose and said
he understood this the last witness for the proscc
ton He had intended to make an elaborate argument
aud then move TO dismiss on the ground thdt he pam
fs had maintained their case hut IL counsel would
consent he would make pro foTHd motion 10 disniss
and let 1t he Oyerrued pro Jorna This vas agreed to-
and the court adjourned.