, 1877-05-01
TWEED.
His ssFriends +" Have Betrayed Him, His
Chances of Freedom Are Diminishing, anci
His Disgust Is Great.

His sFrfends Have Betrayed Him, His
Chances of Freedom Are Diminishing, and
His Disgust Is Great.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
NEW York, April 30.-Some disclosures hare
just been made in regard to Tweeds efforts ror re-
lease which would seem to show that Tweed might
ask, like many another before him, to be saved
from his ''friends." Tweed is intensely dis
gusted at the results Of the negotiations "
which Carolin O'Bren Bryant John D. Townsend,
and John Kelly have been carrying on between
themselves, Charles O'Conor, the Attorney Cen
era1, and the public. These results have been the
publication Of bogus yarn about Tweed's wander
iugB and similarly untrue story OF 3 ''con-
fession." both Of which helped very ms
tc1ially to lessen Twecd's chances Of release.
The "Confession story was we'll riddled, and its
misstatements exposed before the Woodln Com
mittee began its sessions, aud John Kelly admit
ted its authorship. The ''Confessfon sent In to
the Attorney General was no confession ut all,
neither signed nor made by Tweed, but
was gotten up By Mr.. Townsend. The
latter's attempt also to curry favor with John
Kelly. which ended so poorly for Tweed, has
served only to fill the measure OF the latters dis
gust, and Saturday Tweed applied, through
Charles Devlin, whom he seems to regard
as his best friend, to have John L.
Strahan put as counsel in the place OF
Townsend. Tweed's relations with Caroan
oBtie1 Bryant form the ludtcrous side Of the pro
ccelings. Bryant as kind OF go between from
Tweed to chaies o'ceno. and wrote the story qt 3t
now nov "1us1' Charged with having distracted
from Tweed at least .hfty Of. the
lattessvonchers and checks, and to be keeping out
Of the way. Parties are endeavoring to negotiate
for the return Of these checks and vouchers as very
material to the case. The papers inculpnte many
persons. It is believed that when the checks and I'D
vouchers are returned and made public
Legislature OF 1870, it was used by the Young De-
mocracy for the purpose Of defeating the 'Huckle-
berry" charter and putting forward the new charter
ment on the metropolitan system Of commissions,
and WAS favored By the Republican members of the
Legislature asa reform. strange part OF the his
tory Of the negotiations on behalf OF Tweed Is that
in the matter, and the use the latter en-
ton % Of an m erroneous version Of the
statements made to him. Tweed expressed him,
with, consulted, OF made party to the proceed
Ing, which has wound up by leaving Tweed with
less chance OF release than he had,, be-
fS Ksx h 6 ssssd Of thai the ooFsd
at Twced's papers for the purpose OF obtaining
evidence, or at least OF finding out what evidence
could be had to enable the ctyto resist successful
II the NavaI,o a1d e.. otheE n ens f5s
Corporation Counsel, whose business 1t IS to
attend to such matters, has decla1ed he was never
consulted or approached BY Kelly. Mayor Ely also
ason ne of tha ] S in Il
nent OF a sisnidcant fact: In the Woodin
charter now before the Legislature there is
a special clause intended to help choke of the
and the publication oi the '.contessIon is simply
regarded xttempt to kill the charter. which Is
Kel1ye aim and purpose.