New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-21

nothing about Mr. Bryant, and had Thought ne was n
Twecd's friend. To use vugarism, thls explanation
MR. FAIRcHILD INTERESTED.
Mr. Townsend hen states what took place al TINS inter-
view with Tweed
Mr. Tweed, as he informs me, had expected NJ this
interview a fun examination lie says that you cursoriiy
condition bur manifested no interest except on the
jects OF Senator Woodn aud certain editor OF news
paper. AT these You graspcd eagerly, ana TOOK
statement him in regard to them which you carried
of~ And by the way you have not returned 1t, he
Mr. Tweed offered was made as an absolute condition Of
his release He not an informer in the ordinary ac-
ceptance of the word lie made H. not To njnre any par
thought, from a, perpetual imprisonment 1t was
RRyy' an men one O and %as ' Prepared as you
Wen know, utterly regardless Of political par1;e sn
you could only assure MIN that You wished 10 make
be had to submit But not content this interview,
without my knowledge you called again, alone on the
which YOU lave VEN not since returned Mr. Tweed cannot
particuarize them but would feel obliged If you would
tention Of having nothing more to do with Mr. Tweed"
until ven have done So on the day, Mr.. Tweed
statement in regard TO Woodin and the editor
mentioned which was sworn to by Mr. Tweed as Mr;
Bryant told him, by your direction. I'M. ne carried
away with him, also very large amount OF checks
which he said were needed by MT OCOnnr ana sou'
Mr.. OCOn0r informed me that the checks were never eA
btcd 10 him. and that nc had never asked TO see the
Bryant has said both to Mr.. Tweed and myself,
and believe TO others that you and or Iiden had hhd
them. ON the same day with your last Visit on Nj.
ceivcd telC gram of which the following Is "A copy
GRAND UNION HoIEI, March 90 1877.
To LUKE GrAyr No 20 Itdioso: 80.
solid again accepted and secure. {. o. bhANH
on the both of March received note from Mr. Bry-
COPY OF That portion Of il which associates him you,
and furnishes hint "a to what disposition was mace OF
The checks and papers taken away from MI I"eeu oy
yOu and Bryant:
GRAND UNION THURSDAY Evening
My DEAR Mr. TOWNSEND; - 81 have growing
s yG% S nG' Be Ga c @Sn The d
Ins sol ana not Wood"aId enlargeen VII D, re h n
pead The surrenoer values anql poor an eAcue tat
faiy S'5 men is nceSssTy ih@l Informs
S and pG ndd n our general has taken great loads with
him to Albany OF e orr y T ,1 Is n we y by S Oh B.
Mr. Townsend obtained interview with Mr. Fair
child about April l. asked him if he really desired
mi and complete statement ring matters from Tweed
NF. Townsend continues:
You then said that you wanted to know oH and that II
he made nll confession and restored what properly ne
had lett he wouid be reicase and not otheT"ISg nns
iug heard liat MT Jolh h'' ne CuntIoi Pill I.u
an interview with you about the same time, caleu
sane statement TO him ana oelns lmpIesseu ny vi,
Kelly with his belief that You were sinoSle
Tweed 70 prepare a statement of his offer
TO make certain that's nothing Of moment had been
April IA and READ to him such portions OF the statement
as would enable him TO Judge Whether was sufficiently
comprehensive Mr. Kelly could think Of 10 subject at
Hn ,v' "n tbc n"rnine Of the lGth on April
Ao'ny on ib staiewent 70 Won in your office
in Albany but before doing 50 l exacteJ from you
a promise that in YOU did not consider mat Mr..
Tweed had complied with ms promise, You would re,ur
statement 10 me, ana would not permit copy ol ay
part OF il 10 ba maze. ut first insisted tina! no one hut
Yourself should the statements bat 20 tins YOU would
not assent, though You assured me that u should pe
sacred TO all eyes but those or Mr. Samuel j. 1den ana
vonr father, whom Won designated your advisers. As
thought yon needed advisers assented TO TINS and with
the understanding that your pledges were III any way
broken A1r. Tweed should be released, we parted.
TWEED PROMISE.
During the preparation Of the statement assuring
telcgrams were received from Bryant in which the At
tornoyGeneral was referred Duke" the BuckinS
ham Hotel being lis headquarters. The following pre-
| lude to Tweeds statements next given:
MIR Tweed asserts and willing 10 swear that the facts
forth in he annexed papers are true except such as
stated upon information and those ne Gcileyes 10 pc
true and susceptible OF c0rObofauon Wine confined IN
prison is unable TO produce such evidence as "onu nc
within his grasp if permitted to ne at aIg ne noes nJI
H. houd at Ircsent he released from the judgment
famed against him by the State OF $6,0O0OOO He only
asks that he be dscha1 ged from criminal Arrest upon ms
own recOgnizance and released from arrest upon the
civil process which holds him. aud that the amount
of money be is able to restore small though II Is DE e-
cciyed part settlement Of said JudEnent THIS Mt
Tweed trusts The Attorney Will consider SUI
hccnt guaranty that Mr.. Tweed viii fulill any CON
ditiOns winch the Attorney al NAY REQUIRE OF MIN
in carrying ont the promises WHICH, as eoin91 o. his
discharge he makes Mr. Tweed agrees To- hold himself
readiness upon notice t9t MS presence Is eq3u 10
90 to any place designated by the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Tor
The purpose Of giving evidence on behalf OF the people,
and 10 testify there TO any ana everything ~'lnh ms
knowledge relating 20 MS past transactions III Geifaud
it, Or any person persons; and 10 give evidence IN de-
tail, SO lar he 10 any ana everything that ne
has heretofore had illegal connections affecting any pun
lie OF interests, and Will reserve nothing nor VIII
DE decline 10 testify against anybody with whom ne mas
been so connected whether he may have been his most
In wiring The letter which he did on the 6th OF Deem
her last TO Mr. Charles OCOnOI believing MN TO Do az
the time in full charge OF what are known as tle ihs
SUITS Mr. Tweed fully oOenizaut OF the TACT mat he
vbostiVc statement Of his connection with the Ring
| maj u
condition OF his release MI Tweed mas ptei gwen 10
understand by the Auorney that under no DINER
! condition can lac be relieved from imprisonment. lie
accepts the situation and intends 10 comply as ne Things
holds himself entirely willing 10 disclose any and every
other which may at present have escaped his re-
menbrduce u MS achlOh i edIIeu 10 lle hs',yco ,
For years Mr. Tweed has borne burden OF mental ana
ply steal punishment Whlch othes, WIN e4uSl Jsilgt
! should have shared, ana Younger men uiah nc hlghI
wei have succumbed TO IT,. Up to TINS time no argu
ents could induce MIN To break the silence which from
the first he has kept lie is now an o man Is sneins
from disease winch his imprisonment but agsraVatcs
and ne sadly needs resi- from the mental STRAIN 10 wch
he has so long DeeH 5u'yeot'Git I'm 's a r
panlOns in CRIME lac feels himself isolated ihOse Whoh
he looked upon his friends iii his palmy days, and Tor
whose ofenses he has silently suffered have not only
held themselves aloOf from him. but some have become
fhe loudesf IN their dcnunciatiOns OF him. Mr. Tweed
asks nothing further from them. He will recognize no
further claim that they make upon MN Tor silence.
ness MI Tweed promises TO do all that lies IN his power
! 10 rcctity the great wrongs ne has done.
FIRST: Mr. Tweed will surrender all his real and per
sonal property all lie required ana 10 satisfy the AT
torney General that the schedule Of ms properly hereto
annexed rs correct and that he is holding nothing back
he Will submit to as rgld examination as may
he considered ssay but VIII make over TO the state
bv fun and general assignment all property III winch he
| is or has been interested since 1870
! Seo0ud: MI Tweed Will furnish valuable testimony In
favor of the City of NewNOrk IN various sus Instituted
AGAINST the city, among which are :. the Navarro water
| meter SUIT" "the O'Brien claim" and the Nelson
sewer ana pipe contract suit By his own testimony
and the evidence of others who have promised
robOrate him. he believes lac can save the city OF New
| York more than $2O0O,OOO.
TbtrG: Mr. Tweed viii transfer TO the MtOrney-Gen-
era all the checks III his possession and which are set
forth in the annexed schedule win ms own testimony
IN regard them that be supported by others. Mr.
/ ~ m. a