The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-29


turned from tn West. where he had been, and
requested him 10 examine and study the matter.
and aitcrwHrd 10 examine Tweed upon the va
rious subjects touched upon in the document.
| also requested MIR Whitney to do the same
thing. Both dd SO. Mr.. Pcckhqm also exam
iupd Tweed upon the liei OF checks appended 10 |
the statement to learn ilr what purposes they |
were given. and what wrongs were committed
with them Mr.. peckhum informs me that when |
examining Tweed he ma lcccrtain pencil memo |
rnnda upon the margin 81 the pages, Those |
memoranda wcrc on the document when re-
turned il to MIR. Townsend; otherwise It was in
the same condition ms en- received 1t. re- |
cgiy.d the inh rer9r-9f Mr Pcckhaw M , ana Mr..
animation showed that Tweed would be OF sub
stantinl value N two matters; one. the Swecny |
action and the other an action IN which thccit !
was defendant in regard to the latter. however.
Tweed in his written statement made nm nsscr- |
ton hrh rendered hit testimony nearly value |
less. This Insertion he contradictei when ex-
amined by the Corporation Counsel. There was |
then, ~ my Judgment, fatal variance between
his dclihcrat' written statement and his verbal
statement, made after he had probably dlscov-
cred what testimony would be Of value in tho
case. The results to bc obtained in the Swcpny
matter alone never in my Judgment, justified
the rclcasc of Tweed. ami | did not consider
him necessary to the success Of the people in
Upon tho evening Of the 2sth Of May. had
final consultation with your ENcellency upon
this subject, IN which our views iullycOncurrrd.
a. they hnd from the outset On the morning
Of the Goth OF May asked my father. who was
going to New York. To got the do'umcnt from
MIR. Peckham TINT might finally read II before
r.turning tito Mr.. Townsend. lnfortnnut.,y.
Mr rgh"l n1 wt the oeumcn ' o eb Sp in
New York. Mr.. Fnlrehii could not get II;
/ JIrinr Tia morning. rcrcivod "A Telegram from
/ MIR Pc khan asking I'M" 70 meet MN ht mo
! Albany depot. did 50. and then informed HIM
1nrstio o" III Tw,rG rroasc. Bciorc Mr. PccE-
/ ham returned to New YORK. and ON IN" 3lst ~
ri,,,r1rnI T., ,tTnv IN thn nitornrnn of Sltur-
day. the 9th vt June. then found the Twe"i
/ H., NJ p,..lin,, / won't IN NV York
| nj G.i0 In Tho m.rnin,. taking tho document
VIII M. went tn Mr, p.ekInnl'- office. wrote
W,'n ,n IT,, VI, .r,vrs'nd snei,d the do eminent.
~ ~" - i'ip n.7n d,,, i,~r,d If ian Mr.
Sry,o . "i MI, MI ~,''i.'S III Towns md
or, -, r,,,i 10, NJ seymour did moi find Mr.
Tnvms,nI mill IN" morning Of June l3. when
H., iii,,,r,J H., ion,rnsnt =, him Alto...thnr
H. r,,, W. wos umbr ,onsii'rai"n Will.
,rn nn.,ssnrv nxnminat ions w..rs n.ing made.
sN NJ a'9 erhn,l n nvs"if AMI tha Giinr
p"n,l.n"n WHO i,ssisi,'d mo IN the examination
had no other orupatgn Tut we all haA IA ~, Ine
, ,r ~, ,ii hv d"inV The o'nm"nt was IN
nv n,s-'s-ior,. or in thn po~-ossion of my roy
Is1h oi Iuns r'ne weeks rh's time Would
h o' H.n ii rta,od h, M least two w,ets n
rr"N'l 80 , ii, a., ,,, ~ ',n,nf ,h II s,nt
t ~ o ,,' ,tn 5l,6 -, Niav
ii I,.,'l.J wien Iliai read the document that
81 t-,n ,nn !, Ike ~ , man., 'r,,r1.
o.! u7i.S, v,t fy t,,'t. a. i...,d v'li1t ana
IT, ""' ~ M, .'r,i ,r,,l +, M '.,l t'w
~" ,,,, ,i,,rt.',,., atii.t. l.rn,
u.' '..,, ~ ~, ,n XIII /, fr.fu ry,.I
no H.iU. ,."' vas Ht'NH VIZ "a 81 ''i ,, ~ i
,7't '"- w. ", ia IT,. nii,r ,t. mas, RE-.
IN ',',,,i, N ti . fatatlrnt NO. uS,. ~ nj
a'nl, n, und ~ Tweed ns a .tn.-s in amy me-
,t A., -'.i.i.,'r or ma. ia. WHi 10 would
,"' ~ 49,. t.'rr,n ~ ,,ru.t.-.l r.-uif. M.
IT,, ,,' MI. th. Naturalization ,f msii.. "a
m'.r. mo t.ry sDoul he bee rrIeYs.i
n, ,,.rm.peJ W. cHga,i-t e,,ry means T.,
make HIM OF substantial service before Z Wins
a. Ir,ve1 ana mos" WHO 4i-ioI him In pre-